CCHEST's Privacy Statement

CCHEST takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy.

Collecting and Using Personal Information

Welcome to CCHEST's website. We appreciate your interest in us. When you visit and navigate our site and when you communicate with us via our site, we will not collect personal information about you unless you provide us that information voluntarily. Any non-public personal information that you may provide via our site will be used solely for the purpose stated on the page where it is collected. CCHEST will not sell, license, transmit or disclose this information outside of CCHEST unless (a) expressly authorized by you or (b) required or permitted by law. In all cases, we will disclose the information consistent with applicable laws and regulations and we will require the recipient to protect the information and use it only for the purpose it was provided.

By "personal information," we mean data that is unique to an individual, such as a name, address, Social Security number, email address, or telephone number. From time to time, we may request personal information from you in order to deliver requested materials to you, respond to your questions, or deliver a product or service.

Your Email

We welcome your comments or questions about our website and have provided an email address (cchest@cchest.org) for that purpose. We will share your comments and questions with our customer service representatives and staff most capable of addressing your questions and concerns.

Please note that your email, like most, if not all, non-encrypted Internet email communications, may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us. For that reason, to protect your privacy, please do not use email to communicate information to us that you consider confidential. If you wish, you may contact us instead via non-cellular telephone at the phone numbers provided on our site.

There are some locations on CCHEST’s website where we have made special provisions for a more secure environment in which we can exchange information with you. At each of these locations, we will provide you with appropriate instructions.

"Cookies"

You should also be aware that when you visit our website, we collect certain information that does not identify you personally, but provides us with "usage data," such as the number of visitors we receive or what pages are visited most often. This data helps us to analyze and improve the usefulness of the information we provide at this website.

Like most commercial website owners, we may also use what is known as "cookie" technology. A "cookie" is an element of data that a website can send to your browser when you link to that website. It is not a computer program and has no ability to read data residing on your computer or instruct it to perform any step or function. By assigning a unique data element to each visitor, the website is able to recognize repeat users, track usage patterns and better serve you when you return to that site. The cookie does not extract other personal information about you, such as your name or address. Most browsers provide a simple procedure that will enable you to control whether you want to receive cookies by notifying you when a website is about to deposit a cookie file.

Linking to Other Sites

From time to time, the CCHEST website may provide links to other websites, not owned or controlled by CCHEST, that we think might be useful or of interest to you. We cannot, however, be responsible for the privacy practices used by other website owners or the content or accuracy of those other websites. Links to various non-CCHEST websites do not constitute or imply endorsement by CCHEST of these websites, any products or services described on these sites, or of any other material contained in them.

Security

CCHEST has adopted and adheres to stringent security standards designed to protect non-public personal information at cchest.org against accidental or unauthorized access or disclosure. Among the safeguards that CCHEST has developed for this site are administrative, physical and technical barriers that together form a protective firewall around the information stored at this site.

Changes to This Statement

CCHEST may change this Statement from time to time; when updates are made, the Privacy Statement version date (located at the bottom of this Statement) will also be updated to reflect that a revision occurred. We encourage you to periodically reread this Statement to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. This Statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

Questions

If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent send email to cchest@cchest.org.

Last Updated: 9/15/06