Privacy Policy

Heroes of Caring/Rheumatology Nurses Society (RNS) respects the privacy of our visitors to our website, the home page of which is located at www.heroesofcaring.org. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of any personal information you submit to us through our website. “Personal Information” is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and other information that is not otherwise publicly available. We will not disclose this information to any third party unless specifically authorized by you. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Heroes of Caring/RNS Terms of Use that you can find and incorporate this Privacy Policy by reference.

We do not disclose your Personal Information to any third party unless specifically authorized by you, or as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy. By providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to our using it for the purposes stated and to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy. You also agree that Heroes of Caring/RNS is free to use the content of any such communications, including any video, story, picture, for any purpose including posting to the Heroes of Caring website, use in printed material, and promotional use for Heroes of Caring.

We do not sell your Personal Information or share your information with other companies or organizations without your consent. The content of any communications you send to us is non-confidential, and we are under no obligation to refrain from reproducing, publishing, or otherwise using such content in any way or for any purpose; however, except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not reproduce, publish, or otherwise use your Personal Information in connection with such content.

As a resource to users, our Web site contains links to other sites that may offer useful information. When you visit such other sites, you will be subject to the privacy policies and terms of use of those sites. You understand and agree that all use of such other sites is solely at your own risk, and that we do not assume responsibility for the content of those sites, nor do we have any liability, of any nature whatsoever, regarding your use of such sites.

As you navigate our website, certain passive information may also be collected, including Internet Protocol addresses, cookies, and navigational data. This type of information is used for the purposes of gathering data to provide improved administration of our website, and to improve the quality of your experience when interacting with our website.

Although we currently do not have a parent company, any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively “affiliates”), we may have in the future. We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these affiliates, in which case we will require our affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. If we are acquired by another company, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy. We may (and you authorize us to) disclose information we have collected from and about you (including Personal Information) if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; (b) to enforce any agreement we may have entered into with you and to enforce the Privacy Policy; or (c) to protect and defend the rights or property of us, other users, or third parties. Our website is not designed for children under the age of 18. We do not deliberately gather Personal Information about visitors in this age group, and do not collect any information on this website with respect to age.

We use industry-standard methods to secure the communication of Personal Information from your computer to our servers. In addition, we use industry-standard methods of securing our databases of Personal Information, including the use of firewalls. Except as provided elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we limit access to Personal Information databases to those persons in our organization who have a business need for such access. You should know, however, that no company, including Horizon Pharma can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.

If you wish to change or have us delete the Personal Information you have provided us, please contact us at number indicated in the Contact Us section below.

By using this Web site you agree to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy as stated at the time you use this site. If we change or update this Privacy Policy in the future, the changes will be posted on this Web site so that you can know what personal information we collect and how we intend to use it. Any future access to this Web site subsequent to the posting of such changes will be deemed to be your acceptance of this Privacy Policy as amended. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.

Contact Us

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at 800-380-7081.

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