This privacy policy explains how Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists (“MSHP”) uses any personal information we collect about you when you use the mashp.org website (the “Service”).

What information do we collect about you?

MSHP does not collect any personal information from users browsing its website. We do collect basic information via cookies about how visitors use our site, such as pages visited, technical information about your device, website traffic patterns, and server-usage statistics. The data is used to personalize your experience and improve the website and service for our visitors. Website usage information is collected using cookies.

Members and customers of MSHP are asked to register on the site and provide limited information.  This information is submitted voluntarily. MSHP asks users to provide their name and email address. Other personal information may be submitted to MSHP through membership applications, donations, event registrations, online purchases, abstract and/or poster submissions, member profiles, surveys, and related transactions and form submissions. Additionally, for some emails sent in HTML format by MSHP, we collect specific information regarding what the recipient does with that email. In those cases, we monitor the user’s email address, whether the user clicks though to links provided in the message, the date and time of the user’s click through, the name of the link or source from which the message was sent, the tracking URL number and the destination page.

How do we use the information we collect about you?

We may use the information we gather on you, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the following business purposes:

• Personalization: Generally, MSHP and its direct subsidiaries use data collected to improve its own web content; to respond to visitors’ interests, needs and preferences; and to develop new products and services.
• Research: We may use your information for research, statistical analysis, to develop new products and services, and to enhance user experience.
• Fulfillment: We use the information to provide the contracted services you have requested; to register you as a member and provide ongoing membership services and benefits to you, as part of your membership purchase; to fulfill other orders, requests, and registrations, including processing payments.
• Disclosures to Third Parties: MSHP may also provide limited data to third parties that offer products and services. These limited data include names, email addresses, and home and/or business state and country. Users may request MSHP not disclose the data to third parties by contacting MSHP at admin@mashp.org or (978) 364-5060.
• Marketing: We would like to send you information about products and services of ours and other companies which may be of interest to you. If you have consented to receive marketing, you may opt out at a later date. You have a right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your information to others. 
• Consent to Use Personal Information: For the purposes of the Data Protection Act(s) 1984 and 1998 (as applicable), MSHP or its agents must store, host and otherwise process the information (including personal data) supplied by the user when registering for this website. MSHP may send such data outside the European Economic Area for processing. If you reside in the European Union, please indicate your consent that the personal information you have provided may be transferred and stored in countries outside of the EU, including the United States. User supplies as defined above when registering for the website to allow MSHP (or its designated agents) to use the information to send the user unsolicited direct mail advertisements, promotions, and solicitations for third parties’ products and services.
• Credit Card Account Information: MSHP does not store credit card account information provided by its members and customers. When members and customers choose to pay using their credit cards, MSHP submits the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse.

Access to Your Information and Correction

You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email or write to us at 85 Swanson Road, Suite 135, Boxborough, MA 01719. We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Links to Other Websites

Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website, so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policy.

Children’s Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18.

Security

The security of your personal information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We have implemented commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration or disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat those measures or use your personal information for improper purposes.

Your Californian Rights

FOR RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA ONLY. Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code requires select businesses to disclose policies relating to the sharing of certain categories of your personal information with third parties. If you reside in California and have provided your personal information to MSHP, you may request information about our disclosures of certain categories of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Such requests must be submitted to us by email at admin@mashp.org or write to us at 85 Swanson Road, Suite 135, Boxborough, MA 01719.

How Long Do We Retain Your Data?

We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

In some circumstances we may anonymize your personal information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research, product development or improvement, or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.

Where do we Store Your Personal Information?

The personal information that you provide to us is generally stored on servers located in the United States. If you are in another jurisdiction, you should be aware that once your personal information is submitted through our website, it will be transferred to our servers in the United States and that the United States currently does not have uniform data protection laws in place.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted online. 

Contact MSHP

Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information, we hold about you by email at admin@mashp.org or write to us at 85 Swanson Drive, Suite 135, Boxborough, MA 01719