Lupus Foundation of Southern California © All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms
of Use
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Visiting Other Website
Our Website contains links to international agencies, private organizations, and some commercial entities. These Website’s are not within our control and may not follow the same privacy, security, or accessibility polices. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the policies of that site.
We suggest that you do not send personal information to us via email. We will only
send you general information via email.
Security
The Internet was originally designed as an open system with no built-in security; however, we are required to protect the information we collect and maintain about you and will not use the Internet to do business with you unless we can do so in a secure manner. We will take reasonable precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information we collect at this site. We take the following steps to secure the information we collect.
- Employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties.
- Train appropriate personnel on our privacy and security policies to know requirements for compliance.
- Secure the areas where we retain paper copies of the information we collect online.
- Perform regular backups of the information we collect online to ensure against loss.
- Use technical controls to secure the information we collect online including, but not limited to:
- Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
- Encryption
- Firewalls
- Password protections
- Periodically test our security procedures to ensure personnel and technical compliance.
- Employ external access safeguards to identify and prevent unauthorized tries of outsiders to “hack” into, or cause harm to, the information contained in our systems.
When we use contractors to perform various Website and database functions. We make sure that the agreement language with the contractor ensures the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any personal information the contractor may have access to in the course of contract performance.
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Cookies What is a cookie? A cookie is a small piece of text that is sent to your computer along with a web page when you visit a Website Your computer will give the information in the cookie only to the computer that sent it, and no other Website can request it. There are three types of cookies--persistent, third-party, and session. We never use persistent or third-party cookies, but sometimes we use session cookies.
We use session cookies only in some places where you can transact business. We store the cookie on your computer only during you visit, and we will tell you in advance when we do. The session cookie keeps you from losing information you have entered for a business transaction with us if, during your visit, you leave our Website and return. Once you turn off your computer or stop using the Internet, the cookie is erased.
How We Use Your Personal Information Throughout our Website, we will let you know if the information we ask you to provide is voluntary or required. By providing your personal information, you give us consent to use the information only for the purpose for which it was collected. We describe those purposes when we collect information. We will ask for your consent before using the information you provide for any secondary purpose other than those required by Federal law.
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