Privacy Policy
Greetings! If you have selected this page, it means you want to learn how we process your personal data at NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org and how we protect your privacy. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website including newsletter subscriptions, emails, cookies.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org acknowledges and respects the privacy of users of the NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org website (“Website”). This Privacy Policy sets forth the information collection, use, storage, and disclosure practices applicable to the Website. By using our Website, or registering with us, you are confirming that you have read, understand, and agree to the Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right to modify and update the Privacy Policy on an as needed basis, and will post notice of any such modifications on the Website. You can review our most recent Privacy Policy. If you use the Website after any such modification or update to the Privacy Policy, you consent to those modifications or updates. Modifications will not be applied retroactively.
Personal Data We Collect.
If you register with us in order to place access our online resources or participate in content collaboration, we will collect your email address, first and last name, phone number, and any relevant professional credentials.
If you make a financial contribution, NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org will not store your credit card number, and NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org, its owners, employees, and contractors do not have access to your credit card information. Your credit card data is transmitted to our payment gateway, Authorize.net, using encrypted means.
If you make a payment arrangement using other means, NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org and its owners, employees, and contractors only have access to what information you share with us. You share your personal information at your own discretion.
Computer Data We Collect.
Additionally, NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org automatically collects certain non-personal computer or device-related information from visitors to the Website, including the operating system (e.g. Mac OS, iOS, Windows, Android), the visitor’s IP address, and the web browser (e.g. Safari, Firefox, Chrome) (collectively “Computer Information”) and potentially referring services such as a social media platform, hyperlink, or other internet location that referred visitors to our Website. We occasionally analyze this data to determine where our users are referred from.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org does not collect your IP address for marketing purposes, however in the event of misuse of our Website or pending litigation or issue with law enforcement we reserve the right to access your IP address or location.
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
How We Use Data We Collect.
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org is the “Data Controller” of the Personal Information you provide and the Computer Information collected from your device. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org processes the Personal Information and Computer Information received in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
The legal bases for the processing of Personal Information and Computer Information by NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org include enforcement of our agreements, or fulfillment of our obligations under our agreements, including:
- Providing you with content and services that you have requested
- Account management and administrative matters
- To send transactional messages pursuant to a given user’s contributions, purchases and subscriptions
- User support
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org’s legitimate service interests, including:
- Providing you with content, software and services that you have requested
- Identity verification and fraud prevention
- Analysis, troubleshooting and improvement of our website and services
- Customization of the website in accordance with stated user preferences
- Contacting you pursuant to your affirmative requests
- Sending you news, product announcements, special offers and other marketing communications, in compliance with applicable law
- Customer support
To comply with applicable law, including:
- Responding to requests from law enforcement or governmental entities
- In connection with audits
- In connection with litigation
- To prevent fraud, security breaches, or piracy
Contact Forms.
When you contact NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org using a form on the Website, you provide a name and email address for the purposes of contributing content and responding to inquiries. This personal data will never be used for marketing purposes, nor will NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org ever distribute, sell, rent, commercially exploit or otherwise broadcast your personal information entered on a contact form.
“Cookies”.
“Cookies” (which may be HTML files, Flash files, scripts, or other technology) are text files that help store user preferences and activity. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org may place cookies on your computer or other device when you visit the Website. These cookies contain information about your user preferences and your experience with this Website necessary for the propagation of content and the navigation of this Website and its online storefront. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org uses cookies to help tailor and customize the website for its users, to allow users to leave and return without logging in every time, and to enable users to use shopping carts and other e-commerce features. The use of cookies is an industry standard; many websites use them. Please note that many sections of the Website require cookies to function properly; disabling them may limit the functioning of the Website for you.
If you do not wish to receive cookies, or want to be notified when they are placed, you may set your web browser to do so if your browser so permits. The only way to completely “opt out” of the collection of any information through cookies or other tracking technology is to actively manage the settings on your browser or mobile device. You may consult your browser’s or mobile device’s technical information for instructions on how to delete and disable cookies, and other tracking/recording tools.
Newsletters.
You have the opportunity to provide your email address to NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org in order to receive communications such as announcements of new content, resources and services, updates to the Website, and special offers. These email communications are sent in accordance with applicable laws, and where your consent is required by law, we will obtain your permission before sending any such communication. Your consent may be withdrawn at any time. All such messages will feature unsubscribe links in the footer.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org may feature third party advertisements on the Website, and occasionally include marketing communications on behalf of third parties in our newsletters. Third party advertisements and third party marketing may include events, workshops, speaking engagements, and products of colleagues, students, affiliated companies, and educational institutions that NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org maintains a relationship with and pertain to natural medicine and the history of medicine. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org will never distribute, sell, rent, commercially exploit or otherwise broadcast your personal information obtained for the purposes of a newsletter to those third parties.
Disclosure of Information.
Disclosure of Information. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org may store and disclose personal information as allowed or required by applicable law, including making disclosures that are necessary or advisable to (a) protect the rights, safety, or property of NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org or others and (b) comply with legal processes or regulatory requirements. We may also transfer your information to any affiliated business, and in the event of a merger or acquisition or asset sale, your information may be disclosed to the acquiring entity. Without your express approval, however, NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org will not distribute, sell, rent, commercially exploit or otherwise broadcast your personal information, although we may collect and/or provide aggregate statistics about our Website, products, services, and users to other parties.
Disclosure of Information to Service Providers.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org uses several third party providers, listed below (herein referred to as the “Provider”), to provide this Website. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org may disclose information to these service providers in order to provide our Website and services to you. Our agreements with these service providers prohibit them from using the information. NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org provides to them for no purpose other than providing the Website and the products and services featured therein, and require them to keep that information confidential. We encourage you to review the privacy policies and information collection practices of our service providers.
- DreamHost
- Google Analytics
- Klaviyo
- YouTube
- Vimeo
Security and Additional Privacy
Security.
Keeping your information secure is of great concern to us. We exercise care in facilitating the transmission of information between your device or computer and our Website (or the third party servers that operate and store information for the Provider). Any personally identifiable information collected by the Provider is stored in operating environments that are not available to the public. While we have mechanisms in place to safeguard your personal information after we receive it, no transmission of data over the internet can be 100% secure.
Child Online Privacy Protection Act.
This Website is not for or directed towards children. While this Website is not intended for anyone under the age of 18, we do not intend to and will not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 are prohibited from using this Website. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under the age of 13, we will remove that information immediately and delete it from our servers (subject to applicable law and this Privacy Policy). If you believe content from a child under the age of 13 has been posted to this Website, please notify us by contacting us at collaborate@naturesmedicinethr
California Privacy Rights and Do Not Track Notice.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits users who are California residents to obtain from us once a year, free of charge, a list of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information (if any) for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and you wish to make such a request, please send an e-mail with “California Privacy Rights” in the subject line to collaborate@naturesmedicine
Your Data Rights.
Accessing, Updating, or Deleting User Content and Your Personal Information. If you have a registered account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address).
If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product related services to you. Any membership or other service provided by this Website will be erased and no refund will be given.
You may access, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us at collaborate@naturesmedicinethr
GDPR Rights.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org permits residents of the European Union to use this Website, including purchase its products and use its services. Therefore, it is the intent of NaturesMedicineThroughTime.org to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation. For more details please see here: EU GDPR Information Portal.
NaturesMedicineThroughTime
4720 SW Watson Avenue
Beaverton OR 97005
collaborate@naturesmedicinethr
(Revised: July 17, 2023)
