Basic Confidentiality Policy
Where personal information is required to use or interact with the NPHS website, it is NPHS policy that this information -- such as your name, postal or e-mail address or telephone number -- is private and confidential. The personal information you provide to NPHS is stored in a secure location, accessible only by appropriate staff, and is used only for the purposes for which you provided it, such as to reply to a question or to send requested materials.
We never provide members’ e-mail addresses for third-party usage. Members’ postal addresses may occasionally be shared with third parties to provide you with information relevant to your membership and/or career.
Release of Information to Third Parties
Personal information collected as a function of the NPHS website will not be released to third parties except to further the purpose for which you provided it or if such release is required by law. Note that the membership roster is available in a members-only section of the site, accessible only to members and affiliates.
Collection and Use of Information
The NPHS website requires individuals to provide certain personally identifiable information in order to use certain features and functions. By providing such information, you consent to our collection and use of it, as described in this Privacy Policy.
The information you provide may include data you enter when establishing a personal profile, which is needed for activities such as saving searches, requesting alerts, establishing permalinks, or purchasing something from NPHS. This information may include contact information (such as name, postal address and e-mail address) and financial information, such as a credit card number if you order products or services through the site. This information will be used to process that order and, if necessary, to contact you regarding the status of your order. By placing such an order, you agree and acknowledge that your order may be processed, fulfilled or serviced by parties other than NPHS and you understand that such third parties are limited by NPHS in their use of the information provided to them.
NPHS may use your contact information to get in touch with you regarding the status of your membership, registration or any orders you may place. You may also be contacted by NPHS or our agents regarding additional services and features, or we may request your feedback about your experience with NPHS. If you prefer that we not use your contact information as described in this paragraph, please send an e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to customerservice@NPHS.org.
No Computer Tracking of Identifiable Information
Our website does not track, collect or distribute personal information about visitors. We regularly compile aggregate statistics that show the number of visitors to our site, the requests we receive for particular information on the site, and the Internet service providers (ISPs) that those requests come from. These aggregated statistics are used by internal NPHS technical support staff to improve the website in an ongoing effort to provide better information and services to the public. Usage statistics in aggregate form are also provided to the institutions that license content that is delivered on the website.
Cookies
Like most websites, the NPHS site uses "cookies" to allow you to move more quickly through the site. We use this information only for purposes of planning and tracking, as well as assisting the technical function of our site. By understanding how our site is accessed, we can continually improve it to respond to user's interests. However, NPHS cannot control the use of cookies by advertisers or third parties hosting data for NPHS. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept the cookie feature. Please note that cookies may be necessary to enable you to use certain features on the NPHS site.
Third Party Websites
The NPHS website may provide you with links to other websites, although we do not necessarily advise that you are linking to another website. In the event that you choose to access such websites, NPHS is not responsible for any actions or policies of those sites. Further, please note that the third party's privacy policy and security practices may differ from NPHS standards. NPHS assumes no responsibility nor does it control, endorse or guarantee any aspect of your use of the linked site. We recommend that you check the privacy policy of such a party before providing personally identifiable information to it.
Changes in our Privacy Policy
NPHS reserves to make changes to our Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason without prior notice. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of our policies. We may also contact you by e-mail with changes.
Website Security
NPHS uses website security measures consistent with current best practices to protect its website, e-mail and mailing list serves. These measures include technical, procedural, monitoring and tracking steps intended to safeguard data from misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, loss, alteration or destruction.
Credit card information is transmitted using secure socket layer (SSL) encryption. Member and purchaser information is a high priority and we use our own protective measures, as well as the capabilities of our software and hardware vendors.
We realize there can be incidents of misuse or unauthorized program incursions, as almost every website, service and user encounters. In those instances, our goals are to move quickly to isolate the problem, ensure or restore proper functionality and minimize any inconvenience to our users. As appropriate and necessary, NPHS will notify the relevant authorities of these incidents of misuse or unauthorized program incursions of the NPHS website.
Please report any problems to tiero@nphs.com. While we may not be able to respond to every report, we take each report seriously and will investigate it thoroughly.