Our Commitment to Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

When you request information, order a product or service, register using one of our forms, or contact us offline, we may need your specific information in order to process your registration/request and reply to your needs promptly.

We may ask you for contact information (such as your name, email and address) and demographic information (such as your zip code or age). We also collect demographic and profile data at our site and in our databases. We use this data to tailor your experience at ADA and develop and distribute content that we think you might be interested in.

In general, we use identifiable information to complete a transaction, as indicated below. In addition, we use any health-related data you provide to us to help us help you through our information, our programs and our services. Part of our mission is to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes, and we do that by providing appropriate health information to you based upon information you personally provide. We maintain health-related data and do not provide your name and address to outside parties, except as described here. To learn more about our encryption policies, please review the section on "Protecting Personal Information."

How we use cookies

Cookies are text files, which identify your computer to our server. Hiinsure will automatically issue your computer with a cookie whenever you register on our website, (or possibly when you browse), in order to track traffic flows and to additionally make our website easier for you to use.

Cookies themselves only record which areas of the site have been visited by the computer in question, and for how long.

You have the opportunity to set your computers to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies at any time.

Selecting not to receive cookies can mean that certain services, such as Hiinsure Zone or previous registration identification cannot then be provided.

It is worth noting that some of the third parties present on our Website may also issue cookies.

How to accept cookies

Netscape Communicator 8.0

On your Task Bar, click:

1. From the Tools menu, select Options, and then open the Site Controls panel
2. On the Sites List tab, select the Master Setting (trust level) want to change
3. In the Web Features section, the default setting is "Allow cookies," but you can change this

Internet Explorer 6.0

1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options
3. Click the Privacy tab
4. Move the slider to select the level of privacy you prefer, or click on "Advanced" for customised settings

Internet Explorer 7.0

1. Choose Tools, then
2. Internet Options
3. Click the Privacy tab
4. Then Cookies
5. Move the slider to select the level of privacy you prefer, or click on "Advanced" for customised settings

FireFox 1.0 & 2.0

1. Choose Tools, then
2. Options
3. Click the "Privacy" icon
4. Within the "Cookies" section of the tab, tick the check box which states "Accept cookies from sites"

Safari 2.0 (Apple Macintosh)

1. Click on the safari menu
2. Click on Preferences
3. Select the Security Tab
4. There is a cookie section that allows you to block or accept cookies

How to delete cookies

Important: To remove cookies, follow the steps in this section. Do not try to edit the cookies file on your computer.

Netscape Communicator 8.0

On your Task Bar, click:

1. From the Tools menu, select Options, and then open the Privacy panel.
2. In the Privacy panel, display the Cookies category (double-click on it if it's not already open)
3. Click the View Cookies button. The Stored Cookies window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer
4. Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.

Internet Explorer 6.0

1. In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options
2. On the General tab, click Settings, and then click View files
3. Select the cookie you want to delete, and then, on the File menu, click Delete.

Internet Explorer 7.0

On your Task Bar, click:

1. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options
2. On the General tab, under Browsing history, click Settings
3. Click the View files button
4. Click the Name column heading to sort all the files alphabetically, and then scroll down until you see files that begin with the prefix Cookie:. All cookies will have that prefix, and they usually contain the name of the website that created the cookie
5. Right-click the cookie you want to delete, click Delete, and then click Yes
6. Close the window that contains the list of files, and then click OK twice to return to Internet Explorer

FireFox 1.0 & 2.0

1. In Firefox, click the Tools button, and then click on Options
2. Now click on the Privacy tab and click on Show Cookies Button
3. To remove a cookie from the list, select it and click Remove Cookie
4. To remove a site's cookies, select the site and click Remove Cookie(s)
5. To remove all cookies, click Remove All Cookies

Safari 2.0 (Apple Macintosh)

1. Click on the safari menu
2. Click on Preferences
3. Select the Security Tab
4. Click the show cookies button
5. Select an individual cookie from the list and click the remove button
6. Or to delete all cookies click, remove all.

If you are not using any of the above browsers, then you should select "cookies" in the "Help" function for information on where to find your cookie folder.

If you have any doubts or do not use any of the above systems please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org, which explains in detail how cookies work and how they can be managed.

Links to Other Sites

This site links to other sites. The American Diabetes Association is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. We will not pass your information along to the linked site; however, we cannot protect the information you provide to that site.

Tell us what you think

The American Diabetes Association welcomes your questions and comments about this privacy statement, about the practices of the ADA, and about your dealings with this Web site. Please send email to admin@hiinsure.com