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Thank you for reviewing our Privacy Policy (“Policy”). Mather (Mather Institute; senior residences; and research, education, and support programs are all referred to collectively in this Policy as “Mather”) respects the privacy rights of our online visitors, and we are committed to providing you with a secure online environment. We have adopted a website Policy that outlines how we collect, store, and use the information you provide us online.

This Policy applies only to the public sites located at mather.com and not to the organization’s separately hosted websites, its private and/or internal websites, or to its web applications. We encourage you to read this Policy before using our website; your use of mather.com signifies that you agree with all terms of this Policy.

Mather collects no personally identifiable information (such as your name, mailing address, or e-mail address) when you visit our website, unless you choose to provide that information to us. Mather collects and temporarily stores certain limited information about your visit as you browse through the pages.

Information Automatically Collected and Stored

When you browse through any website, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:

• the name of the domain you use to access the Internet
• the date and time of your visit
• the pages you visited
• the address of the website you came from

We use this information for statistical purposes and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.

Personally Provided Information

If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through an e-mail message, form, survey, etc., we will only maintain the information as long as needed to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.

Disclosure

Mather does not disclose, give, sell, or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute. Safeguards such as firewalls have been implemented to protect the privacy of your e-mail. Access to your e-mail is restricted to employees who process and answer these inquiries as part of their assigned duties.

HIPAA

Compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Mather does not share any personal health information that can be used to identify you as an individual with another party without your explicit consent. If you have any questions or want more information about our Notice of Privacy Practices, please contact:

Samia Amamoo, VP, Risk Management, Privacy & Corporate Compliance Officer
Mather
(847) 492-7500

Endorsement Disclaimer – Links to Other Sites

Our website comprises content with links to other companies, and in a few instances, we link to private organizations. You are subject to other sites’ privacy policies when you leave mather.com. References made on this website to commercial products, processes, services, manufacturers, or companies does not necessarily constitute our endorsement or recommendation. Mather is not responsible for the content of any off-site web page referenced from this server.

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Service Marks

Mather; Mather Institute; Mather Place; Splendido; The Mather; Sonora; Mather research, education, and support programs and their distinctive liveries, logos, and product/service markings; and the products and services described in this website (except those belonging to Mather vendors, suppliers, licensors, or partnering organizations/companies) are among the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks owned by Mather, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without prior permission from Mather. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress owned by Mather, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior permission of Mather. Any request for grant of a license to use any Mather marks is subject to prior approval, and should be addressed first with the webmaster: webmaster@mather.com.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics tools and other third-party technologies, such as Google Analytics and Quantcast cookies, to collect non-personal information in the form of various usage and user metrics when you use the service. These tools and technologies collect and analyze certain types of information, including cookies, IP addresses, device and software identifiers, referring and exit URLs, onsite behavior and usage information, feature use metrics and statistics, usage and purchase history, MAC address, mobile unique device ID, and similar information. No personally identifiable information is ever captured by these third-party technologies.

The third-party analytics companies that collect information for the service may combine the information collected with other information they have independently collected from other websites and/or other online or mobile products and services relating to your activities across their network of websites. Many of these companies collect and use information under their own privacy policies.

You may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page or you may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page. You can opt out of Quantcast’s cookie by visiting Quantcast’s Opt-Out Page.

Advertising Cookies

We use advertising tools and other third-party technologies, such as AddThis and Gravator to collect non-personal information about the websites and individual pages that users visit both on and off our websites (which might indicate, for example, your interests and other attributes). These technologies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests, and to help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. This information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers and our partners, who might use it with information about how you use other websites, including to identify shared interests and behaviors across groups of users who visit our (and other) websites. No personally identifiable information is ever captured by these third-party technologies.

Mather is committed to ensuring that our advertising partners fairly use and collect data. We understand people are concerned about privacy, and we believe unwaveringly that consumers are entitled to both notice and choice across all interactive media platforms. Only through transparency can we all make informed choices. All advertisements include the The Advertising Option Icon to give you transparency and control for interest-based ads. If you’d like to find out when information about your online interests is being gathered or used to customize the Web ads you see and choose whether to continue to allow this type of advertising, please visit the Ad Choices website at the AdChoices Website.