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Privacy Policy

At the National Pharmaceutical Council, we take your privacy seriously. This privacy policy applies to the personal information we collect through our family of Web sites, including www.npcnow.org, www.dmnow.org, www.RxROI.org, and www.YourPharmacyBenefit.org (collectively, “NPC”), and describes how we collect, use, disclose, protect, and provide you with access to the personal information about you that we maintain. This privacy policy does not apply to personal information you may otherwise provide to NPC, or that NPC may otherwise collect.

Collection of Personal Information

NPC receives and stores the personal information that you provide on our Web sites. The personal information we collect includes information that can identify you as a specific individual, such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and information related to your requests. We collect this information from you when you contact us with a question, register for our mailing list, order a publication, and initiate other transactions on our Web sites.

Collection of Other Information

NPC or its agents may collect other non-personal information about you or your computer (which may include your IP address, operating system, and Web browser software, as well as information you provide anonymously in response to surveys or other questions) when you visit our Web sites. We may also assign you a "cookie" (a small, unique identifier text file), although we do not collect any personal information through cookies. We use this non-personal information for a variety of purposes to enhance your experience on our Web sites.

Use of Personal Information

NPC may use the personal information you provide on our Web sites in certain ways in connection with our business. These uses include:

• Providing you with the products and services you request;
• Responding to your questions and comments;
• Providing you information about products and services offered by us or selected third parties, although we generally offer you a choice as to whether you want to receive these promotional materials;
• Soliciting information and feedback from you, including through surveys and questionnaires; and
• Performing business analyses or for other purposes to improve the quality of our business, our Web sites, and the services we offer.

Disclosure of Personal Information

NPC may share your personal information in limited circumstances, including:

• With our authorized service providers that perform certain functions or services on our behalf (such as to process our mailings or assist with the transactions you initiate);
• With member companies with respect to their employees;
• To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
• When we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or as otherwise required by law;
• To protect or defend the rights or property of NPC or others, or the safety of the public; and
• In connection with a corporate transaction, such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale.

NPC may also share aggregated information with our service providers, although this aggregated information does not contain any personal information.

Access to Personal Information

You can access and review the personal information that we maintain about you by calling us at (703) 620-6390; faxing us at (703) 476-0904; e-mailing us at info@npcnow.com; or writing us at National Pharmaceutical Council, Attn: Manager of Membership Services, 1894 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191. You may also use this contact information to update, change, or request that we delete your personal information.

Protection of Personal Information

NPC has implemented security procedures to help protect the personal information that you provide to us. However, no method of transmitting or storing electronic data is ever completely secure, and we cannot guarantee that such information will never be accessed, used, or released in a manner that is inconsistent with this policy.

Children’s Privacy

Our Web sites are general audience sites, and we do not knowingly collect information about children. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

External Links

If any part of the NPC Web sites links you to other Web sites, those Web sites do not operate under this privacy policy. We recommend that you examine the privacy statements posted on those other Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

NPC may update this privacy policy in the future. We will notify you about material changes to this privacy policy by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on our family of Web sites.

How To Contact Us

If you have questions about our privacy policy, please contact us at info@npcnow.com or by writing to National Pharmaceutical Council, 1894 Preston White Drive, Reston, VA 20191.

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This privacy policy is effective as of July 5, 2005.