This is the Web site of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN). The following material describes the Privacy Policy of MCAN as it applies to this Web site ww.mcanonline.org) and the information collected through this Web site. Through your use of this Web site you are agreeing to the privacy and usage policy as stated here.

When you visit our Web site, our Web server automatically recognizes the internet address assigned to your computer when you accessed the internet. This address does not identify you and may change each time you access the internet. We collect only aggregate non-identifiable information on pages you access or visit, such as the path most users take to navigate through this web site or the number of visitors who viewed a particular web page. Our purpose is to determine the areas of greatest interest and to make improvements to our site. The information we collect is used for internal purposes by MCAN, and others working on behalf of MCAN, and is not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes.

We only collect your e-mail address and other personal information, such as your name, if you voluntarily provide it. We also collect any information that you may volunteer, such as survey information and/or site registrations or online order information. In all cases, any personal information about you that we collect is used only for the purposes for which you provide it unless you give us permission to use it for other purposes, or where we are required by law to use or share it. MCAN will take reasonable steps to protect personal information as it is transmitted from your computer to our Web server, as well as to protect personal information in our possession from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. It is your personal responsibility to secure your own copies of your any passwords or access codes for MCANonline.org.

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If you have any questions or comments about our privacy policy, you may contact us at 202-326-5200.