Is submission of a case over the Internet secure?
Transmission of information over the Internet into the database of the National Registry of Sudden Death in Athletes is secured by VeriSign SSL certificate. VeriSign is a system currently used for secure online transactions with authentication and encryption. For example, VeriSign system is used for transmission of billing, shipping and credit card information when making online purchases. Transmission of information to The Registry is done via a secure site. The information is encrypted before transmission. The database of all the submitted cases is designed similarly to a virtual data repository where the case information, once submitted, cannot be retrieved by outside users. If you discovered an error in the data you had submitted, please e-mail us (e-mail page opens once the user clicks). In compliance with standards set by HIPAA, the names, addresses or Social Security numbers of athletes that survived a near-sudden death episode are not included into the settings of online case s
