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This is a privacy policy for Awake In Philly Community Education Group. Our homepage on the Web is located at http://www.AwakeInPhilly.org/. Users may go to for information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information.

We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may . You may fax us at 253-423-7208.

Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals

We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms. If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.

Dispute: Questions regarding this statement should be directed to the Awake In Philly Community Education Group website coordinator for clarification.

Additional Information

This policy is valid until 1 Jan, 2009 at 12:00:00 EST.

Data Collection

P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements"). This policy contains 2 data groups. The data practices of each group will be explained seperately.

Group "Access log information"

We collect the following information:

Click-stream data
HTTP protocol elements
Search terms

This data will be used for the following purposes:

Completion and support of the current activity.
Web site and system administration.
Research and development.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The data in this group has been marked as non-identifiable. This means that there is no reasonable way for the site to identify the individual person this data was collected from.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Our Web server collects access logs containing this information.

Group "Voluntary Submission"

We collect the following information:

User's Name
User's Home Contact Information
User's Business Contact Information
Physical contact information
Online contact information
Navigation and click-stream data
Health-related information

This data will be used for the following purposes:

Completion and support of the current activity.
Web site and system administration.
Research and development.
Other purposes
Any personally-identifiable information collected on the site, via email, forms, or other methods is strictly voluntary and is not shared with other organizations.
The user must opt-in to this usage.

This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.

The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:

Any information shared (email address, name, mailing address, phone numbers, etc.), whether in an email to Awake In Philly Community Education Group, via a form on the website, by fax, or other method is held in strict confidence and not shared with outside organizations. The only possible exception to that rule would be if an imminent threat to someone's life existed, or if threats against another's life or property have been communicated. In that instance, all information available will be shared with the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Cookies

Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.

We do not make use of HTTP cookies.

Compact Policy Summary

P3P compact policies are a form of a P3P policy which summarizes what the policy says about cookies. Since this policy does not mention any use of cookies, there is no compact policy form of this policy.

A policy mentions use of cookies if the data element "HTTP Cookies" is in any group in the policy. This data element is found under "Dynamic data".

Policy Evaluation

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.

Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.

Satisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered satisfactory according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.

Interesting Apnea Statistics

Interesting Apnea Statistics

~~ Apnea in United States ~~

As of October 18, 2009 at 8:55 a.m.(ET) (-0500), the U.S. population
was 307,725,269. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 21,443,850 apneics in the U.S.

~~ Apnea around the world ~~

As of October 18, 2009 at 8:55 a.m.(ET) (-0500), the world population
was 6,791,269,358. Sleep researchers estimate approximately seven percent
of the population suffers from obstructive sleep apnea. Using that
estimate, there are potentially 475,388,855 apneics in the world.

Awake In Philly is a community education group for individuals who have been diagnosed with at least one of the recognized sleep disorders, as well as anyone else impacted by those with sleep disorders. The information contained in this site is intended to provide support, guidance, and encouragement to others contending with the many challenges of sleep disorders. The goals of Awake In Philly are to support, educate, and inform those who feel the impact of sleep disorders, as well as the general public, and is not intended to replace medical advice, nor is any information to be misinterpreted as an attempt to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

If you have questions about any of the medical conditions mentioned on this website, especially if you suspect that you (or someone you know) has sleep apnea, please contact a qualified medical professional immediately. Medical advice should only come from qualified, licensed, and trained healthcare professionals.

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