PRIVACY STATEMENT AND CONSENT TO USE OF DATA
IMPORTANT
Acknowledgement of Our Privacy Statement
By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have reviewed the terms of our Privacy Statement
and Consent to Use of Data (the “Privacy Statement and Consent”) and agree that we may
collect, use and transfer your Personal Data and User Data in accordance therewith. If you do
not agree with these terms, you may choose not to use our Site, and please do not provide any
Personal Data through this Site. This Privacy Statement and Consent forms part of our Site
Terms of Use and such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Florida, United States of America. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your
use of this web site to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of Florida. Please note that this
Privacy Statement and Consent does not apply to the providing or use of Personal Data other
than through the Site, nor to the providing or use of Personal Data of past or present employees
of, or consultants engaged by, ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC and/or its subsidiaries, for
employment or benefits administration purposes, both of which are governed by ImmunoSite
Technologies, LLC Policies designed for those respective purposes (the “Other Policies”).
What follows is a table of contents listing the areas covered by our Privacy Statement and
Consent. Please read our entire Privacy Statement and Consent carefully. Should you have any
questions about this Statement or about our data collection, storage and use practices, please
contact us as provided below.
Changes to IST’s Privacy Statement and Consent
This Site and our business change constantly. As a result, at times it may be necessary for
ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC to make changes to this Privacy Statement and Consent.
ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Statement
and Consent at any time and from time to time without prior notice. Please review this Statement
periodically, and especially before you provide any Personal Data. This Privacy Statement and
Consent was last updated on August 1, 2002. Your continued use of the Site after any changes or
revisions to this Privacy Statement and Consent shall indicate your agreement with the terms of
such revised Privacy Statement and Consent.
Welcome
Welcome to www.immunositetechnologies.com (the “Site”). This Site is operated by
ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC (“IST” or “we” or “us”) and has been created to provide our
clients the information, products and other initiatives developed and/or offered by IST and its
subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “IST Services”). You are important to IST and, as
described in this Privacy Statement and Consent, we will take appropriate measures to protect
your privacy as you use this Site. This Privacy Statement and Consent sets forth IST’s approach
with respect to information that is collected from users of this Site. This Site is intended for users
in the United States.
Note About Children
If you are under the age of eighteen, please do not provide us any personal information on
this Site.
This Site is not directed at children and most of the services offered on this Site are designed
for individuals who are 18 years of age or older. We recognize the need to provide additional
privacy protections for children who use the Internet. Consistent with the United States
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act which applies to information of children under 13 years
of age, should an individual whom we know to be under 18 send personal information to us, we
will not retain such information except that, in certain instances, we will use that information
to satisfy our obligations to follow up on product comments or complaints and we will respond
directly to the individual to inform him or her that we do not accept personal information from
persons under 18. In addition, although again not required by the Act, if you are aware that a
person under 18 has provided personal information to us, please contact us as provided below.
Definitions
“Aggregated Data” includes client demographics, interests and behavior based on Personal
Data and other information provided to us which is compiled and analyzed on an aggregate and
anonymous basis.
“Personal Data” includes all information that enables an individual to be identified, including, by
way of example, the individual’s name and e-mail address.
“Public Information” includes information posted to any public areas of the Site, such as bulletin
boards, chat rooms and comment areas. Please refer to our discussion of “Public and Unsolicited
Information” contained in our Terms and Conditions.
“Unsolicited Information” includes any ideas for new products or modifications to existing
products and other unsolicited communications. Personal Data included in Unsolicited
Information will be handled in the manner set forth in this Privacy Statement and Consent;
however please refer to our discussion of “Public and Unsolicited Information” contained in our
Terms and Conditions.
“User Data” includes all information passively collected from users of the Site that does not
identify a particular individual, including, by way of example, statistical information on Site
usage. The terms “you”, “your” and “yours” when used in this Privacy Statement and Consent
means any user of this Site.
What Information Do We Collect?
