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Online Privacy Policy

Effective January 30, 2026

DenseBreast-info.org, Inc. (“DBI”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. If you access our Site, or purchase or Use our other Services, we may collect – or you may provide to us – certain information that is personal to you. This policy describes what information we collect, how we may use that information, and how we keep it confidential.

We provide our Services from our office in the United States. If you are accessing our Services outside the U.S., we are working to comply with privacy requirements as they change and advance. If you have questions or concerns, please contact us.

We understand that you care about the use and storage of your Personal Information. This policy explains the information we might collect, use, share, and keep about you. Our policy may change from time to time so please check back here frequently. If you disagree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue using our Services – including any access of our website.

This Privacy Policy applies to any other agreement you may have with us, including without limitation and by way of example only, our Online Terms of Use & Disclaimers (hyperlinked for your convenience). Such Online Terms of Use & Disclaimers and this Privacy Policy are collectively referenced herein as our “Terms”.

SCOPE OF POLICY
This Privacy Policy applies to:

Visitors or persons who have contact with us or our Site, including without limitation, those who:

  • Access and/or view any of our websites (including https://densebreast-info.org), related pages, and blogs (collectively referenced as “Site”),
  • Request information in-person or by social media, e-mail, mail, or telephone,
  • Provide User Content or upload Personal Information to our Site or send such information to us, whether requested or unsolicited,
  • Donate to us,
  • Apply for a job with us or work with us,
  • Attend an event organized, affiliated with, or sponsored by, us, and/or
  • Participate in any survey, research, or contest.

The legal definition of Personal Information (also called personal data) varies by location. Nothing in this Privacy Policy is meant to alter the applicable law governing our Terms, including this Privacy Policy.

You agree that all claims (any type of dispute) that you may have relating to our Terms (including this policy) shall be resolved pursuant to New York law and shall only be brought in a court of competent Jurisdiction located in the State of New York, U.S.A.

CONSENT.
You are never required to provide us with the types of information covered by this Privacy Policy. Some of our Services may not be available if you decide not to provide certain types of information.

For individuals located outside of the European Union/European Economic Area, by accessing our Site, purchasing or using our Services, donating to us, and/or providing User Content or other information to us, you do so voluntarily and are expressly opting-in and unambiguously consenting to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, and transfer, including cross-border transfer, of your Personal Information as explained in this Privacy Policy. You may always contact us at contact@dense-info.org to have your Personal Information deleted or anonymized.

If you are located within the European Union/European Economic Area or the UK, you will be asked to ‘opt in’ to this Privacy Policy and our collection, use, retention, disclosure, and transfer of Personal Information prior to accessing our Services. In some instances, your employer may ‘opt in’ on your behalf by separate agreement.

NO USE BY MINORS.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13). Our Services are directed at people who are at least the age of majority where they live. We will not collect Personal Information regarding anyone between the ages of thirteen (13) and seventeen (17) without obtaining informed consent or parental consent. By agreeing to our Terms, including this Privacy Policy, you represent and warrant to us: (a) that you are at least thirteen (13) years of age if you are located in the U.S. or the age of majority in your jurisdiction (for Site visitors or Service Users outside the U.S.); (b) that you have not previously been suspended or removed from using the Site or Services; and (c) that your use of the Services, including our Site, is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. If you are using our Services on behalf of another person or entity (collectively a “Person”), you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind such Person to our Terms and you agree to be bound by our Terms on behalf of such organization.

If you believe your child has provided us with any information, please contact us by email at contact@dense-info.org and we will promptly delete any collected Personal Information.

DONATIONS.
We allow you to make donations or contributions to us. You may be able to make donations to us by mail or through third parties. If you make a donation or contribution that is not directly mailed to us, our processor located in the U.S. will bill charges through the payment method specified by you, for example, a credit card. You authorize such credit card account to pay any amounts so donated by you and authorize our authorized payment processor to charge all sums described and authorized to such credit card account. The Personal Information collected will be no more than required to process your credit card and/or deposit your check (unless returned for insufficient funds), send you a thank you, and communicate with you to keep you updated on our nonprofit activities. You may opt out of ongoing communications at any time. In the event of a donation is rejected for insufficient funds or other issues, we or our processor will communicate with you regarding returned check charges and any other related issues.

SHARING PERSONAL DATA | UNRELATED THIRD PARTIES.
We do not share, sell, or rent your Personal Information to or with unrelated third parties without providing you a choice unless required by applicable law.

Personal Information that you provide to us may be used to contact you for marketing programs or other communications from us, our vendors, contractors, affiliates, licensors, licensees, and Business Partners. You may opt out of such communications at any time. If you are Using our Services, including accessing our Site, through an employer, please be aware that your employer may have authorized us to use and/or share Personal Information. If you have questions about this, please speak with your employer.

We may share Personal Information with fraud protection providers to verify your identity; and we may share such information with law enforcement where required or permitted by applicable law.

SHARING PERSONAL DATA | BUSINESS PARTNERS.
Our Business Partners who have access to your Personal Information in connection with providing products or services to us or you (e.g., software developers, credit card processors, and/or customer relationship management (CRM) services) are not permitted to use your Personal Information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing or to market our Services to you. You have the option to opt out of such communications.

When we make Personal Information available to our Business Partners, we will not share with them any more information than is necessary. We will use reasonable efforts consistent with other similarly sized nonprofits to ensure, by contract or otherwise, that Business Partners use your Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.

INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU.
We or our Business Partners may collect the below categories of information.

  • Contact Information. Name, address, email address, telephone number, and username or social media handle.
  • Device Information. Networking and device information, such as your MAC address, IP address, language settings, operating system version, pages visited, time spent on a Site, your use of hyperlinks on our Site, and/or other online identifiers in compliance with your device permissions.
  • Demographics. This may include your age, sex, and gender (some of which may be protected by applicable law).
  • Commercial information. Services utilized, complaints or recommendations, and Service preferences.
  • Payment information. Donations made, payment information (including checking account information, payment card number, expiration date, name on the card, delivery address, and billing address).
  • Identity verification information. User name, loyalty ID (if any), member ID (if any), and other authentication information (like passwords).
  • Site activity. Interaction with us and how you came to our Site or learned about us.
  • Geolocation information. Identification of your physical location (e.g., GPS coordinates or the approximate location of your mobile or computer device).
  • Audio and visual information. Recordings of your voice (e.g., when you contact us).
  • Professional information. Information relating to your employment, resume, employment history, education information, and/or professional licenses or certifications, if you provide this information to us.
  • Health and medical information. This may include medical concerns, diagnoses, medical reports, and history if you provide this information to us.
  • User Content. Any text, audio, video, or multi-media information you share with us (e.g., photographs and images, videos, reviews, articles, survey responses and comments).
  • Inferences. We may also derive or infer information about you based on the other types of data we collect (e.g., we may infer your location based upon your IP address or that you are interested in a particular service we offer based upon your browsing behavior on our Site).
  • Information collected by cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. This may include including Internet service provider (ISP), Mobile Advertising ID, media access control (MAC) address, or identifiers associated with such technologies. You may alter “cookie” preferences in your browser.
  • Video monitoring and recording. We may deploy such recording in our offices or during communications with you.
  • Information collected from third-party social media and communication services. Such information may include other websites that you use to interact with our Services, including our Site (e.g., Facebook®, Twitter®, Google®, Pinterest®, and Instagram®), but we will only collect such information through our Site in accordance with the authorization and privacy settings you establish in those third-party services.
  • Information from unaffiliated service providers. Such information may include, by way of example only, analytics companies and advertising networks.

We may collect information through a variety of means.

  • Through you. If you download marketing collateral or information from our Site for your personal use, contact us with a question or complaint, Use one of our mobile applications (if any), execute a signed media consent, purchase or Use a Service, create an account with us, respond to a survey, participate in a contest, make a donation, attend an event, apply for employment or volunteer with us, or sign up to receive marketing.
  • Through your family and friends. If someone makes a referral, donates in your name, or sends you a gift.
  • Through automatic means. We and our Business Partners use technologies such as video and sound recordings, cookies, web beacons, tags, and other technologies to analyze Site traffic, to provide Services, and to provide support. These technologies enable us, or our Business Partners, to collect information such as device identifiers and online or other network activity information. NOTE: Cookies are small text files that websites send to your computer or mobile devices to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in your browser. Web beacons or pixel tags are small images embedded into our Site or emails that provide us with information about your browser or device, or whether you open or click on our emails.
  • Through our Business Partners. Such partners may collect demographic information, analytics, credit card information, name, telephone number, billing addresses, email, professional titles, service preferences, and employment or references information.
  • Through RCS/SMS/MMS Mobile Messaging Marketing. This includes, but is not limited to, sharing information with platform providers, phone companies, and other vendors who assist us in the delivery of mobile messages.
  • Through social media and third-party Internet websites. We obtain your information from third-party websites if you access our Site using your credentials from such third-party websites.

