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At Addison Health Systems we understand that utilizing online medical services
involves a great deal of trust on your part. We take this trust seriously and
make it a priority to protect the confidentiality of any information that would
identify you personally. (This includes information that can be linked to you
as an individual, such as name, address, phone number, or e-mail address.)
There may be times at which we need this information to provide services that
you request, and this Privacy Policy explains what information we will collect
and how we will use it.
By using this site, you consent to the information practices described in this
Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Addison Health Systems website(www.writepad.com),
including the WriteTouch Online Patient Connection services contained within.
Information Collected
Our website collects personal information about you that you specifically and
voluntarily provide. This includes information that can identify you as a
specific individual, such as your name, phone number, or e-mail address.
WriteTouch may collect personal information when you:
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Register to use WriteTouch services
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Login to WriteTouch to complete forms requested by a clinic with which you are
associated
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Contact WriteTouch Support
Contacting WriteTouch Support
WriteTouch collects information such as your full name, e-mail address, and/or
contact information whenever you submit a question or suggestion. This
information is used only to track your question and contact you with a response
if necessary.
Computer Information
Office 2003 may collect certain technical information from your computer each
time you request a page during a visit to Office. This information is collected
from your computer's web browser and may include your IP address, operating
system, web browser software (e.g. Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer),
screen resolution, and referrer website.
Cookies and Other Web Technologies
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 cookies set by Addison Health Systems
can only be read by Addison Health Systems.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to
save you time. Examples of cookies include navigation features and shopping
baskets.
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 will
not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other
websites that you visit.
A session is initiated when a user 'Logs In' to our website and/or services.
Session information may be stored via cookies; or assigned in several other
user-transparent methods. Session information is time-sensitive and generally
will not persist longer than an hour. This is done for the sake of security.
Our website and the WriteTouch service may serve you cookies and/or assign
session information to personalize your site experience, authenticate your
identity to the site, and store site settings.
Use of Your Information
Our website and the WriteTouch service will use your information for one of the
following purposes:
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To store your information for you and deliver it to you when you request it.
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To help us create and deliver content most relevant to you.
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To learn about how our products fail and fix such problems.
During registration you have the option of receiving alerts of product upgrades,
special offers, updated information, and other general news from Addison Health
Systems.
Personal information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the
United States or any other country in which or its affiliates, subsidiaries or
agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such
transfer of information outside of your country.
Sharing Your Information
Addison Health Systems does not sell or rent your personal information to
anyone.
Except as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy, personal information you
provide on this site will not be shared outside of and its controlled
subsidiaries and affiliates without your permission.
Addison Health Systems reserves the right to utilize any non-identifying
information collected on our website and the WriteTouch service for aggregation
and/or analytics. We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited
services on our behalf, including sending postal mail and processing event
registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to
deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for
any other purpose.
Our Legal Obligations
Addison Health Systems may disclose personal information 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 or the site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Addison Health Systems and its
websites and services, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of Addison Health System clients, WriteTouch users, or the
public.
Other Websites
There are several places throughout our website and WriteTouch that may link you
to other websites that do not operate under Addison Health Systems privacy
practices. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policys of websites you
choose to link to so that you can understand how those websites collect, use,
and share information. Addison Health Systems is not responsible for the
Privacy Policys or other content on websites outside of the writepad.com
domain.
Use of Web Beacons
Addison Health Systems web pages may contain electronic images known as web
beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs - that allow us to count users who
have visited those pages. We may include web beacons in e-mail messages in
order to count how many messages have been opened and acted upon. Web beacons
are not used to access your personal information; they are a technique we use
to compile aggregated statistics about web site usage.
Control Over and Access to Your Information
When you give us personal information, Office will not share that information
with third parties without your permission, other than for the limited
exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.
Please be aware that this Privacy Policy and the privacy choices you make on
this site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have
provided to in the context of other, separately operated, products or services.
Deciding What Communications You Receive
Office may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service issues
related to a product or service you requested. You can stop receiving these
e-mails and delete personal information about you by following the instructions
included with each e-mail.
Protecting Your Information
We want you to feel confident about using WriteTouch to store and share your
information. Addison Health Systems helps to protect the security of personal
information and honors your choices for its intended use. Our goal is to
protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure,
alteration, or destruction. We use a variety of security technologies and
procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy. For material changes to this
Privacy Policy or how Addison Health Systems will use your personal
information, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice on the
home page of our website or by directly sending you a notification. We
encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about
how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use
of the services provided by our website (writepad.com) and any service therein
(such as WriteTouch) constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any
updates.
Contact Information
Addison Health Systems welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If
you believe that Addison Health Systems has not adhered to this Privacy Policy,
please contact us via the Internet, fax, postal mail or phone and we will use
commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Addison Health Systems
2348 Broadway Dr.
Addison, TX 75094
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