Privacy Policy
Massachusetts Vaccine Confidence Project has created this privacy policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to users’ privacy. This privacy policy describes the information we collect on the massvaccineconfidenceproject.org website (the “Site”) and what we do with that information.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Users are not required to provide MassVaccineConfidenceProject.org with any personally identifiable information. MassVaccineConfidenceProject.org does not obtain personally identifying information about visitors to our site unless users choose to provide such information. MassVaccineConfidenceProject.org receives personal information (such as name, e-mail, address, etc.) only from users who specifically and knowingly choose to provide such information by using the contact form or register as members.
COOKIE POLICY
By use of this Site, you accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. By using this Site you agree to the placement of cookies on your computer. If you do not wish to accept cookies from this site please either disable use of cookies on this Site (through your browser settings) or refrain from using the Site.
Overview of Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded by a browser when a site is visited. Cookies are returned to an originating site and/or third party site on subsequent visits. Cookies may serve several functions, including remembering user preferences, visited pages, time and dates, and other metrics. We use persistent and session cookies on this website. Our cookies are anonymous, containing no information that can identify you personally.
For further information regarding cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org, or www.aboutcookies.org.
Use of Cookies
The Site utilizes cookies for the following purposes: Analytics, SPAM protection, Displaying content from external platforms.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior to help us create a more useful and easy to use the Site.
Google Analytics (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Application, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Personal Data collected: Cookies and Usage Data. Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy– Opt Out
Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of this Site and interact with them. This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts (Google Inc.)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Inc. that allows this Application to incorporate content of this kind on its pages. Personal Data collected: Usage Data and various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy
SPAM protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of this Application, potentially containing Users’ Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
Akismet (Automattic Inc.)
Akismet is a SPAM protection service provided by Automattic Inc. Personal Data collected: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service. Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy
LINKS
The Site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.
SECURITY
The Site has high industry standard security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Although we take measures to protect the security of the information you submit to us on the Site, we cannot ensure the security of any information you transmit to us. You submit such information at your own risk and agree that we will not be liable for any damages or injury that may result from unauthorized access to your information.
Storing Your Personal Data
Data that is provided to us is stored on secure servers. Details relating to any personal information will be password-protected behind an authentication system, and all passwords are stored using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which is a specification for the encryption of electronic data established by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk. Contact us for more information related to the privacy of the information you provide online.
YOUR CONSENT
By using the Site, you agree to the terms of the privacy policy. We reserve the right to change the privacy policy from time to time. If we change the privacy policy, we will post the changes on this page so you are always informed about what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Your continued use of the Site after a change has been posted will constitute your agreement to such change in the privacy policy. This policy was last updated on 09/26/2022.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of the Site, or your dealings with the Site, you may Contact Us.