Nurses—Making a Difference in Global Health
Privacy Policies
The 2010 IYIN web site is powered by The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau
International.
What does Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. do with the data it collects?
Whenever Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. or its subsidiaries collects data,
the data is intended to tailor or improve the experience of visitors to our
site. From the data collected we can customize content and advertising based on
the user's preferences. We analyze what our users prefer in order to improve
Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. We use information from a cookie (a feature
of your browser used to assign identification to your computer) to count and
track site visits in the aggregate, to personalize the site for each unique
user, to control the frequency of individual advertisements directed to
individual computers, and to target advertisements to broad demographic
segments. We may also use information about your interests to display product
information or specific content that we have determined may be of interest. Some
broad statistical customer data is provided to our advertisers (e.g., percentage
of males or females visiting the site), but specific personal information is not
shared with our advertisers, except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.
We use IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer
our Web sites. IP addresses may be disclosed to a third party if we believe in
good faith that the law or legal process requires it, or to protect the rights
or property of Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. or others. When you register
for unique services on our sites - such as to create an email account, we
collect additional information from you in order to provide you with those
specific services and to personalize your experience on the site. We may use
such information to target our offerings or offerings of third parties that may
be of interest to you and/or to analyze aggregate user data in order to improve
our services. On occasion we may email bulletins to provide you with information
that we think you will find useful, including information about new products and
services. We might also contact you to see if you are interested in
participating in market research regarding Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.
Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. also may contact you by email to respond to
customer-service complaints you have submitted, to address a problem affecting
your use of the service or to verify your account information if you submit a
password request.
With whom does Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. share data?
With your permission, Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. may disclose your
personal information to our direct subsidiaries and/or business partners in
order to provide you with the services you have requested. Sigma Theta Tau
International, Inc. does not have control over and is not responsible for the
data collection and use practices of our business partners. We also may disclose
your personal information to a third party if we believe in good faith that the
law or legal process requires it, to protect the rights or property of Sigma
Theta Tau International, Inc. or others, or as otherwise described in this
privacy policy. We may share aggregate demographic information with our
advertisers.
What choices are available regarding collection, use and distribution of the
information?
As previously noted, you may always choose to not provide us with any of the
information we request; however, this may limit our ability to provide you with
a specific service or limit our ability to offer personalized content. For
example, Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.'s email registration form requests
your contact information, demographic information (such as your age and gender)
as well as information regarding your interests.
How can you update or correct your information?
Users of Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. Services can review and modify their
account or profile information on the site or alternatively by sending an email
to stti@stti.iupui.edu .
How can you delete your information?
Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. currently does not have a method for
completely deleting user information from our database. However, deleting the
cookie stored on your computer will cause you to be perceived as a new user with
no known user data. You may also change a setting in your browser, instructing
it not to accept cookies, but this could prevent you from receiving some Sigma
Theta Tau International, Inc. services. As a part of ongoing site maintenance,
some information may be automatically deleted from our site after a certain
period of time.
What procedures have been designed to protect the loss, misuse or alteration
of information under Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.'s control?
Except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy, Sigma Theta Tau International,
Inc. has taken measures intended to restrict access to information that is not
publicly available through its sites, to the user who initially entered the
information or to authorized personnel at Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc.
,or its partners, and only after a password has been entered.
If you have further questions regarding privacy or site policies, please e-mail
stti@stti.iupui.edu