KCER: Kidney Community Emergency Response Coalition
Privacy Policy
The Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER) Coalition website is currently hosted at the ESRD Network Coordinating Center (NCC). Please read the entire privacy policy statement before sending any information via email to the NCC.
Mailing Address:
ESRD Network Coordinating Center
1979 Marcus Avenue, Suite 105
Lake Sucess, NY 11042
Toll-Free (866) 901-ESRD (3773)
Telephone (516) 209-5332
Facsimile (516) 326-7805
The NCC has the following Internet privacy policy:
NCC does not collect personally identifiable information, i.e., name, social security number, email address, from our web site unless we specifically advise you of the request. You may visit our web site without giving any personally identifiable information. We will not obtain personally identifiable information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information and you will be notified explicitly when such information is requested and about its exclusive purpose.
We may collect personally identifiable information only if specifically and knowingly provided by you. Any personally identifiable information requested by the NCC, i.e., contact name, address, phone or fax number, or email address, is protected by our confidentiality policy. This information is used solely by the NCC for the information or service you requested (i.e., online registration for events or request for information by regular mail or fax) and we will protect the personal information that you share with us.
Note: Electronic mail is not secure against interception. If your communication is confidential or sensitive, please send it by US mail instead. Do not send confidential information to the NCC via email. The NCC does, however, collect some non-personally identifiable information, i.e., IP address (Internet protocol address; this number is automatically assigned by your Internet service provider each time you log on to the Internet) of the site visitor, the type of browser you are using (Netscape, Internet Explorer, etc), date and time of access, pages visited, and files downloaded.
This information is temporarily kept and used in aggregate for statistical purposes such as to update our web site, assess its functionality, visibility, and performance. This non-personally identifiable information is not permanently retained nor is it sold, disclosed, shared, given or transferred to any third party. Any changes or updates to our policy will be posted on our main web page.
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