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PCS WEBSITE USER POLICY AGREEMENT

This site www.philcancer.org.ph with its home page in the domain "philcancer.org.ph" is the official website of the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc. (PCS) and is thus available to all users of the World Wide Web. Visitors to the website agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in this User Agreement. PCS reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time, without notice to you, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement (not an older cached version) each time you view the Website. Use of this Website constitutes your acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions, in their current form or as modified.

The Website service currently provides users access to an extensive amount of information, including, but not limited to, public forums, health and medical content, online tools, calendaring, email, to-do lists, bookmarks, other personalization features, book/publication offerings, and various communication tools. PCS assumes no responsibility or liability for the timeliness, deletion or failure to store any user communications or personalization data or settings.

As an option, users may register and create a personal account profile to provide more personalized information. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the user ID and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under their account. ACS does not retain liability or responsibility for such use.

Users acknowledge that PCS may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the PCS web site, including without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded content is retained by the web site. The maximum number of emails that can be sent or received by an account, the maximum disk space allotted on servers for an account, and the maximum duration for which an account can be accessed in a given period of time. You acknowledge that PCS has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other content maintained or transmitted by the PCS web site servers. You acknowledge PCS has the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that PCS reserves the right to change these general practices at any time with or without notice.

Registered User Conduct

You understand that all information, data, text, photographs, graphics, messages, or other materials ("Content") publicly posted is the sole responsibility of the person from which such content originated. This means that you, and not PCS, bear all risks and liabilities for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the service. You agree to not use the service to:

a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;

b. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation. (Posting the same note more than once can be considered "spam" or "spamming");

c. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

d. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;

e. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a PCS official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

f. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the website service;

g. disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;

h. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law;

i. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or

j. harvest or otherwise collect or store personal data about other users.

You acknowledge that PCS and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse, move, edit, or delete any content that is available via the website. PCS and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content regardless of whether such communication(s) violate the User Agreement. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
You acknowledge and agree that PCS may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the User Agreement; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of PCS, its users and the public.

User Submissions

By submitting communications or content to any part of this Site where such content would be viewable by the public (e.g. posting on a public forum/bulletin board or public chat or other public communication), you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes. Any submission to this Web site will be deemed and remain the property of PCS. You grant or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted PCS a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide non exclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed.

Termination

You agree that PCS, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of this Service, and remove and discard any content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if ACS believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this user agreement. You agree that any termination of your access may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that PCS may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar further access to such files or the service. Further, you agree that PCS shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the website services.

Medical Disclaimer

You acknowledge that the information on the Website is provided "as is" for general information only. It is not intended as medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with qualified health professionals who are familiar with your individual medical needs.

Disclaimer of Warranty

PCS makes no warranties of any kind regarding this Website, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.

Limitation of Liability

You agree that you will hold harmless PCS and its trustees, officers, employees, and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Website or the information contained in this Website or other websites to which it is linked. This includes, but is not limited to, information or materials viewed or downloaded from this Website or another website to which it is linked that appear to you or are construed by you to be obscene, offensive, defamatory, or that infringe upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will PCS or the contributors of information to this Website be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Endorsements

You acknowledge that the opinions and recommendations contained in this Website are not necessarily those of the PCS or endorsed by PCS. PCS may provide links on the Website to other websites which are not under the control of PCS. In general, any website which has an address (or URL) which does not contain "cancer.org" is such a website. These links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by PCS of the organization or individual operating the website or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the information on the website.

Usage of Content

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained on this web site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips is copyrighted by and proprietary to the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc., and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed, sublicensed, altered, stored for subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without PCS' prior written consent, except that the user may make such temporary copies in a single computer's RAM and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the website. The user may also make a single copy of the content displayed on any page of the website to be used by the user for personal and noncommercial uses which do not harm the reputation of the PCS, provided that the user does not remove any trademarks, copyright and any other notice contained in such content.

Trademarks

Philippine Cancer Society, the Philippine Cancer Society Logo Design, Best Dressed Women of the Philippines, Terry Fox Run, Alliance for Life, Reach to Recovery, Relay for Life Philippines are licensed service marks of the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc.

Jurisdiction

This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by PCS, which is headquartered in the City of Manila, Republic of the Philippines. By accessing this web site both you and PCS agree that the statutes and laws of the Philippines, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site.

Internet Privacy Policy

Privacy Statement

Our Commitment to Privacy

The Philippine Cancer Society (“PCS”) respects the privacy of every individual who visits www.philcancer.org.ph (“Web site”). This notice explains our online information practices. Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you with notice and choices about the collection and use of your information. To make this notice easy to find, links are provided at the bottom of our homepage and on every page within our Web site. Additionally, each page that requests personally identifiable information reminds you of the importance of your privacy and provides a link to the privacy policy. By visiting PCS at www.philcancer.org.ph, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.

Use of Cookies

We use cookies, small files that are sent to your Web browser and stored on your computer's hard drive, to improve your Web site experience. The cookie is used to speed up your access to the Web site and the information you wish to see, but it does not contain any personal information. The majority of Web browsers accept cookies, but the “help” menu on your browser should give you options for preventing, accepting, or receiving notice of new cookies. However, please be aware that if you block cookies, some Web site functionality may be lost.

