Privacy Policy

Please be aware that information posted on the Suvivor Network is public and can be viewed by anyone perusing this web site.  Responses sent to only the author of a message are transmitted via email and the system includes no personal data about either member in that e-mail transmission, although we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of email systems.  Messages will be stored in the system to guard against harrassment but will not be shared unless required by law.

Stored Information
Of the information we learn about you from your visit to Johns Hopkins Web sites, we store the following: the IP address from which you access the Internet, the date and time, the Internet address of the Web site from which you linked directly to our site, the name of the file or the words you searched, and the browser used to access our site. This information is used to measure the number of visitors to the various sections of our site and identify system performance or problem areas. We also use this information to help us improve features of the site and to make the site more useful.

Personally Provided Information
If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an email, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through our Web site as in the case with this Survivor Network, we use that information to respond to your message and to help us provide you with information or material that you request. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer any personal information to a third party unless required by law.

Links to Other Sites
Some Johns Hopkins Web sites provide links to other Internet sites that provide health information. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.