Privacy Policy
The FTD Disorders Registry LLC (FTDDR or the Registry) is committed to protecting the privacy of our participating members. How we collect, use, share, and protect information is described below.
In addition to the Privacy Policy, please carefully review our Terms and Conditions and Personal Data Use Table before accessing, using, or interacting with FTDDR. For future reference, all of these documents are available as links on the Registry’s home page.
Of note, the Privacy Policy described here applies only to FTDDR and our website (www.FTDregistry.org) — and not to services, applications, or links that take you to other websites.
Overview
Outline
- Personal Information We Collect
- How We Collect Personal Information
- How We Use Personal Information
- How We Store Personal Information
- Who Has Access to Registry Data?
- Registry Communications
- Your Data Protection Rights
- What Are Cookies?
- How We Use Cookies
- Types of Cookies We Use
- How to Manage Your Cookies
- Privacy Policies of Other Websites
- Changes to Our Privacy Policy
- How to Contact Us
The FTD Disorders Registry collects the following categories of personal information:
Name and Contact Information. First name, middle name, last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact information.
Demographic Information. Information about you such as your age, gender, country, race/ethnicity, and diagnosis.
Internet or Other Similar Network Activity. Information about how you interact with our website, social media accounts, emails, and/or research surveys.
Device Information. Information about the devices you use to access our research surveys, such as browser, operating system type, device ID, and IP address.
Biometric Information. Information about your genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics.
Self-Provided Information. The FTD Disorders Registry collects self-provided information when you register online for the Contact Registry or the Research Registry, complete a survey, and submit an online form.
Automatically Collected Information. Session cookies are used to collect an engagement history of your interactions with the Registry’s emails, social media accounts, and website. The Registry’s survey software automatically collects certain technical information.
The FTD Disorders Registry is committed to only collecting the information necessary to conduct activities required by law, by consent, and for legitimate interests. For more details about how we use your information, please see our Personal Data Use Table.
The personal information we collect may be used for one or more of the following purposes:
No one can provide an absolute data security guarantee; however, your information will be transmitted and stored using state‐of‐the‐art security systems similar to those that protect websites used by banks and electronic health systems.
FTD Disorders Registry protocol requires that we keep data indefinitely unless otherwise specified by the participant. All study information is stored in linked data tables. Identifying information is stored in separate linked tables allowing health data to be reviewed without personal identifiers. Personal information can only be accessed by select FTD Disorders Registry staff on a strictly “need-to-know” basis.
Other security precautions include:
Data Transmission. The FTD Disorders Registry currently utilizes a 128‐bit secure socket layer (SSL) protocol which protects all data transmission sent over the internet between the web server and every client machine.
Secure Servers. All study data is housed on a secure server.
Antivirus Software. All servers are protected from viruses using anti‐virus software. This software automatically checks for virus signature file updates once an hour, and if necessary, directly updates itself. All antivirus software is monitored and network personnel notified in the event that the software stops functioning on a server.
Firewall. The network, including all the servers that store our research data, is behind a secure firewall that does not allow unauthorized access to any research data server.
Disaster Recovery. The study database is backed up regularly to ensure that no data is lost. Our disaster recovery system also follows Standard Operating Procedures to maintain full security of backup data.
Cloud Services. In addition to using our secure servers, we may use your data with cloud storage and computing services to assist with communication, data collection, storage, and processing. Third‐party vendors will be vetted for their security practices and will meet or exceed privacy and security standards for electronic research health records management.
Personal information is never shared with third parties, except when required for legal purposes or investigations. The personally identifiable information that you provide to join the Registry is only seen by select FTD Disorders Registry staff.
De-identified data may be requested by physicians, study centers, and other allied organizations to conduct research.
Such requests are reviewed by the Registry Director, Scientific Advisory Board, and management staff. Requests are vetted for scientific merit, and approvals are documented.
Occasionally, the FTD Disorders Registry will contact you via the email address, telephone number, or postal address provided during registration. Communications may include resolving account questions, distributing Registry or FTD-related news, and providing research notifications. You may opt-out of receiving FTDDR communications or change your contact preferences at any time.
Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access. You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification. You have the right to request that the Registry correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure. In some circumstances, you have the right to request that the Registry erase your personal data without undue delay. If you exercise this right, your account will be deactivated and the identifying information in your profile will be removed. However, any de-identified data shared before your request cannot be retrieved.
The right to restrict processing. You have the right to request that the Registry restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing. Under certain conditions, you have the right to object to the Registry’s processing of your personal data.
The right to data portability. Under certain circumstances, you have the right to request that the Registry transfer your personal information to another organization or directly to you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
The right to withdraw consent. To the extent that the legal basis for our processing of your personal information is consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us:
- Email: manager@FTDregistry.org
- Phone: 888-840-9980
- Mail:
FTD Disorders Registry LLC
2700 Horizon Dr., Suite 120
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer when you visit a website. The files allow the website to remember your device and collect standard information about your interactions. Cookies can improve user experiences by remembering information that allows the website to respond in a more personalized way.
There are different types of cookies.
- First-party cookies are created and stored by The Registry when you visit our Website
- Third-party cookies are placed by others when you visit our Website.
To learn more about privacy, cookies, and their use on the internet, visit:
How long do cookies last?
- Session cookies start when you connect to our Website and end when you close your browser. These cookies are not stored on your device.
- Persistent cookies stay on your device after your browser has been closed and last for a time specified in the cookie. These cookies hold usage information, settings, personalizations, or sign-on credentials.
Cookies are uniquely assigned and can be read by the domain that issued the cookie.
The Registry uses session and persistent cookies in a variety of ways to improve your experience, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Remembering your preferences from one visit to the next
- Understanding how you use our Website, including what pages you visit and how long you stay
- Understanding how you interact with the Registry’s emails
- Understanding how you engage with the Registry’s social media posts
The Registry uses session cookies to recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. Session cookies also allow you to view multiple pages of the Website without needing to log in at each new area you visit. User sessions timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity.
The Registry uses Pardot to track user activities on our website, landing pages, forms, and emails. Pardot sets first-party cookies for tracking and third-party cookies for redundancy. These persistent cookies remember preferences (like form field values). We also set a cookie for logged-in users to maintain the session and remember table filters.
The Registry’s social media channels use their own cookies. Read their policies for more details:
The Registry also uses Google Analytics to learn how visitors use our website. While IP addresses are used, they are changed to be anonymous. These anonymized cookies are used to determine the following activities: traffic source, pages visited, day and time of visit, time spent on pages, type of browser, type of operating system, screen resolution, and type of device.
To learn more about how Google Analytics collects and processes data from our Website, visit:
Here is a summary of the cookies we use:
On Our Website:
When you visit our Website, a pop-up box at the bottom of your screen will inform you that we use cookies and ask you to accept or decline them on your device.
If you accept, we will only ask you to renew your acceptance of our cookies every 12 months. If you decline, you will be asked each time you visit.
Each time you access our Website, you can update your cookie preferences by clicking on the Privacy Settings link at the bottom of your screen.
THROUGH YOUR BROWSER:
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. You choose your cookie settings in your browser through the “options” or “preferences” menu on your device. If you stop your browser from accepting cookies altogether, some features on our Website may not work. In addition, using in incognito mode or regularly clearing your cookies can affect your cookie settings.
These links may be helpful or you can use the “Help” option in your browser.
The Registry’s website contains links to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to our website. If you click on a link to another website, please read their privacy policy.
The Registry keeps its Privacy Policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 9 December 2020.
If you have any questions about the FTD Disorders Registry’s Privacy Policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us.
- Email: manager@FTDregistry.org
- Phone: 888-840-9980
- Mail:
FTD Disorders Registry LLC
2700 Horizon Dr., Suite 120
King of Prussia, PA 19406
This Privacy Policy was last updated on December 11, 2020.
[protocol FTDDR-001v1.1; WIRB study #1162895; original protocol approval 03-07-2016]
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