AAKP.org is owned and operated by the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). The site offers complimentary information and an interactive service tool (AAKP My Health™). AAKP reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, without notice to you, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement (not an older cached version) each time you view the Web site. AAKP respects the privacy of its users. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting www.aakp.org, you are accepting the practices described in this Notice. Use of this Web site constitutes your acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions, in their current form or as modified.

Medical Disclaimer
If you think you have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately.

The information contained in this Web Site is for educational purposes only. This Web Site does not and cannot provide medical advice for any person who requires direct medical care. It should not be used as a substitute for medical care and advice of your physician. There may be variations on the treatment that your physician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances. Medicine is a dynamic science and should be considered accordingly. All visitors must evaluate the information at this Web Site for their own purposes.

Copyright
Unless otherwise noted, the information provided on our Web Site is copyrighted by the American Association of Kidney Patients. Material provided on this Web Site is intended for your personal use only. AAKP’s name, logos and trademarks may not be used by visitors in any manner without the prior written consent of AAKP. The reproduction, transmission, distribution or storage of the content of this Web Site or parts thereof in any form without the express prior written consent of AAKP is prohibited. AAKP will enforce its copyright under United States and foreign laws.

Information Collected
We may gather and use information as follows:

Volunteered Information:
We will receive and store any information you enter on the Web Site or give us in any other way that personally identifies you to improve your experience at the Web Site, to get a better general understanding of the type of individuals visiting the Web Site and to enable us to contact you when needed. Typically you may supply personally identifiable information (such as name, address, phone number, e-mail address or insurance carrier) for various purposes on this Site. These purposes may include subscribing to one of AAKP electronic newsletters, requesting a brochure, registering forAAKP My Health, joining AAKP or renewing a membership, or making a tax-deductible donation.

The information you supply to AAKP is only used for internal business purposes. AAKP does NOT sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.

Automatic Information:
We, like many Web sites, may store a cookie on your computer to collect aggregated site-visitation statistics. A cookie is simply a small data file we place on your computer’s hard drive when you first visit the Web Site. Cookies can neither damage user files nor can they read information from users’ hard drives. We combine all usage information provided by such cookies and we do not monitor your use of the Web Site. Allowing us to create a cookie on your hard drive will not give us, or any other site, access to the rest of your computers’ hard drive.

Information Use:
We use information to get a better general understanding of the type of individuals visiting the Web Site; respond to your requests or comments; improve your experience on the Web Site; collect aggregated site-visitation statistics; and alert you to updated information, office events and services from us.

Any user questions or comment submitted to us may become available in the public sections of the Web Site. If we publicize any user questions, such questions will not contain facts that identify the user or the specific parties involved. We also reserve the right to use any user comments submitted to us for promotional purposes and by submitting such comments to us you agree that we may do so.

Only those who subscribe to our electronic newsletters or who submit a comment through info@aakp.org, webmaster@aakp.org of myhealth@aakp.org will receive e-mail communications from us. You can remove your e-mail address from our files at any time.

We may release any user information if required to comply with law; to enforce or to apply the Web Site Terms and Conditions; or under the good faith belief that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable including, without limitation, to protect the rights, properties, or safety of us or our users.

Choice:We give you a choice as to the type and amount of private information we have, as follows:

Volunteered Information:
You can always choose not to provide certain information to us. If you choose not to provide personal information, you can still use many parts of the Web Site, however, you will not be able to take advantage of many of the Web Site’s features, such as AAKP My Health, electronic newsletters and brochure requests.

Automatic Information:
Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but if you prefer, you can edit your browser options to block cookies in the future. The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will explain how you can prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to set the browser to inform you when you receive a new cookie or how to reject cookies altogether.

Security
We protect the security of your personal information. We take steps to protect your data from loss, misuse, alteration, destruction or unauthorized access. When using AAKP My Health, we encrypt personal information using Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) technology. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. To support this technology, users must have an SSL-capable browser. SSL is one of the safest encryption technologies available. While we use such sophisticated security technology to secure users’ information, we cannot guarantee that any electronic submission of information is totally secure.

Hyperlinks
Throughout the Web Site, AAKP may offer links to other sites. AAKP is not responsible for the privacy practices or content on these sites, including those sites that may indicate a relationship with AAKP. Even though AAKP offers links to other sites, it does not imply that AAKP is responsible for or endorses the privacy policies of those sites.

Changes in Privacy Policy
AAKP reserves the right to change this policy statement at any time. Please review this page periodically for updates in this policy.

Contacting AAKP
If you have any questions about aakp.org or this privacy policy, please contact AAKP at:

American Association of Kidney Patients
3505 E. Frontage Road, Suite 315
Tampa, FL 33607
800-749-2257
webmaster@aakp.org

Updated: 10-2-06