Foundation and Donor Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
September 27, 2021
Agreement of Use
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is committed to protecting your privacy. At all times we aim to respect any personal information you share with us, or that we receive from other organizations, and keep it safe. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) provides information about the different types of personal information that we collect and the ways in which we use it. This Notice applies to all those who interact with us, including online.
This Policy contains important information about your personal rights to privacy. Please read it carefully to understand how we use your personal information. The provision of your personal information to us is voluntary. However, without providing us with your personal information, your use of our services or your interaction with us may be impaired.
To review, edit or request corrections to the personal information that is collected, please send an email to pcf@preventcancer.org. If you do not wish to receive email correspondence from us, please select the unsubscribe link in one of the emails you received from us or you can email your request to pcf@preventcancer.org.
Our visitors’ privacy is always a primary concern. However, use of our website is governed by the following terms and conditions of use:
Privacy Policy and Personal Information
Because the Foundation collects the following types of personal information; name, email address, postal address, telephone numbers, a cookie ID, IP address; on our website for various reasons including, but not limited to, information you voluntarily provide, in the following sections we’ve outlined more about the information we collect and what we do with it:
Sharing of Personal Information
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® does not trade, rent or sell your information with any outside organization or entity. This applies to all information received by the Prevent Cancer Foundation®, both online and offline, on any platform, as well as any electronic, written, or oral communications. We may compile aggregate statistics and provide them to third parties, but we do not include information that identifies individual users.
Demographic Information
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® collects cookies on our website to capture information about page visits and actions (registrations, downloads, etc.). This information is anonymous, and the Prevent Cancer Foundation® uses this information only internally to deliver the most effective content to our visitors. While using the internet, your web browser volunteers some information about you to any website you are visiting, such as IP address, geographic location, type of web browser and referrer. This information is typically not able to accurately identify you. Like many websites, the Foundation uses this information to provide a more informative experience for our users. We also use this information in order to assess the amount of traffic our website is generating, analyze browsing trends and administer the site. Information from the cookies is used to gauge page popularity, analyze traffic patterns on our site, and guide development of other improvements to our site. The Prevent Cancer Foundation® does not require that you accept cookies. However, some functionality on our website, our product or service check-out process, and products and services may be disabled if you decline to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also change your cookie settings through preference options for our products and/or services, where applicable.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. The security measures used on this site include, but are not limited to, industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, firewalls, and internal policies to maintain the security of stored data. Unfortunately, no transmission of your personal information over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure; however, once we have received your personal information, we will use procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.
When you register with, or donate to, the Prevent Cancer Foundation® through this website, you will have a personal subscription management page, where you will be able to edit your personal information, as well as review your messaging records. Access to your personal subscription management page is controlled to protect the privacy of your data – our website requires that you log on with your email address and personal password to access your personal subscription management page.
Donor Privacy Policy
Donor information is not made available to third parties without your consent or unless they need it to perform services on our behalf. The Foundation uses reasonable precautions to keep all personal information secure. Additionally, you have the option of receiving information from the Prevent Cancer Foundation® concerning our programs and donation opportunities.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® does not trade, rent or sell your information with any outside organization or entity. We may compile aggregate statistics and provide them to third parties, but we do not include information that identifies individual users.
External Links
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® maintains a list of external links to related websites. The Foundation is not responsible for the content provided by other organizations, nor does the inclusion of an organization’s link imply an endorsement. Each organization maintains its own privacy policy and we urge you to become familiar with the policies of websites you frequent.
Your Agreement
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information and all other terms, as specified above in our policy. In the event that our policy changes, we will make these changes to this page in order to keep you informed about our information collection practices. The Prevent Cancer Foundation® uses reasonable precautions to keep all personal information provided secure.
Social media and electronic communications code of conduct
The Prevent Cancer Foundation strives to facilitate respectful discussions in our social media channels, blog comments section and other electronic forums. We respect the diversity of all individuals. Discrimination, stereotyping, hateful language or personal attacks based on age, citizenship, race or ethnicity, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or any legally protected class will not be tolerated. Abusive, harassing, hateful, obscene or violent comments or content will not be tolerated and are subject to removal. Solicitations for funding for any individual, organization or institution are strictly prohibited. Advertising for other businesses is not allowed. It is the Foundation’s policy to always “turn off” commenting on any posts or content featuring minors. The Foundation reserves the right to turn off commenting on other posts, remove any user-submitted content and/or block any harassing or otherwise disruptive users at our sole discretion. To report a breach of the code of conduct, please email the Prevent Cancer Foundation staff at pcf@preventcancer.org or directly message the Foundation on the social media platform where the breach occurred. By posting on our blog or social media channels, you are agreeing to these terms.
We reserve the right to remove any user-submitted content and/or block any harassing or otherwise disruptive users at our sole discretion.
To report a breach of the code of conduct, please email the Prevent Cancer Foundation staff at pcf@preventcancer.org or directly messaging the Foundation on the social media platform where the breach occurred. By posting on our blog or social media channels, you are agreeing to these terms.
Medical Disclaimer
The information presented on this website and Prevent Cancer Foundation social media channels is solely intended to provide you with information that will help educate you on the importance of diet, exercise and routine cancer screenings in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.. No information provided on this website, Foundation social media channels or otherwise offered by the Prevent Cancer Foundation® is intended to replace or in any way modify the advice of your health care professional.
Although the Prevent Cancer Foundation® strives to present only current and accurate information on its website, individuals MUST NOT rely on this information or consider it to be any form of professional advice. Individuals seeking advice regarding cancer prevention, early detection, symptoms or any other questions they may have regarding their health should obtain such advice from a health care professional.
Given the stated purpose of the information presented on the website and social media channels, all visitors to this website or Foundation social media channels agree that the Prevent Cancer Foundation® is not responsible in any manner or to any extent for the consequences of any action(s) taken by any individual(s) as a result of using the information presented by the Foundation on its website. Further, although the Foundation carefully selects the websites and social media posts with which it is associated, it is not responsible for any information or content, or any actions that are based on such information or content that appears on any website outside of its direct control. This information and content disclaimer pertains to all websites outside of the Foundation’s direct control, including, but not limited to, those sites that are or were in any way linked to the Foundation’s website or social media channels.
Finally, the Prevent Cancer Foundation® would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of reviewing your personal and family medical history with your health care professional before changing your diet, beginning an exercise program or learning more about your individual risk for some cancers. An ongoing and open relationship with your health care professional is a key component to maintaining a healthy lifestyle.