Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania Web Privacy Policy  

Introduction

The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) is committed to keeping any and all personal information collected from those individuals who visit our website and make use of our online facilities and services accurate, confidential, secure and private. Our privacy policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with BIAPA of our commitment and realization of our obligation to meet most existing privacy standards.

This Privacy Policy Agreement shall apply to BIAPA, and it shall govern any and all data collection and usage thereof. Through the use of biapa.org, you are herein consenting to the following data procedures expressed within this agreement.

The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s website provides information about brain injury, BIAPA programs, partners and events.

By using this website, you consent to the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania as described below 

Trademarks and Logos

Using any of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s logos without BIAPA’s prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
Copyright and Reprint Permissions
1. The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania retains copyright on the content of this site, unless otherwise noted. Any person is authorized to use, copy, and distribute any complete page or, where a document consists of more than one page, any complete document contained on this website, including related graphics, subject to the following conditions:

Use, copying, and distribution shall be solely for informational, non-commercial purposes.
2. No graphic elements on any page or document on this website may be used, copied, or distributed separate from the accompanying text; and
3. The reprint must acknowledge the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania.

Links

Third parties may establish a link to any portion of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s website with the acknowledgement that all content is subject to revision or removal. In general, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania does not accept unsolicited requests to link to external sites. Where an external link is provided, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania is not responsible for the information or advice provided on the external site.

    Collection Of Information

    This website collects various types of information, such as:
    • Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, billing and/or credit card information etc., which may be used when you register for an event or make a donation. 
    • Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies and server logs.
    This site shall only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide through surveys, completed donation and registration forms, and emails. It is the intent of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested and any additional uses specifically provided on this site.

    BIAPA may have the occasion to collect anonymous demographic information, such as age, gender, race and military service at a later time. We may also gather information about the type of browser you are using, IP address or type of operating system to assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service.

    It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use or frequent as a means to better understand the way in which other websites gather, make use of and share information collected.
    When visitors leave comments on this site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

    Cookies

    We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

    A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 

    This Site uses the following types of cookies:
    a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 
    b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 
    c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

    Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

    We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

    Embedded Content From Other Websites

    Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
    These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

    Use Of Information Collected

    BIAPA may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of information. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other possible events or services that may be available to you from biapa.org . 

    BIAPA does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of our customer lists and/or names to any third parties.

    BIAPA may disclose your personal information, without prior notice to you, only if required to do so in accordance with applicable laws and/or in a good faith belief that such action is deemed necessary or is required in an effort to:
    • Remain in conformance with any decrees, laws and/or statutes or in an effort to comply with any process which may be served upon BIAPA and/or our website;
    • Maintain, safeguard and/or preserve all the rights and/or property of BIAPA; and
    • Perform under demanding conditions in an effort to safeguard the personal safety of users of biapa.org and/or the general public.

    How Long We Retain Your Data

    For users that register for an event or donate on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

    What Rights You Have Over Your Data

    If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

    Transfer of data outside the EEA 

    We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

    A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 

    The Site uses the following types of cookies:

    a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

    b. 'persistent cookies ' which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

    c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

    Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.

    We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.

    Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection, or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

    Children Under the Age Of 13

    BIAPA does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13) without verifiable parental consent. If it is determined that such information has been inadvertently collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database. Anyone under the age of thirteen (13) must seek and obtain parent or guardian permission to use this website.

    Unsubscribe Or Opt-Out

    All users and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue receiving communications by way of email or newsletters. To discontinue or unsubscribe to our website please send an email that you wish to unsubscribe to admin@biapa.org. If you wish to unsubscribe or optout from any third-party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe and/or opt-out.

    Links To Other Web Sites

    Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. BIAPA does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.

    Security

    BIAPA shall endeavor and shall take every precaution to maintain adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to our offices and information storage facilities so as to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.
    BIAPA also uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for authentication and private communications in an effort to build users’ trust and confidence in the internet and website use by providing simple and secure access and communication of credit card and personal information.

    Changes To Privacy Policy Agreement

    BIAPA reserves the right to update and/or change the terms of our privacy policy, and as such we will post those changes to our website homepage at biapa.org, so that our users and/or visitors are always aware of the type of information we collect, how it will be used, and under what circumstances, if any, we may disclose such information. If at any point in time BIAPA decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether or not to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.

    Acceptance of Terms

    Through the use of this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you should refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you are in agreement and acceptance of such changes.

    How To Contact Us

    If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email or telephone number.


    Email: admin@biapa.org

    Telephone Number: 1-833-242-7248