Medical Clinics of New York Privacy Statement

LAST UPDATED: February 1, 2008

The Medical Clinics Network respects that privacy is important to you. The Information (as defined below) that we collect about you will be maintained and used in accordance with this privacy statement and applicable laws, rules, and regulations. We may change this statement from time to time so we ask that you revisit this privacy statement to be sure that you are familiar with our current policies. In the event we make any changes to this privacy statement we will post these changes on this Web site together with the date on which we made the most recent changes.

Introduction

The Medical Clinics Network respects that privacy is important to you. The Information (as defined below) that we collect about you will be maintained and used in accordance with this privacy statement and applicable laws, rules, and regulations. We may change this statement from time to time, so we ask that you revisit this privacy statement to be sure that you are familiar with our current policies. In the event we make any changes to this privacy statement, we will post these changes on this Web site together with the date on which we made the most recent changes.

Collection of Information

The Medical Clinics Network may collect personally identifiable information about you, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, or other similar information ("Information") when you voluntarily submit it to us or when you give permission to others to share such Information with us. We will not transfer, sell, or rent Information to anyone other than our affiliated companies worldwide and external individuals and organizations working on our behalf without your permission.

Through our Web sites, the Medical Clinics Network also collects non–personally identifiable information relating to such matters as the total number of visits to our Web sites, the number of visitors to each page of our Web sites, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of our visitors, and the time spent on our Web sites. We use this information to understand how our visitors use our Web sites so that we can improve the customer experience. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers and for purposes of system administration. From time to time we may also share non–personally identifiable information with others.

Cookies

The use of cookies is now standard, and you will find them used by most major Web sites. A cookie is a text file containing information about the user that is stored on a user’s computer hard drive. Cookies can also enable us to track the interests of our users to enhance their experience on this site and to deliver content specific to a user’s interests. We will place a cookie in the Web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape) file of your computer when you visit our site; we or other contractor whom we engage may also from time to time deliver a uniquely numbered cookie to your Web browser. You may delete or decline the cookie using the tools in your Web browser, and you may still use our site; however, some parts of our site may not work properly for you.

Security

Please be advised that although we have tried to create a secured and reliable site for you, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when conveying personally identifiable information over the Internet. When disclosing any personally identifiable information, you should remain mindful that such information might be accessible by the public and, consequently, may be collected and used by others without your consent. You should also recognize that your use of the Internet and this site is solely at your own risk.

Links

As a convenience to you, the Medical Clinics Network may provide links from this Web site to other Web sites maintained by independent third parties. This privacy statement applies solely to the information collected on this Web site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this site and to read the privacy policies of any Web site that you may visit.

Contact Us

We welcome your questions and comments regarding this privacy statement and the use of your Information. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or about our use of Information, or if you would like to request any changes be made to your Information, please contact the Medical Clinics Network at (718) 904-0908.