| Last Revised: Feb 9, 2002
HealingSociety.org , Inc. (hereinafter
"HealingSociety.org" or "we" or "us" or
¡°our¡±) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the users
on the website located at www.healingsociety.org (the ¡°Site¡±)which provides
a various online services and products.
This privacy policy (the "Policy")
will advise you about what kinds of information we may gather about you
when you visit the Site and how we may use that information, whether we
will disclose it, and how you can correct the information. Please read
this Policy carefully and note that by using the Site, you signify your
agreement with this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy,
please do not use the Site. Your continued use of the Site after any changes
to the Policy will mean that you have accepted the changes; therefore
please refer back to Policy regularly. If we decide to change the Policy,
we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information
we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose
it.
The Scope of Privacy Policy
The Policy applies only to the Site, and not to other websites to which
we link, or to advertisers on the Site. Your use of the Site is governed
by HealingSociety.org¡¯s Terms of Service and by other published rules
pertaining to particular products and services offered throughout the
Site.
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Children's Information
The Site is not directed toward children under thirteen years of age.
HealingSociety.org does not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from children under thirteen years of age. If you are under
13 years of age, you should not register to become a Member or provide
any personally identifiable information through the Site.
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Personal Identification Information
In order to use certain services on the Site, a user must first become
a HealingSociety.org member ("Member") by completing our member
registration form. We may request personal identification from you in
connection with your use of, or participation in membership registration
for HealingSociety.org. For your registration you are required to give
information such as your name, e-mail address, zip code, birth year. Also
you have the option to introduce yourself. Whenever you post message to
a discussion board, the introduction of yourself in your profile is viewable
by other users. The information provided will automatically become incorporated
into "My Profile."
Optional Surveys
You may have the opportunity to participate in a number of surveys on
the Site in which you will be asked to provide feedback on our current
service. Also, in connection with your registration, users and Members
may elect to participate in surveys (by checking the appropriate box)
in which you will be asked to provide information such as your income
level and education. We encourage you to complete surveys so that we can
provide you with a more personalized experience on the Site.
Send to your Friend
If you elect to use the "Send this page !" or ¡° Share the Spirit
with your Friend¡± referral service on the optional survey for informing
your friend(s) about the Site, we ask for your friend's name(s) and e-mail
address(es). HealingSociety.org will automatically send a one-time e-mail
inviting your friend(s) to visit the Site. We will store this information
for the sole purpose of sending this one-time e-mail.
Declaration of Humanity
If you elect to participate in the Signing of the ¡®Declaration of Humanity¡¯,
we ask for your name, town, Country and e-mail address. HealingSociety.org
will store this information for the purpose of submitting the signature
to the United Nations or similar organization to support the establishment
of ¡®Earth Human Day¡¯ and informing the participants of the process and
related events or services.
Shopping
In regards to both HealingSociety.org Shopping, the sale and fulfillment
of items is handled by various third party merchants. Please note that
when you provide information to the Site in connection with the purchase
of anything from the Site, you are also providing such information to
the respective third party merchant. HealingSociety.org is not responsible
for the information collection or privacy practices of each third party
merchant. If you have any questions regarding any of the respective third
party merchants¡¯ information gathering or collection practices, we strongly
encourage you to visit their respective privacy policies.
Newsletter Subscription
If you would like to subscribe to the HealingSociety.org newsletter, we
ask for your e-mail address. In order to unsubscribe to the newsletter,
please send a blank e-mail with title of unsubscribe to healingsociety@newhuman.org.
Special Offers/Contests
Occasionally, HealingSociety.org may send Members information on special
Member-only offers, Site updates, HealingSociety.org Store specials. HealingSociety.org
presents the option to not receive these types of communications.
On-Line Discussion
We provide a discussion board and chats on the Site for discussing topics
relating to spirituality. Although any visitor may read postings on a
discussion board or in a chat, only Members may make posts. Please note
that information you post to a discussion board or chat, the introduction
of yourself in your profile, will be available for any user of that service
to read, and is therefore no longer private.
On-Line Consultation
HealingSociety.org offers a consultation service to its Members. The name
and the email address will remain confidential on the consultation board
where the question and answer will be posted. However the case history
or the basic physical information provided by the members may be posted
if necessary to understand the answer to question.
The Use of Cookie Technology
A cookie is an element of data file containing information such as a user's
login name that a website can send to your browser , which may then store
it on your system. In our effort to provide you with services customized
to your interests, we use "cookies" to assist in the collection
of information. We use cookies to: access your account information (stored
on our computers) in order to deliver better and more personalized services;
estimate our audience size for our advertisers; identify which areas of
the Site you have visited; and prevent users from voting in polls more
than once, all as part of HealingSociety.org's efforts to streamline your
experience on the Site. Tracking information such as cookies is also used
to create aggregate reports on user demographics and Site traffic patterns,
and then is provided to our advertisers and partners enabling them to
better target their advertisements to our Members and other users. We
also collect IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to analyze trends, administer
the Site, track a user's movement, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use.
