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NDCHealth®
Web Site Privacy Policy
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Privacy is important
to NDCHealth Corporation ("NDCHealth"), a responsible participant
in the healthcare industry. NDCHealth's corporate policy is to
protect the privacy and confidentiality of our customers and those
individuals whose healthcare information may be identified within
the transaction data services supplied by NDCHealth to our customers.
This Privacy Policy describes what information NDCHealth collects
and how that information is protected and used. |
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NDCHealth
operates under the following set of strict privacy principles: |
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- The only
information NDCHealth obtains about an individual visitor to
its web site is information supplied voluntarily by that visitor.
- Information
supplied by a visitor that could be used to identify or contact
that visitor, such as name, e-mail address or other similar
information ("Personal Information"), will not be disclosed
to anyone unless the visitor indicates that NDCHealth may do
so.
- NDCHealth
may share statistical information about its visitors as a group,
such as usage habits, demographics and similar information that
cannot be used to identify or contact visitors ("Aggregate Information"),
with any partner of NDCHealth. However, NDCHealth will not share
Personal Information about a visitor at any time without the
visitor's permission.
- Personal
Information about an individual contained within e-health transactions,
reports and other summaries derived from e-health transactions,
or within administrative information necessary to conduct e-health
transactions, that can be used to identify or contact that individual
will be protected by NDCHealth as "Individually Identifiable
Health Information" in accordance with the requirements and
definitions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (Public Law 104-191) and any implementing
regulations.
- NDCHealth
will also observe all other state and federal laws relating
to transmission, storage, and access to medical records and
other healthcare data.
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The
following describes our information gathering and dissemination
practices for this web site: |
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Disclosure
of Personal Information
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Except as set forth herein, NDCHealth will not disclose to unaffiliated
companies any Personal Information about our visitors and customers.
Any Personal Information provided to entities affiliated with NDCHealth
will be treated in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. |
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Except as set forth in this document, NDCHealth will not disclose
to unaffiliated companies any Personal Information contained
within
payment
processing
or e-health transactions. Any Personal Information provided to
entities affiliated with NDCHealth will be treated in accordance
with the
terms of this Privacy Policy. |
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NDCHealth will consider, and may release, Personal Information to
third parties to comply with law or to protect the rights, property
or safety of NDCHealth and our customers. |
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NDCHealth may provide to third parties Aggregate Information that
does not allow the individuals to be identified or contacted. |
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Registration
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The NDCHealth site requires visitors to register either before accessing
the web site or as a requirement to access specific portions of the web site.
Registration includes the collection of contact information such as visitor
name and e-mail address.
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IP Addresses
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An IP address is a number assigned to your computer for accessing
the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted
with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize
and communicate with each other. NDCHealth collects IP addresses
in order to conduct system administration, report aggregate information
to sponsors and advertisers, and to conduct site analysis. If a
visitor requests pages from the NDCHealth web site, the NDCHealth
servers enter the visitor's IP address into a log. To maintain visitor
anonymity, NDCHealth does not associate IP addresses with records
containing Personal Information. However, NDCHealth will use IP
addresses to identify any visitors who refuse to comply with NDCHealth
terms of service, and to identify visitors who threaten our service,
site, or customers. |
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Cookies
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The NDCHealth site may place a text file called a "cookie" in the browser
files of your computer. Cookies are pieces of information that a web site
transfers to an individual's hard disk for record keeping purposes.
The NDCHealth site uses cookies during your online session to confirm
that access to our site is authorized and to control certain
parameters of your communication session with our site.
Sponsors and advertisers may also use cookies if you select their advertisement;
we are unable to control their use of cookies or how they manage
the information they gather.
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Payment
Processing and E-Health Transactions
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Some NDCHealth site features may use applications to collect data to facilitate
a payment processing or e-health transactions. We will obtain your explicit
permission to transfer this data to the third party to facilitate this
transaction as part of the transaction processing service agreement you
voluntarily enter into with NDCHealth.
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NDCHealth may store this information to verify the transaction for customer
service and accounting reasons and may use this information to help
personalize your experience on the NDCHealth site. NDCHealth may also
share this information with other third parties on an aggregate basis,
but not in any manner that would permit the third party to identify or
contact individual users of our site.
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NDCHealth will maintain and protect "Individually Identifiable Health Information"
that it receives in connection with e-health transactions in accordance with the
requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
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External
Links
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In order to provide
visitors with greater value, NDCHealth may provide links to various
third party web sites. However, even if a third-party affiliation
exists between NDCHealth and that destination site, NDCHealth
EXERCISES NO AUTHORITY OVER LINKED SITES, EACH OF WHICH MAINTAINS
INDEPENDENT PRIVACY AND DATA COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
NDCHealth ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THESE INDEPENDENT
METHODS OR ACTIONS AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INDEPENDENT POLICIES
OR PROCEDURES OF DESTINATION SITES. SIMILARLY, NDCHealth CANNOT
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRIVACY INITIATIVES OR THE CONTENT OF
SUCH WEB SITES. THESE DESTINATION LINKS ARE PROVIDED ONLY FOR YOUR
CONVENIENCE, AND AS SUCH, YOU ACCESS THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
However, NDCHealth wishes to protect the integrity of the NDCHealth
web site and its destination links, so any comments pertaining to
the NDCHealth web site or any sites accessed through NDCHealth links
are greatly appreciated. |
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Security
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NDCHealth combines industry-standard technical safeguards with employee
policies to help prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of Personal
Information under our control. Only authorized NDCHealth employees,
agents or independent contractors are permitted to access your Personal
Information, and all such employees, agents and independent contractors
must agree in writing to abide by NDCHealth Privacy Policy. Those
who violate the Privacy Policy are subject to disciplinary action,
up to and including termination. NDCHealth employs strict security
measures to safeguard online transactions; Personal Information
is stored in secured systems and is always encrypted when sent via
Internet channels. |
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Despite these security measures, NDCHealth DOES NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANT THAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROTECTED AGAINST LOSS,
MISUSE OR ALTERATION BY THIRD PARTIES. |
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Online
Service Agreement
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Please see our Online Service Agreement for other terms and conditions
governing your use of the NDCHealth web site. |
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Privacy
Policy Changes
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NDCHealth may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to
our web site. Your use of the site constitutes acceptance of the provisions
of this Privacy Policy and your continued usage after such changes are
posted constitutes acceptance of each revised Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised
policy, then please exit the site immediately.
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Contacting
the web site
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If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices
of this web site, or your interaction with this web site, contact: |
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NDCHealth
NDC Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30329
privacy@ndchealth.com
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Copyright 2000-2005. NDCHealth.
All Rights Reserved |
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