SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY understands that the collection and dissemination of personally identifiable information may be of concern to users of the site. Because the web site gathers certain types of information, users should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and release of that information. The following discloses information gathering and dissemination practices for SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY.
There are certain types of information a website automatically collects as users browse its pages. SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY maintains logs of website activity for administrative purposes, to ensure the safety and security of the site and its users, and for use in improving its site.
SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY collects non-personally identifiable data in an aggregated and/or anonymous form. “Aggregated data” refers to general, abstracted information regarding visitors and users of our website. This may include:
Traffic patterns: Information about what pages you visit on our websites and when, how long you remain on each page, the order in which you view pages, and the website or search engine that lead you to our page.
Which links you click on our website.
Information about your web browser: The name and version of the browser you use to visit our sites and the capabilities of the browser (for example, what technologies it supports, such as Java or Adobe Flash).
Information about your computer: Many web browsers report the operating system and screen size of the computer that you are using. This information helps the browser and the website communicate to better display the website.
Internet Protocol (IP) address: This is the address of your computer on the Internet at the time it communicates with our website. This number may or may not be unique. It is sent anytime you connect to another computer on the Internet, including when you browse the Web.
Some browsers report whether or not you have bookmarked any of the pages of our websites
The only individually identifiable information that we collect about you is that which you provide to us through registration and submission forms, polls and surveys that you choose to fill out. This information will be closely protected and used for internal purposes only. We will never purposely release your personal information to any third party other than vendors who provide us with web and other technology services.
We will not use information submitted through the “Share Your Story” form for any reason beyond those indicated in the consent form. By signing the consent form, you agree to having your story, which may include sensitive and personal health details, across the indicated communication channels.
Submitting your contact information and story through the “Share Your Story” page will include the submission of your name, email address, city and state, story text and/or media.
If you chose to utilize the Action Alerts, and would like to submit your name and email address, we can send you information and updates about SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY. If you do not wish to receive a particular email or update from, you may follow the “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of the mailing.
We use Blackbaud to power our outreach and other lists. You can learn more about
Blackbaud’s practices by visiting its Privacy Policy
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website. All uploaded files are usually publicly accessible.
A cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write to the user’s hard drive when he or she visits the site. A cookie file can contain information, such as user ID, that the site uses to track pages the user has visited. The SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY website also uses cookies to anonymously track users’ sessions (i.e., pages visited, frequency of visit, etc.).
SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY uses the information gathered in aggregate to identify the dominant areas of interest of users and better prepare future content of the site. The goal is to constantly improve the value of the materials on the site. Sharing of information on SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY does not share personally identifiable information with any other entities. However, users are advised that information maintained by SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY may be disclosed in connection with judicial or administrative proceedings or if in the sole discretion of SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY, disclosure is necessary to SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY.
Data analytics and non-personally identifying information gathered through SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY may be shared with the National Partners of SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY campaign, which includes , , , and . It may be shared with funding entities and anchor organizations representing SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY. It will not be shared with any outside party.
This site contains links to other sites. If users decide to follow those other links, SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOCIETY is not responsible for the privacy policies and content of those sites. Users should contact the coordinator of the particular site with any questions about those sites.