What Information Can HFM Collect?

When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.

1.    Personal Information You Choose to Provide: Credit Card Information

If you choose to purchase services, participate in events and/or make charitable donations, you may need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:

name, mailing address, email address, credit card number, home and business phone number

In addition to providing the foregoing information to our partners, if you choose to correspond further with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.

2.    Web Site Use Information

Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site collects information about how our Web site is used. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.

How Does HFM Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our activities, providing advocacy services and making available services to the bleeding disorder community. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The technology used to send you news updates, press releases and service offers is developed and managed under traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of the bleeding disorder community. As a consumer of services and as a participant in events, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers.

Under no condition shall your information be shared with or sold to outside companies.

Under no condition shall your contact information be shared with or sold to strategic marketing alliances or partnerships with third parties.

If you desire not to receive these services, then you can remove yourself by clicking on a response box at the bottom of the message or by sending Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan an email request at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

How Does HFM Secure Information Transmissions?

When you send confidential personal credit card information to us on our Web site, a secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. The information is scrambled en route and decoded once it reaches our Web site.

How Does HFM manage non-secure Information Transmissions?

Other email that you may send to us may not be secure unless we advise you that security measures will be in place prior to your transmitting the information. For that reason, we ask that you do not send confidential information such as credit card or account numbers to us through an unsecured email.

How Does HFM Protect Your Information?

Information Security: We utilize encryption/security software to safeguard the confidentiality of personal information we collect from unauthorized access or disclosure and accidental loss, alteration or destruction.

Evaluation of Information Protection Practices: Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed for compliance with corporate policies and procedures governing the security, confidentiality and quality of our information.

Employee Access, Training and Expectations: Our corporate values, ethical standards, policies and practices are committed to the protection of customer information. In general, our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons, processes and transactions.

How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?

You may review and approve the information about you collected upon registration in our customer database. Upon request, we will remove that information from our customer database or change/correct personal information that you state is erroneous.

Disclosure of Information to Outside Parties?

HFM may provide aggregate information about our customers Web site traffic patterns and related Web site information to our affiliates or reputable third parties, but this information will NEVER include personally identifying data.

What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?

Only when legally compelled to do so we may disclose information when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to HFM Web Site?

HFM is not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.

Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Web site to another Web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other Web site, including Web sites which have a link on our Web site, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.

Your Consent

By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our Web site to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.

Privacy Contact

Questions regarding this policy should be directed to Carrie Bowler, Program Associate This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .