Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to You and to ASTRO. ASTRO will operate the http://www.rtanswers.org ("ASTRO Web Site") by the following principles. The principles apply to data collection and use practices. BY CONSENTING TO THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT FOR THE ASTRO WEB SITE, OR BY ACCESSING THE ASTRO WEB SITE, YOU CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY (the “Policy”).
1. Personal Information
The ASTRO Web Site will not expressly ask for information that personally identifies You or that allows the ASTRO Web Site to contact You. The ASTRO Web Site is not designed to attract children under 13 years old, and members are required to be 18 years of age or older. Accordingly, ASTRO will not knowingly collect or maintain information at the ASTRO Web Site from children.
2. Use of Your Information
ASTRO uses Your Internet Protocol (IP) address to analyze trends, track a user’s movement through ASTRO's Web Site, help diagnose problems with ASTRO’s server, and to administer ASTRO’s Web Site.
ASTRO uses "cookies" to personalize the ASTRO Web Site. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to You and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to You.
The ASTRO Web Site contains links to other sites. ASTRO is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
ASTRO will also share information as explained in Principle 5. These third parties may not be bound by this Privacy Policy, and You should contact them directly for information on their use of Your data.
Please be aware that this Policy and any choices You make on the ASTRO Web Site will not necessarily apply to Information you may have provided to ASTRO in the context of other, separately operated, ASTRO products or services.
3. Sharing Information
ASTRO may share your information with carefully selected and screened organizations, including without limitation other associations, educational institutions, government agencies, and corporate members. These other organizations are not bound by this Policy, and You should contact them directly for information on their use of Your data.
4. Accountability
If at any time You believe that the ASTRO Web Site has not adhered to the principles in this Policy, please notify The American Society for Radiation Oncology, 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 500, Fairfax, VA 22031, and ASTRO will use good faith efforts to determine and correct the problem, if any.
5. Freedom to Act
In addition to the above, ASTRO may exercise all rights allowed by applicable law.
6. Changes to this Policy
ASTRO may from time to time update this Policy. For material changes to this Policy, ASTRO will notify You either by placing a notice on the ASTRO Web Site or by sending You a notification. ASTRO encourages You to periodically review this Policy to stay informed about how we are helping to protect Personal Information ASTRO collects. Your continued use of the ASTRO Web Site constitutes Your consent to this Policy and any updates to it.
7. Contacting ASTRO’s Web Site
Webmaster: Amy Kapinus
The American Society for Radiation Oncology
12500 Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 375
Fairfax, VA 22033-3882
1-800-962-7876
e-mail: administrator@astro.org
