Privacy Policy
The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences' Privacy Policy
Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. As part of the operation and customization feature of The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences' web site (“aips.net”), we gather certain types of information from users, and we would like to explain the types of information we gather, what we do with them, and how to correct or change the information.
Information Collected By aips.net
The website (“aips.net”) collects two types of information from users: personal data such as zip code, email address and demographic information; and aggregated data such as information about traffic patterns on aips.net (for example, how many users log on to aips.net on a daily basis).
Aggregated Information
Aggregated information, such as which of the websites pages users visit, is collected through various means. One of these ways is through an IP address, a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web. Web servers, the computers that "serve up" Web pages, automatically identify your computer by its IP address. When you request a page from aips.net, our servers log your IP address. aips.net does not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable, so although your session will be logged, your session will remain anonymous to us. aips.net collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration only.
Use of Cookies
The website (“aips.net”) uses cookies to automate the process of logging on to certain areas of the site. The aips.net cookie is a small data file stored on your computer that contains a single, randomly assigned user ID number. By recognizing this ID number, aips.net can automatically provide you with the personalized content for which you requested. Cookies can neither read any other files on your computer, nor damage your computer. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent.
Use of Information Collected by aips.net
The website (“aips.net”) uses both the personal and aggregated information we collect for multiple purposes. The information is used to improve the content of the site, to customize the content and/or layout of the site for each individual user, target promotions on other sites and if requested, to provide information services by email to the user. After registration, users will receive a single email message confirming registration. The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences will never disclose your personally identifiable information to a third party unless either you authorize the release through preferences or voluntary participation in a program that you are made aware of in advance or if required to do so by court order, law or governmental agency. Opting Out of Ad Serving Cookies We have provided you the opportunity to opt out of future ad serving cookies. In order to identify you as someone who has elected to opt out of receiving future cookies from ad serving companies, we will place an opt out cookie on your machine. If you would like to opt out of ad serving cookies or read additional information about these cookies, please send a request to remove.
Information Security at aips.net
The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences employees understand the need for user privacy and access to user data is strictly limited and can only be accessed by specific individuals who have the necessary username and password combination. Children and Privacy The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences encourages parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be fully familiar with the sites visited by their children. In general, aips.net will not contain content that is reasonably considered unsuitable for children.
Links to Other Sites
It is important to note that aips.net contains links to sites other than aips.net, and that those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as aips.net.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
The American Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences reserves the right to change the policy on use of information collected. Any changes in policy will be noted in a revised privacy policy statement and will be posted at least 30 days prior to implementation. You may direct any privacy policy questions to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).