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We take privacy issues seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. Please take a moment to review our privacy policy which explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information on our Web site. This privacy policy applies only to information collected by the New England Journal of Medicine through its Author Center site.

Last updated: January 2007

What Information Do We Collect?
How Is This Information Used?
What Security Measures Are Used?
Children Under 13
How to Make Changes to Your Information
Changes to the Online Privacy Statement
Contact Us

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Information You Provide to Us

We will request information from you if you submit a manuscript or letter. This requires the input of personal information that may include, but is not limited to, details such as your name, address (postal and e-mail), telephone number, or demographic information, and those of your co-authors.

Information That Is Automatically Collected

We also collect general data about the movement of visitors through our site, but this does not use any personally identifiable information. This may include IP address, host name, domain name, browser version and platform, date and time of requests, and pages requested. This information is used to measure and analyze traffic and usage of the site.

Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your computer that we use to recognize you. The manuscript submission cookie stores the information you have sent us on your computer as well as our database until you have completed your submission. This allows you to interrupt your submission and return to it later. The cookie is deleted at the end of the submission process or expires one week later if the submission is not completed. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to prevent this, although you may not be able to submit your manuscript without them.

Clear Gifs (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
Clear gifs are tiny graphics with unique identifiers that function similarly to cookies and allow us to track site activity. We do not use these to collect personally identifiable information.

Advertisement Servers
CheckM8 serves advertising on the New England Journal of Medicine Web site. CheckM8 does not collect any personally identifiable information regarding consumers who view or interact with CheckM8 advertisements. CheckM8 solely collects non-personally identifiable ad delivery and reporting data. For further information, see CheckM8’s privacy policy at www.checkm8.com/?section=27.

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Information that you provide to us will be used to process, fulfill, and deliver your requests for content and services. Information that is automatically collected is used to monitor usage patterns of the Web site in order to help us improve the site and services.

We consider your submission and the information contained in your manuscript or letter to be confidential information and will treat it as such. We do send submissions to peer reviewers but request that they keep the information confidential. You may request withdrawal of your manuscript at any time.

We may report activity about our Web site to third parties, including partners and advertisers. We will only use aggregate information about the types of visitors to our site in such reporting. Please also see our Internet Advertising Policy and Online Privacy Statement (http://www.nejm.org/aboutnejm/adpol.asp).

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WHAT SECURITY MEASURES ARE USED?

We take every precaution to protect our users’ information. When you submit information via the Author Center, your information is protected both online and off-line. We use the latest Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology, which encrypts all your personal information. It is unreadable as it travels across the Internet.

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CHILDREN UNDER 13

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 13.

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HOW TO MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR INFORMATION

Once you have created an identity or paid account on our site, you can update your information at any time. You may also choose to stop receiving offer information from us about content or services. You can do this by visiting our online customer service center (https://secure.nejm.org/services/) and clicking on the Change Your Profile link.

You can also contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 843-6356 or (781) 893-3800, extension 5515, (outside the USA), nejmcust@mms.org, or Customer Service, New England Journal of Medicine, 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451-1413, USA.

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CHANGES TO THE ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy may be periodically updated. We will post a notice that this policy has been amended by revising the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

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CONTACT US

Please direct any questions regarding this privacy policy to webmaster@nejm.org.

The New England Journal of Medicine publishing offices are located at 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451, USA; telephone (781) 893-3800. The editorial offices are located at 10 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA; telephone (617) 734-9800.

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