The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (“ISTH”) is a global not-for-profit membership organization advancing the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. We do not knowingly attempt to solicit or receive information from children.  We understand that you are aware of and care about your personal privacy interests; we take those interests seriously.

This Privacy Policy describes the ISTH’s policies and practices regarding its collection, use, and protection of your personal data, and sets forth your privacy rights.  Information privacy is an ongoing responsibility and we will from time to time update this Privacy Policy as we revise our personal data practices or adopt new privacy policies.

ISTH is headquartered in North Carolina, United States.  If you have questions about ISTH’s personal data policies or practices, please contact us: 

International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Attention: Privacy
610 Jones Ferry Road, Suite 205
Carrboro, NC 27510-6113
U.S.A.
Email: headquarters@isth.org
Phone: +1 919 929-3807

How ISTH collects and uses/processes your Personal Information

You can utilize some of ISTH’s services without giving ISTH your personal data. Much of the information on our Website is available to those who are not ISTH members. You can enter only the minimum amount of information (name and contact information) to your ISTH profile and you can edit your profile at any time. For ISTH members additional information is required (details below in the Membership section). Some personal information is necessary so that the ISTH can supply you with the services you have purchased or requested, and to authenticate you so that we know it is you and not someone else. You may manage your ISTH subscriptions and you may opt-out of receiving certain communications at any time.

ISTH may ask for a password, secret answers to certain security questions or other information that will allow us to identify a guest's account or provide a guest with access to their account or certain Online Services. Because many of our products and services are designed for educational use, some of the personal or contact information that we request may be about institutions and schools instead of, or in addition to, information about the guests themselves. We also collect various demographic information, such as whether our guests are medical practitioners and, if so, whether they see patients; the research and medical specialties and subspecialties of our guests; and other demographic information. When we use or associate other information with information that could be used to identify or contact a guest specifically, this other information is considered personal information for purposes of this Privacy Policy.

In order to ensure that users are provided with accurate information about their accounts, and content geared to the interest of that user, we may ask for personal information when a user registers for, logs on to, or visits our websites or other Online Services, or participates in activities on our websites.

We may request a user's personal information when they:

• Log on to one of our websites or Online Services
• Place an order on one of our websites for products or services (such as, but not limited to registration for events);
• Register or create an account on any of our websites;
• Send us an email or otherwise contact us using the online tools that we have provided on any of our websites, including for example "Contact Us” features;
• Submit customer ratings or reviews, testimonials, product ideas or ideas for the classroom or other education experience;
• Sign up for one of our newsletters, or request information, marketing materials or other communications;
• Participate in any social or community areas, including for example blogs and forums; and/or
• Enter any of our contests or promotions.

As noted above, our websites and Online Services also collect some usage information automatically. Please see below for more information.

We sometimes supplement the information that we collect as outlined in this Privacy Policy with information that we receive from other sources and entities. Such outside information includes, but is not limited to, updated delivery, billing, and address information, and information about products and services utilized, from carrier services or other third parties such as publishers, congress organizers, and others who offer products or services to us and our users.