Geneforum Privacy Policy

Geneforum has created this privacy statement to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses Geneforum's practices in gathering and disseminating our users' personal information.

Any generic information collected about users through their use of this site (e.g., IP address, browser in use, referring Internet address) is used only to administer and diagnose problems with the site and to gather and publish broad demographic information about the use of the site.

This site contains links to other websites. Geneforum is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other websites.

Our site enables users to register to post content on the site and receive communications from Geneforum about the genetics issues via online and offline media. A visitor's contact information is used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving communications; see the Choice/Opt-Out section below.

Public Input

Geneforum provides visitors with various ways to share their knowledge and voice their opinions on ethical, legal, and social issues raised by genetics. For example, visitors can complete online surveys, submit comments to public policy decision-makers, and discuss issues online with other visitors. The choices and comments visitors make are compiled and analyzed by Geneforum. The aggregate data from these activities is used by Geneforum to form a snapshot of the range of public concerns and perspectives surrounding genetics for the purpose of developing educational materials and studies. Geneforum does not use individual personal information about visitors or share it with other parties.

Security

Geneforum has industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.

Choice/Opt-Out

Geneforum provides users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at any time.

To exercise your choice or to opt-out of any communication from Geneforum, please use site tools to change your communications preferences and/or contact us to completely remove you from future Geneforum communications and registered site access.

Correct/Update

To correct or update any information at Geneforum, please contact us.

Contacting the Website Administrator

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with the Geneforum site, please contact us.