Protecting your privacy is important to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). We are committed to protecting your personal information, using security technologies and adhering to policies that prevent unauthorized use of your personal information.

MAPS collects and stores personal information from members, donors & subscribers. All information provided through the website is securely stored and provided directly by the website visitor. Forum postings, subscription emails, order reminders and membership renewal notices are only sent to the respective subscribers, members, donors, etc who have subscribed, contacted, ordered or donated through our web site, by phone or by postal mail.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe or remove a contact email, number or address please do by emailing orders@maps.org or by contacting the MAPS office by phone or postal mail.

We track browsing statistics and overall usage patterns of our website, such as average visitor, page, and hit traffic counts and patterns, as well as the most- and least- used links and pages. We compile this information into a statistical aggregate which we use to improve our website and our operations.

MAPS does not share any of your personal information at any time with any organization. MAPS is dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for your personal information.

MAPS safeguards the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet.

MAPS uses industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption on all Web pages where transactions occur. To make donations to MAPS, you must use an SSL-enabled browser such as Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later, or Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. This protects the confidentiality of your personal and credit card information while it is transmitted over the Internet.

If you would like your personal information updated or modified, you can contact orders@maps.org with your request or contact the MAPS office by phone or postal mail. If possible, please include full name and the e-mail address at which you receive messages from MAPS. If the need to change information is urgent, please call our office directly.

When you browse MAPS' Web site, you are able to do so anonymously. We do not collect personal information when you browse. We do monitor site traffic and viewing habits.

Cookies are pieces of information that are stored on your computer and are used for record keeping purposes. The MAPS site mostly uses cookies on its webstore to make visiting and using our webstore easier. Cookies can also help us see which parts of our website are the most or least popular and provide us direction to improve our customer's online experience.

MAPS' Web site contains links to other sites. MAPS does not share your personal information with those sites, nor is MAPS responsible for their privacy practices. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, we cannot take any responsibility for the content of linked websites, or for the privacy policies of websites we link to. Since we do not control these websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third party websites prior to any use

If we are going to use your personal information differently from what is stated here, we will try to contact you via e-mail using the most recent information we have. If you have not given us permission to communicate with you, you will not be contacted, nor will we use your personal information in a new manner.