Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
It is our policy that the BASIS Online subscriber and/or website visitor names will not be sold to or shared with any third party.
Terms of Use and Privacy Agreement
Please read this Terms of Use and Privacy Agreement ("Agreement") carefully before using www.basisonline.org ("Website"), a website maintained by the Division on Addiction at Cambridge Health Alliance, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Your use of the Website indicates your acceptance of this Agreement.
We encourage public, nonprofit, and educational organizations to link to our web site or use our materials for training and discussion. We encourage the reproduction and free dissemination of our materials; however, individuals and organizations should not change materials in any way and should give proper credit.
When reproducing material from this site, please credit it as:
Article name (year). From the Journal Name in BASIS, a website of the Division on Addiction at Cambridge Health Alliance, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (www.divisiononaddictions.org).
Member Information and Privacy
The BASIS Online has created this Privacy Statement to help demonstrate its commitment to privacy. This Statement describes the BASIS information gathering and dissemination practices for the Website.
The BASIS does not automatically collect any personally identifiable information, such as name, address, or e-mail address, about visitors to the Website. Personally identifiable information about visitors to the Website is collected only when voluntarily submitted. By voluntarily submitting such personal information, the user is consenting to receive emails from the BASIS from time to time regarding various events or promotions. If, at any time, the user does not wish to receive email from the BASIS, the user may send a message to basis@basisonline.org requesting the cessation of such email messages.
The BASIS reserves the right to track non-personal information about users of its Website, including without limitation: the user’s previous URL (whether this URL is on its Website or not), the user’s subsequent URL (whether this URL is on its Website or not), the Internet browser used, the type of operating system used, the user’s location, and the user’s IP address. A user’s IP address is used for system administration purposes and to track a user’s session, in order to give the BASIS an understanding as to which parts of its Website users are visiting. Many sites automatically collect this information. The BASIS may use such non-personal information for purposes including but not limited to improving the content of its Website, marketing, advertising, or research purposes.
This privacy policy will remain in effect indefinitely except with prior notice of a change in policy.
General Compliance with Laws
All users shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, and regulations regarding use of this Website.
Links To and From Other Websites
The BASIS generally welcomes links to its Website. You may establish a link to the Website, provided that the link does not state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your website or its contents by the BASIS, Cambridge Health Alliance, The President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, or by any group or individual related to or affiliated with the BASIS. You must obtain express written consent from the BASIS in order to use on your website any Content provided on the BASIS Website.
The BASIS may include links to other Internet sites solely as a convenience to users of its Website. The BASIS does not necessarily endorse any such websites or the information, material, products, or services contained on or accessible through such websites. Users access and use such websites, including information, material, products, and services therein, solely at the users’ own risk. The BASIS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other Internet sites.
Changes to the Privacy Statement
The BASIS may make improvements or changes in the information, services, products, and other materials on www.basisonline.org, or terminate www.basisonline.org, at any time without notice. The BASIS may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified agreement.
Disclaimers
Your use of the Website is at your own risk. The BASIS makes no warranties or representations as to the Content and assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions therein. The BASIS also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Website or your downloading of any materials from the Website.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this Website, or your dealings with this Website, please contact basis@divisiononaddictions.org.
