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Medical Data Technologies
Web Site Privacy Policy
Overview
Privacy is
important to Medical Data Technologies Corporation ("Medical Data
Technologies"), a responsible participant in the health care industry.
Medical Data Technologies corporate policy is to protect the privacy and
confidentiality of our customers and those individuals whose health care
information may be identified within the transaction data services
supplied by Medical Data Technologies to our customers. This Privacy
Policy describes what information Medical Data Technologies collects and
how that information is protected and used.
Medical Data Technologies operates under the following set of strict privacy principles:
The following describes our information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web Site:
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as set
forth herein, Medical Data Technologies will not disclose to unaffiliated
companies any Personal Information about our visitors and customers. Any
Personal Information provided to entities affiliated with Medical Data
Technologies will be treated in accordance with the terms of this Privacy
Policy.
Except as set forth herein, Medical Data Technologies will not disclose to unaffiliated companies any Personal Information contained within payment processing or e-health transactions. Any Personal Information provided to entities affiliated with Medical Data Technologies will be treated in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Medical Data Technologies will consider, and may release, Personal Information to third parties to comply with law or to protect the rights, property or safety of Medical Data Technologies and our customers.
Medical Data Technologies may provide to third parties Aggregate Information that does not allow the individuals to be identified or contacted.
Registration
The Medical
Data Technologies Site requires visitors to register either before accessing
the Web Site or as a requirement to access specific portions of the Web
Site. Registration includes the collection of contact information such as
visitor name and e-mail address.
IP Addresses
An IP address
is a number assigned to your computer for accessing the Internet. All
computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses,
which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each
other. Medical Data Technologies collects IP addresses in order to conduct
system administration, report aggregate information to sponsors and
advertisers, and to conduct site analysis. If a visitor requests pages from
the Medical Data Technologies Web Site, the Medical Data Technologies
servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log. To maintain visitor
anonymity, Medical Data Technologies does not associate IP addresses with
records containing Personal Information. However, Medical Data Technologies
will use IP addresses to identify any visitors who refuse to comply with
Medical Data Technologies terms of service, and to identify visitors who
threaten our service, site, or customers.
Cookies
The Medical
Data Technologies Site may place a text file called a "cookie" in the
browser files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a web
site transfers to an individual's hard disk for record keeping purposes. The
Medical Data Technologies Site uses cookies during your online session to
confirm that access to our site is authorized and to control certain
parameters of your communication session with our Site. Sponsors and
advertisers may also use cookies if you select their advertisement; we are
unable to control their use of cookies or how they manage the information
they gather.
Payment Processing
and E-Health Transactions
Some Medical
Data Technologies Site features may use applications to collect data to
facilitate a payment processing or e-health transactions. We will obtain
your explicit permission to transfer this data to the third party to
facilitate this transaction as part of the transaction processing service
agreement you voluntarily enter into with Medical Data Technologies.
Medical Data Technologies may store this information to verify the transaction for customer service and accounting reasons and may use this information to help personalize your experience on the Medical Data Technologies Site. Medical Data Technologies may also share this information with other third parties on an aggregate basis, but not in any manner that would permit the third party to identify or contact individual users of our Site.
Medical Data Technologies will maintain and protect "Individually Identifiable Health Information" that it receives in connection with e-health transactions in accordance with the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
External Links
In order to
provide visitors with greater value, Medical Data Technologies may provide
links to various third party web sites. However, even if a third-party
affiliation exists between Medical Data Technologies and that destination
site, Medical Data Technologies EXERCISES NO AUTHORITY OVER LINKED SITES,
EACH OF WHICH MAINTAINS INDEPENDENT PRIVACY AND DATA COLLECTION POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES. Medical Data Technologies ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY
FOR THESE INDEPENDENT METHODS OR ACTIONS AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
INDEPENDENT POLICIES OR PROCEDURES OF DESTINATION SITES. SIMILARLY, Medical
Data Technologies CANNOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIVACY INITIATIVES OR
THE CONTENT OF SUCH WEB SITES. THESE DESTINATION LINKS ARE PROVIDED ONLY FOR
YOUR CONVENIENCE, AND AS SUCH, YOU ACCESS THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
However, Medical Data Technologies wishes to protect the integrity of the
Medical Data Technologies Web Site and its destination links, so any
comments pertaining to the Medical Data Technologies Web Site or any sites
accessed through Medical Data Technologies links are greatly appreciated.
Security
Medical Data
Technologies combines industry-standard technical safeguards with employee
policies to help prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of Personal
Information under our control. Only authorized Medical Data Technologies
employees, agents or independent contractors are permitted to access your
Personal Information, and all such employees, agents and independent
contractors must agree in writing to abide by Medical Data Technologies
Privacy Policy. Those who violate the Privacy Policy are subject to
disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Medical Data
Technologies employs strict security measures to safeguard online
transactions; Personal Information is stored in secured systems and is
always encrypted when sent via Internet channels.
Despite these security measures, Medical Data Technologies DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROTECTED AGAINST LOSS, MISUSE OR ALTERATION BY THIRD PARTIES.
Online Service
Agreement
Please see
our Online Service Agreement for other terms and conditions governing your
use of the Medical Data Technologies Web Site.
Privacy Policy
Changes
Medical Data
Technologies may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions
to our Web Site. Your use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the
provisions of this Privacy Policy and your continued usage after such
changes are posted constitutes acceptance of each revised Privacy Policy. If
you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy,
then please exit the Site immediately.
Contacting the Web
Site
If you have
any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this Web Site,
or your interaction with this Web Site, contact:
Medical Data Technologies, Inc.
P.O. Box 221515
Louisville, KY 40252-1515
webmaster@emedpro.com