WE DO NOT SELL, RENT, LOAN, TRADE, LEASE, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER FOR PROFIT ANY PHONE NUMBERS, USER CONTENT INFORMATION, OR DONOR INFORMATION COLLECTED THROUGH SUCH MESSAGING TO ANY THIRD PARTY. Nonetheless, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, to avoid liability, or to protect our rights or property.

We use your Personal Information for legitimate business purposes such as

  • direct marketing,
  • taking necessary steps to respond to a request, question, or thank you for a donation,
  • providing and offering our Services,
  • auditing our interactions with you to measure the effectiveness of our Services, and advertisements,
  • identifying and repairing bugs on our Site and within our applications (if any),
  • processing payments,
  • research and development,
  • quality assurance, and
  • furthering our nonprofit business goals and mission.

Your Personal Information may be available to our employees, contractors, and Business Partners with a legitimate business need, such as our marketing team, fulfillment team, operations team, survey processors, contest judges, customer relationship management (CRM) providers, software providers, and credit card processors. Your Personal Information may also be utilized by your employer if you have an account through that employer.

We do not request or require you to provide any special categories of Personal Information including, for example, genetic data, biometric data, or information relating to your racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, or sexual orientation. If we become aware of any such data having been submitted to us, we will, where reasonably practicable, endeavor to delete it. Notwithstanding, if you take an online quiz, we may infer information regarding your ethnicity based on that analysis. We will only use that information to provide the information relevant to the quiz.

We may possess backup information of your Personal Information. Such backup could include health information only if you have provided it to us. This information belongs to you and is held in confidence. Subject to applicable law, you may request deletion or alteration of this information so that it cannot be associated with you. In this event, we will delete, anonymize, or pseudonymize your information.

OPT OUT OPTIONS | CAN-SPAM COMPLIANCE (U.S. and Canada).

Emails. You may unsubscribe from our emails at any time by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in the emails you receive. Please note that it may take up to 10 business days for us to process opt-out requests.

Text Messages. You may opt out of receiving text messages from us by replying STOP to the text message received. Note that this will only opt you out of messages associated with that specific number.

Postal Mail. You may opt out of receiving postal deliveries by contacting our office by email at contact@dense-info.org and providing us with your name, address, and request to stop all communications. We will retain your information for a reasonable period of time in order to process your request and will then delete, anonymize, or pseudonymize such information so that it cannot be associated with you.

Push Notifications. If you download an application (if any) to a computer or mobile device, we may provide you with the option to receive push notifications. You may opt out of such notifications by adjusting your computer or mobile device’s location services settings.

Geolocation. When you Use our mobile application(s) (if any), we may ask you to share your location. You may opt out of sharing such information by adjusting your computer or mobile device’s location services settings.

COOKIES.

A “Cookie” is a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. Cookies may provide us with information about you. When you visit our Site or view or use our Services, we may use the below types of Cookies. We will ask for your consent to these Cookies. For more information on how Cookies function and disabling Cookies, consult your browser’s “Help” button.

Strictly Necessary Cookies. These Cookies enable you to browse our Site and Use features. Without these Cookies, Services such as electronic donation processing and shopping carts cannot be provided.

Session Cookies. Our Site uses session Cookies which your computer stores only for that browsing session. Once you close your browser, the Cookie is deleted. These Cookies allow Users to navigate around our Site using your login details without having to login again on every page.

Performance Cookies. These Cookies collect information about how visitors utilize our Site allowing us to improve the Site. These Cookies also let Business Partners know if you came to a Site from a Business Partner’s website and if your visit resulted in a purchase or Use of our Services. Only your IP address or domain name and Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) or web address are collected.

