Privacy & Security Statement

Effective: September 01, 2010

Our Commitment to Privacy

Your privacy is important to us. To help protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our on-line information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.  

 

This notice applies to all information collected, submitted or maintained on the CatholicMedicalPartners.org website. On some pages, you can make requests or register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:

Name
Address
Email address

 

We use the information you provide about yourself only to complete your request.  We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete the request.

 

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive.  Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

we will not use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us on-line in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

 

We may collect and analyze general usage information about visitors coming to our website using server log analysis tools, but we do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable.

 

Finally, regardless of the type of information gathered, we will always use the information in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

 

We do not advertise, market or promote any specific product or services to any patient or health care provider when discussing any specific person's health conditions.

We do not have any ownership or financial arrangements related to any specific product or services mentioned while discussing a specific person's health conditions. 

 

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect on-line.

 

All servers are behind industry standard firewalls, and the data centers are monitored 24 hours a day.

All transfers of information use encrypted (SSL) channels with a minimum key strength of 128 bits.

Data at rest is encrypted using the AES standard with a 256 bit key.

Any information we have via paper, is stored in a locked cabinet when not in use and is shredded when no longer needed.

 

Should you have other questions or concerns about these policies, please call us at 716-862-2163 or send us an email to dnielsen@chsbuffalo.org

 

Last Reviewed/updated: November 11, 2010