Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Alzheimer’s Speaks is wholly owned and operated by Alzheimer’s Speaks, LLC. We reserve the right to change any of our policies at any given time. To stay up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page. The last update date will always appear in the upper right corner. This Privacy Policy will help you understand how Alzheimer’s Speaks uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com

What Personal Data We Collect And Why We Collect It

Site Visitors

AlzheimersSpeaks.com collects only minimal data about visitor visits to improve your website experience. We do not solicit nor share any personally identifiable information.

AlzheimersSpeaks.com does not ask visitors for contact information, unless they are using a contact form to reach out to us which always us to respond to their request.

Resource Listing Companies

When a visitor clicks through on an advertising banner or outside resource, you will be directly connected to that third party resource company. That third party or resource company will have their own privacy, service, and terms agreement. There is no further relationship unless by chance we happen to be an affiliate member of their product or service. The client relationship is yours from that click forward.

Affiliate Programs

Alzheimer’s Speaks LLC., may participate in affiliate advertising programs at times. These programs are designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to affiliated sites. Alzheimer’s Speaks will earn small commissions through affiliate retailers when recommending their services, products &/or tools. Also please be aware that not all highlighted resources, products, services, &/or tools are part of an affiliate program. Instead, many are aligned with Alzheimer’s Speaks mission to raise all voices, reduce stigma and provide what we feel are excellent services, so consumer awareness is raised, and they have an expanded base of choice and knowledge.

Comments and Contact forms

When visitors leave comments on a contact form, 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. Personal contact information allows us to respond to their request.

Media

If you give us an image or text for us to use on the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites (such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) behaves in the same manner 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. AlzheimersSpeaks.com has no control over third party policies.

Cookies and Website Analytics

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. AlzheimersSpeaks.com has no control over third party policies.

The data we collect by using cookies is used to customize our website to your needs. Please note that cookies don’t allow us to gain control of your computer in any way. They are strictly used to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not so that we can provide a better experience for you and other visitors.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year from the time they are last used.

We may also partner with selected third-party vendors such as Google Analytics and others, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on AlzheimersSpeaks.com. This would include the use of cookies and other technologies to analyze and track users’ use of AlzheimersSpeaks.com to determine the popularity of content and better understand online activity.

What User Data We Collect

 Your IP Address. (Learn more about IP Address from Wikipedia)
 Your contact information and email address and possibly other characterization information if you choose to register for our mailing list – and it will be used only for that purpose.
 Data profile regarding your online behavior on our website.

Why We Collect Your Data

We are collecting your data for several reasons:

 To better understand your needs.
 To improve our services and products.
 If you register for our mailing list, we may send promotional or informational emails with contents we think you will find interesting.
 To contact you to fill out surveys and participate in other types of market research.
 To customize our website according to your online behavior and personal preferences.
 You may change your subscription at any time from your member access page.

To cancel your subscription, by contacting Alzheimer’s Speaks at:

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

AlzheimersSpeaks.com is committed to securing your data and keeping it confidential. AlzheimersSpeaks.com has done all in its power to prevent data theft, unauthorized access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, which help us safeguard all the information we collect online.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Your Rights 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.

Where We Send Your Data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Beyond potential automated spam detection.

ALZHEIMERSSPEAKS.COM DOES NOT SHARE YOUR DATA. PERIOD.

Safe Online Transactions

If you would make a donation to AlzheimersSpeaks.com we do not store your credit card or related information. Alzheimer’s Speaks uses Paypal as its credit card processor. To learn more about the policies and practices in place to protect your credit card and other information visit:

Contact Alzheimer’s Speaks

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