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<p>The Institute site promotes a "membership" option that allows you to join the Institute.</p>
<p>And as you saw earlier, a store on this site allows you to buy products.</p>
<p>If you buy something or sign up for membership, you will be giving the Institute your personal information. Then your browsing history on the site can be linked with you specifically.</p>
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<p>Which site can you trust? Let's review what we now know about each site.</p>
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