PRIVACY POLICY – Birdshot Uveitis Society of North America (BUSNA)

This website is operated by the Birdshot Uveitis Society of North America (BUSNA). It recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of visitors to our website and is committed to protecting it whether you are a visitor or submitting information. Any personal information you send to us will only be used for the purposes for which you provide it.

The handling of all personal information is taken very seriously by BUSNA and governed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States and the Personal Information Protection, Electronic Documents Information Act (PIPEDA) in Canada and in Mexico the Federal Economic Competition Commission (FEC). You are not obliged to disclose your personal data when visiting our site.

When completing a survey of BUSNA, requesting information or submitting a form, you may be asked to provide personal information, such as your name or email address. This information will only be held as long as necessary and will not be shared with third parties. BUSNA respects the confidentiality of your personal data.

The information provided on BUSNA’s website is confidential and designed to support and not replace the relationship that exists between a patient/website visitor and his/her existing Ophthalmologist. Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and site visitors to include their identity, is respected by the BUSNA website. BUSNA undertakes medical/health information privacy in the country and states where the website is located. We do not advertise on the BUSNA website. The BUSNA website is operated and funded by the Birdshot Uveitis Society of North America.

BUSNA prohibits the reprints or electronic reproduction of any document in part or in its entirety, unless you obtain prior written consent from the Birdshot Uveitis Society of North America. Imperfect security for outside e-mail encrypted transmissions creates obvious potential privacy risks.

Our BUSNA website may depend on cookies to function properly for privacy. Cookies are used to make it possible to provide these services and to assist us in understanding user’s preferences. We may update our privacy policy at any time and post an effective date on BUSNA’s website.

If you have any questions or concerns, or have any comments about our privacy policy or information practices, please contact:

Christine Griffith
President, BUSNA
christine.griffith@busna.org

4/25/2025