Terms of Use

Welcome to the National HIV/AIDS Atlas Website (the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by (“HIVMap.org”), who maintains the Website as a source of information to its visitors. By using the Website, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the Website.

1. Intellectual Property. The contents of the Website, including, without limitation, all text, graphics, images, logos, icons, source codes and software (collectively, the “Content”) are proprietary materials owned by HIVMap.org or third party content suppliers. The Content is protected by copyright, trademark, and other law. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of the Content on the Website is the exclusive property of HIVMap.org as protected by copyright law. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any of the Content, except as allowed under Section 2 below, is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of the Content, in whole or in part, may violate copyright, trademark, or other laws. You do not acquire ownership rights to any of the Content. The posting by the HIVMap.org of Content on the Website does not constitute a waiver of any right in such Content.
2. Limited Right to Use. The viewing, printing or downloading of any of the Content grants you only a limited, nonexclusive license solely for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or any other use. No part of any of the Content may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for your personal use.
3. Editing, Deleting and Modification. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any of the Content.
4. Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy, as effective from time to time, is a part of these Terms of Use.
5. Use of Information. We reserve the right, and you hereby authorize us, to use and assign all information regarding your use of the Website and all information provided by you in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy.
6. Miscellaneous. These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the District of Columbia (without regard to conflict of law principles). To the extent that anything in or associated with the Website is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.

Privacy Policy
(“HIVMap.org”) is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining your confidence and trust. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect information from you or about you online through the Website, why we collect this information, how we will use or disclose this information and how you may update or delete identifiable information about you from our records.

HIVMap.org knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. PLEASE NOTE THAT BY VISITING THE WEBSITE OR DOWNLOADING OR USING ANY CONTENT WE OFFER ON THE WEBSITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ACCEPT THE PRACTICES AND POLICIES OUTLINED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE.

What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?
Personal information (“Personal Information”) means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, a home or other physical address, and an email address or other contact information, whether at work or at home. This Privacy Policy covers Personal Information that we gather when you are accessing the Website and when you are downloading the Content. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, or to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

What Personal Information Does HIVMap.org Collect?
The information we gather from our users enables us to communicate with them and to improve the experience of visitors to the Website. We collect the following types of information from our users:

Personal Information You Provide to Us:

We sometimes request users of the Website to provide Personal Information, which users provide strictly on a voluntary basis. We receive and store any Personal Information you enter on the Website or provide to us in any other way. The types of Personal Information collected include your name, email address, and comments. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then we may not be able to communicate with you. The Personal Information you provide is used for purposes such as responding to your requests for information, and communicating with you about features of the Website.

Personal Information Collected Automatically:

• We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with the Website. We automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser, including your Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the page you requested.
• An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) whenever you access the Internet. This number may be the same each time you access the Internet or it may change. Like other Internet sites, we use IP addresses to collect aggregate, anonymous information about numbers of visitors and site usage. The address is logged on our server when your computer requests information from us. However, to allow users to access the Website anonymously, your IP address is not linked with Personal Information about you. We reserve the right, in rare instances, to use IP addresses to identify individuals who threaten the Website or its users.
• Generally, our service automatically collects information on our server logs from your web browser regarding your usage of the Website. Examples of information we collect automatically from all users include the IP address used to connect your computer to the Internet; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform; and full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) click stream data, including date and time, and content you viewed on the Website. We only use this data in aggregate, anonymous form (that is, as a statistical measure), and not in a manner that would identify you personally. This type of aggregate, anonymous data enables us to figure out how often users use parts of the Website so that we can make the Website appealing to as many users as possible.

Email Communications:

We often receive a confirmation when you open an email from us if your computer supports this type of program. We use this confirmation to help us make emails more interesting and helpful. We also compare our user list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our users. If you do not want to receive email or other mail from us, please contact us by email, phone or fax as set forth below.

What About Cookies and Web Beacons?