Information That You Give Us: We may collect Personal Data such as your name, date of
birth, e-mail or mailing address from you when you voluntarily choose to register for or use
certain IST Services at this Site. We use the Personal Data that we collect in an effort to provide
you with a superior client experience on the Site and to improve and market IST Services. IST
may store such Personal Data itself or it may be stored in databases owned and maintained by
IST’s affiliates, agents or service providers. IST retains its rights to these databases and the
information contained in them.
If you register with IST or use certain other of the personalized options we offer, we will create
a profile that includes your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and other information that
you provide that is pertinent to your specific situation. We may combine such information with
data gathered from other sources. For instance, if incorrect postal codes are received, we may
use third party software to correct them. We also may collect e-mail or other addresses from
prospect lists of other companies, for example, in connection with a joint marketing effort. When
we do so, (1) we acknowledge in our correspondence how the recipient was added to our list and
(2) we provide a means for recipients to opt out of further communications from us. In addition
we may ask you for Personal Data if you enter an educational program, contest or promotion
sponsored by IST. When you contact IST we may keep a record of that correspondence and may
occasionally ask you to complete surveys for sales and research purposes.
In some instances we contract with outside parties to collect and maintain our information
collection servers and to perform technology and related services. We seek to provide any
such third parties with only the information they need to perform their specific function and
we require them to protect your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Statement and
Consent. Wherever IST collects Personal Data we will provide a link to this Privacy Statement
and Consent.
Personally Non-Identifiable Information:
Passively Collected User Data: When you interact with IST through this Site, we may receive
and store certain “User Data”. Such User Data, which is collected passively using various
technologies, is not used to specifically identify you. IST may store such User Data itself or it
may be stored in databases owned and maintained by IST’s affiliates, agents or service providers.
IST retains all rights to these databases and the information contained in them.
This Site may use such User Data together with data provided by other parties and pool it with
other information to track, for example, the total number of visitors to our Site, the number of
visitors to each page of our Site, the keywords visitors used to find our Site and the domain
names of our visitors’ Internet service providers. We also may disclose User Data in order to
describe our services to current and prospective business partners, and to other third parties for
other lawful purposes. It is important to note that no Personal Data is available or used in this
process.
Aggregated Data: In an ongoing effort to better understand and serve our users, IST may
conduct research on Aggregated Data. IST may share this Aggregated Data with government
agencies, its affiliates, agents and business partners. This aggregated information does not
identify you personally. IST also may disclose Aggregated Data in order to describe our services
to current and prospective business partners and to other third parties for other lawful purposes.
Cookies: In operating this Site, we may use a technology called “cookies.” A cookie is a piece
of information that the computer that hosts our Site gives to your computer (actually to your
browser) when you access a Web site. Our cookies help provide additional functionality to the
Site and allow us to analyze Site usage more accurately. For instance, our Site may set a cookie
on your browser that eliminates any need for you to remember and then enter a password more
than once during a visit to the Site. In all cases in which we use cookies, we will not collect
Personal Data through the use of such technology. On most web browsers, you will find a “help”
section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive notification
when you are receiving a new cookie and how you may turn cookies off. We recommend that
you leave cookies turned on because they allow you to take advantage of some of the Site’s
features.
Transfer of Your Data Abroad
By voluntarily providing us with your Personal Data, you are consenting to our use of it in
accordance with this Privacy Statement and Consent. Due to the nature of the Internet if
you are visiting this Site from a country other than the United States, your communications
will inevitably result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By
visiting this web site you consent to these transfers. If you provide Personal Data to this
Site, you acknowledge and agree that such Personal Data may be transferred from your
current location to the offices and servers of IST and the affiliates, agents and service
providers referred to herein located in the United States and in other countries.
What are Your Choices?
You can use this Site without providing your Personal Data, although doing so may limit
your ability to obtain certain information or to use other valuable IST Services, including, for
example, informational newsletters and responses to specific inquiries you may have. Where no
Personal Data is legally required or is necessary for a particular service (for example, to contact
you in response to your request), the use of a pseudonym is accepted.
