Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy
This web site ("Site") is owned and operated by MICHBIO. Please feel free to browse this Site; however, your access to and use of this Site is subject to the following Privacy Policy ("Privacy Policy"), Terms and Conditions of Use and all applicable laws. This establishes how we handle information we learn about you from your visit to our site. Please be assured that the privacy of our visitors is of utmost importance to us. We collect no personal information about you when you visit our site unless you choose to specifically provide that information to us.

MICHBIO reserves the right to modify, reject or eliminate any material residing on or transmitted to its server that MICHBIO, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of the law or MICHBIO's Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy. MICHBIO is under no obligation to monitor the material residing on or transmitted to this server. However, anyone using this server agrees that MICHBIO may monitor the server contents periodically to (a) comply with any necessary laws, regulations or other governmental requests; (b) operate the server properly or to protect itself and its users; or (c) carry out any other business purpose.

Information We Collect

Purchases
When you become a member, make a purchase, register for an educational program or event, generate an inquiry, or otherwise communicate with, respond to an inquiry from, or provide information to MICHBIO, MICHBIO or its agents may collect your name, company name, contact information and other profile information. When you make a purchase from MICHBIO, we collect your credit card information and other information relative to your membership/purchase. Your communication with MICHBIO constitutes your express consent that MICHBIO and/or its agents can use such information to deliver and confirm your purchases, process your membership or registration, or for other relevant purposes, as well as contact you again about other products, services, research studies, or membership offers.

Use of Cookies
In order to make access to the MICHBIO Site more convenient, we use "session" or "transient" cookies which permit us to verify your login authentication as you move from page to page on our Site. This session cookie is removed from memory once your web browser is closed.

Use of Information Collected

Email/Mailing List

We do not lease, sell or provide our email address list or our postal mailing list to any unaffiliated third-party without your express consent. By providing MICHBIO with your email or postal address, you expressly grant us the right to send you information about MICHBIO programs and related events. You may update your contact information and indicate email preferences via the MICHBIO Site. Members will receive MICHBIO electronic publications (e.g. monthly newsletter) and other member program and benefits information via email. Other personally identifying information you provide to us may be used by MICHBIO or related sources for promotional and research purposes related to Association activities and member benefits.

Clickstream Data
MICHBIO believes it is important for you to know how MICHBIO treats the information about you that is received by MICHBIO when you visit. In general, you can visit the MICHBIO Site without providing any personal information to MICHBIO. MICHBIO or its agents may track the IP address of computers used to access our Site. This information is used for Site administration, as well as to evaluate use of the Site, improve content provided and for other business decision-making purposes.

How Your Information Is Protected

Security
We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We securely transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card agency during order processing. It is your responsibility to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer.

Web Links
Some of our web pages contain third-party links to web sites, which are not part of the MICHBIO Site. Please be aware that when you follow a link to another web site we have no control over that web site and you are then subject to any terms and conditions and/or privacy policies of the new web site. MICHBIO provides these links only as a matter of convenience. The presence of these links is not intended to imply MICHBIO endorsement of that web site, but to provide a convenient link to member organization web sites and other relevant web sites. MICHBIO does not accept, and expressly rejects, any responsibility for any third-party link and/or your access of that web site through such a link.

Security
MICHBIO uses industry-standard encryption technologies when transferring and receiving payment data. We have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from or about you. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Do not make them available to others, and we do not recommend using the automatic fill in feature if you are using a shared computer.