We do not use cookies or web beacons on the Website.

How Else Does HIVMap.org Use Any of the Personal Information It Receives?

Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we may use the Personal Information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for information, and to respond to your communications about HIVMap.org, the Website and AIDS and HIV related resources. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of Personal Information, we cannot guarantee you that the information we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy. We will not use or transfer Personal Information provided to us in ways unrelated to the ones described in this Privacy Policy without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out of these unrelated uses.

Will HIVMap.org Share Any of the Personal Information It Receives?

We neither rent, sell, nor otherwise provide your Personal Information to anyone, except as described below.

Business Transfers: In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell our assets. In these types of transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if HIVMap.org, or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that HIVMap.org goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that these transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of HIVMap.org may continue to use your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.

Protection of HIVMap.org and Others: We may release Personal Information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with law or court order; enforce or apply our conditions of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of HIVMap.org, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Our disclosures may occur under circumstances where we may not be authorized to advise you of such action.

With Your Consent: Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your Personal Information may be shared with third parties, and will be able to prevent the sharing of this information.

What Choices Do I Have?

• As stated previously, you can always opt not to disclose information to us, even though it may be needed to take advantage of certain features of the Website or to otherwise use the Website.
• You may request deletion of your Personal Information by contacting us by email, phone or fax as set forth below.
• If you do not wish to receive email or other mail from us, please contact us by email, phone or fax as set forth below. Please note that if you do not want to receive legal notices from us such as this Privacy Policy, those legal notices will still govern your use of the Website and any Content you download from the Website, and you are responsible for reviewing these legal notices for changes.

A Special Note About Children

The Website is not designed or intended for use by children under 13. If you are under 18, you should use the Website, products, programs or services only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Children under 13 may not submit any Personal Information to us, and if we discover that we have inadvertently gathered any such information from a child under 13, we will take appropriate steps to delete it. We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (which is available at http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.htm) and do not permit registration by, and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from, anyone under 13.

Links

The Website may contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may differ from ours.

The links from the Website that go to other websites are for convenience only, and do not imply that we endorse or approve of those websites. We have no control over the content found on other websites and make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy or adequacy of any information found at such websites. Similarly, we are not responsible for information found on or through the Website and which is generated by third parties. We are not responsible for any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage related to your use of the Website, whether from errors or omissions in the content of the Website or any other linked sites, from the Website being down or from any other use of the Website. Your use of the Website and others’ websites is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites that are linked to us. Remember that any information you voluntarily post on discussion boards or elsewhere may be accessible by other users and is public information. Please use caution when disclosing Personal Information on the Website.

Security

We make every effort to safeguard your Personal Information. We commit to use security procedures to protect Personal Information you submit to us from misuse or unauthorized disclosure. However, like other websites, we cannot guarantee that it is completely secure from people who might attempt to evade security measures or intercept transmissions over the Internet.

Similarly, we cannot completely ensure the privacy of email communications to and the Website because they are not encrypted and, therefore, not secure. These communications, like most Internet email, could be intercepted without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to or from the Website. If you are concerned about your privacy, we suggest that you do not use email to communicate information to us that you consider sensitive.

What this Privacy Policy Does Not Cover

This Privacy Policy does not apply to content that you send to us by email. If you want to keep content private or proprietary, do not send it in an email to HIVMap.org. We try to answer every email within 48 business hours, but are not always able to do so.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

You agree that we may amend, modify, alter or otherwise update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our business needs or other factors dictate. Use of information we collect now is subject to this Privacy Policy in effect at the time that information is collected. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this web page.

Questions or Concerns

If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy at the Website, please send a detailed message to info@hivmap.org, call us at 800.319.3934. If at any time you believe that we have not adhered to this Privacy Policy or you have a complaint regarding the way your Personal Information is being handled, please contact us by email, phone or fax (as indicated above). We will resolve disputes under this Privacy Policy and, if necessary, correct any problem.