Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy. For information about the Simons Foundation’s privacy practices in other contexts, or for individuals located in the European Union, please see our Institutional Privacy Policy.

• Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. Personal information will be collected from visitors who apply for membership in order to complete the member registration process.
• We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain additional consent for other uses of the information from of the individual concerned or as required by law.
• We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfillment of those purposes.
• Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up to date.
• We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
• We will make information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information readily available to site visitors.
• We may use ’cookies‘ that automatically collect anonymous, non-personal information when visitors access the site. We may use anonymous, non-personal information to track the success of the site with its visitors, including but not limited to members, and to better tailor the site to visitors’ needs.
• We do not share personal information about our visitors with third parties except with your permission or as otherwise required by law or legal process or as otherwise specified herein.

Please be aware that our information-sharing forums are accessible by members (and in certain cases by the public) and are not covered by this privacy policy.

We are committed to conducting our site in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. You will immediately notify us at [email protected] if you learn that your membership account information has been lost or stolen, or you learn of any unauthorized use of your membership account. We are not liable for any loss or damage from your failure to comply with our privacy policy.

Additional information and policies can be found in our Terms & Conditions document.