Privacy Policy

The Middle East Policy Council is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy applies to The Council on Middle East Relations www.thecmer.org and governs data collection and usage. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

The Council on Middle East Relations collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, and mailing address. The Council also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by The Council on Middle East Relations . This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by The Council on Middle East Relations to provide general statistics regarding visits to HYPERLINK.

Use of your Personal Information

The Council on Middle East Relations collects and uses your personal information to operate The Council website and deliver the services you have requested. The Council on Middle East Relations may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

The Council on Middle East Relations does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to The Council on Middle East Relations, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

The Council on Middle East Relations keeps track of the pages our viewers visit within in order to determine which content areas are the most popular. This data could be used to deliver customized content within The Council on Middle East Relations to users whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Security of your Personal Information

The Council on Middle East Relations secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. The Council secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

The Council on Middle East Relations will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. The Council encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how The Council on Middle East Relations is protecting your information.