Functionality Cookies. These Cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make while browsing the Site. We may store geographic location to ensure a Site is optimized for your area or we may store text, font, or other customizable elements. These Cookies will not track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting or Advertising Cookies. These Cookies are used to deliver advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operators’ permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. If you would like more information about this practice, and to know your choices about not having this information used, please review your rights at the Network Advertising Initiative.

Web Beacons and Parameter Tracking. These Cookies count visitors to our Site after clicking through from one of our advertisements on another website or in e-mails and to collect details of any Services accessed or products purchased (such as merchandise).

Google® Analytics Tracking Cookies. We use Google® analytics on our Site. These Cookies allow us to understand more about Site visitors, such as the number of visits, details of the devices used to access our Site, which Site pages are accessed, and the various time details per visit. We (and Google®) currently do not change our tracking practices in response to “do-not-track” signals or other similar mechanisms as a uniform standard has not yet been established. You may read more about how Google uses this information at https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/. Third parties such as Google, that have content, products, or services on our Site such as a social feature, an analytics service, or an advertising network partner, may obtain information about your browsing or usage habits. These third parties also do not change their tracking practices in response to “do-not-track” signals from your web browser and we do not obligate these parties to honor “do-not-track” signals.

EU Cookie Law Banner. This type of Cookie remembers visitor acceptance of our European Union (“EU”) Cookie Banner. The banner’s dismissal rule can be set to one of three options: when a visitor specifically clicks on the button, when a visitor scrolls down the page, or after a specific amount of time (as determined by you). If you choose to dismiss the banner after a specific amount of time, the minimum length is 3 seconds, and the maximum length is 1,000. Once the banner accepted/hidden, a technical Cookie named “eucookielaw” is set, which prevents it from being displayed until the acceptance/consent expires. If we use third-party ads, an additional technical Cookie named “personalized-ads-consent” will also be set, following the same expiration rule and allowing personalized ad content to be served to the accepting visitor. A visitor’s consent will expire after 180 days. On the next visit by that IP address or User, the Cookie Banner will reappear.

YOU MAY DISABLE SOME OR ALL COOKIES IN YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, DISABLING ALL COOKIES MAY IMPAIR FUNCTIONALITY AND YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE SOME FEATURES OF OUR SITE.

SECURITY: WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We use servers in the United States to process and store Personal Information. If you make a donation to us through our Site, our Business Partner, GiveLively.com, processes those orders. Please consult GiveLively.com’s privacy policy at https://www.givelively.org/privacy-policy. You agree not to hold DenseBreast-info.org, Inc. liable, whatsoever, for any issues related to the collection or storage of your Personal Information by our Business Partners.

While no server can be completely secure, we make reasonable efforts to ensure that servers where data is kept are in a secure, locked environment with restricted access and we have on our own, and in conjunction with the third parties who operate the servers, established physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your information.

Personal Information stored by us may be accessed and processed by staff operating outside your jurisdiction, who work either for us or for one of our Business Partners. This staff may be engaged in fulfilling your request, processing a donation, and/or providing support services to us. We require these Business Partners to agree to treat your Personal Information securely and in accordance with all applicable laws.

We have implemented a variety of technical and organizational measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unlawful processing, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, alteration, and destruction. These include limiting access to the databases to a limited number of authorized staff who can only access the database for legitimate pre-authorized purposes. Further, access to the databases is password protected. We also have in place audit logs, intrusion detection software, anti-virus or malware protection, and system integrity tools to further protect data stored on these databases.

SECURITY: PASSWORDS.
Where we have provided you, or where you have chosen, a password (if any) that enables you to access certain portions of our Site or to Use our Services, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. You are responsible in protecting your account by not sharing your password with anyone.

SECURITY: HACKERS.
While we make reasonable and industry-standard efforts to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems using the standard measures in place through our Site’s host(s), we cannot guarantee that such security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this information.

