Your privacy is important to Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives. This statement discloses the information practices for Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives websites, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the information is used, and with whom the information is shared.
Scoliosis Treatment Alterntives abides by the Safe Harbour framework as set forth by the United States Department Of Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of information collected from the European Union by a website on any of the Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives or associated domains listed below. The privacy, trust and confidence of visitors to Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives et al web sites (from here on to be known collectively in this document as Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives or STA, we, us or our) – see list below of associated sites) is very important to us. This document is the Privacy Policy Statement for Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives et al.
This Privacy Policy page for Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives et al) informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site.
By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Personal information
In general, you can visit drdiaz.elizabethjamieson.com on the Internet without telling us who you are and without giving any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we or our partners may need information from you.
You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. For example, you may want to give us information, such as your name and address or e-mail id, to correspond with you, to process an order, or to provide you with a subscription. You may give us your credit card details to buy something from us or a description of your education and work experience in connection with a job opening at Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives that you wish to be considered for. We intend to let you know how we will use such information before we collect it from you; if you tell us that you do not want us to use this information to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. If you give us personal information about somebody else, such as a spouse or work colleague, we will assume that you have their permission to do so.
We do not collect any personal information at this site or any of our affiliated sites unless such information is provided voluntarily by the individual asking for information, purchasing product or participating in an activity. The following is a disclosure of our information practices on gathering and using private information from our web sites.
Collection of Information Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives only collects Personal Information necessary to provide information or services that have been requested by an individual. “Personal Information” is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual who is requesting or subject of the information. This kind of information is the same type an individual might provide when visiting one of our offices. (such items as an individual’s name, email address, physical address or phone number)
Statistical information that helps us understand how people are using the web site so we can continually improve our services can also be collected but this information is not associated with a specific individual. Also, no attempt is made to profile individuals who browse our web sites.
Information Collection And Use
Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
Using and Sharing Personal Information
The following paragraphs describe in more detail how STA may use your personal information and with whom we may share it. Depending on the type of STA website you are visiting, one or more of the paragraphs may apply. For example, if you order a product from an STA website, your information will be handled as described in such paragraphs as Fulfilling Your Transaction Request and Marketing Use.
Fulfilling Your Transaction Request
If you request something from an STA website, for example, a product or service, a callback, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide to fulfill your request. To help us do this, we may share information, with others, for instance, shipping companies, postal or government authorities (for example, Customs authorities) involved in fulfillment. In connection with a transaction we may also contact you as part of our customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
Marketing Use
The information you provide to STA on certain STA websites may also be used by STA for marketing purposes. To opt-out of receiving further marketing emails from STA, please follow the unsubscribe instructions included in each email.
STA Human Resources Web Sites (including Recruitment)
In connection with a job application or inquiry, whether advertised on an STA website or otherwise, you may provide us with information about yourself, such as a resume or curriculum vitae. We may use this information throughout STA and its related entities for the purpose of employment consideration or your inquiry. Except where you tell us not to, we will keep the information for future consideration.
Information for Business Partners
If you represent an STA Business Partner, you may visit an STA website intended specifically for STA Business Partners. We may use information provided on that site to administer and develop our business relationship with you, the Business Partner you represent, and STA Business Partners generally. For instance, this may involve using your information to send you details of STA Business Partner programs. It may also include sharing certain information with other Business Partners (subject to any confidentiality obligations that may exist), or STA customers or prospects. In connection with a particular transaction or program, we may also contact you as part of customer satisfaction surveys or for market research purposes.
Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives Supplier Administration
If you represent an STA supplier, you may visit an STA website intended specifically for use by STA suppliers. We may use the information provided on that site in connection with entering into or performing a transaction with you. For example, this may include sharing information with other parts of our organization, business Partners, customers, shipping companies, financial institutions, postal or government authorities involved in fulfillment. It may also be used to administer and develop our relationship with you, the supplier you represent and/or other STA suppliers generally.
STA Discussion Forums and Chat Rooms
If you participate in an STA discussion forum, support site or chat room, you should be aware that the information you provide there will be made broadly available to others, potentially inside or outside STA, who have access to that discussion forum or chat room. Also, please recognize that individual forums and chat rooms may have additional rules and conditions. Each participant opinion on a forum or chat room is his or her own and should not be considered as reflecting the opinion of STA.
