Your personal privacy is absolutely important to us. Because of that, AEGIS operates by these principles --

• You are never required to provide any personal information in order to use AEGIS.
• When we ask for information that personally identifies you, it is used only in providing the information you have requested. For example, AEGIS can deliver HIV-related news directly to you via email, but to do that we have to ask for your email address.
• At no time does AEGIS share, give, or sell any personal information about you.
• If you decide to personalize your AEGIS visits by setting user preferences, we store those preferences in a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer. This cookie lets AEGIS remember your personalized settings between visits. This information is stored on your computer, not on the AEGIS server. If you do not want this information stored, refrain from setting any preferences.
• If at any time you believe AEGIS has not adhered to these principles, please notify us by email to webmaster@aegis.org and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to determine and correct the problem.

Advertising Policy

AEGiS presents advertising that is solely health focused. We have partnered with MessageHEALTH in order to provide relevant, customized content specifically about HIV and AIDS.

The inclusion of ads on the AEGiS website is based on the following:

• the quality of the information presented;
• the relevance of the information to HIV/AIDS;
• the relevance of the information to the AEGiS mission; and
• the organization/company sponsoring the advertisement.

While our database does include company news releases, it does solely for the purpose of informing our readers about new products, services and events related to HIV and AIDS.

Please contact our advertising partner through the following website for more information: http://www.messagehealth.com/

As always....AEGiS presents published material, reprinted with permission and neither endorses nor opposes any material. All information contained on this website, including information relating to health conditions, products, and treatments, is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by your own physician or other medical professionals. Always discuss treatment options with a doctor who specializes in treating HIV.

If you have questions about this policy, please e-mail us at webmaster@aegis.org.