We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained in our Site, including the illegal acts of third parties (such as criminal hacking). We disclaim any and all liability for disclosure of any information obtained due to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of third parties as more specifically detailed in our Disclaimers (see our Online Terms of Use & Disclaimers). ANY TRANSMISSION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES.
Our Site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of third parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites and any products or services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or for any Personal Information that may be collected through these websites. This includes any posting you may make on our social media page(s); which page(s) are controlled by such third-party social media websites.

We urge you to exercise care when providing information to anyone and to check the policies and terms of all third-party websites before you submit any Personal Information.

SOCIAL MEDIA.
When you use features such as social networking, chat rooms, or forums, you should take precautions not to submit any Personal Information that you do not want to be seen, collected, or used by such third-party websites.

Our Site may include features from social media websites. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Site, and may set a Cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are hosted by a third party, even when available through our Site. This Privacy Policy does not apply to these features. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy, terms, and other policies of the companies providing those features. We disclaim any liability for any loss, injury or damage you may suffer through your interactions with social media features.

RETENTION.
The amount of time we hold your Personal Information will vary but will not be kept for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is being processed. We will retain your Personal Information in accordance with the following criteria:

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.
We will retain your Personal Information solely for the legitimate business purpose of responding to your request or inquiry and to communicate with you regarding our Services generally. You may opt out of such communications at any time.

SUBSCRIBERS, DONORS AND VISITORS.
We will retain your Personal Information indefinitely if you subscribe to Services, donate to us, Use our Services or possess active login information (if offered). If you request removal of your Personal Information, we will delete, anonymize, or pseudonymize your Personal Information so that it cannot be connected with a particular Person or IP address. Notwithstanding a request to remove your Personal Information,

  • If you are a donor or a gift has been made in your name, we will still maintain your contact information until the then-current tax year filings have been made by us.
  • If you provide us with a username for online payments or credit card information, we, or our Business Partners, such as credit card processors will maintain that information for as long as reasonably necessary (for instance, if you have scheduled monthly donations) in order to accept or send automatic payments.

LAW ENFORCEMENT.
We may retain Personal Information shared with law enforcement where required or permitted by applicable law if necessary to protect our legitimate business interests or if required by such law enforcement.

YOUR RIGHTS.
You have certain rights in relation to the Personal Information we process. These rights to access, correct, amend, or delete Personal Information vary by location and only the rights available to you in your physical location will be enforceable by you under this Privacy Policy.

Typically, you have the following rights:

  • The right to access your Personal Information unless access is subject to a legal exception.
  • The right to have your Personal Information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to have your Personal Information not processed.
  • The right to have your Personal Information erased if it is no longer necessary or required in relation to the purposes and there are no other overriding legitimate grounds for us to continue processing it.
  • The right to opt out if your Personal Information is to be used for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or you subsequently authorized.
  • The right to complain to a supervisory authority if you think your rights have been infringed.
  • You may also have the right to request that a business disclose the categories or details of Personal Information collected.

To exercise your rights, you may make an inquiry by sending an email request directly to our Data Compliance Officer at contact@dense-info.org. In some cases, you may need to discuss deletion with your employer if you access our Site or otherwise Use our Services through your employer.

We will respond to your request in accordance with the laws that apply to you as is standard in the industry. When you make your request, we will maintain your request and related Personal Information as we maintain other Personal Information in order to respond, after which time we will delete the Personal Information provided in the request.

Access requests are free; however, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee to comply with your request when your request is unfounded or excessive.

TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF EUROPE.
In some instances, we may transfer your Personal Information in our possession to countries other than the country in which the information was originally collected; and that data may be processed and stored outside of your country of residence. Those countries may not have the same data protection laws as your country of residence and your Personal Information will be subject to applicable foreign laws. When we transfer your information to other countries, we will use industry-standard measures to protect your data in the manner described in this policy.

In the case of individuals located in countries where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies, to the extent we transfer Personal Information to our office, or our Business Partners’ offices, in the U.S., we make reasonable efforts to comply with the GDPR. To the extent we may transfer Personal Information to Canada, for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, we rely on the fact that Canada has been designated by the European Commission as a country that offers an adequate level of protection for Personal Information.

We provide reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect Personal Information from accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access.

