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Ronald A. Primas, M.D.,
F.A.C.P., F.A.C.P.M.
Medical Director
NY Hotel Urgent
Medical Services
952 5th Avenue
Suite 1D
(between 76th - 77th Streets)
New York, New York
10021
Tel: 212-737-1212
Fax: 212-517-3814
email: nyhums@pol.net
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Privacy Statement |
Information Collection and Use
N.Y. Hotel Urgent Medical
Services, P.C. d.b.a. The Emporiatric Medicine & Travelers' Wellness
Center is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We
will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different
from what is disclosed in this statement. N.Y. Hotel Urgent Medical
Services, P.C. collects information from our users at several different
points on our website.
Registration
In order to use this
website, a user may need to first complete a registration form. During
registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as
name and email address). This information is used to contact the user
about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest. It
is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as
income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security
number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience
on our site.�
Order
We may request information from the
user on our appointment/order form. Here a user must provide contact
information (like name and shipping address) and/or financial information
(like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for
billing purposes and to fill customer's orders. If we have trouble
processing an appointment or order, this contact information is used to
get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data
stored on the user's hard drive containing information about the user.
Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the
cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site,
the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby
saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may
still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be
limited in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able
to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly Drawings
that may take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example,
advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these
cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends,
administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not
linked to any personal information that can identify any individual
person.
We may use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and
a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services.
These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable
information for any secondary purposes.
We sometimes partner with
another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for
these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is
necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These parties
are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the
purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site
contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, The Emporiatric
Medicine & Travelers' Wellness Center are not responsible for the
privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and
every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This
privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web
site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email
address.
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Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site
requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in
these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore
has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information
requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).
Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving
the use and satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user
elects to use our ral service for informing a friend about our site,
we ask them for the friend's name and email address. The Emporiatric
Medicine & Travelers' Wellness Center will automatically send the
friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. The Emporiatric
Medicine & Travelers' Wellness Center stores this information for the
sole purpose of sending this one-time email. The friend may contact The
Emporiatric Medicine & Travelers' Wellness Center at www.TravelMD.com
to request the removal of this information from their
database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to
protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information
via the website, your information is protected both online and
off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter
sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best
encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as
our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as
opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just 'surfing'. To learn more
about SSL, follow this link [INSERT LINK].
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While we use SSL
encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything
in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users'
information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is
restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to
perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer
service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when
they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password
to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept
up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well
as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that
we store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure
environment, behind a locked cage.
If you have any questions about
the security at our website, you can send an email to
assistusa@usa.net
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill its
obligation to our customers, it is necessary for us to supplement the
information we receive with information from 3rd party sources.
For example, to determine if our customers qualify for one of our credit
cards, we use their name and social security number to request a credit
report. Once we determine a user's credit-worthiness, this document is
destroyed.
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(or)
In order for this website to enhance
its ability to tailor the site to an individual's pence, we combine
information about the purchasing habits of users with similar information
from our partners, Company Y & Company Z, to create a personalized
user profile. When a user makes a purchase from either of these two
companies, the companies collect and share that purchase information with
us so we can tailor the site to our users' preferences.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and
username. Established members will occasionally receive information on
products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for
the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types
of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement
updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements,
which contain important information about the service. We communicate with
the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating
to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user's personally identifiable information changes
(such as your zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we
will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's
personal data provided to us. This can usually be done at the member
information page or by emailing us at
assistusa@usa.net.
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Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the
opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not
directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the
information. For example, our order form has an 'opt-out' mechanism so
users who buy a product from us, but don't want any marketing material,
can keep their email address off of our lists.�
Users who no
longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials from our
partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to
unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at
assistusa@usa.net.�
Users of our site are always notified when
their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so
our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed
with services that require an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post
those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we
disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a
choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different
manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy
under which the information was collected.
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