Privacy Center

Privacy Policy

The International Skeletal Society (ISS) is committed to the protection of your personal information. The ISS provides leadership in the practice, science, and teaching of musculoskeletal medicine through an interdisciplinary and international membership recognized for its achievement in this field.

Data collected through the ISS website are used to inform decisions and better serve members. Only the personal information that is knowingly provided is collected and stored. If our privacy policy changes, we will notify users through our website.

ISS does not collect personal information from users browsing our website. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing purposes and do not provide any personally identifying information. Members and meeting registrants provide limited information such as name, organization, phone, and email address. Additionally, we may collect specific information regarding what recipients do with email, such as clicks on the links provided in messages, dates and times, message numbers, tracking URL numbers, and destination pages. This information is not sold or distributed but may be used to improve web content; to respond to visitors’ interests, needs, and preferences; and to develop new products and services.

Information about event registrants may be provided to sponsors and other third parties. Data may include name, title, organization, address, and other information. For purposes of the U.S. Data Protection Act(s) 1984 and 1998, ISS and its agents must store, host, and otherwise process the information (including personal data) supplied by users when registering for this website. If you reside in the European Union, please indicate your consent that the personal information you have provided may be transferred and stored in countries outside of the EU, including the United States. Registering for the website allows the use of your information for unsolicited direct mail advertisements, promotions, and solicitations for third party products and services.

ISS does not disclose credit card account information. Cookies may be used to facilitate automated activity, store, and track passwords, determine appropriate solicitations, and review navigation patterns. Cookies are not used to analyze information that users have unknowingly provided.

The ISS website may contain links to other web sites. ISS has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or content of such sites. If you have questions or suspect personal information has been used by ISS in a manner that does not comply with this privacy statement, please contact Julie Kahlfeldt, Executive Director.