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Thanks for visiting our web site. We appreciate
your interest in our company and facilities. Your privacy is important
to us, and we want you to feel comfortable in visiting our site. Any
personal information that you may give us, including your e-mail
address, is used only in the following ways:
In visiting our site, if you give us personal data in order to receive
any type of information in return from us, we collect and store that
data. That information is helpful to better design our site because we
know the frequency of visits to the individual pages within our site.
In visiting our site, if you view specific pages or download information
from specific pages, we track visits to those pages in order to measure
the number of visitors to our web site. That information is helpful to
better design our site because we know which pages within our site are
frequented. However, we do not automatically collect your personal
e-mail address simply because you visit our site. All we know, based on
the information that we collect, is the number of times on a date that a
particular page was visited.
We may share aggregate demographic
information with our partners. This is not linked to any personal
information that can identify you or any other visitor to our web site.
If we partner with a third party to provide services, when you sign up
for these services we will share names and other contact information
that is necessary for our partner to provide these services. These
parties are not allowed to use your personally-identifiable information
except for the purpose of providing these services.
Registration
In order to use specific areas of this web site, you may be required to
first complete the registration form. During registration you will be
required to provide your contact information (such as name and e-mail
address). This information is used to contact you about the services on
our site in which you have expressed interest. It may be optional for
you to provide demographic information (such as income level and gender)
so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site.
Cookies
A cookie is small text file, stored on your hard disk by a web site you
have visited, that contains information to remind the site about you the
next time you visit. A cookie is in no way linked to any
personally-identifiable information while on our site. If you reject the
cookie, you may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that
you will be limited in some areas of our site. For example, you will not
be able to participate in future activities such as sweepstakes,
contests or monthly drawings that may take place. Cookies can also allow
us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their
experience on our site.
Log Files
We use Internet Provider (IP) addresses to analyze trends, administer
the site, track users' movements within the site and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked
to personally identifiable information unless the IP address you have designated
contains information such as your name,
e.g. lastname@aol.com.
The Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused in whole or in part by your use of this web site. In no event shall the Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on information you receive from this web site.
Pre-Registration
If you elect to electronically submit a completed Pre-Registration Form, you agree that you do so at your own choice and risk, and that you assume all responsibility for any liability arising from such electronic submission or from any errors or omissions in the data you provide. You agree to release and hold the Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals harmless from any and all liability or cause of action arising from the interception, access or use by a third party of any information submitted electronically by you through this web site or from any errors or omissions in the data you provide.
Additionally, a completed Pre-Registration Form does not create or constitute any relationship between you and the Continent Ostomy Centers or its participating hospitals (its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents or representatives), or any of the physicians on its staff, to which any privilege may attach.
Any information you submit via the Pre-Registration form is confidential
and is not shared with third parties.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that the Continent Ostomy Centers or its participating hospitals is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
All links to external sites are provided for your convenience. The information, products and advertisements contained in the linked sites are neither approved nor endorsed by the Continent Ostomy Centers or its participating hospitals . The Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals are not responsible for such content, products or advertisements.
Newsletters & E-Mail Alerts
This web site offers e-mail alerts and newsletters to those users who
have registered and provided us with an e-mail address for notification
of site events, special content and other opportunities specific to your
area of interest. All e-mail alerts and newsletters contain unsubscribe
options so you may remove your name at any time when you no longer want
to receive these items.
E-Mail
Messages that you send to us by e-mail may not be secure. If you choose
to send any confidential information to us via e-mail, you accept the
risk that a
third party may intercept this information. We strive to respond to all
e-mail requests in a timely manner.
Surveys and Contests
From time-to-time our site may request information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is
completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not
to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact
information (such as name and shipping address) and demographic
information (such as zip code) in order to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey
information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use
and satisfaction of this site.
Security
This web site takes every precaution to protect our users' information.
When you submit sensitive information via the web site, your information
is kept in a secured environment both online and off-line.
Your Consent and Changes
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by the Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals as detailed in this privacy pledge. If we ever change our privacy policy, we will post any changes on this page so that you are always aware of the information that we collect and how we use it.
Copyrights
Copyright 2001 - 2006 Brotman Medical Center. All Rights Reserved. The text, images, graphics, sound files, animation files, video files and their arrangement on the Continent Ostomy Centers or its participating hospitals' Internet sites are all subject to copyright and other intellectual property protection. These materials may not be copied in whole or in part for commercial use or distribution, nor may these objects be modified or reposted to other sites.
No Warranties or Representations
The Continent Ostomy Centers or its participating hospitals makes no warranty whatsoever, express or implied, including any warranty as to accuracy, completeness or timeliness, concerning the information or views (collectively, "information") available at or through this web site. The Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals will endeavor to periodically update the information contained at this web site, but you should not assume that such information is accurate, complete or the most up-to-date information available. The Continent Ostomy Centers and its participating hospitals shall not be liable to you or anyone else in any way for any loss, claim or damages caused in whole or in part by the Continent Ostomy Centers' or its participating hospitals' providing or your using any of the information available at or through this web site.
Contact Us
We welcome your feedback. If you have questions or comments about our
privacy pledge, please feel free to contact us.
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