Privacy

Some features of our site require users to register and provide certain personal information. If you are not comfortable with this, you can choose not to use this part of the site. When the registration form is presented to you, we clearly indicate what information is required for the particular feature, and what information is optional.

Asbestos Now site administrators have access to information you provide when you register but this is for purposes of administering these public services.

When you register for services other than e-mail publications, you will be asked to choose a user name and a password. This password ensures your identify and allows you to change your personal information and options. All registration information, beyond registering for e-mail publications, is sent encrypted via secure socket layers (ssl), so that information cannot be intercepted and read.

If they so choose, users may provide us with additional demographic and related information. This data helps us understand who our users are so that we can develop new features and services. We do not share information provided in this manner that can identify individuals without an individual's consent, unless required by law.

You can be removed from our registration database at any time by contacting us.

Message boards as public forums We require all users to identify themselves and register with the site prior to participation on a message board. Users are allowed to select their own screen name. This registration process is private and protected.

However, the message boards are public forums; any information that is disclosed during these forums is public information. Thus, please exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Links to other sites This site contains links to other sites that we believe may be valuable to our users. While we try to review each site prior to providing a link, Asbestos Now is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites.

Web site statistics and reports We do not track information on a specific individual. We do, however, track and report aggregate statistics regarding usage of Asbestos Now. This is required to see what areas of our site are popular and what areas and processes need improvement.

Specifically, we track total number of…

* pages viewed on our site
* visitors to the site and/or a specific section of the site
* repeat visitors to the site and/or a specific section of the site
* new visitors to the site and/or a specific section of the site

This aggregate data may be shared internally or externally with organizations similar to ours.