Other STA Web Site Notices
In some cases, specific STA websites may contain other notices about their use and the information practices applicable to those sites.
Use of Information Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives uses collected information to respond appropriately to individual requests, respond directly to an individual or to improve the web site. Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives et al may retain E-mail or other information requests sent to one of our affiliated sites future use by STA.
Web Site Security Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives is committed to the security of the information that is either made available from or collected by this web site. STA has multiple steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications and computing infrastructure, that includes but is not limited to: monitoring, auditing, authentication and encryption.
Links to Other Sites Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives et al may have links to other web sites beyond the STA affiliates. Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives is not responsible for content or privacy practices of these sites and we suggests that you review their privacy statements for their practices.
Supplementing Information
From time to
Information Security and Quality
We intend to protect your personal information and to maintain its quality. We implement appropriate measures and processes, such as using encryption when transmitting certain sensitive information, to help us to keep your information secure and to maintain time we may supplement information you give us via an STA website with information from other sources, such as information validating your address or other available information about businesses. This is to help us maintain the accuracy of the information we collect and to help us provide a better service.
Use of Suppliers
In some cases STA uses suppliers to collect, use, analyze and otherwise process information on its behalf. It is our practice to require such suppliers to handle information in a manner consistent with our data security policies.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Circumstances may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, STA decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses in some countries. Such a transaction may involve the disclosure of personal information to prospective or actual purchasers, or receiving it from sellers. It is our practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of transactions.
Cookies and Other Technologies
We sometimes collect non-identifiable information from visits to our websites to help us provide better customer service. For example, we keep track of the domains from which people visit, and we also measure visitor activity on STA websites, but we do so in ways that keep the information non-identifiable. This information is sometimes known as “clickstream data.” STA or others on our behalf may use this data to analyze trends and statistics and to help us provide better customer service.
Also, when we collect personal data from you in a transaction, we may extract some information about that transaction in an non-identifiable format and combine it with other non-identifiable information such as clickstream data. This information is used and analyzed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and patterns. This information is not reviewed at an individual level. If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner you can disable your cookies.
We collect the information we mentioned in the previous paragraphs through the use of various technologies, including one called “cookies”. A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. Some STA pages use cookies, sent by STA or its third party vendors, or other technologies to better serve you when you return to the website. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some websites may not work properly.
Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) may use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies. See Online Advertising below
Service Quality Monitoring
Certain Web transactions may also involve you calling us or our calling you. Please be aware that it is our general practice to monitor and in some cases record such calls for staff training or quality assurance purposes.
Online Advertising
Certain companies help us deliver interactive on-line advertising such as banner ads. These companies may collect and use information about customers to help us better understand the offers, promotions, and types of advertising that are most appealing to our customers. After it is collected the information is aggregated so it is not identifiable to a specific individual. If, however, you would prefer that these companies not collect such information, please visit www.networkadvertising.org and follow the “opt-out” instructions.
Personalized URL Link
On occasion, we may personalize and customize websites for certain visitors. If you visit one of these sites, you may find it customized with references to products and/or services that we believe may be of interest to you, based on your previous interactions with STA and information you have provided to us. While you are visiting these websites, we may collect information about your visit to better tailor the site to your interests. An invitation to visit one of these websites is usually presented as a personalized URL in an e-mail, a notice on a website registration page, or as a response to you logging on to a certain website.
If you choose to visit one of these websites, you are agreeing to let STA collect information about your visits and also to its association with other information about you and your relationship with STA. If you do not wish your information to be used in this way, do not accept the invitation to visit these sites.
Disclosures Required By Law
Please be aware that in certain circumstances, it is possible that personal information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders.
Links To Non STA websites
STA websites may contain links to other web sites. STA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those other websites.
Notification of Changes
This privacy statement was last updated on January 2, 2016. A notice will be posted on our website home page for 30 days whenever this privacy statement is changed in a material way.
