The Indian Chapter of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA-IC) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data/information. This privacy statement describes our policy concerning the gathering and sharing of visitors' information through the IHPB-IC web site. It applies to all "IHPBA-IC web pages" - that is, all web pages within the "ihpbaindia.org.in" domain name.

Definitions

Unless the context otherwise requires, any word, term or expression used in these Terms of Use shall be construed according to its ordinary meaning. This shall be without prejudice to the following:

"Cookies" shall mean a bundle of data sent from a web server to a browser and stored on the hard drive of the computer from which the browser is being accessed;

"Society" or "We" shall mean IHPBA-IC

"Services" shall mean the provision of any services provided by the Society.

"User"/ "Users" /"You" shall mean anyone making use of the Services provided by the  and/or anyone accessing the Website of the Society for whatever purpose;

"Website" shall mean the website operated by the Society and having the following url - https://www.ihpbaindia.org.in/"

Services

The society disclaims all responsibility and liability for the availability, timelines, security or reliability of the Service. The society also reserves the right to modify, suspend or discontinue the service with or without notice at any time and without any liability to you.

Indemnification

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify the Society, and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Service, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgements, litigation costs and attorneys' fees, of every kind and nature. In such a case, society will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit or action.

Copyright

All files hosted by the Society are under the copyright of the original author. You must contact the original author if you wish to use a file in a way that is prohibited by the file license. All other content on this website, including but not limited to graphic files, code, news, articles, tutorials, reviews and forum postings are property of the original authors. No portion of the content material on this web site may be copied, reproduced, or reused without the express written permission of the original author. Where the original author is not explicitly indicated, the copyright belongs to the Society.

Backups

We are not responsible for Content residing on the Website. In no event shall we be held liable for any loss of any Content. It is your sole responsibility to maintain appropriate backup of your Content. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on some occasions and in certain circumstances, with absolutely no obligation, we may be able to restore some or all of your data that has been deleted as of a certain date and time when we may have backed up data for our own purposes. We make no guarantee that the data you need will be available.

Links to other websites

If you follow a hyperlink from our website to a website of another entity (e.g. partner organisation, news portal, social media feed etc.), that entity may collect data. You can choose not to have cookies delivered by IHPBA-IC site/web pages by changing your browser settings. Different web sites can send their own cookies to your computer. To protect your privacy, your browser only allows a web site to access the cookies it has already sent you, not the cookies sent by other sites.

What information does IHPBA-IC collect?

In general, you can browse the IHPBA-IC site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the web site that referred you to us, the files you download, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits.

Collection of personally identifiable information

If you register log on to IHPBA-IC site, you will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, postal address and e-mail address. This information is collected only with your knowledge and permission, and is kept in IHPBA-IC databases and mailing lists.

If you are making payment to become member of IHPBA-IC, you may be asked to provide your credit card details or net banking or any details required for online transaction. These details are transferred to a secure, online payment service provider, hosted outside IHPBA-IC. Those Credit card/net banking or any online transaction information is not retained by IHPBA-IC.

Do we use cookies to collect information?

Yes, for certain IHPBA-IC web pages in the site, registering or supplying personal information sets a cookie*. By setting this cookie, IHPBA-IC will remember your details the next time you visit, so you don't have to re-enter the information. This helps us to provide you with a better service.

Sharing your personal data with third-parties/others

Joining electronic discussion groups when created by IHPBA-IC may mean that other participants of the discussion group (including non-IHPBA-IC) will see personal information that you have volunteered. For open discussion groups, this information will be public.

What does IHPBA-IC do with the information it collects?

The information gathered during general browsing of the "ihpbaindia.org.in" domain is used to analyse trends and usage of the IHPBA-IC site and to improve the usefulness of the site. It is not connected with any personal information.

Personally identifiable information

IHPBA-IC may use the personal information you provide to:

• Contact you - either in response to a query or suggestion, or to mail newsletters/events notification/important announcements, documents, publications etc. to you;
• Confirm your membership registration on the site;
• Obtain payment for becoming the member through the site (via credit card/net banking/other online payment method);
• "Remember" your online profile and preferences;
• Help you quickly find information that is relevant to you based on your interests, and help us create site content most relevant to you;
• Statistical analysis.

Opting out and changing your information

At any time, you can modify your information by returning to the web page where you first provided the information and contacting the focal point for that page/IHPBA-IC support department.

Security

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the IHPBA-IC site to any third party. Any information provided to IHPBA-IC by users of the IHPBA-IC site is held with the utmost care and security, and will not be used in ways other than as set forth in this privacy policy, or in any site-specific policies, or in ways to which you have explicitly consented. IHPBA-IC employs a range of technologies and security measures to protect the information maintained on our systems from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

All our employees who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of official business matters, including personal data.

The IHPBA-IC site contains links to sites external to the "ihpbaindia.org.in". IHPBA-IC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.

Notification of changes

Changes to this privacy policy will be posted on the IHPBA-IC home page at https://www.ihpbaindia.org.in/

Contact

For questions or queries regarding this privacy policy, please contact us at (Email Id- infodesk@ihpbaindia.org.in)