15th Congress    •    October 10-13, 2019    •    Munich, Germany

PRIVACY POLICY

15th Congress of the International Xenotransplantation Association (IXA 2019) respects the privacy of visitors to its website. IXA 2019 strongly believes that our visitors must be assured that information provided online is used responsibly and appropriately. To protect online privacy, IXA 2019 has implemented the following policy.

NOTE: THIS POLICY APPLIES ONLY TO ONLINE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.

  • Information We Collect and How We Use It
    IXA 2019 collects two types of information about you when you visit our website: personal information (including, by way of example only, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, demographic information and credit card information) and non-personal, aggregate information (such as information regarding the pages on our site that you have visited and your IP address).

  • Personally Identifiable Information
    IXA 2019 does not collect personally identifiable information about you unless you choose to provide it. Personal information is collected through congress registration, abstract submission and inquiry processes and through other services or procedures that the IXA 2019 may implement from time to time. You are not required to submit any personally identifiable information in order to access information in the public areas of our website.

  • Access to Conference Registration and Other Personalized Features on the IXA 2019 Website
    Users are asked to register and provide limited personal information. This information is submitted voluntarily. If you do not wish for us to have your personal information, please do not provide it.

IXA 2019 uses information voluntarily submitted by visitors in the following ways:
  • IXA 2019 Services and Products
    Generally, IXA 2019 uses data collected to improve its own web content; to identify popular areas of the website; to respond to visitor and member needs, interests and preferences and to develop new products and services.

  • Disclosures to Third Parties
    On occasion, the IXA 2019 sells conference registrant’s names and addresses in hard copy, label format for one-time use only to approved requesters. The personal information that we may provide to third parties may include names and addresses provided by the members, but will not include phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses or demographic information. Users may request that IXA 2019 refrain from disclosing their information to third parties through an opt-out box that will appear on each form on which a user provides information. Alternatively, users may contact the IXA 2019 at or +1-514-874-1717 to express their preferences if they determine at any time that they do not wish to have the information shared.

  • Credit Card Information
    IXA 2019 does not disclose credit card information provided by its members and customers except to third parties that assist with processing credit card purchases. When and customers choose to pay by using their credit cards, IXA 2019 submits the information needed to obtain payment to the appropriate clearinghouse.

  • Non-Personally Identifiable Information
    IXA 2017 collects non-personally identifiable, aggregate information from visitors to our website. This non-personally identifiable information includes but is not limited to the number of hits per page, cookies, referrers, IP address, or other ‘environmental’ variables. The IXA 2019 does not link non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information. Aggregate data are only used for internal and marketing purposes and do not provide any personally identifiable information.

  • Cookies
    Cookies are files that contain information created by a web server that can be stored on a User’s hard disk for future use (“persistent” cookie). Cookies transmit non-personal information back to the web site. IXA 2019 uses cookies in its virtual meeting rooms to facilitate automated activity. We may also use cookies to help us track traffic on our site. This information may be aggregated in an anonymous manner, and will help us better tailor our site and provide you with offers that we think may be of interest to you. Cookies are not used to disseminate significant information about users over the Internet or to analyze any information that users have knowingly or unknowingly provided. When a user logs in, the system will ask whether the user approves of the attachment of a cookie. Users may opt out of accepting a “persistent” cookie, however, the user will need to login each time they visit the site

CHOICE

  • Notification of Changes
    f we decide to change our privacy policy, we will notify you and post those changes on our web site so you will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you by way of an e-mail. You will then have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy in effect at the time that the information was collected.

  • Choices Available to the User:
    IXA 2019 provides the following choices regarding the use of your information:
    • You may choose not to provide us with any personal information.
    • You may set your browser to not accept cookies, or to warn you when a cookie is being placed on your computer. If you choose not to accept cookies, however, your ability to navigate this web site may be hindered.
    • If you would like to unsubscribe to any of our services or would like us to remove you from lists that may be provided to third parties, please send an e-mail to . Please include your name and e-mail address in the body of the message.
    • You may access the personal information we have collected about you and correct any inaccuracies by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

  • Security
    You understand and agree that “perfect” security does not exist anywhere, including on the Internet. When you send your credit card information to us over our website, we encrypt this information between your computer and our server. Other information you send to this site, including email messages, will not be encrypted unless we advise you otherwise. The IXA 2019 website is protected by a firewall and monitored for security.

  • Third Party Links
    This web site may contain links to other sites. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OR PRACTICES OF ANY OTHER SITES.

    We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that they visit. This privacy statement applies solely to the IXA 2019 website.

  • Legal Disclaimer:
    The IXA 2019 website is designed to provide users with educational activities, scientific and meeting information, current societal news, public policy information and other needs for transplant professionals. This information is not the same as retaining experts in these fields for advice.
    Nothing contained in this website is to be considered as the rendering of legal, medical, professional or other advice for specific cases, and users are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own physicians. The information contained on this site is intended for educational, background and informational purposes only.