Privacy Questions and Access
If you have a question about this statement or our handling of your information, you can send an email to the STA website coordinator. The address for this is drdiaz@scoliosistreatmentalternatives.com
If you wish to obtain a copy of particular information you provided to STA, or if you become aware the information is incorrect and you would like us to correct it contact us at drdiaz@scoliosistreatmentalternatives.com
Before STA is able to provide you with any information or correct any inaccuracies, however, we may ask you to verify your identity and to provide other details to help us to respond to your request. We will contact you within 30 days of your request.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this privacy statement, you should first contact STA directly.
How to Contact Us
Questions about this statement or about our handling of your information may be sent by email to: drdiaz@scoliosistreatmentalternatives.com , or by post to Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives 17264 Red Hill Avenue Irvine, CA 92614.
Under Children 13 Years of Age
Children age 13 years old or younger are forbidden to provide personal information and in order to gain access to information on the site that requires providing personal information they must have their parents or legal guardian’s access it instead. People who are accessing information for an underage child are required to be parents or legal guardian’s of the minor who has the right access information for them. The parent’s or legal guardian’s can always opt out of our email list by the method listed above.
Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives does not knowingly collect personal information for persons under 13 years of age without having prior parental consent. Anyone under 13 years of age must ask a parent or guardian for permission or help.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
STA does not collect personal information other than name, email address or phone number our sites. We do not collect an personally identifiable information that is “protected information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).
The electronic personal information that we do collect, listed above is done so via a secure server. If any person who has provided us with their personal information is is concerned about the protection of their personal information they can opt out of our system as described above or contact us at drdiaz@scoliositreatmentalternatives.com to have their information completely removed from our system.
Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability Scoliosis Treatment Alternatives sites are provided on an “AS IS,” and an “as available” basis.
Neither STA nor its affiliates, designees, subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, designers, distributors, merchants, third-party content providers, sponsors, licenesors or the like (collectively, “associates”) warrants that the use of any STA site will be error free or uninterrupted. The Completeness or integrity of content provided on STA sites, the products or services offered for sale on STA sites does not represent that content provided on our sites is applicable or appropriate for use in locations outside of the United States.
Specifically STA disclaims that warranties of any kind, either implied or expressed, including but not limited to warranties implied warranties of merchant ability, warranties of title or fitness for a particular purpose. No oral advice or written information given by STA, nor its associates, shall create a warranty. You expressly agree that use of our sites is at your sole risk.
Under no circumstances shall STA or its associates be held liable for any indirect, direct, incidental, consequential or special damages resulting from the use of or inability to use STA sites, including but not limited to user reliance on any information obtained at a STA site, or that result from errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delays in transmission or operation, deletion of files or email, viruses or any failure of performance.
This applies whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to STA records, programs or services. The foregoing Limitation of Liability shall apply whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortuous action, even if an authorized representative of STA has been advised or should have known of the possibility of such damages. User hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise and services available through STA site. Some states do not allow the exclusion or Limitation of Liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Our policy is that errors will be corrected where discovered and STA and it’s affiliates reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions.
While STA does take steps to ensure the accuracy and completeness of product and third-party services provided on their sites, users should refer to the originator of information for details, for example the web site or manufacturer for complete details.
Other Scoliosis Treatment Alternative Affiliated Sites Covered Under this Privacy Statement
- //scoliosistreatmentalternatives.com/
- http://www.scoliosissystems.com/
- http://www.facebook.com/ScoliosisCareFoundation/
- http://www.facebook.com/ScoliosisTreatmentAlternatives
- http://spinecororthosis.com/
- http://spinecorassociates.net/
- http://spinecorcenters.com/
- http://spinecorbrace.net
- http://spinecorproviders.com
- http://spinecorchicago.com
- http://midwestspinecorcenter.com
- http://spinecortreatment.com
- http://spinecorcentersofamerica.com
- http://spinecorspecialist.com
- http://spinecorbrace.com
- http://scoliosissystem.net/
- http://scoliosisadult.com/
- http://scoliosisidiopathic.com/
- http://scoliosisinthespine.com/
- http://www.facebook.com/StraightUpScoliosisForum/
- http://www.facebook.com/https://ScoliosisTreatmentSupport/
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