Legal Notice & Disclaimer

The material on this website is provided as general information only and is not intended to provide specific health related advice for any individual and should not be relied upon in that regard.

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information on this website, the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, Help Fight RA is not responsible in any way for any inaccuracy or for damages or loss whatsoever arising out of the use of this website or the information provided on this website. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, Help Fight RA reserves the right to discontinue, change or modify this website at any time without notice.

Users are responsible for ensuring that any information they use is appropriate to their purposes. This information is not meant as a substitute for qualified professional medical advice. Users should continue to seek information from a qualified medical professional specific to their situation.

Last Update 05/23/2018

Privacy Policy

It is our policy to respect the privacy of the people who access and use our website. Your accessing and continued use of our Site and Services constitutes your consent to and acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to information that you provide to us through the Site and our Services, and when you access, download, purchase or use any information, services, products or content appearing on the Site. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Any reference to us, our, we or similar words shall refer to The Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, Help Fight RA and any of its affiliates or affiliated websites.

It is our policy to respect the privacy of the people who access and use our website. Your accessing and continued use of our Site and Services constitutes your consent to and acceptance of the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to information that you provide to us through the Site and our Services, and when you access, download, purchase or use any information, services, products or content appearing on the Site. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. You should consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Any reference to us, our, we or similar words shall refer to The Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, Help Fight RA and any of its affiliates or affiliated websites.

As used in this policy, the terms “using” and “processing” information include using cookies on a computer, subjecting the information to statistical or other analysis and using or handling information in any way, including, but not limited to collecting, storing, evaluating, modifying, deleting, using, combining, disclosing and transferring information within our organization or among our affiliates within the United States or internationally.

INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE

When you register to book a service of the Site and in the course of using the Site, you may voluntarily submit personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you and administer your account (“Personal Information”). Personal information may include, but is not limited to, your name, phone number and e-mail address.

Personal Information is used for the following purposes: (i) to provide and improve our services, features and content; (ii) to administer your use of our services and your account; (iii) to enable users to enjoy and easily navigate the Site; (iv) to better understand your needs and interests; (v) to fulfill requests you may make; (vi) to personalize your experience; (vii) to provide service announcements; and (viii) to provide you with further information and offers from us that we believe you may find useful or interesting, including newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information on related services. If you decide at any time that you no longer wish to receive such communications, please contact us. We do not share your information with third parties.

As you use the Site, our servers automatically record information that the browser sends whenever it points to a Site or online service (“Log Data”). Log Data may include, but is not limited to, your computer’s Internet Protocol address, browser type, the web page you were visiting before you came to one of the Site and information you search for on a Site. We use this information to monitor and analyze use of the Site and Services, for technical administration, to increase functionality and user-friendliness, and to better tailor it to our visitors’ needs. For example, some of this information is collected so that when you visit the Site again, it will recognize you and serve information appropriate to your interests.

Like many websites, we use “cookies” to collect information. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Site or all functionality of the services.

INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We will not disclose to any unauthorized third party a member’s name or contact information. We will also not monitor, edit or disclose the contents of any member’s information unless required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on us; (2) protect and defend our rights or property; (3) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public; (4) to prevent or stop any activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical, inappropriate or legally actionable; or (5) fix or debug problems with our servers/software/service.

Even with all the appropriate precautions we take to protect your information, we recommend you refrain from sending private information or Personal Information by e-mail, chat, or other messaging services.

Online Payments & SECURITY

Safe & Secure Online Donations & Payments:
Donations and payments are protected by a 256-bit SSL/TLS encrypted connection. Credit card details are not stored on our server. All donations and payments are processed via PayPal/Braintree and/or Stripe, depending on selection.

We employ administrative, physical and electronic measures designed to safeguard and protect your information from unauthorized access and disclosure including encrypting your communication by utilizing Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) certificates.

We will make any legally required disclosures of any breach of the security, confidentiality, or integrity of your unencrypted electronically stored “personal data” (as defined in applicable state statutes on security breach notification) to you via email or conspicuous posting on this Services in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, insofar as consistent with (i) the legitimate needs of law enforcement or (ii) any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy please contact us.

Last update 05/23/2018