Website Privacy Policy

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s Privacy Policy informs users of sansum.org Internet site about how the site collects, stores, and uses personal information submitted via the site. By accessing sansum.org you agree to the terms of this privacy policy.

1. Collection of Information
Certain applications on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s website may require users to register or to provide personal information in order to make a commercial transaction, or to subscribe to a newsletter. Such personal information is not shared or sold to third parties.
To better understand the needs of our website users, we may also request demographic information. Entry of such information is optional and if you choose not to enter such information, you can successfully use these applications.

If we request demographic information, we will not share information about you as an individual with any other entity or third party. When we share demographic information with third parties, we will provide aggregate information only.

2. Mailing Lists
If you provide your e-mail address, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute may periodically contact you with special offers, updated information, and new services. Any group e-mails sent to you by Sansum Diabetes Research Institute give you the option to be removed from the e-mail mailing list.
Selected applications on our web site allow visitors to subscribe to our newsletter by providing their names and addresses to Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. If you provide Sansum Diabetes Research Institute with your mailing address or telephone number, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will send you Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s newsletter and/or subscription package and may also use your contact information to alert you to updated information and new programs. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, please contact Sansum Diabetes Research Institute.

3. Financial information Privacy
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will protect any personal financial information that you share with us. If you make a purchase on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute website, we will use your credit card number only to process your payment and will not use it for marketing purposes. For reasons of security, credit card information is not stored on our Web server. We will retain order information for our records, but this information is never shared with third parties.

4. Links
Our site may include links to other websites. We do not control the privacy policies of the destination sites. Once you leave our servers (you can check where you are by checking the URL in the location bar on your browser), use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting. That policy may differ from ours. If you can’t find the privacy policy of any of these sites via a link from the site’s homepage, you should contact the manager of that site for more information. Sansum Diabetes Research Institute is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of websites other than sansum.org.

5. Children
We do not solicit personal information from children. Pages specifically geared toward children will not request any personal or contact information.

6. Contact Us / How to update your personal information
You can help Sansum Diabetes Research Institute maintain the accuracy of your personal information by notifying us when you change your address, title, phone number, or e-mail address. Contact us via the information on sansum.org if you wish to update your information or if you no longer wish to receive communications from Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. Please include both your old and new contact information so that we can make the appropriate corrections.

7. Legal Disclaimer
Although we make every effort to protect and assure user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law. If we are required by court order or legal process to disclose your personal information, we will make every effort to advise you so that you may object to disclosure. To the extent possible, we will object to disclosure on your behalf and seek to limit the use of such information.
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute invites your comments or questions about this privacy policy. Please send them to our address listed above. Sansum Diabetes Research Institute may occasionally update this policy. Notice of revisions will be posted here.

Donor Privacy Policy

Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s Privacy Policy informs users of how the organization collects, stores, and uses personal donor information submitted to SDRI.

1. Collection of Information
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute may require donors to register or to provide physical addresses, phone numbers, and/or email in order to make a commercial transaction, donation, or to subscribe to a newsletter both online and offline. Such personal information (physical addresses, phone numbers, and/or email) is not shared or sold to third parties.

To better understand the needs of our donors, we may also request demographic information. Entry of such information is optional and if you choose not to enter such information, you can successfully use these applications.

If we request demographic information, we will not share information about you as an individual with any other entity or third party. When we share demographic information with third parties, we will provide aggregate information only.

2. Mailing Lists
If you provide your e-mail address, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute may periodically contact you with special offers, updated information, and new services. Any group e-mails sent to you by Sansum Diabetes Research Institute give you the option to be removed from the e-mail mailing list.
Selected events allow visitors to sign up for our newsletter by providing their names and addresses to Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. If you provide Sansum Diabetes Research Institute with your mailing address or telephone number (either online or offline), Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will send you Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s newsletter and/or subscription package and may also use your contact information to alert you to updated information and new programs. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, please contact Sansum Diabetes Research Institute.

3. Financial information Privacy
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute will protect any personal financial information that you share with us online or offline. If you make a donation or purchase on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute’s website or in person, we will use your credit card number only to process your payment and will not use it for marketing purposes. For reasons of security, credit card information is not stored on our Web server. We will retain donation and order information for our physical records, but this information is never shared with third parties.

4. Contact Us / How to update your personal information
You can help Sansum Diabetes Research Institute maintain the accuracy of your personal information by notifying us when you change your address, title, phone number, or e-mail address. Contact us via the information on sansum.org if you wish to update your information or if you no longer wish to receive communications from Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, or you can do so in person at 2219 Bath Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Please include both your old and new contact information so that we can make the appropriate corrections.

5. Legal Disclaimer
Although we make every effort to protect and assure user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information (physical addresses, phone numbers, and/or email) when required by law. If we are required by court order or legal process to disclose your personal information (physical addresses, phone numbers, and/or email), we will make every effort to advise you so that you may object to disclosure. To the extent possible, we will object to disclosure on your behalf and seek to limit the use of such information.
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute invites your comments or questions about this privacy policy. Please send them to our address listed above. Sansum Diabetes Research Institute may occasionally update this policy. Notice of revisions will be posted here.