Your privacy is important to BigsPlace

Your privacy is important to BigsPlace. We understand that health is a very personal, private subject, and we want you to feel as comfortable as possible visiting our Website and using its services. Perhaps you are visiting BigsPlace to learn about health for yourself, perhaps on behalf of someone else. This Privacy Policy and Agreement ("Privacy Policy") will tell you what information we collect about you and about your use of our Website. It will explain how we protect that information and what choices you have about how it is used. We urge you to read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you will understand clearly both our commitment to you and your privacy, and how we may collect and use information. By using the BigsPlace site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Please remember that any information (including personal and medical information) that you reveal in a BigsPlace public forum (such as a bulletin board, chat room or other such public area) is not protected by this Privacy Policy. Such postings will be seen by third parties not related to BigsPlace. What you've written could be used by others in ways we are unable to control or predict, including to contact you for unauthorized purposes. Also, if you access a third party site from a link on BigsPlace, any information you reveal on that site is not subject to this Privacy Policy. You should consult the privacy policies of each site you visit.

The following are the provisions of our Privacy Policy that describe the information we collect from or about you; ways we protect that information; and how you can contact us with questions. We hope that reading our Privacy Policy gives you a clear idea of how we manage information about you.

ARTICLE 1

INFORMATION COLLECTED ABOUT YOU

A. Information Collected by BigsPlace or on BigsPlace's Behalf

1. In General

Personally Identifiable Information ("Personal Information") is information that can be used to identify or contact you. When you visit our Website, BigsPlace collects only the Personal Information you provide to us. We collect the Personal Information that you provide to us: (1) When you register as a Member and/or when you update your Member Profile, and (2) When you choose to participate in surveys or send emails to BigsPlace. We also collect non-personal information about your use of our Website.

2. Registration

You may use our Website without registering or submitting any Personal Information. In that case, the only information we collect will be non-personal information collected through the use of cookies or web beacons (see details below). However, in order to have access to certain services and content available on our site (e.g., Forums@BigsPlace), you are required to complete a registration form. We use the Personal Information that you provide through registration to respond to questions from you and/or inform you of significant changes to this Privacy Policy.

3. Web Beacons

In limited circumstances we may use "Web Beacons" to collect anonymous, non-personal information about your use of our web site. Web beacons are tiny graphic image files imbedded in a web page or email that provide a presence on the web page and send back to its home server information from the Users' browser. The information collected by web beacons allows us to statistically monitor how many people are using our site. BigsPlace web beacons are not used to track your activity across Websites generally.

B. Information Collected by Third Parties Not Acting on BigsPlace's Behalf

Partners or linked sites on the BigsPlace site may use cookies or web beacons when you click on their link to their site or service. We do not control these third parties' use of cookies or web beacons, or how they manage the non-personal information they gather through them.

C. Children

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. This Website is not designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13. We do not collect Personal Information from any person we actually know is under the age of 13.

D. Public Forums

This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you use BigsPlace public forums. As a service to our users, BigsPlace features chat rooms and bulletin boards where users with similar medical conditions can share information and support one another. In addition, we may offer online discussions on a variety of topics moderated by medical experts. You should be aware that any information shared in a chat room, bulletin board, or online discussion is public information and may be seen, disclosed to or collected by third parties that do not adhere to our Privacy Policy. You should think carefully before disclosing any personal information in any public forum.

E. Emails to BigsPlace

This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you send business information, ideas, concepts or inventions to BigsPlace by email to the various BigsPlace departments listed on the "Contact Us" link on our Website. If you want to keep business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not send them in an email to BigsPlace. We try to answer every email in a timely manner, but are not always able to do so.

ARTICLE 2

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

Except as set forth in this Article or as specifically agreed to by you, BigsPlace will not disclose any Personal Information it gathers from you on our Website. We may release Personal Information to third parties: (1) to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personal Information to a third party, we will notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order

A. Disclosure to Linked Sites

For your convenience, there are links to Websites operated by companies other than BigsPlace ("Third Party Websites"). These links may be found referenced within content, or placed beside the names or logos of these Third Party Websites. BigsPlace does not disclose your Personal Information to these Third Party Websites. BigsPlace does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. If you choose to link to one of these Third party Websites, you should review the privacy policy posted on this other site to understand how that Third Party Website collects and uses your Personal Information.

ARTICLE 3

CONTACTING BIGSPLACE

You can always contact us via email at admin@BigsPlace.com. We try to answer every email in a timely manner but are not always able to do so.

Privacy as it applies to the Internet is a dynamic, rapidly developing area. You should check this posted Privacy Policy for any non-significant changes. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy, please exit the site immediately.

Revised December, 2002