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UC and Crohn's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy applies to the access and use of UC and Crohn's website.  Starlight Children's Foundation (formerly known as The STARBRIGHT Foundation or STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION), a California non-profit public benefit corporation, and Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America ("CCFA"), a New York non-profit organization, (collectively "we," "us"), sponsor the UC and Crohn's website, which is a private online community, and all site-related services, and any successor sites thereof (collectively, the "Site" or "UC and Crohn's") to teenagers and other users ("users"). 

THE INFORMATION UC AND CROHN'S COLLECTS

We collect some information about users which is not personally identifiable to such users and which helps us improve the design and content of the Site and make the Site more interesting and useful to users. For example, we collect information on the number and frequency of users and visits to particular areas on the Site and the number and frequency of users who participate in an activity.  We only use such information in the aggregate and do not combine this non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information described below.

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We, sometimes with the help of a third party, use the non-personally identifiable information that it collects in the aggregate (e.g., 44% of the users are male) to improve the design and content of UC and Crohn's and to enable us to enhance the UC and Crohn's experience.  We may also use this information in the aggregate to analyze UC and Crohn's usage.   Any such third party does not retain, share, store or use this information for any other purpose. 

TERMS OF USE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE UC AND CROHN'S WEBSITE and any successor websites thereof. Starlight Children's Foundation (formerly known as The STARBRIGHT Foundation or STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT Children's Foundation), a California non-profit public benefit corporation, together with Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America ("CCFA"), a New York non-profit organization (collectively "we," "us"), provides the UC and Crohn's website, which is a private online community, and all site-related services (collectively, the "Site" or "UC and Crohn's") to teenagers and other users to use the Site ("users").  By using the Site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use (this "Agreement").  It is important that you read carefully and understand the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use the Site.  As used in this Agreement, "you," "yourself," and "your" means and refers to you on behalf of yourself and your child (or minor to whom you are the legal guardian) who is the user of the Site.

We reserve the right at any time to:

• Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or
• Change the Site, including eliminating or discontinuing any content on or feature of the Site.
• Any changes we make to this Agreement will be effective automatically seven (7) days after posting such changes on the Site.  We may also provide notice of such changes via electronic email or other means.  Your continued use of the Site seven (7) days after the posting of such change(s) will be deemed your acceptance of such changes.  If you do not agree to any such change(s), please do not access or use the Site.  Please return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of this Agreement.  Upon our request, you (the user and the parent or legal guardian of the user) agree to acknowledge in writing your assent to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.