We keep your Personal Data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for
which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal reporting or document retention
requirements. We will take reasonable steps to update, correct or, upon your request, delete your
Personal Data in our possession that you have previously submitted via this Site. In order to
request an update, with respect to your Personal Data, please contact us as provided below. If at
any time you wish not to receive further communications, you may also follow the unsubscribe
procedure included in our communication.
Access. IST permits a reasonable right of access and review of Personal Data held by IST by
the individual to whom the Personal Data relates; however, to guard against fraudulent requests
for access, IST will require information which it determines is sufficient to allow it to confirm
the identity of the person making the request before granting access or making corrections. IST
will endeavor to provide the information in question within a reasonable time and may charge
an appropriate cost (e.g. photocopying, mail charges) to the individual making the request. IST
reserves the right not to change any Personal Data but will append alternative text the individual
concerned believes is appropriate.
In addition, in certain circumstances, IST may decline to provide access to Personal Data,
including where IST determines that the information requested:
(a) May disclose:
a. The Personal Data of another individual or of a deceased individual; or
b. Trade secrets or other business confidential information;
(b) Is subject to attorney-client or litigation privilege or a professional privilege or
obligation;
(c) Is not readily retrievable and the burden or cost of providing would be
disproportionate to the nature or value of the information;
(d) Does not exist, is not held, or cannot be found by IST;
(e) Could reasonably result in serious harm to the treatment or recovery of the individual
concerned, serious emotional harm to the individual or another individual, or serious
bodily harm to another individual; or
(f) May harm or interfere with law enforcement activities or other investigative or
regulatory functions of a body authorized by statute to perform such functions.
Please note that although after receiving a request to update, correct or delete
information, we will make reasonable efforts to effect such a change promptly, it is not
always possible to complete the process before another communication is distributed. We
apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Even if you have requested removal of
your Personal Data from our lists, IST reserves the right to retain it in our files in some
limited circumstances such as when such Personal Data may be necessary to honor your
request to opt out of further communications, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems or
as provided in our Terms and Conditions. If IST is required to retain any portion of the
Personal Data for such purposes, IST shall use reasonable efforts to limit such Personal
Data to what is necessary to accomplish the particular purpose. Further, you acknowledge
that due to technical constraints and the fact that we back up our systems, Personal Data
may continue to reside in our systems even after deletion. Therefore, you should not
expect that your Personal Data will be completely removed from our systems in response
to your request.
IST will not respond to repetitious or vexatious requests for access. In determining
whether a request is repetitious or vexatious, it will consider such factors as the frequency
with which information is updated, the purpose for which the information is used, and the
nature of the information.
How Do We Use Your Personal Data and Other Information?
IST uses the Personal Data you provide for our business purposes in a manner that is
consistent with this Privacy Statement and Consent.
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If you provide Personal Data for a certain reason, that Personal Data will be
available to us for use in connection with the reason for which it was provided
or for a consistent purpose, including, if applicable, processing an order placed
by you or informing you that the product is no longer available. For instance, if
you contact us by e-mail, we may use the Personal Data you provide to respond
to you; or if you contact us about a job listing, the information you provide to
us may be used to consider you for the position. We may also combine Personal
Data that you have provided to us with information obtained by us from other
parties.
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IST and its affiliates also may use your Personal Data, User Data and other
information collected through the Site to help us improve the content and
functionality of the Site, to better understand our clients and markets, to improve
our products and services and to effect and facilitate sales.
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IST and its affiliates may use this information to contact you, electronically,
through telemarketing or otherwise, in the future to tell you about, and to offer for
sale, products or services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so, each
communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to “opt out”
of receiving future communications.
If at any time you wish not to receive any future communications or to have your name
deleted from our mailing lists, you may follow the “unsubscribe” procedure included with
our communication. In addition, you may e-mail us at privacy@ist.us.com. See How to
Contact IST below.
Do We Share the Information that We Receive?
