The Wisconsin Medical Society has created this statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our users. It discloses information gathering and dissemination practices for wisconsinmedicalsociety.org, the Internet site of the Wisconsin Medical Society (Society).

Use of IP Addresses
We use your IP address (i.e., yourfirmname.com) to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer various features of our site. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information such as the name of your Internet service provider and its geographic location.

Use of "Cookies"
The Society uses "cookies" in administering surveys and our members only area. A "cookie" is a small text file that reports user and page activity (e.g. have you answered the survey, are you logged in as a member).

"Cookies" do not pose a threat to your computer, your Web browser or software installed on your system. They do not contain viruses, and the information provided is not used beyond the general administration of our Web site. Information gathered through the use of "cookies" is not sold or provided to vendors, direct mail concerns, e-mail list services, etc.

Most browsers automatically accept cookies by default, but you can usually refuse cookies or selectively accept certain cookies by adjusting the preferences of your browser. If you turn off cookies, there may be some features of this site that will not be available to you, particularly the option to make purchases and on-line contributions, and some Web pages may not display properly.

The Society cannot control the use of "cookies" by sites linked to wisconsinmedicalsociety.org.

On-line Surveys
Information supplied for on-line surveys is used only by the Wisconsin Medical Society. It is not sold or provided to vendors, direct mail concerns, e-mail list services, etc.

Email Lists
Throughout our site, users are given the opportunity to freely subscribe to electronic mailing lists, which are subscription-based groups that send email on certain content/topics to your e-mail account. The identity of subscribers and their corresponding e-mail addresses are not sold or provided to outside vendors, advertisers, direct mail concerns, other e-mail list services, etc.

Security of Personal Information
The Society may provide the ability of users to purchase memberships, make donations, contributions or other purchases using this Web site. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, when users visit a Web page on this site that collects payment information for any purchase, donation or contribution, the system that we use automatically encrypts the page. The data encryption process utilizes Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which is a security standard in the industry for protecting the safety, privacy and reliability of payment data traveling over the Internet. SSL encrypts all ordering and payment information so that no one can read it as it travels over the Internet. The security of the server is readily apparent to the user by a small lock icon that appears in the status bar of the browser and by the use of https instead of http in the URL of the Web page. All payment data is transmitted directly to VeriSign. Because VeriSign handles the Society's secure payment process, the credit card information used to make the purchase, donation or contribution is not transmitted to the Society. The Society only receives verification that the transaction is complete.

Changes to Privacy Statement
The Society reserves the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.