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Privacy Policy

Here at The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC (also referred to as "The Veterans' PTSD Project"), we understand and respect your concerns about the use of your personal information. We believe that you should know what information about you we collect, as well as how that information is used, maintained, and, in some cases, shared. This page sets forth our privacy practices and policies.

We will collect information about you when you register to post messages on one of our discussion forums, when you transmit information to us via our website or by e-mail, and when you otherwise use this website. By doing any of the foregoing, you consent to this privacy policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not engage in any of these activities.

We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns. You can contact us via U.S. mail at:

The Veterans' PTSD Project
P.O. Box 2278
Methuen, MA 01844

We can also be reached via e-mail at  admin@veteransptsdproject.com

Contact a story coordinator with your questions; we look forward to hearing from you. You can e-mail us at joan@veteransptsdproject.com  or virginia@veteransptsdproject.com.

Collection And Use Of Information On This Websites

• The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC is the sole owner of the information collected on this website.
• Information collected on The Veterans' PTSD Project Web site is done to fulfill requests to include, but not limited to, The Veterans' PTSD Project publications and asking for The Veterans' PTSD Project information.
• The Veterans' PTSD Project will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what we disclose in this privacy policy statement.
• The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC is dedicated to protecting your privacy. As such, we treat all information collected on this website as confidential. We gather information for our website, research, marketing and to better serve your interests relating to our future publications.

Information Collected About You And Our Use Of This Information

• In general, you may visit our website without revealing any personal information other than technology-related information described in the section below. However, certain sections and features of our website are only available to registered users of our website, who must enter a unique user ID and password. We collect and store personal information related to each user ID when you register for an account and use our website. We also collect and store any personal information and other data you have provided to us via our website, by email, or otherwise. Specifically, we collect and store in a database your name, mailing address, and email address, and may also collect and store your phone number, date of birth and other information you may provide to us. We use this information to respond to any inquiries you may submit to us, to track and monitor usage of our website and to communicate with you about your use of our website. In addition, we may use this information to send you periodic publications associated with The Veterans' PTSD Project, unless you inform us that you wish to opt out from receiving such communications via e-mail. We also use your contact information to operate this website; in particular, to facilitate postings on our discussion forums.
• Our website collects and stores information that is generated automatically as you navigate through the website. This information is collected site-wide, and includes anonymous website statistics. When you visit our website our system automatically collects information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, domain names, referring and exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of these page views, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. We use this information to analyze trends, improve our website, track user movement and enhance the services we provide.
• The following describes the types of information we may collect about you, and how we use and maintain that information:

Contact Information

• The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC may collect personal information about users. Any personal information (such as your name, e-mail address, or story) provided by users may be used by The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC or its respective affiliates, employees, agents, third-party content providers, third-party service providers, technical providers, or licensors, if any, as they may determine, without any compensation or consideration to the user. Further, by a user submitting content to The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC, which may include the user name, photos, text, or otherwise, such user grants The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC the right to review and categorize such content and to use such content in connection with its web activities. If The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC desires to use the user's content other than in connection with its web activities, the user will be notified via e-mail, telephone or regular mail of its desire and a formal agreement will be negotiated. We will not print or use your story without your written permission.

Other Information

• We may retain any data you provide to us in an e-mail, letter or other inquiry, for any of the purposes we use other information collected on our websites, including for tracking the types of questions that we receive.

Security

• Whenever The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC handles information that you enter on our websites, regardless of where this occurs, we will take steps to make certain that your information is treated with respect, securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
• Regrettably, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we are dedicated to protecting your personal information, The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC is unable to ensure the security of information you transmit to us on the internet. Therefore, you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your internet transmission, we do our best to ensure your information's security on our system.

When Your Information Will Be Shared Or Disclosed

• We routinely provide your name, mailing address, and e-mail address to unaffiliated third parties that manage our mailing lists and prepare communications with users of our website. We do not sell your contact information to third party vendors.
• We will comply with any subpoenas, court orders or other legal processes for any of the information about you in our possession, and we may use such information to establish or exercise our legal rights, or to defend against legal claims.
• We may provide aggregate information, such as the number of users who visit a particular linked site, to other parties.
• In addition, information about you in our possession may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, sale of company assets, or transition of service to another provider, as well as in the unlikely event of insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership in which your personal information would be transferred as one of the business assets of the company.

Children's Privacy

• Although our websites may be accessed by children under the age of 13, we will not knowingly collect or use any personal information from such children without the consent of a parent or guardian. If we become aware that we have collected any personal information from children under 13 and have not received consent from a parent or a guardian, we will promptly delete such information from our databases.

Other Websites

• Our websites may have links to other websites. Please be aware that The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. Each website should be checked for its own privacy policy. Any information you share with such a website is subject to its policies and practices and is independent of The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC

Changes To This Policy

• The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC may update this privacy policy from time to time. Whenever a change to this policy is significant, we will place a prominent notice on our websites.

Governing Law

• When you choose to visit our websites or otherwise provide information to The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC, you agree that any dispute over privacy or the terms contained in this privacy policy will be governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. You also agree to arbitrate such disputes and to abide by any limitation on damages contained in our Terms of Use or other agreement we have with you.

Update Information And Suggestions

• If you would like to update or correct any information that you have provided to The Veterans' PTSD Project, LLC through your use of our websites or otherwise, or you have suggestions for improving this privacy policy, please send an email to  admin@veteransptsdproject.com.
• Thank you for taking the time to read our Privacy Policy. Please do not hesitate to contact us any time with your questions; your feedback is important to us.