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Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://marthavandam.com/ and Martha Van Dam and governs data collection and usage. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy unless otherwise noted, all reference to https://marthavandam.com/ and Martha Van Dam are indicated as MVD. The MVD website is a foundation that funds research and shares education regarding Inflammatory Breast Cancer. By using the MVD website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

In order to better provide you with information and services offered on our site, MVD may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  • First and Last Name

  • Mailing Address

  • E-mail Address

  • Phone Number


If you join the MVD membership, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the membership or purchase transaction.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain information or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing information and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to information and/or information you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future


Use of your Personal Information


MVD collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the product or information you have requested.

MVD may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other information or services available from MVD and its affiliates.


Comments


When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.


Media


If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.


Cookies


If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.


Embedded content from other websites


Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.


How long we retain your data


If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.


Sharing Information with Third Parties


MVD does not sell, rent or lease its customer list to third parties.

MVD may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to MVD, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

MVD may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MVD or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MVD; and /or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MVD, or the public.


Automatically Collected Information


Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by MVD. This information can include; your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the MVD website.


Security of your Personal Information


MVD secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. MVD uses the following methods for this purpose:

  • SSL Protocol


When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which re beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.


What rights you have over your data


If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.


Where we send your data


Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.


Children Under Thirteen


MVD does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.


E-mail Communications


From time to time, MVD may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from MVD, you may opt out of such communication by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.


Changes to this Statement


MVD reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a)acknowledgement of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.


Contact Information


MVD welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that MVD has not adhered to this Statement, please contact MVD at:

Martha Van Dam
151 Mary Esther Blvd., Suite 507
Mary Esther, FL 32569
Ph. 850.226.7419
email: Marthavandam@aol.com

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