Data Collection

We collect two types of information:

1. Standard Web server traffic pattern information. General traffic, site usage, and length of stay information is collected and stored in log files. This type of information is shared externally only on an aggregated basis.

2. Personal information. We do not collect personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. If you personalize a Web site, volunteer, order a book, request information, or donate, for example, we may collect the following information: first and last name, street address, city or municipality, province, zip code, telephone number, email address, and subject of inquiry.

Personal information may be needed for certain optional online activities:

Registration: If you choose to customize the Web site to your needs by becoming a registered www.philcancer.org.ph Web user, we retain the preferences you select so that you will not have to reenter the information each time you access our Web site. These preferences may include requests for email, news, information on specific cancer types, language preferences, and interest group selections (patient, medical professional, volunteer). You can access your profile by entering your user name and password each time you use the Web site. You are not required, however, to enter your name or mailing address.

If you register to participate in a PCS event, such as Relay For Life or Best Dressed Women of the Philippines, using our event registration site, we may ask you if you are a cancer survivor or donor. This information is useful for event purposes. Further, if you elect to use our referral service to inform a friend about the event registration site, we will ask you for your friend’s name and address. We will store this information in order to send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the site.
Contributions: If you choose to donate to our organization, we maintain a record of your contribution. Your financial information will be treated as “confidential.”

Requests: If you submit an online request for PCS collaterals such as free brochures, or submit a question through a “contact us” query, we may have to gather additional information from you to respond to your request. Such information will vary with the request but often includes name, shipping address, telephone number, and email address.
Public Forums: If you choose to participate in a chat room, discussion board, news group or another public forum that we make available to our users, please remember that any information that you disclose in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding whether or not to disclose your personal information.

Letter to Congress: If you choose to generate an email to your Congressional representative on our site, we receive a blind copy of the email. We may use your letter or information from your letter to further educate Members of Congress about our cancer advocacy priorities.

Data Use

We limit the use of information provided to us on our Web site to the following:

Internal Use

1. If you do not make a service request, donation, purchase, or otherwise identify yourself, we will have no personally identifiable information about you. We will only use aggregate information derived, in part, from your use of our site to improve our site and our service to you.

2. If you provide personal information, we may enter your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to:

o Complete voluntary surveys seeking feedback for quality and service improvement purposes.
o Supply you with information including cancer related health news, PCS programs, events and services.
o Request voluntary time or monetary contributions to PCS.
o Request your participation in an PCS research or poll study.

3. We collect the email addresses of those who communicate with us by email. Inquiries may be forwarded to the appropriate PCS department for response and may be entered into our constituent database. If your name is entered into the database, we may contact you (see (2) above).

External Use

Your health-related information is privileged and confidential and will not be shared or released to any organization or business entity other than those affiliated with or working in conjunction with PCS as follows:

1. We occasionally make our constituent names and postal addresses available to other reputable non-profit organizations. We have found this to be the most cost-effective method of increasing our database of potential constituents and hope that you value the information they send you. Your name is only available to these carefully screened organizations for a limited time and it is de-identified, such that it is not associated with the Philippine Cancer Society. Other organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their initial mailing. We do not share email addresses or health related data.

2. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service and prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose.

3. We have relationships with companies that conduct charitable sales promotions and commercial co-ventures that support us in our mission and activities. If you provide us with your mailing address, we may pass your contact information to these companies so that they may ask you if you are interested in receiving their services. Your choice to use their services will benefit us; the amount of money we receive from these entities as a result of your participation is disclosed at the time you are contacted about the service. You are under no obligation to respond and the companies are restricted from using your contact information for any other purpose.

Your Options

We respect your privacy and allow you to restrict internal and external sharing of your personal information. We recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we contact you and we offer the following options:

1. Do not contact me by telephone.
2. Do not contact me by postal mail.
3. Do not contact me by email.
4. Do not share my contact information with other non-profit organizations.
5. Do not contact me with fundraising requests supporting the American Cancer Society.
6. Limit your fundraising appeals to semiannual solicitations only.
7. Do not contact me or share my information with anyone.

Links Within Our Web Site

Internal Links

Because of the various programs and services at PCS, there are several privacy notices to inform our constituents of policies specific to the activity in which they are participating.

External Links

Our privacy policies apply only to your use of the PCS Web site. This site contains links to other sites, including sites that have a special relationship with us. We do not disclose personably identifiable information to those operating linked sites and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. Links to other sites do not imply an endorsement of the materials or policies on those Web sites. You should read the privacy policies of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be collecting about you.

This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on our Web site. It applies only to our on-line practices and does not encompass other areas of the organization. Please click on one of the links provided under Internal Links to read other PCS privacy statements. It applies to the on-line practices of PCS and its chartered affiliates located throughout the country. References to "Philippine Cancer Society", "PCS", "we", "us" and "our" are references to the Philippine Cancer Society, Inc. and its affiliates, staff and volunteers. We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by posting revisions. You agree to review the Privacy Policies each time you use our Web site so that you are aware of any modifications. By accessing or using the Web site, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the PCS Privacy Policy as posted at the time of your access or use.

