Privacy Statement

This is the privacy policy for bms.ifmsabrazil.org which is run and provided by IFMSA BRAZIL (we, us and our). IFMSA BRAZIL is located at Paulista Avenue, 7th floor, Conj. 72 CV, 8906 Bela Vista, São Paulo – SP. We can also be contacted at [email protected] 

We will only use the personal data gathered over this website as set out in this policy. Below you will find information on how we use your personal data, for which purposes your personal data is used, with whom it is shared and what control and information rights you may have.

Your privacy 

Protecting your privacy is one of our top priorities. Please take a few minutes to read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. 

Our privacy commitment 

This document sets out the basis on which BMS will process any personal data we collect from you. We will make every effort to protect your privacy by adopting a constant security and journal policies on how we store and use personal information. This privacy policy has been developed in accordance with our legal obligations and may be updated from time to time.

We recommend that you read this Privacy Policy prior to using our site and thereafter regularly review any changes. It is your responsibility for doing so. 

How information is used?

The data we collect and how this is used is set out in detail in this policy but general categories include: 

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website;
  • Technical information about your use of BMS services including name, surname, country, institution/affiliation, e-mail and other details requested in the submission step by step.

How long do we keep the information we collect?

We keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil our obligations to you.

How personal information stored

Your personal data is stored in our databases which is only available to our site administrators and selected authorised people.

The data that we collect from you (or which you supply to us by email or otherwise) may be transferred to and stored in our system, saved in Hostgator.

Security

We understand that the security of your information is important to you. We also understand that our continued success as a publisher on the web relies on our ability to communicate with you in a secure manner. We adhere to the highest standards of decency, fairness, and integrity in our operations. We use several measures to authenticate your identity when you visit our site. We review our security measures regularly. 

Despite our best efforts, and the best efforts of other firms, "perfect security" does not exist on the internet, or anywhere else. Unfortunately, the transmission of information by internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access. 

  • Authentication 

You should not share your user name and password with other people. If you think you might lose or forget these identifiers, write them down and keep each in a separate place. 

  • Email 

Any email between you and the BMS is not encrypted.

  • Data within our site 

The information we collect about people visiting the site is stored in secure environments that are not available to any other individual without our consent. 

Consent 

By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy. You should review this policy regularly, to note any changes as to how we collect and use personal information.

If you have any questions, please contact us.