IST considers your information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. IST will
share information including Personal Data with its subsidiaries and affiliates that have
also agreed to be bound by this Privacy Statement and Consent. In addition, IST, like
many businesses, sometimes hires other companies to perform certain business-related
functions. Examples include mailing information, maintaining databases and processing
payments. When we retain another non-affiliated company to perform a function of this
nature, we seek to provide them with only the information that they need to perform their
specific functions, and we require them to protect your Personal Data in accordance with
this Privacy Statement and Consent and IST’s restrictions.
In addition, if you input Personal Data on a co-branded registration page, relating,
for example, to a contest co-sponsored by both IST and a partner company, then your
Personal Data will be available both to IST and to such partner company. While IST will
only use such Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Statement and Consent, such
partner company’s use of your Personal Data will be subject to the privacy policy of that
company and IST cannot be responsible for their use of your information. We encourage
you to review the privacy policy of such partner company before providing information
on any such co-sponsored page or promotion.
There are also a limited number of circumstances in which we may share your Personal
Data and other information in our possession with certain additional third parties without
further notice to you, as set forth below:
Legal Requirements: IST may disclose your Personal Data, User Data and other
information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is
necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of IST or its affiliates, (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal
safety of users of the Site or the public, or (d) protect against legal liability.
Business Transfers, Combinations and Related Activities: As we develop our
business, we might sell, buy, restructure or reorganize businesses or assets. In the event
of any sale, merger, reorganization, restructuring, dissolution or similar event involving
our business or assets, Personal Data may be part of the transferred assets.
IST is the parent company of a large international group of companies. In light of this
fact, we may, from time to time transfer your Personal Data to one of our databases in
another country as provided above under the heading “Transfer of Your Data Abroad”..
Public and Unsolicited Information
This Privacy Statement and Consent shall not apply to Public Information you provide
to IST through this Site or through any other means. If you include Personal Data in
such Public Information, we will use such Personal Data only as provided herein, but
we caution you that, because such information (including your Personal Data) was made
available in a forum accessible by the public, the use and disclosure of information by
others accessing the Site is not monitored or controlled in any way by IST nor are their
activities governed by this Privacy Statement and Consent.
In addition, if you submit unsolicited Personal Data we will use it as provided herein,
however, the other information included in such unsolicited submission is not covered
by this Privacy Statement and Consent. Please refer to our discussion of “Public and
Unsolicited Information” contained in our Site Terms and Conditions.
Please note that, as set forth above, this Privacy Statement and Consent does not apply
to the providing or use of certain Personal Data other than through the Site nor to the
providing or use of Personal Data of past or present employees of, or consultants engaged
by ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC and/or its subsidiaries, for employment or benefits
administration purposes, both of which are governed by IST Policies designed for those
respective purposes.
Links to Other Websites
This Privacy Statement and Consent applies only to this Site. This Site may frame or
contain references or links to other IST web sites as well as other web sites not operated
or controlled by IST (the “Third Party Sites”) none of which sites are governed by the
policies and procedures we describe here. The links from this Site do not imply IST’s
review or endorsement of the Third Party Sites. We suggest that you contact those sites
directly for information on their privacy, security, and data collection and distribution
policies.
Security
IST takes reasonable steps to protect any Personal Data you provide to us and to protect
such information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or
destruction. Unless otherwise stated on the relevant page of the Site, IST uses general
security standards but has not taken additional action to secure data provided to its sites,
and such transmissions are subject to normal Internet security risks. As noted, no Internet
or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or
from this Site may not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding
what information you send to us. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal
Data to IST or to any other party via the Internet. Moreover, when you use passwords, ID
numbers, or other special access features on this Site, it is your responsibility to safeguard
them, in this respect please refer to the Terms and Conditions of Site Use.
How to Contact IST
Please also feel free to contact us if you have any questions about IST’s Privacy
Statement and Consent or the information practices of this Site.
You may contact us as follows:
ImmunoSite Technologies, LLC
600 NE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
privacy@ist.us.com