COMPLAINTS | ACCESSIBILITY.
If you have a complaint regarding this Privacy Policy or how your Personal Information is being maintained, used, or processed, you should first contact our Data Compliance Officer, whose contact details appear below:

Data Compliance Officer at contact@dense-info.org. You may also mail your request to us at: 375 Carll’s Path, #997, Deer Park NY 11729.

If you are located in the European Union/European Economic area and are still concerned that we are not complying with our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) or another applicable regulation or statute, and/or that we are not handling Personal Information responsibly and in line with good practice, you may raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”). Concerns may be reported online at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/handling/ or by calling 0303 123 1113.

If you would like us to read this Privacy Policy to you, please contact us contact@dense-info.org and ask for the Data Compliance Officer.

See our Online Terms of Use & Disclaimers for the law controlling any claims against us related to this Privacy Policy.

CONTACT.

Questions, comments, notices, and requests regarding this Privacy Policy are welcomed and should be emailed to our Data Compliance Officer at contact@dense-info.org. Please make sure that you identify the Site and/or service through which you submitted Personal Information to enable us to identify your records. We will respond to your communications within thirty (30) days unless your request involves information that requires significant and/or unusual research.

DEFINITIONS.

Business Partners are individuals or companies with whom we enter into agreements to provide Services or products and/or that assist with maintaining our Site and other Services, including without limitation, and by way of example only, processing donations, analyzing traffic, providing software, operating our servers, assisting with Services, providing products, and communicating with subscribers, visitors, and donors.

DBI, wherever referenced in these Terms, includes DBI’s officers, directors, managers, employees, volunteers, independent contractors, advisors, contributors, affiliates, suppliers, advertisers, if any, advertisers, and agents, however, no such individuals shall have any individual responsibility for DBI whatsoever.

Information means any of our Services provided, including without limitation, our Site, publications, articles, newsletters, educational programs and handouts, blogs, text, images and photographs, audio, video, or multimedia works, research materials, graphics, logos, icons, trademarks, trade names, tutorials, white papers, and other content, whether provided by us, contributors, licensors, event participants, or Site visitors.

Jurisdiction for any claims you may have against us, whatsoever, means the county in which DenseBreast-info, Inc. has its principal place of business and/or the U.S. District Court located closest to our principal place of business in New York should U.S. Federal laws apply. This Jurisdiction is the sole appropriate location to bring any claims against us that are related to our Terms, including our Privacy Policy, Copyright Content Policy, and any other agreements we may have with you that we have approved, and/or your Use of our Services. All claims shall be determined pursuant to New York law in the U.S. unless U.S. Federal law applies. You agree that the New York state courts and, to the extent applicable, New York federal courts, will have personal and subject matter jurisdiction over you and claims you make against or involving us.

Personal Information is defined differently depending on where you reside. If you reside in the United States, to the extent appropriate under applicable laws, New York law shall control in any dispute relating to these Terms (including these Online Terms of Use & Disclaimers and our Privacy Policy). In the event you are located elsewhere in the world, Personal Information may be defined by the applicable laws where you reside, however, these laws shall not over-ride Jurisdiction (in New York) or any other of the rights and obligations contained in our Terms.

Services refers to any products and services we offer to promote our mission, including without limitation, our Site, newsletters, events, surveys, lectures, education, and any of our programs or Information.

Site means http://www.densebreast-info.org and all pages associated with this domain name as well as any other Internet websites or pages under our control.

Use, Using or Used, as to our Site and Services, means accessing, viewing, displaying, downloading (where permitted), or operating such Services and Information therein for personal use for their intended purposes. If Services include software or applications, Use includes downloading an application or program on a single computer or device. “Use” includes transmitting our software Services, in whole or in part, to hardware to process information contained therein. Use does not permit further transfer or copying without our prior written authorization. In the event you are an employer and multiple authorized devices are licensed, Use also includes your employees downloading, viewing, and accessing our Services.

User Content means any information or material in any form or format, whatsoever, that you may upload to our Site or otherwise provide to us while Using or accessing or using our Services or commenting about us on any social media associated with us, and any portion thereof. Examples include, but are not limited to, photos, videos, audio files, text messages, comments, and recommendations.

CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices. We will post a prominent notice on our home page(s) to notify you of any significant changes to this policy and will indicate at the top of the policy when it was most recently updated. We shall not be required to email any updates to you. You may be required to review and acknowledge our Privacy Policy prior to purchasing or Using our products or Services.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
We do not offer any financial incentives for individuals providing us with Personal Information.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS.
You may have the right to request, twice in each 12-month time-period, that we disclose to you the Personal Information we have collected, used, disclosed, and sold about you during the past 12 months. In addition, you have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information that we have collected from you (subject to certain exceptions).

If applicable, this information would include the categories of User information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared User information during the immediately prior calendar year. If you believe this law applies to you, you may email us at contact@dense-info.org with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line and in the body of your message. We will provide the requested information to you at your e-mail address or at your mailing address that you provide in response only if the law applies to you.

We will maintain your request and the Personal Information you provided in that request for ninety (90) days to ensure you do not have any follow-up questions. After that time, the information associated with your request will be destroyed. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by California law and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response.

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) may require us to disclose the following information with respect to our collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information.

During a twelve (12) month time-period, we may collect the following categories of Personal Information: name, email or postal address, social media username(s), social security number (only for our employees and/or contractors), geolocation data and IP addresses.

We collect Personal Information for the business purposes of promoting and providing our Services, responding to comments or questions, processing payments, analyzing website Use, and allowing our Business Partners to assist us in these efforts.

We collect Personal Information from your (1) communications or agreements with us, (2) social media or other third-party websites that link to our username(s) or Site, (3) downloads of our informational materials (where permitted), (4) Use of our Services, and/or (5) visits to our Site.

In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have disclosed the categories of Personal Information only as specified in this policy.

We may share your Personal Information with third parties as specified in this policy. Such sharing may be with: Business Partners, fraud detection providers, and law enforcement authorities or other government officials where required or permitted by law.

We do not sell your Personal Information.

If you reside in California, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your Personal Information,
  • request additional details about our information practices, including the sources of collection, the categories of Personal Information that we share for a business or commercial purpose, and the categories of third parties with whom we share your Personal Information,
  • request access to your Personal Information and the specific pieces of Personal Information, including the categories of such information, that we have collected about you in the last twelve (12) months,
  • request deletion of your Personal Information (subject to certain exceptions),
  • opt out of sales of Personal Information, if applicable, and
  • request access to the specific Personal Information shared with other businesses for their direct marketing (if any).

You may make these requests by emailing us at contact@dense-info.org with “Request for California Privacy Information” in the subject line and in the body of your message. After submitting your request, please monitor your email for a verification email. We will provide the requested information to you at your e-mail address in response only if the law applies to us and to you.

If this law is applicable to you, we are required by law to verify your identity prior to deleting your Personal Information in order to protect your privacy and security. If you make a request to delete your Personal Information, our Services, or some of them, may no longer be available to you.

Please note that you may designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on your behalf by providing written materials demonstrating that you have granted the authorized agent power of attorney. Please note that if an authorized agent submits a request on your behalf, we or our agents may need to contact you to verify your identity and protect the security of your Personal Information. We will not discriminate against you if you choose to exercise your rights under the CCPA.

We will maintain your request and the Personal Information you provide in that request for ninety (90) days to ensure you do not have any follow-up questions. After that time, the information associated with your request will be deleted.

Please be aware that not all businesses are required to comply with California’s Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requirements, and not all information sharing is covered by such CCPA. Only information covered will be included in our response. For more information on the CCPA, click HERE.

California residents are entitled to know how we respond to “Do Not Track” browser settings. We do not currently take actions to respond to Do Not Track signals because a uniform technological standard has not yet been developed.

UK DATA PROTECTION ACT.
Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right to find out what information we store about you. These include the right to:

  • be informed about how your data is being used
  • access Personal Information
  • have incorrect data updated
  • have data erased
  • stop or restrict the processing of your data
  • data portability (allowing you to get and reuse your data for different Services)
  • object to how your data is processed in certain circumstances

You also have rights if we use your Personal Information for:

  • automated decision-making processes (without human involvement)
  • profiling, for example to predict your behavior or interests

If you reside in the UK and are concerned about how we are using or storing your Personal Information, please contact our Data Compliance Officer at contact@dense-info.org. For more information on the Data Protection Act, click HERE.

//Updated January 30, 2026