PMDAlliance places a high priority on protecting your privacy. This privacy policy was created in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our members and website users. This policy explains what types of information is collected by the PMDAlliance website, www.pmdalliance.org, and how this information is used.

Individuals that register for www.pmdalliance.org events and individuals that sign up to receive e-communications voluntarily provide us with contact information. We may use this information for specific, limited purposes as outlined below. You may always “opt out,” either now or at any time in the future, if you do not wish to receive our messages.

PMDAlliance uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer www.pmdalliance.org and for statistical metrics used to track website visitor traffic.

www.pmdalliance.org uses “cookie” messages to automatically help provide better services. They remind us who you are and your preferences for our website based on what you’ve done and told us before. The “cookie” is placed in your computer and is read when you come back to our website. Cookies let us take you to the information and features you’re particularly interested in. They also let us track your usage of www.pmdalliance.org so we know which parts of our sites are most popular. You can reject cookies or cancel them by instructing your Web browser accordingly.

PMD Alliance does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization without your consent.

www.pmdalliance.org includes links to external websites. These links do not fall under the www.pmdalliance.org domain, and PMDAlliance is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of external websites. Your use of any linked website is solely at your own risk.

We may amend this privacy policy from time to time; please review it periodically. We maintain the option to modify this privacy at any time by electronic notice posted on our website. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.

For close to five years, PMD Alliance has used Zoom Video Communications exclusively for our live-stream educational, social and support services, as well as all internal organizational meetings. Over those years we have developed a deep knowledge base and appreciation for practices that keep meetings and workshops safe online. Our knowledge of technical management of meetings means we respond quickly to any potential threats or disruptors. 

To keep our livestream space clean, safe, and accessible, we: 

• Pay a monthly fee to use Zoom Pro, which offers advanced administrative and meeting controls 
• Never post Zoom meeting links in public spaces 
• Require registration for all our online events, including support groups and other entities using our Zoom account for their meetings 
• Train our staff members in use of the management safety features, many of which have always been included with Zoom but until now, not widely accessed by the general public. These features include screen sharing management, muting, blocking, and removing people 

• Deploy multiple staff members to various roles during every meeting to ensure a smooth and secure process 
• Use Zoom subscription add-ons as appropriate, including HIPAA–compliant encrypting 

Although we can never fully ensure that every PMD Alliance Zoom meeting will be free of the occasional glitch, unstable connection or participant disagreement, we remain confident in Zoom and its efforts to keep its services secure. 

Sponsored communications for non-CME educational activities and other resources may be shared across our Healthcare Provider Network. Sponsorships help PMD Alliance keep healthcare provider and patient education programs free or low cost. At some sponsorship levels, PMD Alliance provides the opportunity for companies to share non-CME and other resources to healthcare providers through communications sent by PMD Alliance. Any communications created by a sponsor and sent by PMD Alliance is done so for the benefit of our community. The content of these sponsored advertisements is solely the responsibility of the sponsor. PMD Alliance neither endorses nor approves the specific product or message presented.

Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance built the PD&Me app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance at no cost and is intended for use as is.

This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information for those who choose to use our Service.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to Email, Phone, IP Address, and Location Data. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.

The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you.

Find the privacy policies of third-party service providers linked below:
• Google Play Services
• Google Analytics for Firebase
• Sentry

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in a case of an error in the app, we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device’s internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons:

• To facilitate our Service;
• To provide the Service on our behalf;
• To perform Service-related services; or
• To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to their Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf, related to providing the Service. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security

If you wish to delete your PD&Me account and remove your associated data from our servers, we provide a straightforward way for you to request this.

Below are the steps to request the deletion of your account and data:

1. Login to your PD&Me account in the app
2. Go to Account settings
3. Tap the “Delete Account” button.
4. Read the information regarding the data deletion process, and types of data that will be deleted.
5. Submit your deletion request by clicking on the “Confirm” button.

Data Deletion Details

Upon the confirmation of your request, the following data will be permanently deleted:

* Personal profile information
* User-generated content within the app
* App usage history and analytics

Your privacy and security are our top priorities. Should you have any questions or concerns about this process, please do not hesitate to contact our support team at info@pmdalliance.org.