MedPlus Services USA is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the MedPlus Services USA Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the MedPlus Services USA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
MedPlus Services USA collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. MedPlus Services USA also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by MedPlus Services USA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by MedPlus Services USA for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the MedPlus Services USA Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through MedPlus Services USA public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: MedPlus Services USA does not read any of your private online communications.
MedPlus Services USA encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from MedPlus Services USA so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. MedPlus Services USA is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the MedPlus Services USA and MedPlus Services USA family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
MedPlus Services USA collects and uses your personal information to operate the MedPlus Services USA Web site and deliver the services you have requested. MedPlus Services USA also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from MedPlus Services USA and its affiliates. MedPlus Services USA may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
MedPlus Services USA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. MedPlus Services USA may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, MedPlus Services USA may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to MedPlus Services USA, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
MedPlus Services USA does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
MedPlus Services USA keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within MedPlus Services USA, in order to determine what MedPlus Services USA services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within MedPlus Services USA to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
MedPlus Services USA Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MedPlus Services USA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MedPlus Services USA; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MedPlus Services USA, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The MedPlus Services USA Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize MedPlus Services USA pages, or register with MedPlus Services USA site or services, a cookie helps MedPlus Services USA to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same MedPlus Services USA Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the MedPlus Services USA features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the MedPlus Services USA services or Web sites you visit.
NDC collects cookies on our Web site to capture information about page visits. This information is anonymous and NDC uses this information only internally - to deliver the most effective content to our visitors. Information from the cookies is used to gauge page popularity, analyze traffic patterns on our site and guide development of other improvements to our site. NDC does not require that you accept cookies, however, some functionality on our Web site, our product or service check-out process, and products and services may be disabled if you decline to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also change your cookie settings through preferences options in our products and/or services, where applicable. NDC never gives away information about our users. If you choose to e-mail us and provide personally identifiable information about yourself, NDC will use this information only to respond to your inquiry. NDC will not sell, rent or otherwise disclose that information to third parties unless such disclosure is necessary for the purposes set forth in this Policy, by law or a policy or notice contained or associated with a specific NDC product or service.
NDC uses analytics data and the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website. Site visitors may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page or they may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page.
Google has additional information available about their Remarketing Privacy Guidelines, Policies, and Restrictions.
Security of your Personal Information
MedPlus Services USA secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. MedPlus Services USA secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
MedPlus Services USA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. MedPlus Services USA encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how MedPlus Services USA is protecting your information.
Contact Information
MedPlus Services USA welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that MedPlus Services USA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact MedPlus Services USA at helpdesk@ndc-inc.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.