Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 15, 2008
Privacy Policy
Aging Care Resources is committed to
protecting the privacy and confidentiality of visitors
to our Web site.
Aging Care Resources requires that you provide us with personally identifiable information in order to have ongoing access to our Web site and to participate in the continuing medical education, certification and accreditation activities that we provide.
By accessing our Web site, you expressly consent and agree to the terms and conditions of this privacy policy, including our use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, then please do not use or access our Web site.
About this Privacy Policy
When we refer to ourselves as "we" or "Aging Care Resources " we
mean our company, Aging Care Resources, including any parent that controls
us, or any subsidiary that we control. We may share information among our parent
or subsidiaries that we or our parent entity own or control, but it is always
protected under the terms of this privacy policy.
This privacy policy applies only to the Aging Care Resources Web site. You
should read the privacy policy at each Web site that you visit after you leave
our site. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of other Web sites,
including without limitation, sites that link to or from our site, once you
leave www.medpagetoday.com.
Privacy Policy Changes
If we change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this
page. Users should check this policy to keep abreast of any changes. Your
access or use of our Web site after the posting of such changes shall constitute
acceptance of any such changes.
Information We Collect from Unregistered Visitors
Visitors to our Web site can access the Web site's home page and
browse the site without disclosing any personally identifiable information.
We do track information provided to us by your browser, including the Web
site you came from (known as the "referring URL"), the type of
browser you use, the time and date of access, and other information that
does not personally identify you.
Information We Collect When You Register
Visitors registering on our Web site are asked to provide us with
personally identifying information, such as name, contact information, and
other identifying information. On our registration screens, we label which
information is required for registration, and which information is optional
and may be given at your discretion.
Changing Your Information
You
may review and change your personally identifiable
information by logging onto our Web site and entering
in the new information. You must promptly update
your personal information if it changes or is inaccurate.
Upon your written request, we will deactivate your account and remove your personally identifiable information from our active database, but we can maintain your personally identifiable information in our records to be used for purposes such as verification of certification or accreditation credits (for certification or accreditation program participants), fraud protection and to resolve disputes.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are a technology used by the Aging Care Resources Web site to identify a user
as the user moves through the Web site. Your browser
allows us to place some information on your computer's
hard drive that identifies the computer you are
using. We use cookies to track your usage throughout
our Web site.
Your Web browser can be set to allow you to control whether you will accept
cookies, reject cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is sent to you.
If your browser is set to reject cookies, Web sites that are cookie-enabled
will not recognize you when you return to the Web site, and some Web site functionality
may be lost. The Help section of your browser will tell you how to prevent
your browser from accepting cookies.
Although cookies do not normally contain personally identifiable information, if you are a registered user we may associate your registration information with cookies our Web site places on your computer's hard drive. Associating a cookie with your registration data allows us to offer increased personalization and functionality. For example, you can elect to have our Web site "remember" you. Without cookies, this functionality would not be possible.
We do not control the use of cookies by third parties with respect to certain pages of our Web site that are placed by third parties.
Children's Privacy
Aging Care Resources' Web site is
designed and intended for use by adults, and is
not intended for, nor designed to be used by children
under the age of 18. Persons under the age of 18
should not submit any personal information to us.
Uses We Make of Information
In this section of our privacy policy,
we identify the ways we may use information about
you that we have collected.
Aggregate Data
We create aggregate data about visitors to our Web site for activity
development and improvement. We also use it for market analysis. We may provide
information from our Web site in aggregate form, with no identifying information,
to third parties. For example, we may tell a third party what percentage
of our registered users reside in a particular geographical area. When aggregated
information is provided, we pool it from many individual records and strip
it of any data that could be used to identify an individual before it is
used. Any third party that receives aggregated data must agree not to attempt
to re-identify the people it belongs to. Aging Care Resources will not
sell any user data to any third party for commercial purposes, without permission
from the user.
Certification and/or Accreditation Participants
Participants in the Certification and/or Accreditation
program on this Web site must agree to permit their
personally identifying information to be disclosed
to our accredited sponsors and/or agencies to ensure
that participants receive proper credit. If
you do not wish your personally identifying information
so disclosed, then you must not participate in the
certification or accreditation Program, and by choosing
to participate in the certification or accreditation
program you are thereby agreeing to the disclosure
of your personally identifying information for the
purposes outlined herein and on the accreditation
or certification page of this Web site.
Third Parties
In addition to aggregate information (discussed
previously), we may share some information with
third parties as described below. If we transfer
a business unit (such as a subsidiary) or an asset
(such as a Web site) to another company, we will
require them to honor the applicable terms of this
privacy policy.
Protection of Information
In this section of our privacy policy,
we discuss the security measures we take to protect
information that we have collected about you.
General Policies
We have implemented technology and security policies, rules and
other measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control
from unauthorized access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental
destruction, and accidental loss. We also protect your information by requiring
that all our employees and others who have access to or are associated with
the processing of your data respect your confidentiality. In addition, we
have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to
protect against the loss or misuse of information at our site that we have
collected from you.
Aging Care Resources Employees
Aging Care Resources employees are required to keep user information
confidential, as a condition of their employment with the company. Only selected,
authorized Aging Care Resources, Inc. employees are permitted to access your
registration information. All employees and contractors must abide by our
privacy policy, and those who violate that policy are subject to disciplinary
action, up to and including termination of their employment or contract and
legal action.
Law Enforcement
We also provide
your personally identifiable information in response
to a verified request by law enforcement or other
government officials relating to a criminal investigation
or alleged illegal activity. We also can release
your personally identifiable information in connection
with an investigation of fraud, intellectual property
infringement, piracy or other unlawful activity.
Privacy Questions or Concerns about Our Web Site
For privacy questions or concerns about the Aging Care Resources Web site, please contact [email protected].
Revision date: This policy was last updated on September 15, 2008.