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TERMS / PRIVACY
PRIVACY POLICY (the“Privacy Policy” or“Policy”) Effective Date: 1/1/2011
Definitions
Collection of Personal Data Including E-Mail Addresses We collect the information you give us when you visit our Web Site and use it when you request to be contacted. You may, through the Web Site, register to receive additional information (i.e. newsletters) from us. When you register, we ask you for contact information like your name, postal address and e-mail address. We sometimes supplement the information that you provide with information that is received from third parties. For instance, if inaccurate postal or zip codes are received, we will use third party software to fix them.
AposTherapy Email Marketing Communication Policy
In each promotional email, we provide an easy and clear way to opt out of future AposTherapy email. Opt-out requests using the opt-out link in our emails are processed and go into effect within 10 business days. Opt-out requests sent by the following email information@apostherapy.co.uk are processed within 10 business days. When sending email to rented email lists, we suppress addresses of those people who have opted out of AposTherapy email in the past.
We always disclose our identity in mass email communications, including the address of our headquarters location. Our marketing email policy and practice fully conforms to the United States Federal “CAN SPAM” act of 2003 and the Israeli applicable statues such as the Protection Of Privacy Law 5741-1981 and the EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive in 2002. Note that some other regions have different email laws and guidelines, and AposTherapy conforms to local laws in those cases. We welcome and encourage your thoughts on this policy at information@apostherapy.co.uk Use of Personal Data
We process your Personal Data only for specific and limited purposes. We ask only for data that is adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes. When we ask you for Personal Data, we tell you the purposes for which we will process that data.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data We do not share, sell or distribute your Personal Data with unrelated third parties, except under these limited circumstances: Personal Data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for or on behalf of AposTherapy, or in connection with the business of AposTherapy for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented. For example, sometimes a third party may have access to your Personal Data in order to handle our mailings on our behalf. We may share or transfer the information in our databases to comply with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or this Web Site, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event. Where appropriate, before disclosing Personal Data to a third party, we contractually require the third party to take adequate precautions to protect that data.
Anonymous Data Collected Through This Web Site We use this anonymous data to improve the content and functionality of this Web Site and our e-mail updates, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve our products and services.
Cookies We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web Site. An IP address is a numeric code that identifies your computer on a network, or in this case, the Internet. Your IP address is also used to gather broad demographic information, such as determining how many of our visitors are from outside of your country. We may also use cookies and similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the Personal Data you have provided. Personal Data you provide in structured profile fields or questions, information you add to open-ended profile fields and questions and other information about you may also be used to customize the online ads you encounter to those we believe are aligned with your interests. The information used for this feature does not provide your personal information or identify you as an individual to third parties.
User Communications
Links to Other Web Sites
Information Security Access to Personal Data is for restricted to designated AposTherapy employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.
Transfer of Data Abroad Of course, the Internet is made up of a large number of international connections. If you are visiting this Web Site from a country other than the country in which our server is located, the various communications will necessarily result in the transfer of information across international boundaries. By visiting this Web Site and communicating electronically with us, you consent to these transfers.
Special Note for Parents and Children under Age 18 If you are under 18, do not attempt to provide us any information about yourself.
Changes to This Policy
Questions
HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT Purpose of this Statement AposTherapy respects the privacy of protected health information and understands the importance of keeping this information confidential and secure. This Statement describes how we protect the confidentiality of the protected health information we receive. AposTherapy maintains various processes to ensure compliance with applicable provisions, namely the Health insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 (HIPAA). Since our goal is to provide the highest level of service to our patients and business partners, we want you to know how AposTherapy complies with the various applicable health information privacy directives. Our policy contains procedures addressing the protection, use and disclosure of protected health information ("PHI"), accounting of disclosures, access by individules and third parties to PHI, protection of PHI by contractors, business associate agreements and training of employees. How We Protect Personal Information We treat PHI securely and confidentially. We limit access to personal information to only those persons who need to know that information to provide support services to our customers. These persons are trained on the importance of safeguarding this information and must comply with our procedures and applicable laws. We employ strict physical, electronic and procedural security standards to protect personal information and maintain internal procedures to promote the integrity and accuracy of that information. Disclosure of Personal Information We may use or disclose PHI to regulatory bodies and organizations such as Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") or Health Sciences Authority ("HAS") in connection with the reporting of adverse events, product defects or problems, product tracking or for other purposes as required by such bodies. We may use or disclose PHI during the course of clinical research activities. We may also disclose PHI as required when required or instructed by law. We have procedures in place for individuals to have access to PHI, and procedures in place to ensure the integrity of our information and for the timely correction of incorrect information. Further Information AposTherapy may find it necessary to revise and update this policy from time to time as changes to the privacy regultions emerge, and will communicate any such changes to our patients and business partners. |
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