LungCancerOption.com is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our Web site. We also recognize that our visitors, and the parents of children visiting our site, deserve a high level of assurance that any personally identifying information they choose to share will not be used or transferred without their express consent.

The LungCancerOption.com Community
LungCancerOption.com Community resources are provided free of charge. The community offers access to cancer news, education and research, support groups and secure exchange areas.

Collection of Information
LungCancerOption.com respects the privacy of each individual who visits this Web site and does not collect or share any personal information with a third party.

LungCancerOption.com does collect a limited amount of information on the general usage patterns of the Web site to improve the overall performance and design of the site. LungCancerOption.com does track the amount of traffic to the Web site, including, but not limited to average length of visit, estimated number of visitors' and number of page views. The information collected includes standard server log information, such as IP address, pages viewed, browser type and time of access. LungCancerOption.com collects this information on an aggregate basis only and information collected is not identified with individual users.

LungCancerOption.com also conducts voluntary reader polls and / or surveys to help us identify user interests and opinions. Participation in these polls and / or surveys is completely voluntary and does not individually identify any responses or opinions with individual users.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are bits of electronic information which a Web site can transfer to a visitor's hard drive to help tailor and keep records of his or her visit at the site. Cookies allow Web site operators to better tailor visits to the site to the visitor's individual preferences. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many major Web sites use them. You can choose to set your browser to notify you whenever you are sent a cookie. This gives you the chance to decide whether or not you would like to accept it. LungCancerOption.com uses cookies to help provide its visitors with a better experience on our site.

Cookies are short text files that contain a unique random number that allows an online service to track usage, but are not linked to any personally identifiable information about the individual user. If a user chooses to configure their browser to disable cookies, this will not seriously affect the use of the site. Without cookies enabled, users can browse the LungCancerOption.com Web site without changing its overall functionality.

Security
LungCancerOption.com has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. When the user completes the LungCancerOption.com registration form online to purchase products, the personal data is sent immediately to the Company's secure database. The LungCancerOption.com customer database resides in a highly protected facility with sophisticated security systems and tightly controlled physical access. Any employee or affiliate requiring access to technology relating to user information is assigned a username and password by LungCancerOption.com management. This access is reviewed regularly and assignees are required to participate in ongoing education as to the importance of safeguarding user information.

Credit Card Verification
LungCancerOption.com utilizes the services of a third party to insure that all credit card transactions are verified, Authorize.Net (http://www.authorize.net). Founded in 1996, Authorize.Net Corporation has rapidly become a leading provider of Internet-based transaction services with thousands of online and traditional business customers around the world. Authorize.Net Corporation has also formed strategic alliances with leading financial institutions and technology partners to deliver the most comprehensive online authorization and processing services in the industry. To view Authorize.Net's privacy policy, please visit: http://www.authorizenet.com/company/docs/privacy

All personal data and credit card information is encrypted using SSL encryption technology before being sent over the Internet, making it virtually impossible for your information to be stolen or intercepted while being transferred to LungCancerOption.com. Certain privileged employees can access individual information that is password protected with SSL encryption in order to provide proper customer service to LungCancerOption.com customers.

External Links
LungCancerOption.com may create links to the Web sites of its partners, sponsors and / or affiliates. In order to provide visitors with greater value, LungCancerOption.com may provide links to various third party Web sites. Even if an affiliation exists between LungCancerOption.com and that destination site, LungCancerOption.com exercises no authority over linked sites, each of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures.

LungCancerOption.com will make every effort to link only to sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual's right to privacy. However, LungCancerOption.com is not responsible for any privacy issues on the linked sites and individual's should access external Web sites at their own risk and review each Web site's privacy policy.

Other Web sites that are not associated or authorized by LungCancerOption.com may have links leading to http://www.LungCancerOption.com. LungCancerOption.com cannot control these links and is not responsible for any content appearing on these sites.

Policies - Children 12 and Under
LungCancerOption.com is an educational Web site. However, the Company is sensitive to protecting children online and does not promote viewing to children under the age of 13. LungCancerOption.com encourages parents to take an active role in monitoring their children's online activities.

Third Parties
LungCancerOption.com has partnerships will different companies that provide value to the users and the Web site. If a user elects to purchases a service or product from a third party on the LungCancerOption.com Web site, the third party may elect to send the user e-mail confirmation and / or product specials, promotions, etc. Listed below are the companies and organizations that contribute content and / or health management tools to the LungCancerOption.com Web site:

• National Cancer Institute (NCI) - (http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov) provides comprehensive cancer related education and information to the LungCancerOption.com Web site. Privacy policy: http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/aboutsite.html#privacy
• Screaming Media - provides a global infrastructure technology platform for the aggregation, distribution and seamless integration of digital content and provides the LungCancerOption.com Web site the latest lung cancer-specific information. Privacy policy: http://www01.screamingmedia.com/en/privacy_policy.php

LungCancerOption.com does not share any personally identifiable information with any of the third parties listed above.

Communication
Currently, LungCancerOption.com does not distribute any online correspondence to its Web site visitors.

If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please e-mail feedback@lungcanceroption.com.

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