Privacy policy & terms of use

We at Neuro-Diverse.org are committed to respecting the privacy of our website visitors.  

This page describes our privacy policy and terms of use regarding the information we collect from you during your visit to our site, how we may use it, and how we will protect the information which you choose to provide us.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to websites, applications, services or products that do not display or link to this policy or that have their own privacy policy. By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of the information described in this document.

- Personally Identifiable Information
Neuro-Diverse.org does not require that you provide personally identifiable information in order to use our website. Personally identifiable information includes your name, address, postal code and telephone number, e-mail address and any other information which might be used to identify you individually. You may provide personally identifiable information to us while using the site in the following situations:

1. When filling an online contact form

2. When submitting a newsletter registration request form
When you contact us with a question or comment, we may collect Personal Information that allows us to be in contact with you, such as your name, address, email address and phone number.

3. When you register for an event
We may provide online registration for our events and collect your Contact Information and other Personal Information you choose to provide to us. We may also collect your IP address (anonymously) and aggregate web server traffic information such as the number of visitors to our website, length of stay and sources of traffic in order to improve our website and our service to you. Personally identifiable information will never be sold, rented or exchanged outside of Neuro-Diverse.org, its successors or assigns, unless the user is first notified and expressly consents to such transfer.

- How do we use personal information?
We use:
Contact Information to respond to your questions, comments, requests and inquiries and otherwise correspond with you, including sending news and other information we think you will find valuable.
Registration Information to plan and organize the event for which you have registered and help us cater the event to you. We will not use Personal Information for any purpose incompatible with those outlined in this Privacy Policy.

- What Personal Information Do We Disclose?
We only share Personal Information with third parties who are bound by terms at least as restrictive as this Privacy Policy and only in the following ways:
Legal – We may disclose Personal Information to courts, law enforcement agencies and other government bodies where we believe that doing so would be in accordance with or required by any applicable law, regulation or legal process.

- How do we protect your personal information?
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect Personal Information against loss, theft, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction as required by applicable law.  For instance, we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption, which is one of the leading security protocols for data transfers on the internet.  We also restrict access to your Personal Information to authorized staff with a legitimate and specific business purpose; Neuro-Diverse.org board members, Neuro-Diverse.org web designers.

- Your choice
We respect your privacy and recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we contact you. Simply send an email to contact@neuro-diverse.org and provide your full name, mailing address and a sentence requesting suppression of your personal information in our files.
To opt out and remove your name from future emails from us, follow the unsubscribe instructions in the message your received.

- Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your web browser and stored on your hard drive. The use of cookies is a standard practice among websites to collect information about visitors' activities while using the website.  We use cookies on our website to enable the site to work properly and collect aggregate data about usage of our websites. The information generated by the cookies we use when you visit our website is anonymized and does not contain any Personal Information which can be associated with an identifiable individual. To manage the cookies that are placed on your computer, you may configure your web browser to refuse, accept or delete cookies from our website at any time.  The help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Please note that if cookies are disabled or removed, not all features of our website will operate as intended. To learn more about Google Analytics and the choices you have, please visit here.

- External links
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the collection, processing and use of Personal Information by companies that we do not own or control or to people that we do not employ or manage. Although our website may link to the websites and services of External Parties, such as those of fellow associations and social media companies, we do not exercise control over the activities of External Parties.  For more information about what Personal Information External Parties collect and how they use such Personal Information, please refer to their privacy policies.

- Access, correction and other rights
In accordance with applicable law, you may correct, update, delete, block or limit our use of your Personal Information by contacting us by the means noted below and clearly describe your request.  We will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case under the timeframes set forth by applicable law.  Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes as required or authorized by law.

- Contacting us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@neuro-diverse.org

- Changes
Neuro-Diverse.org reserves the right to make changes to this policy without notice.  Any changes to this privacy policy will be reflected in changes on this page. Please check this privacy page periodically to review any changes that may have been made. If you disagree with our Privacy Policy changes, please discontinue the use of our website.