Thank you for visiting the Web site of the American Asthma Foundation (AAF). Protecting the private information of visitors to our site is very important to us. We have provided this online Privacy Policy Statement to make sure you are aware of our privacy policy and practices, and to let you know about the choices you can make about the way information is collected and used.

How to Reach Us
The American Asthma Foundation’s postal address is Four Embarcadero Center, Suite 3150, San Francisco, CA, 94111. We can be reached via e-mail at arassen@americanasthma.org, or you can reach us by telephone at (800) 284-0989.

Information We Collect and How We use It
On the American Asthma Foundation Web site, you can sign up to receive e-mails from us, make a donation online, request materials be sent to you, complete online surveys and provide us with feedback about the site. The types of personal information that may be collected include name, contact and billing information, transaction and credit card information. The American Asthma Foundation collects the e-mail address (where possible) of visitors to our Web site and the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail. We also collect aggregate information about what pages visitors access and information volunteered by the visitor, such as survey information and/or site registrations. At this time, no part of our site makes use of cookies for user tracking, content customization, or any other purpose. For each visitor to our Web site, the Web server used by the American Asthma Foundation does not automatically collect any information regarding the user's name or e-mail address.

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web site, to notify visitors about updates to our Web site, and may be used to send you information about the American Asthma Foundation that we think may be of interest. It is also used to tailor our subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our Web site. We may also ask you to provide information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experience with our Web site, and more detailed contact preferences. All information is collected on a purely voluntary basis. If our information practices change at any point, we will immediately post the changes to our Web site and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically. We do not make our visitor e-mail list available to any outside organizations or individuals.

Maintaining Accuracy
The American Asthma Foundation knows how important it is to keep your personally identifiable information accurate. Upon request, we provide site visitors with access to all information (including proprietary information) that we maintain about them. Consumers can access and/or request this information be corrected by writing to us at the above address or by sending an e-mail to arassen@americanasthma.org. To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before we allow corrections to be made.

Links
Links to third-party web sites on the American Asthma Foundation Web site are provided solely as a convenience for our visitors. If you use these links, you will leave the American Asthma Foundation site. The American Asthma Foundation has reviewed all of these third party sites, but is not responsible for any of these sites, their content or their privacy policies. Further, the American Asthma Foundation does not endorse or make any representations about these sites, or about any information, software or other products, services or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to the American Asthma Foundation site, you do so at your own risk.

Maintaining Security
Again, the American Asthma Foundation is committed to ensuring the security of your information. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate security measures to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, or if you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you may contact the American Asthma Foundation at the address above.

Access to and use of this World Wide Web site ("American Asthma Foundation Web site") is provided subject to these terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully as use of this site constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions.

The information, artwork, text, video, audio, or pictures (collectively, “Materials”) contained on the American Asthma Foundation’s Web site are protected by copyright laws. You may only access and use the Materials for personal or educational purposes. You may not modify or use the Materials for any other purpose without the American Asthma Foundation's express written consent. Except as provided below, you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any Materials on the American Asthma Foundation Web site.

You may print Materials on the American Asthma Foundation Web site for personal or educational purposes only, and you must include any copyright notice originally included with the Materials in all copies.

The Materials included on the American Asthma Foundation Web site have been compiled by American Asthma Foundation from a variety of sources, and are subject to change without notice.

The information contained in or made available through the American Asthma Foundation Web site is not intended to replace the services of a trained health professional or to be a substitute for medical advice of physicians. The user should consult a physician in all matters relating to his or her health, and particularly in respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention.