Privacy Policy
Disclosure Regarding Collection and Use of Personal Information
Thank you for visiting TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM, a website of the Texas Bioscience Institute. This notice explains our online information collection and use practices and the choices you can make about the way we use and share such information. Please take the time to read and understand this policy so that you can understand how we use your personal information. OUR ONLINE INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE PRACTICES MAY DIFFER FROM OUR PRACTICES REGARDING INFORMATION OBTAINED OFFLINE. REMEMBER IF YOU REGISTER WITH TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM, PARTICIPATE IN A SURVEY OR REQUEST INFORMATION, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS. ON OCCASION, THIS POLICY MIGHT CHANGE, SO CHECK IT OUT FROM TIME TO TIME.
The Information We Collect
At TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM the types of personally identifiable information (i.e. information that can directly identify you or indicate where you might be contacted) that may be collected at these pages includes: name, address, e-mail address & telephone number.
Sometimes you can submit information about other people. For example, you might submit a person's name and e-mail address to let them know about something about the Texas Bioscience Institute. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected about other people at these pages may include: recipient's name and e-mail address. We also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information (i.e. generic information that does not identify you personally) when you visit any of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Internet Explorer, Firefox), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows XP or Mac OS) and the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., AT&T or Road Runner).
How We Use Your Personal Information
We will use the personal information you provide online for the purpose(s) you have submitted. Examples of us using your personal information for the purpose(s) submitted include if you request information online, we will send you such information. We may also contact you offline. For example, when you provide your mailing address, we may send to you in the mail literature about the Texas Bioscience Institute which we think may be of interest to you. If you want us to stop using the personal information you provided in these ways, please contact us at privacy@texasbioscienceinstitute.com.
How We Share Your Personal Information
We will not share the personal information you provide except (a) if it is for the purpose(s) you provided it; (b) with your consent; (c) as may be required by law (e.g. in response to a court order or subpoena).
Use and Disclosure of Anonymous Information
We sometimes use the non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information in the aggregate to analyze how our site is used.
Collection of Information by Others
On occasion our site may contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. You should check the other sites' privacy notices since we have no control over information that is submitted to or collected by them.
Cookies
To enhance your online experience with us, our web pages may use "cookies." Cookies are text files placed on your hard disk by our web server to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us. However, once you choose to provide the personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. We use cookies as a convenience feature to save you time, to understand how our site is used, and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages or recall your specific information on subsequent visits. You can opt to have your browser reject cookies.
Clickstream Data
As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each web site you visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as "Clickstream data," can be collected and stored by a web site's server. Clickstream data can tell us the type of computer and browsing software you use and the address of the web site from which you linked to TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM . We may use clickstream data as a form of non-personally identifiable information to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on each page of TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM , how visitors navigate throughout the site and how we may tailor our web pages to better meet the needs of visitors. This information will only be used to improve our site. Any collection or use of clickstream data will be anonymous and aggregate.
Supplementing Information
From time to time we may supplement information you give us with information from other sources, such as information validating your address. Thus, information we obtain through TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM may be intermingled with and used in conjunction with information obtained through sources other than TEXASBIOSCIENCEINSTITUTE.COM, including both offline and online sources.
Our Commitment to Security
We believe we have in place the appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data security and correctly use the information we collect online as well as offline.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy you may e-mail privacy@texasbioscienceinstitute.com or write to the following address:
Texas Bioscience Institute
5701 Airport Road
Temple, Texas 76502