1. Introduction

Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. Because we gather certain types of information about the users of The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis’s sites and services, we want to ensure that you fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we gather and how we use it. This privacy policy applies to all the Institute’s sites – that is all sites within the “ipraa.org” domain name.

1. What Information Does The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis Collect?

Personal information 
If you register for an email newsletter, or to buy a publication, data or join a discussion group, you will be asked for personal information, such as your name, email address, and organization. The information provided is used for technical and customer administration of the site only and isn’t shared with third parties.

The Institute uses a contractual fulfillment vendor to process and ship orders, and a credit card processing service to bill users for goods they purchase. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Non-personally identifiable information 
The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis has contracted with a third-party vendor to track and analyze non-personally identifiable information about the usage of the Institute sites. All data collected by the vendor, is owned and used by The Institute of Policy Research & Analysis.

Information collected is non-personally identifiable, and only summaries of visitor’s behavior is produced. Examples of this type of information include statistics on which pages are most popular and which are least popular. The information collected cannot be traced back to a particular individual.

The purpose of this data collection is so that The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis can better understand the preferences of its visitors and improve its site and services. This information collected is never connected with any personal information you supply to us if you register on our website.

Use of cookies 
When you register for one of our services, The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis sets a cookie, a small bit of code stored on your computer’s hard drive that enables you to manage your subscriptions and online profile. By setting this cookie, The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis will remember you the next time you visit and won’t have to bother you by asking questions you have already answered (like address information). Additionally, the vendor we use for the analysis of the non-personally identifiable usage, uses cookies to track behavior and sets cookies on behalf of The Institute of Policy Research & Analysis.

You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits, although in that case you may not be able to use certain features on the site and may be required to re-enter information more frequently to use certain services on the website.

IP Addresses 
In addition, The Institute of Policy Research & Analysis also records your IP address, which is the Internet address of your computer, and information such as your browser type and operating system. This information helps us learn about the geographical distribution of our website visitors and the technology they use to access our site. This information is never connected with the personal information you supply to us if you register on our website.

Intranet 
The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis operates intranet, a membership site.

To participate to the discussion forums, users are required to disclose their name and email address. This information is not used for commercial purposes, is not shared with third parties and is only used for site administration. Note to parents: Parents have the right to have their child’s information deleted from our systems upon written notification.

III. What If I Don’t Want to Share My Information?

Registering on our site is optional. If you choose not to register or provide personal information, you can still use The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis’s web site. However, you will not be able to purchase items or receive email newsletters. The Institute views the customer information that it collects as a trusted asset for which we take great care in not misusing.

If you register for a newsletter, forum, consultation, or conference the Institute will not share, sell, distribute or rent your information to anyone. If you enter into a transaction on our Publications web site, your information will not be shared.

1. Security

The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis employs a range of technologies to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

1. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about The Institute of Policy Research and Analysis Privacy Policy, please contact us.

1. Notification of Changes

If there are any changes to this privacy policy, we will post them on our home page at: www.ipraa.org and in our publications check-out so that you are completely aware of how the changes will affect you.

Glossary

Cookie: A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Each web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. Once the user has closed the browser the cookie will no longer be accessed during that session.

IP Address: When your web browser or email application requests a web page or email from another computer on the Internet, it automatically gives that computer the address where it should send the information. This is called your computer’s “IP address.” (IP stands for “Internet protocol.”) For many users accessing the Internet from a dial-up Internet service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time you log on. The Institute of Policy Research & Analysis does this to learn about the geographical make-up of its web site traffic.