Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation has created this privacy statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site and all other Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation websites for which it owns and operates independently or under the parent domain of EctopicPregnancyFoundation.org.

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

This website is owned and operated by Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation ("EPF"). Using the advanced technologies of the Internet, and enables us to provide women, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers with community-based ectopic pregnancy support, information, and educational resources.

As a website operator, we understand that your personal and medical information are sensitive in nature, and that you may have concerns about sharing information with us. EPF's mission is to administer the ectopic pregnancy sufferer needs community not only by supplying support about the condition, but also by providing comprehensive information to people like yourself that value information about ectopic pregnancies and there causes and treatment. To better understand ectopic pregnancies and educate you, it is necessary for us to compile certain data and statistics. Because we want you to feel as comfortable as possible when visiting our website, we believe in giving you control over what information we receive and how such information is used. We encourage you to read the following so that you fully understand how we manage your information as well as how we are committed to protecting your private and personal information.

Our Privacy Policy

By using this website, you acknowledge your acceptance of the terms and conditions in this Privacy Policy, without limitation or qualification. You also grant EPF and all other entities involved in the operation of this website the authority to receive, transmit, store, process, and otherwise use all data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions of Use associated with the Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation.

If you do not agree with this Policy, please refrain from using this web site. EPF is the sole owner of the information collected on this website. You should be assured that EPF will never willfully sell, trade, disclose, or make available any personally identifiable data about you to any third party without first receiving your permission, except when the law requires disclosure or EPF believes in good faith that it is necessary to protect either you or EPF.

Information Gathered and Used in Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation

EPF constantly strives to model each of its Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation websites to meet your personal needs and preferences and to provide simple navigation. To achieve this goal and provide you with a compelling reason to continue your visits to our Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation, EPF collects certain information about non-members and members as follows:

Non-members and All Visitors

EPF uses the IP address of all Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation visitors to assist us in diagnosing problems with our server, analyzing user trends and traffic patterns, tracking user movement, improving website design and layout, and administering the website. Your IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet, and cannot be linked to personally identifiable information. Accordingly, the information obtained from your IP address may be used only as aggregated and anonymous data, and we will never know who you are unless you specifically tell us. We also use "cookies," which are small computer files that we transfer to your hard drive, to notify us when you return to one of our Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation websites. We use cookies not only to statistically monitor the use of our website, but also to deliver website content and promotions specifically designed for you. Please be aware that we are unable to control the use of cookies by our sponsors or advertisers when you click on their advertisements.

Members

A "member" is someone who fills out our on-line registration form. Like our current members, we hope that you will want to provide us with the personally identifiable information requested in the registration form so that we can register you as a "member" of the Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation. There is a small donation required, and member registration will assist us in providing services to the publics needs. 

Surveys and Questionnaires

We also have optional online surveys and questionnaires that ask for contact or demographic information. Your participation in these surveys is appreciated, and no information of a personal nature gathered from a survey will be disseminated to a third party without your consent. If you respond to our surveys or questionnaires, we may use the information to compile and publish anonymous polls and studies.  We will not share any personally identifiable information without your informed consent. We may share non-personal, aggregate statistical information. An example of aggregate statistical information might be that "out of 10,000 Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation visitors, 25% of them have had more than one ectopic pregnancy".  Depending on the circumstances, we may or may not charge a fee to third parties for such aggregate data. Also, when you contact us with a question, concern, or request via e-mail that may benefit other Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation users, we may store and use this information to improve Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation. Absent your informed consent, we will not identify you in using this information.

Chat Rooms, Discussion Forums, and Links

You should remember that other members, non-members, and third parties participating in the Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation chat rooms, forums, symposiums, bulletin boards, and other online public discussions are not controlled by EPF.

While we may monitor these public forums to control inappropriate content from being posted, we cannot control the privacy of information divulged by you in these forums. If you choose to reveal personal, contact, or medical information in these public forums, you do so at your own risk.

We may also provide links to other sites that we believe might be useful or educational for you. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy policies or actions of those third parties operating these linked websites. We suggest that you access the online privacy policies of these web sites or contact the relevant parties concerning their data collection policies.

Your Privacy Choices

If you do not wish to receive email from Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation you may notify us via e-mail or conventional mail at the addresses listed below.

Updating or Correcting of Information

Members and non-members may correct or update their personal information at any time. To make these alterations, click here.  Also, if you have any questions about the correction of updating of your personal information, EPFs privacy practices, or this website, please feel free to contact us via e-mail or conventional mail at: admin@ectopicpregnancyfoundation.org.

Notification of Changes

EPF may update or change the content of this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on the Ectopic Pregnancy Foundation websites so that you can always be aware of the information we collect and how it is used.  In the event that we desire to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated when collected, we will contact you via e-mail and request your express permission to use the data in such manner.