Policy Updates

We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. If a material change is made to the policy, we will email all registered users at the email address provided at time of registration.

Policy on Collection And Use Of Personal Data

Privacy Statement

Our Commitment to Privacy

We are committed to protecting your privacy throughout the organization. This notice supplements our Online Privacy Statement and describes our practices for safeguarding personal information about the individuals who contact us by various means. We take great care to properly handle information about you.

How We Manage Information

Data Use

We limit the use of the information you provide to us to the following:

1. If you provide Contact Information, we enter your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to:
o Supply you with information including cancer related health news, Society programs and events.
o Request voluntary time or monetary contributions to the Society.
o Seek completion of voluntary surveys seeking feedback for quality and service improvement purposes.

2. We may make your postal Contact Information available to other reputable nonprofit organizations on a limited basis in exchange for limited access to the names and addresses of their constituents. We have found this to be the most cost effective method of reaching additional potential constituents and hope that you value the information they send you. Your name is only made available to these carefully screened organizations through third-party mailing agents for a limited use. Other organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their initial mailing. We do not share email addresses or Health Related Information.

3. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf. We only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service and we prohibit them from using that information for any other purpose.

4. We have relationships with companies that conduct charitable sales promotions that support the Society. If you provide us with your mailing address, we may make your postal Contact Information available to these companies on a limited basis through third-party mailing agents for a limited time or use so that they may ask you if you are interested in receiving their services. Your choice to use their services will benefit us. If you have provided us with Health-Related Information, your name will not be made available to third parties without your consent. The amount of money we receive from these entities as a result of your participation is disclosed at the time you are contacted about the service.

5. Aside from the above, we may disclose Contact Information we collect about you to third parties with your consent or at your direction.

Data Use

We do not share your Health Related Information outside of the organization, and access to this information is limited within the organization. We limit the use of the information you provide to us to the following:

1. If you provide Contact Information, we enter your name into our constituent database and contact you in order to:

o Supply you with information including cancer related health news, Society programs and events.
o Request voluntary time or monetary contributions to the Society.
o Seek completion of voluntary surveys seeking feedback for quality and service improvement purposes.

2. We may make your postal Contact Information available to other reputable non-profit organizations on a limited basis in exchange for limited access to the names and addresses of their constituents. We have found this to be the most cost effective method of reaching additional potential constituents and hope that you value the information they send you. Your name is only made available to these carefully screened organizations through third-party mailing agents for a limited use. Other organizations will not have continued access to your name and address unless you choose to respond to their mailing. We do not share email addresses or Health Related Information.

4. We have relationships with companies that conduct charitable sales promotions that support the Society. If you provide us with your Contact Information, we may make your postal Contact Information available to them on a limited basis through third-party mailing agents for a limited time or use so that they may ask you if you are interested in receiving their services. Your choice to use their services will benefit us. If you have provided us with Health Related Information your name will not be made available to third parties without your consent. The amount of money we receive from these entities as a result of your participation is disclosed at the time you are contacted about the service.

5. We may disclose information we collect about you to third parties with your consent or at your direction.

For details on how you may restrict the manner in which you are contacted, access to your information and data security, please see the section titled “Your Rights.”

Your Rights

Your Options

We recognize that you may wish to limit the ways in which we contact you so we provide the following options for restricting internal and external sharing of your Contact Information:

1. Do not contact me by telephone.
2. Do not contact me by postal mail.
3. Do not contact me by email.
4. Do not share my Contact Information with other organizations.
5. Do not contact me for fundraising purposes.
6. Limit your contact with me to semi-annual mailings only.
7. Do not contact me or share my information with anyone.

We welcome feedback and questions on this privacy statement. If for any reason you wish to contact us, send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or write to:

The Education and Information Division
Philippine Cancer Society
310 San Rafael Street, San Miguel
1005 City of Manila, Philippines

Linking Policy

Linking to www.philcancer.org.ph

The PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY encourages and permits text links to content on the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY web site, www.philcancer.org.ph. However, the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY is an organization committed to the highest ethics and standards, both in fact and appearance. Therefore, the linking should not (a) suggest that the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY promotes or endorses any third party's causes, ideas, political campaigns, Web sites, products or services, nor (b) use the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY copyrighted information or the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY logo, trademarks or service marks, other than such Relay For Life logo that is licensed by the AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, without the express written consent of the PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY, INC, nor (c) use the PHILCANCER CANCER SOCIETY content for commercial or fundraising purposes. We reserve the right to withdraw permission for any link at any time.

Links to Third Party Sites

The PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY has provided links to Internet sites maintained by third parties, over which THE PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY has no control. The PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY does not endorse the content, operators, products or services of such sites, and The PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY is not responsible or liable for the content, operators, availability, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from such sites. The PHILIPPINE CANCER SOCIETY shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, products or services available on or through such sites.