PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: May 30, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes the personal information Mark Morris Institute Inc. (“MMI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) collects when you use the MMI website at markmorrisinstitute.org (the “Website”), how we use this information, with whom we share it, and the choices you have in connection with this.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND USE

Through your use of the Website, MMI will collect personal information, which is information that identifies you directly or indirectly, as outlined below.

Information Collected From You

As you use the Website, MMI will collect personal information when you:

• Log in: When you log in to your account on the Website, we collect directly from you your identifiers (username and password). We use this information to authenticate you to your account.
• Connect With Us: When you sign up for our marketing communications, we collect from you your identifiers (name, practice name or affiliation, email address). We use this personal information to send you emails regarding our general information and updates. To the extent we send you marketing emails, you may opt-out of receiving such emails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link provided with each email. Please note that we will continue to send you notifications necessary to the Website or as requested by you.

MMI may also use your personal information collected for the above purposes to efficiently maintain our business, to comply with the law, and for other limited circumstances as described in HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Website, we use cookies and other similar technologies to: (i) enable the website to function properly; (ii) track you within the website; (iii) enhance user experience; (iv) conduct analytics to improve the website; (v) prevent fraudulent use of the website; (vi) effectively market to you; and (vii) diagnose and repair technical errors with the website and, in cases of abuse, track and mitigate the abuse. Thus, cookies might store information about you, your preferences, or your device, such as:

• Usage information: We use cookies to collect information about your interaction with our website and online content, such as pages visited, frequency of access, time spent on each page, and referring website details. We use this information for analytics and marketing purposes.
• Location Information: We use cookies to collect information about your location, which may be determined through your IP address. We use this information to improve our services by better understanding our userbase. You can adjust your consent to providing location information in your browser settings.
• Device information: We use cookies to collect certain information about the device you use to access the website, such as hardware model, operating system, browser, and device preferences. We use this information for analytics and marketing purposes.

Cookies used on our Website include:

Google Analytics: For the Website, we use Google Analytics to collect information on your use of the Website to improve our Website. In order to collect this information, Google Analytics may set cookies on your browser or read cookies that are already there. Google Analytics may also receive information about you from applications you have downloaded that partner with Google. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our Website or to another application which partners with Google is governed by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy, available for review here. To prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics, you can download the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for Google Analytics, which can be found here.

In general, to disable cookies and limit the collection and use of information through them, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or indicate when a cookie is being sent.

2. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

A. General Sharing

MMI may share the personal information identified in this Privacy Policy in the following instances:

• Within MMI: Where necessary, MMI will share your personal information within MMI in order to efficiently carry out business and to the extent permitted by law.
• With service providers: MMI will share your personal information with service providers that perform services on MMI’s behalf. These service providers include our IT support and security, website hosting provider, food manufacturers, and email provider.
• In the event of a corporate reorganization: In the event that MMI enters into or intends to enter into a transaction that alters the structure of MMI, such as a reorganization, merger, acquisition, sale, joint venture, assignment, consolidation, transfer, change of control, or other disposition of all or any portion of our assets, MMI would share your personal information with third parties, including the buyer or target (and their agents and advisors), for the purpose of facilitating and completing the transaction.
• For legal purposes: MMI will share your personal information where legally required, in response to court orders, law enforcement, or legal process, including for national security purposes; to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights as required to contracts; to defend against legal claims or demands; to detect, investigate, prevent, or take action against illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, or personal safety of any person; or to comply with the requirements of any applicable law.

3. DO NOT TRACK

We do not support Do Not Track (DNT). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.

4. INFORMATION SECURITY

MMI implements and maintains reasonable security measures, including access controls, to help protect the personal information that MMI collects and maintains. However, unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent malicious attacks to our systems 100% of the time.

5. NEVADA RESIDENTS

If you are a consumer in the State of Nevada, you may request to opt-out of the current or future sale of your personal information. We do not currently sell any of your personal information under Nevada law, nor do we plan to do so in the future. However, you can submit a request to opt-out of future sales by contacting us at info@markmorrisinstitute.org regarding the sale of such information. Please include “Opt-Out Request Under Nevada Law” in the subject line of your message.

6. AGE RESTRICTION

The Website is not intended for individuals under the age of eighteen (18).

7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

MMI may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the changes to this page and indicate the date the changes go into effect. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to stay informed. If MMI makes changes that materially affect your privacy rights, we will notify you with a prominent post on the Website and obtain your consent if required.

8. CONTACT

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@markmorrisinstitute.org.