How We Use The Information That We
Gather
HealingSociety.org uses information obtained from its Members and other
users as stated in this Policy and to enhance Members' and other users'
experiences on the Site. For example, we may provide information about
additional products and services that may be of interest to you based
upon information supplied by Members and other users. Other than as set
forth in this Policy, we do not rent or sell any personal information
about our Members and other users. As a general rule, we will not disclose
any personal information to any third parties, except when we believe
in good faith that the law requires it, or that it is appropriate to protect
other users of the Site, or to operate the Site properly, or to respond
to an emergency. Information is also disclosed if the Member or other
user has given permission, for example by voluntarily entering a contest
or making a purchase on the Site, where the information required to register
for the contest or to ship your purchases is provided to the third party
of that service. We also reserve the right to report any suspected illegal
activity to law enforcement for investigation or prosecution, or to suspend
or terminate your membership in connection with any suspected illegal
or infringing activity.
Affiliated Sites
Certain information or services offered or provided on or through the
Site from time to time may be provided on or through other sites operated
by or in conjunction with third party providers which are the partners
to HealingSociety.org. Aggregate or personally identifiable information
collected about you on these sites may be shared by HealingSociety.org
with that Partner. A Partner will not rent, sell, or disclose any of your
personally identifiable information to third parties unless you consent
to its doing so, for example, by opting-in while on a particular site
to receive information or offers from a Partner¡¯s affiliates, partners,
or other third parties.
Links to Other Sites
You acknowledge that we do not monitor, control or endorse the information
collection or privacy practices of any third parties, any co-branded or
other affiliated sites which may or may not be owned or operated by or
in conjunction with HealingSociety.org, or any credit card order processors,
product shippers or other third parties who provide services throughout
the Site. We exercise no control over and are unable to police the information
collection and privacy practices of the third party. Accordingly, HealingSociety.org
assumes no liability or responsibility for the information collection
and privacy practices of any third party. In addition, HealingSociety.org
is not responsible for the content of any third party websites, including
a third party's use of any cookies or any other information (such as IP
address, browser type or operating system) collected when you "click-through"
links to their sites or view advertisements served by them. Even though
certain information collected by such third parties might not identify
you personally, we strongly encourage you to become familiar with their
privacy practices, and to contact such third parties if you have any questions
about their respective privacy policies.
In addition, the Site may provide links
to other Internet websites or resources ("Linked Sites"). HealingSociety.org
neither controls nor endorses such Linked Sites nor have we reviewed or
approved any content that appears on such Linked Sites. You acknowledge
and agree that HealingSociety.org is not responsible for the legality,
accuracy or inappropriate nature of any content, advertising, products
or other materials on or available from such Linked Sites. You further
acknowledge and agree that HealingSociety.org shall not be responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged
to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content,
goods, and services available on or through any such Linked Site.
Please keep in mind that whenever you
participate in an online discussion board on the Site you provide information
that can be collected and used by others that you do not know for the
purpose of distributing unsolicited communications. HealingSociety.org
cannot guarantee the security of such information that you disclose online
in public areas on the Site and Members and other users do so at their
own risk.
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Security Policy
Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority. We exercise
great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your
PC to our servers. However, no security system is impenetrable. HealingSociety.org
cannot warrant or guarantee the security of its servers, nor can it guarantee
that information that Members supply will not be intercepted while being
transmitted to HealingSociety.org over the Internet. When our registration/order
form asks users to enter credit card numbers, that information is encrypted.
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Correction of Information
If your personal identifiable information changes (such as your zip code),
or if you no longer desire our service, we allow you to correct, update
or remove the personal data that you provided. This can be done at the
"My Profile" page by clicking on the "Edit My Profile"
button. Keep in mind, however, that there will be residual information
that will remain within HealingSociety.org¡¯s databases, access logs, and
other records, which may or may not contain such personally identifiable
information.
Choice/ Opt out
If you ¡°opt-in¡± to receive information from HealingSociety.org, you can
change your mind later. You are given the opportunity to opt in or opt
out of having your information used for purposes not directly related
to the Site at the point where we ask for the information. For example,
our registration form has an opt in and an opt out mechanism so that users
who want to become a HealingSociety.org Member, but don't want any of
our free products and services, can keep their e-mail address off of our
lists.
You may also opt out of receiving promotional
information from HealingSociety.org and/or from third parties affiliated
with HealingSociety.org at any time by contacting us at healingsociety@newhuman.org.
You may also contact the third parties directly.
If you no longer wish to receive our newsletter,
you may opt-out of receiving it by sending a blank e-mail with title of
¡®unsubscribe¡¯ to healingsociety@newhuman.org
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Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about the Policy, please send an
e-mail to healingsociety@newhuman.org.
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