Privacy and Security Policies
We take your privacy and the security of your data seriously. The Privacy and Security Policies below spell out how we deliver on that promise.
These Policies apply to this site, Cure Multiple Sclerosis (www.CureMS.me), the Site, which is owned by Caramia Hartley of Antigua & Barbuda. Caramia also owns the associated site of Naked Multiple Sclerosis (www.NakedMS.me) for which similar Policies apply.
But Caramia and the Site cannot do everything to maintain your privacy and keep your data secure. You have to help too. Please see Your Part at the end.
These Policies and ‘Your Part’ form part of the Terms of Service of the Site.
If you have any questions or concerns about these policies, and your part, please Contact.
Privacy Policy
Information entered by you, or collected about you, on the Site, is confidential. At no time is any information held about you ever given, disclosed, sold or traded to any other group or individual, unless specifically requested by you, or unless to comply with applicable laws, a subpoena or other legal process.
The precautions taken to protect your information are described in Security Policy below.
Specific aspects of some information storage and use by the Site are:
In regard to email use, and your email address or addresses:
- No emails are sent by the Site to people who have not opted in for a Free Trial or other offer. (No email addresses are collected except for those of people who opt for such an offer.)
- You will not be spammed, nor will your email address be passed on to any group or individual who might spam you.
- You will be sent confirmation type emails.
- From time to time, you may be sent emails with new or significant items of site or MS News.
- You will not be pestered with marketing/sales emails.
- You can unsubscribe at any time from the News type emails via the unsubscribe link included in every email.
IP Address, Browser and Computer Information, Visit History
The IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer you use to access the Site; information about your browser, plus each action you take during a visit are recorded.
This information
- assists with security measures - suspicious activity can be tracked
- allows the potential provision of geographic alternatives on the Site
- helps in allocating affiliate scheme commissions if applicable
- provides data for statistical analysis of traffic, trends, marketing results, and server loads
- helps with site user interface design improvements
Cookies
A Cookie is a small computer file stored on your computer hard drive by your browser. The Site uses a cookie to allow you to be identified automatically when you return to the Site.
The Site cookie hold no personal information about you, just a coded session identifier.
Cookies are updated on every page view, and last for a year.
You may delete the Site cookie via your browser if you should wish.
Security Policy
Protecting your information to keep it from being accessed by unauthorised persons is a vital concern of Cure Multiple Sclerosis both for your sake and ours. Nothing would destroy the reputation of the Site faster than a security failure, so we take security very seriously. We hope that you will also.
Specifically:
Hosting
The Site is hosted with Hostgator in the USA, managed from Antigua & Barbuda.
Hostgator hosts approximately 2% of the world’s internet traffic and provides the following to enhance security for the Site:
- Servers always up to date for security and other updates
- Enterprise grade firewalls
- Redundant internet network connectivity via 10 backbone and fiber providers fro reliability and speed
- High levels of data centre physical security, system security, and operational security versus viruses, and other malware, detailed here.
The Site Itself
The Site has been developed with security in mind. Security starts with good design and programming.
No data received over the web by the Site is used without checking to ensure that it is harmless.
No Physical Transport or Storage of Your Data
Your data is never transported anywhere by physical means i.e. it is never copied to tape or DVD for transport by post or courier, and thus potential loss.
Instead, all Site data, stays within the secure Hostgator data center, or moves via an encrypted internet link to another secure data center for backup purposes. No physical offsite tape or DVD copies are kept.
Your Part
Cure Multiple Sclerosis cannot do everything to maintain your privacy and keep your data secure. You have to help too. Please:
- Take responsibility for any data that resides on your own computer or local network, as Cure Multiple Sclerosis has no control over that whatsoever.
- Keep your personal information including email address accurate and up to date.
- Do not respond to any email which asks you for sensitive information. (No email from the Site will ever ask you for such information.)
- Keep your own computer(s) up to date with updates.
- Run anti-virus software on your computer(s) and keep it up to date.