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Privacy Statement:
This document was last updated April 15, 2003.

The Environmental Protection Agency, Arnot Ogden Medical Center and the author respect your privacy. We are providing this Privacy Notice to you to explain our online practices in order to offer this Internet informational resource and educational tool to you. To make this privacy notice easy to find, we are making this notice available not only on our home page but also on virtually every page of this Website for your review. By visiting this site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

IP Addresses:

In order to offer this Internet resource to you, there are several types of information that we collect from all visitors to the Website. First, we collect and log your IP address. An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. IP addresses allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with one another. We collect this IP address information to properly administer our system and to gather aggregate information on visitors so that we are able to measure the number of visitors to various sections and continue to make the site more useful to you. In order to maintain your anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. We will use IP address information, however, to personally identify you in order to enforce our legal rights or if required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

Cookies:

We may place small data files, called "cookies," in the browser file of your computer's hard drive. These cookies automatically identify your browser to our server whenever you interact with this Website to make your experience with this Website more convenient. Most browsers automatically accept these cookies, but you can change your browser setting to prevent the acceptance of cookies. Collecting this information does not allow us to personally identify you.

E-mail Communication:

When general inquiries are e-mailed to us, we store the question and the e-mail address information so that we can respond electronically. Unless otherwise required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our Website. Since this site is intended for use by health care providers, we will obtain identifying information when you sign in for free access if you decide to register and use the site for an informational and educational resource. All identifying information collected at this section will be held in confidence. Information will not be shared with any external sources.

Online Evaluation Survey:

If you agree to participate in our online evaluation survey, you may be asked to complete survey questions and provide information that includes personally identifiable information. All identifying information collected at this section of the Website will be held in confidence and is collected only with your permission by choosing to participate. We reserve the right to analyze the information that we collect in our survey section but no specific personally identifying information will be released. The intent of this survey section is to improve the utility of our Website as an educational tool and informational resource.

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act:

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this Website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Links to Other Sites:

This Website contains links to many other sites. Please be aware that the Environmental Protection Agency, Arnot Ogden Medical Center and the author are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. This privacy statement applies only to our Website. When you click a link to another site, we encourage you to read that site's Privacy Statement before proceeding on to view the information at that external site. The inclusion of any link on this Website does not imply endorsement of that external site by the Environmental Protection Agency, Arnot Ogden Medical Center or the author.

Protect Your Privacy:

To protect your privacy, be sure to close your browser completely after you have finished using a Web site that uses cookies. If you are concerned about the potential use of information gathered from your computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that let you identify and/or reject cookies.

Contact Information:

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or require any clarifications of our Privacy Statement.