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Privacy Policy and
Disclaimers
Approved by
SOT Council May 23, 2002
Privacy Policy
The Society
of Toxicology is committed to honoring the privacy of those who
visit our Web site. The Privacy Policy governs how we collect, store,
and use information about our visitors. It will be continuously
reexamined in light of new technologies, new business practices,
and the changing needs of our visitors.
What information
is being collected?
For General Users: SOT does not collect any personal identifying
information from users just browsing our Web site. Our server recognizes
your domain name and the pages that you visit. These data are gathered
in an aggregate manner for quality control, statistical purposes
and improvement of our site. This information is never forwarded
to any third parties.
For SOT Members, Meeting Registrants, and other Customers: Personal information
collected from you is used to fulfill a service such as meeting registration
or dues renewal. To gain access to the member-restricted information,
members are asked to provide their e-mail address and member's identification
number. All data are submitted voluntarily. Information provided on our
Membership Application(s) is used internally to determine eligibility
of membership and will not be shared with a third party.
How will
your information be used?
SOT uses information collected on the Web site to enhance its products
and services. Demographic information is specifically used for the
purpose of monitoring or improving the use of and satisfaction with
our Web site. SOT ensures the security and privacy of any personally
identifiable information that we collect.
Disclosure to Third Parties: SOT makes member contact information available
through the SOT Web site and the Membership Directory On-Line only to
other members using the Web site. SOT also distributes this information
to its members annually in the printed SOT Membership Directory. SOT uses
your e-mail address to respond to your request(s) and to relay membership
communication such as Officer and By-Laws Ballots, the Communiqué,
and important membership correspondence. Periodically, SOT may share personally
identifiable information with organizations that we believe might have
a product or service of interest to you. Limited data provided to third
parties include name, affiliation and business address. Your e-mail, telephone,
and fax numbers will not be disclosed to third parties.
At any time you may view and/or update your registered information by
accessing your Membership
Profile. Alternatively, users may contact SOT at sothq@toxicology.org
or call (703) 438-3115.
Do We Employ
Cookies?
SOT uses 'Session Cookies' that write a line of text temporarily
to your computer's RAM. Because a session cookie is never written
to your hard drive, it is destroyed as soon as you close your browser.
Cookies are generated by our Web site to provide you with a personalized
and enhanced on-line experience. These cookies make your navigation
through our sites easier by saving your passwords, preferences,
and member profile information. Cookies also show how visitors use
our site and enable us to make improvements based on actual visitor
traffic patterns. The use of cookies in this manner is an association
industry standard.
Disclaimers:
- International
Intellectual Property and Copyright laws protect all materials
contained on the SOT Web site. 'Material' includes all text, graphics,
icons, photographs, software, audio, and video. Permission is
granted to download, copy, or print material for personal, instructional,
or non-commercial use.
- Information
contained on our Web site does not necessarily represent the views
or opinions of the Society of Toxicology. Information found on
the SOT Web site should not be relied on as medical, legal, business,
or tax advice.
- The SOT Web
site provides hyperlinks to external sites for the convenience
of our visitors. Such a hyperlink doesn't imply that the SOT endorses
the content or operation of external sites. You are solely responsible
for how you use any external site linked from this Web site.
- We invite
your participation in the SOT Student forum. Only postings related
to toxicology and pertinent to students are permissible. SOT does
not permit the posting of commercial content, advertisements,
or SPAM. Any postings are statements made by the author and do
not reflect official positions of SOT. Although SOT does not accept
responsibility for any statements made here, the Student Advisory
Committee and SOT do reserve the right to monitor and remove postings
which are not in accordance with the guidelines above.
- The laws
of the State of Virginia and the United States of America apply,
no matter where this Web site is viewed. Any suits filed against
SOT must be filed in the state of Virginia.
- This Privacy
Policy may be revised from time to time, and you are urged to
review it periodically. Use of this Web site constitutes agreement
to the Policy that is posted at the time of use.
Society of Toxicology (SOT) Job Bank
Employers / Recruiter Disclaimer:
SOT as the sponsor of this site extends no warranty or representation of any kind as to:
- Whether the placement of any offer of a position was authorized by the offeror (prospective employer);
- Whether the position remains open;
- Whether the description of the position is accurate and complete; and
- Whether the offeror subscribes to SOT’s policies and supports SOT’s objectives and mission (this is not a requirement for placement of position offers on this site).”
Candidates Disclaimer:
SOT in addition extends no warranty or representation as to the credentials or experience of responders (either as to whether the responder is a member of SOT and if so as to the responder’s standing within SOT or as to the responder’s curriculum vitae, experience or repute. This is an open web site not restricted to members of SOT; SOT undertakes no screening role as to responses of which it is aware and in other cases may be entirely unaware that a response has been submitted.
Give Us Your
Feedback
Our goal is to protect your privacy. To comment on or help us to
improve this privacy policy, contact us by e-mail at sothq@toxicology.org
or use the Feedback form on the Web site.
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