Quality Net Online Privacy Policy We at Quality Net have created this Privacy Policy because we know you care about how information you provide to us is used and shared. This Privacy Policy describes how we gather information from you when you visit the Quality Net website located at www.qualitynetonline, and how we may use and share that information. By visiting our Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy. In this Privacy Policy, the words “we,” ‘us” and “our” refer to Quality Net. Collected Information and Use If you desire to have access to certain restricted sections of the Site, you will be required to become a registered user, and to submit certain personally identifiable information to Quality Net (“Personally Identifiable Information”). Personally Identifiable Information may include your name, email address, and your password. Personally Identifiable Information will not be publicly displayed on the Site unless you give us permission to display specific information (such as your full name). Your password and email address will never be publicly displayed. You may enter additional content including your username, biography, credentials, questions, suggestions, solutions, or other content or submissions (collectively referred to as the “User Content”). User Content may be viewable by the public. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not submit any User Content that you do not want publicly displayed, and that nothing you submit includes proprietary information, information that’s illegal to make public, or personal information about you such as your social security number. In the event that you would like to submit information pertaining to the Quality Net Conference but would not like this information to be shown publically, please contact the site webmaster in the “Contacts” tab of the Quality Net site. We use the Personally Identifiable Information you provide in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. For instance, we will use the Personally Identifiable Information you input during the registration process to administer access to the Site. We also use your Personally Identifiable Information and other non-personally identifiable information collected through the Site to help us improve the content and functionality of the Site and to better understand the users of our Site. In addition, we may use your Personally Identifiable Information to update you about the Site and the challenges we power. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such information or communications from us, please contact the site webmaster in the “Contacts” tab of the Quality Net site. Quality Net may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to the Site. Our servers may automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Quality Net website. These server logs may include information such as the page(s) you visited, your Internet Protocol address, Quality Net cookie information, web browser type, browser language, and the date and time of your request. Quality Net can use this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its server(s), analyze trends and administer the Site. Cookies Like many websites, we use reserve the right to use “cookie” technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve the Site and our service. A cookie is a small data file that we may transfer to your computer’s hard disk. We do not use cookies to collect Personally Identifiable Information. Quality Net may use both session cookies and persistent cookies to better understand how you interact with the Site and our service, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on the Site, and to improve the SIte and our service. You can set your web browser to refuse all cookies, but some Quality Net features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled. Sharing your Information Quality Net is not in the business of selling your information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your Personally Identifiable Information with certain third partie(s) including those set forth below: Legal Requirements Quality Net may disclose your Personally Identifiable Information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Quality Net, © act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or (d) protect against legal liability. Children Quality Net is not directed at individuals under eighteen years of age, the Site does not knowingly accept registrations from children under eighteen years of age, and we do not intend to collect any Personally Identifiable Information from such individuals. We recommend that minors ask their parents for permission before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet. If you suspect that your child under the age of eighteen has created an account on the Site, please let us know by e-mailing the webmaster found under the “Contacts” page of the Quality Net site and we will take action to rectify the situation. Although Quality Net does not knowingly accept registrations from users under the age of eighteen, minors can still enter by having their parents or guardians register for QualityNet.com on their behalf.   Your Acceptance of this Privacy Policy By using the Site, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Confidentiality Quality Net is very concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your Personally Identifiable Information. You, too, need to strive to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by signing off once you have finished using a shared computer. Archives Quality Net may keep copies of user information, user-submitted information pertaining to abstracts including but not limited to abstracts, abstract titles, abstract methods, abstract results, abstract backgrounds/purposes, uploaded files pertaining to abstracts, or other content provided by you, after their removal from the site in archive storage. This archive storage may include past versions of stored items that have since been modified or deleted. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update this policy at any time by simply posting such modification on the Site. We will notify you of any material changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Site. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Conditions of Use If you decide to visit the Site, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this privacy policy and our Terms of Service. Links to Other Sites qualitynetonline.com has links to other websites. Once you follow a link to somewhere else, your actions are no longer subject to this Privacy Policy. Important Notice to Non-U.S. Residents The Site is operated in the United States. If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States. By using the Site and/or providing us with any information, you consent to this transfer. Contact Us If you have any questions about this policy or our site in general, please contact the site webmaster in the “Contacts” tab of the Quality Net site.