Privacy Policy and Notice of Information Practices
International MPS Network respects the privacy of visitors to its websites and values the confidence of its customers, partners, patients and employees.
This Privacy Policy and Notice of Information Practices sets forth International MPS Network’s practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of information that you may provide through this site. Please read this entire privacy policy before using this site or submitting information to International MPS Network through this site.
By using this site and whenever you submit information through this site to International MPS Network, you agree with the terms of this policy.
Data Collection
Visitors to International MPS Network’s websites can generally visit without revealing any personally identifiable information. International MPS Network only collects personally identifiable data such as your name, address, telephone number or email address when you voluntarily submit it to International MPS Network. International MPS Network personnel may use this information as a means to contact you to obtain more information, to improve this site, or to provide you with information that you have requested or additional information which International MPS Network believes may be of interest to you. The data will not be transferred outside the company without your prior consent, but may be used within International MPS Network or by a company acting as a direct agent of International MPS Network for processing and mailing purposes. International MPS Network may also use this information within the company for performing marketing studies or for other commercial purposes for which it may receive compensation.
International MPS Network maintains the data collected in an electronic database of voluntarily submitted personally identifiable information. International MPS Network and its agents may exchange such information with each other or with you over the Internet or intranet systems for the purposes of carrying out the services described above.
While International MPS Network makes every reasonable effort to protect the information collected through its websites, please be aware that there is always some risk involved when submitting data over the Internet. We cannot guarantee that our website is 100% safe from illegal tampering or “hacking.” Any data transmitted over the Internet may be at risk; however, once it is received at International MPS Network and entered into its database, it has the same protection that International MPS Network extends to its own confidential information.
We may track the total number of visitors to our website, the number of visitors to each page of our website, IP addresses, and the domain names of our users’ Internet Service Providers, and we may analyze these data for trends and statistics in the aggregate, but such information will be in aggregate form only and it will not contain personally identifiable data. Such aggregate information is not linked to any personally identifiable information that can identify any individual person.
Updating Your Information
If at any time you wish to stop receiving emails or other communications from us, or if you have submitted personally identifiable information through our website and would like to have that information deleted from our records, please notify us. You may also request access to personal data about you that International MPS Network holds and you may have the opportunity to request a correction or amendment to your personal data. As a reminder to you when exchanging emails, any email that you send or receive on your employer’s email system may be the property of your employer. Consequently, your employer has the ability to review your personal information sent via email.
Links to Third Party Sites
As a convenience to our visitors, our sites currently contain links to a number of other (non-International MPS Network) sites that we believe may offer useful information. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by International MPS Network of those other websites, the content displayed therein, or the persons or entities associated therewith. The privacy policy presented here does not apply to those sites. You should contact these sites directly for information on their privacy policies, confidentiality agreements and data collection/distribution procedures.
Minor’s Policy
Under 13: You must be at least 13 years old in order to Register on International MPS Network and participate in any online discussions, promotions and content submission. If you are under 13 years of age, please do not send any information about yourself, including your name, address, telephone number or e-mail address. If we discover any personal identifying information from a child under the age of 13, we will remove that information from our database as soon as possible.
13 – 18: Unless otherwise specified, you must be at least 18 years of age to participate in any online promotion or contest. Visitors between the ages of 13 and 18 must obtain permission from their Parents or Guardians before registering on International MPS Network, sending any personally identifying information, participating in online discussions, and submitting content.
Cookies
Our website uses a technology called “non-persistent cookies,” which is a small data file that a server gives to your browser when you access a website in order to let you access the pages you request and to track the pages visited. Using non-persistent cookies to track page visits helps us analyze our site usage more accurately. In cases in which non-persistent cookies are used, we will not collect personally identifiable information except with your explicit permission. In International MPS Network sites that require passwords, you are giving us explicit permission to use a “persistent cookie,” which is a small data file that is generated when you enter your assigned user id and password and access the site. This file is stored on your computer, and enables your browser to access each page that is in the password-protected area. Please note that linked non-International MPS Network sites may also use cookies. International MPS Network cannot control the use of cookies by these non-International MPS Network sites. We also want you to know that when you link from a International MPS Network website to another website, that site may have the ability to recognize that you have come from a International MPS Network site. If you do not want any other websites to know that you have been on this website, we recommend that you do not use the links provided in our site.
Privacy Policy Updates
Due to the Internet’s rapidly evolving nature, International MPS Network may periodically need to update this Privacy Policy. If so, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on our website so users are always aware of what personally identifiable information we may collect and how we may use this information. International MPS Network encourages you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Your continued use of this website will be subject to the then-current Privacy Policy.
Privacy Policy Last Updated: April 30, 2010