Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the www.doctorcommunity.org and Doctor Community and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Doctor Community include www.doctorcommunity.org. The Doctor Community website is a Forums for Mental Health Professionals site. By using the Doctor Community website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Doctor Community may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. If you purchase Doctor Community’s products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Doctor Community. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Doctor Community website.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Doctor Community’s public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
Doctor Community encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Doctor Community so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Doctor Community is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Doctor Community website.
Use of your Personal Information
Doctor Community collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Doctor Community may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Doctor Community and its affiliates. Doctor Community may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Doctor Community does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
Doctor Community may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Doctor Community, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Doctor Community will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 Doctor Community or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Doctor Community; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Doctor Community, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Doctor Community website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. 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 can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Doctor Community pages, or register with Doctor Community site or services, a cookie helps Doctor Community to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Doctor Community website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Doctor Community features that you customized.
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 may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Doctor Community services or websites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Doctor Community secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
Children Under Thirteen
Doctor Community does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Doctor Community by contacting us here:
unsubscribe@doctorcommunity.org
Changes to this Statement
Doctor Community will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Doctor Community encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Doctor Community is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Doctor Community welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Doctor Community has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Doctor Community at:
Email Address:
info@doctorcommunity.org
Effective as of December 23, 2016
