At Surgical Consulting Network of America, we are committed to using all reasonable efforts to protect the privacy and security of the users of our site. We understand that health is a very personal, private subject. This Privacy Policy will tell you what information we collect, how it is used, and what your choices are. Please read this policy carefully. Changes will be posted here so please refer to this policy regularly.
1. Information You Provide to Us
SCNOA currently uses all reasonable efforts to protect against disclosure of personal information you provide on the Web. SCNOA may occasionally provide statistics to third parties related to the number of visitors who use the site. These statistics do not provide personally identifiable information.
2. Does SCNOA use “cookies” or IP Addresses to collect user information?
Cookies are small pieces of information that some web sites store on your computer’s hard drive when you visit them. Like many other websites, SCNOA uses aggregate data compiled by cookies to provide us with information about traffic to our site. Collecting this information does not allow us to personally identify you. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can set your browser to refuse them or to alert you when they are being sent. You may modify your web browsers to reject cookies from our site if you wish. You can access the information on the SCNOA web site without having cookies enabled in your browser.
We collect and log the IP address (an identification number associated with your computer) of all visitors to scgconsultants.com. This allows us to administer our system to gather aggregate information about how our site is being used. To maintain your privacy, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal health information.
3. Are there advertisements on SCNOA’s web site?
At present SCNOA does not accept advertisements on its Web Site.
4. How does SCNOA handle privacy internally?
Surgical Consulting Network of America wants any personal information that you provide to us via this web site to remain as secure as possible. Accordingly, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access by a secure firewall and use of security infrastructure to protect the integrity and privacy of such personal information. As an additional security measure, your personal information is also encrypted during transmission by Secure Socket Layer 128-bit encryption software. (Encryption is a common method used to transmit sensitive data across the Internet. Encryption temporarily makes the text unreadable during the time it is being transmitted over the Internet.) Please note, that for encryption to work, your browser must be Netscape or Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher, also encrypted. Not all versions of Netscape and Internet Explorer have 128-bit encryption capability; you will have to download the upgrade for that level of encryption.
5. Which web pages and web sites does this policy apply to?
This on-line Privacy Policy applies only to the Surgical Consulting Network of America Web site. The Surgical Consulting Network of America site contains links to other sites, within and outside of SCNOA. Please be aware that this on-line policy does not apply to those sites. We encourage you to read the Privacy Policy on any other sites before providing them with personal information. Certain interactive patient transactions may be linked to this site as a convenience for you. If you choose to utilize a specific patient application, please be sure to read the privacy policy associated with that particular transaction.
6. Your Consent.
By using the Surgical Consulting Network of America Web site, you agree to accept this Privacy Policy and its terms. We may occasionally need to make changes to our Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our site and address new issues.
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@scnoa.com.