MCA COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY CENTER | Privacy Policy
MEMORIAL CLINICAL ASSOCIATES DERMATOLOGY COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
This site is owned and operated by MEMORIAL CLINICAL ASSOCIATES DERMATOLOGY (MCAD). Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us. At MCAD we want to make your online experience satisfying, educational and safe.
Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of that information.
Information MCAD Gathers and Tracks
MCAD gathers two types of information about users:
- Information users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are submissions in connection with registration on the site or a request to receive a product, service, or information, such as to email a friend and customer feedback. This information may include contact information such as name, email address, mailing address and telephone number. If you decide to place an order, we will also need to know your delivery and billing address and credit card information. When you submit personally identifiable information to this site, you are giving your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personally identifiable information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you would prefer that we not collect, use or disclose any personally identifiable information about you, please do not provide us with any such information.
- Information MCAD gathers through aggregated tracking information derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. This information allows us to better tailor our content to readers’ needs. Under no circumstances does MCAD divulge any information about an individual user to a third party.
MCAD Gathers User Information in the Following Processes:
- Optional Voluntary Information
We offer the following free services, which require some type of voluntary submission of personal information by users:
- Customer Feedback
Unless privacy is requested in the Customer Feedback comments we reserve the right to make available and public these comments without using the full name of the customer.
- Email to a Friend
Users of the site have the option to email pages to a friend. This email address of the friend is not collected, only tracked that this option was used.
- Children
Consistent with the Federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
- Usage Tracking
MCAD tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites. However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users. Memorial Clinical Associates Dermatology Privacy Policy 09/5/06
MCAD does break down overall usage statistics according to a user’s domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information from the browser string (information contained in every user’s browser).
- Cookies
We may place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of your computer. The cookie itself does not contain personal information although it will enable us to relate your use of this site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply. A cookie can’t read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
MCAD uses cookies to track user traffic patterns (as described above). Our advertising system delivers a one-time cookie to better track ad impressions and click rates. You can refuse by turning them off in your browser. If you’ve set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the warning message with each cookie. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use this site. However, you do need cookies to participate actively in message boards, forums, polling and surveys.
Some of our business partners may also use cookies on the site. However, we have no control over or access to these cookies and are not responsible for the use of any such cookies. This site may also contain links to or from other websites. We have no control over the privacy policies of other websites you link to from our site.
Use of Information
MCAD uses any information voluntarily given by our users to enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future content based on the interests of our users.
When we use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like and don’t like based on traffic to those areas, we do not track what individual users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
Sharing of the Information
MCAD uses the above-described information to tailor our content to suit your needs. We will not share information about individual users with any third party, except as described above or to comply with applicable law or valid legal process, to protect the personal safety of our users or the public, or to protect the rights or property of MCAD.
Security
MCAD operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are reviewed periodically and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our customers.
Your Consent
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by MCAD. We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time-to-time in our sole discretion. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Because we may make changes to our Privacy Policy without notifying you, we urge you to periodically review our Privacy Policy.
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