Privacy Policy

LifeSource, Chicagoland’s Blood Center

Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Privacy Policy. LifeSource, Chicagoland’s Blood Center, is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our Web site and this Privacy Policy ("policy") describes our commitment to protecting your privacy online, LifeSource wants to be sure you understand and accept that this commitment cannot guarantee privacy and confidentiality. Your use of the pages on this Web site signifies that you have reviewed this policy and accept its terms and conditions.  The LifeSource Web site and our activities change frequently. As a result, we may make changes to the policy at any time. If we modify the policy in the future, we will publish such modifications on this Web site and apply the modified practices to information collected online. Please review this policy from time to time, and especially before you provide any personal identifying information.

By using this Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. You also acknowledge that LifeSource may periodically change, modify, add or remove or otherwise update this Privacy Policy at its discretion, without prior notification.

Personal Identifying Information. We do not collect personal identifying information from anyone unless he/she provides this information knowingly and voluntarily. This information includes your e-mail address or other identifying information that you may provide if you choose to schedule a blood donation online.  We do not disclose or otherwise provide personal identifying information to any third party (other than third-party contractors assisting in the transmission of this information), unless such disclosure is required by law or applicable regulatory guidance.

Other Information. Under certain circumstances, LifeSource may use information collected on the Web site (such as aggregated data, summary data, anonymously collected information) for business, marketing, surveys, research, advertising, etc., and may provide such information to third parties. Under no circumstances, however, will such information include personal identifying information, except as required by law or applicable regulatory guidance.

Use of Personal Identifying Information by LifeSource. There may be certain circumstances where LifeSource will use personal identifying information obtained on the Web site to contact you (for example, responses to your e-mail inquiries, recruiting for blood donations, etc.). If at any time you wish not to receive communications from us, you may indicate so by using the procedures described under "Contact Us" below.

Use by Children. LifeSource is committed to protecting children. Most of the information on this Web site is intended for persons 16 years of age and older. LifeSource will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal identifying information from a minor under the age of 16, without obtaining prior consent from a person with parental responsibility (e.g., a parent or guardian) through direct off-line contact consistent with applicable legal requirements.

Security. LifeSource uses a variety of security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, destruction or disclosure.  LifeSource uses general, recognized security standards, including the use of Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") encryption when transmitting personal information over the Internet. Such transmissions are always subject to normal Internet security risks.  Although LifeSource has procedures in place to safeguard the information that we collect online, we cannot guarantee the transmission or disclosure of this information in a manner inconsistent with this policy.  No Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may not be secure and you should therefore take special care in deciding what information you send to us.

Links. This Privacy Policy applies only to this Web site. This Web site may contain references or links to other Web sites not operated or controlled by LifeSource.  These third-party Web sites are not covered by this policy or the policies and procedures which LifeSource applies.  Therefore, if you follow a link posted here to third-party Web sites, we provide no assurances or guarantees about these other Web sites, including their ability to safeguard your personal information, and LifeSource accepts no liability for links from this Web site to others. LifeSource can not endorse or guarantee any information you may find on links followed from LifeSource’s site.  We suggest that you contact those sites directly for information on their privacy, security, data collection and distribution policies, as well as their content.  LifeSource is also not responsible for any third-party Web sites that may contain links to this Web site.

Contact Us. If you have any questions or comments about this Web site, or if you do not wish to receive further communications from us, please e-mail our eDonor System Administrator, or call (847) 803-7957.