Welcome to the Brain Research Foundation (“BRF”) website. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, protect, and use information we receive from visitors to this site (the “Site”). Your use of the Site is subject to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. Please read this Privacy Policy before using the Site or submitting personal information to us.
BRF may change this Policy from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law by updating this page. BRF reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of our Policy at any time without prior notice, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Please periodically review our Policy for changes.
By accessing or using this Site in any way, including, without limitation, browsing this Site, using any information, and/or submitting your personal information to Brain Research Foundation, you agree to and are bound by the terms, conditions, policies, and notices contained on this page (these “Terms”), including, but not limited to, disclaimers of warranties, damage and remedy exclusions and limitations, and a choice of Illinois law.
From time to time we may update this Site and these Terms to the extent permitted by applicable law. Your use of this Site after we post any changes to these Terms constitutes your agreement to those changes. Brain Research Foundation may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, discontinue this Site or any part thereof, with or without notice, or may prevent your use of this Site with or without notice to you. You agree that you do not have any rights in this Site and that Brain Research Foundation will have no liability to you if this Site is discontinued or your ability to access the Site is terminated.
What we collect
We collect information you may submit on this Site, including:
- Name
- Address
- Zip code
- Telephone number
- Occupation
- Email address
- Credit card number and expiration date (for online purchases or donations)
We may also collect information passively using various technologies, such as cookies, Internet tags, and web beacons.
What we do with the information we gather
We collect this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically email information that we think you may find interesting, including information about BRF and our products and services, our affiliates and business partners and their products and services, or other entities.
- As otherwise described at the time you provide your information or in subsequent notices to you.
- For other BRF business purposes.
While BRF is not in the business of selling customer data, BRF does share personal information with third-party business partners, such as contractors who are providing services to BRF, or, to the extent applicable, third parties with whom BRF is conducting a joint program. If BRF sells one of its divisions, your personal information may be transferred to the buyer so that the buyer can continue to provide you with information and services. BRF will also disclose your information to its affiliates and parent companies to protect its interests or the company, if it believes it is otherwise required to do so by law, if doing so will not violate any law, or if in response to requests from government authorities, to address national security situations, or when otherwise required by law.
Security
The confidentiality of personal information transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. For more information about credit card security or other payment options, please email us at privacy@theBRF.org.