Wills values your privacy and the confidentiality of information that you choose to share. Accordingly, this statement was created to disclose our information-gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site so that you are fully aware of the protections we afford your personal information. This statement applies only to this Web site. If you are a Wills Eye patient, we also make available our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices for review online.
You may visit our Web site without sharing any personal information about yourself. If you send us e-mail or subscribe to one of our on-line publications, you will be asked to submit personal information such as your name, postal and email addresses, telephone number or other information. We will use this information for replying to your message, forwarding the requested material or for determining what information we should develop next for our Web site.
We will not send you email newsletters or other electronic communications unless you ask to receive them.
Wills Eye maintains statistics that show the total number of visitors to our Web sites, requests received for pages on the Web sites and what domains or Internet service providers those requests come from (such as aol.com). Wills Eye uses this information internally to improve services. Although these statistics may be provided to others, they do not contain names, mailing addresses, or other similar forms of personal identification about any individual Web site user.
Please note that Wills Eye will not respond to any question concerning a specific medical or health condition. If you submit such a request you will receive a standard response that you should consult with your own health care professional. However, due to the nature of electronic communications, we cannot and do not provide any assurances that the contents of your e-mail will not become known or accessible to third parties. WE URGE YOU NOT TO PROVIDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR YOUR HEALTH TO US VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. If you do so, it is at your own risk.
Wills Eye does not share any individualized data gathered online with people outside of Wills Eye unless you specifically authorize us to do so, except in emergency situations relating to your medical treatment, or unless it is required by law.
This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.
This statement is not intended to, and does not create, any contractual or other legal rights on behalf of any party. If you have any questions about this statement, please contact Susan Umfer at sumfer@willseye.org.
This statement may change from time to time. Please review it periodically. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, you can contact Susan Umfer at sumfer@willseye.org.
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