Privacy Policy
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.