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This site is
owned by Lone Star Spine and is provided to offer our patients a
credible source of on-line, spine-related, health information.
This Privacy Policy is designed to tell you about our practices
regarding collection, use, and disclosure of information that you
may provide via this site. Please be sure to read this entire Privacy
Policy before using, or submitting information, to this site. This
site is intended for use by residents of the United States.
Your Consent
By using this site, you agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Whenever you submit information via this site, you consent to the
collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance
with this Privacy Policy.
About Children
This site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will
not knowingly collect information from site visitors in this age
group. We encourage parents to talk to their children about their
use of the Internet and the information they disclose to Web sites.
Active Information Collection
Like many Web sites, this site actively collects information from
its visitors by permitting you to communicate directly with us via
e-mail. Some of the information that you submit may be personally
identifiable information (that is, information that can be uniquely
identified with you, such as your full name, address, e-mail address,
phone number and so on).
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through a Web site, certain information can be passively
collected (that is, gathered without your actively providing the
information) using various technologies and means, such as Internet
Protocol addresses, cookies, Internet tags, and navigational data
collection.
This site may use Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP
Address is a number assigned to your computer by your Internet service
provider so you can access the Internet and is generally considered
to be non-personally identifiable information, because in most cases
an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the
Internet), rather than static (unique to a particular user's computer).
We use your IP address to diagnose problems with our server, report
aggregate information, determine the fastest route for your computer
to use in connecting to our site, and administer and improve the
site.
A "cookie" is a bit of information that a Web site
sends to your Web browser that helps the site remember information
about you and your preferences. "Session" cookies are
temporary bits of information that are erased once you exit your
Web browser window or otherwise turn your computer off. Session
cookies are used to improve navigation on Web sites and to collect
aggregate statistical information. This site uses session cookies.
"Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information
that are placed on the hard drive of your computer and stay there
unless you delete the cookie. Persistent cookies store information
on your computer for a number of purposes, such as retrieving certain
information you have previously provided (e.g., passwords), helping
to determine what areas of the Web site visitors find most valuable,
and customizing the Web site based on your preferences. This site
does not use persistent cookies.
"Internet tags" (also known as single-pixel GIFs,
clear GIFs, invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) are smaller than cookies
and tell the Web site server information such as the IP address
and browser type related to the visitor's computer. This site does
not use Internet tags. Tags have been placed on online advertisements
that bring people to the site. We do not collect or seek personally
identifiable information through these tags.
"Navigational data" ("log files," "server
logs," and "clickstream" data) are used for system
management, to improve the content of the site, market research
purposes, and to communicate information to visitors. This site
uses navigational data.
Use and Disclosure of Information
Except as otherwise stated, we may use your information to improve
the content of our site, to customize the site to your preferences,
to communicate information to you (if you have requested it), for
our marketing and research purposes, and for the purposes specified
in this Privacy Policy.
If you provide personally identifiable information to this site,
we may combine such information with other actively collected information
unless we specify otherwise at the point of collection. We will
take reasonable measures to prevent personally identifiable information
from being combined with passively collected information, unless
you consent otherwise.
In addition, we will make full use of all information acquired through
this site that is not in personally identifiable form.
Access and Correction
To keep your personally identifiable information accurate, current,
and complete, please contact us as specified below. We will take
reasonable steps to update or correct personally identifiable information
in our possession that you have previously submitted via this site.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personally identifiable
information as you transmit your information from your computer
to our site and to protect such information from loss, misuse, and
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. You
should keep in mind that no Internet transmission is ever 100% secure
or error-free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from this site may
not be secure, and you should therefore take special care in deciding
what information you send to us via e-mail. Moreover, where you
use passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on this
site, it is your responsibility to safeguard them.
Links to Other Web Sites
This site may contain links or references to other Web sites. Please
be aware that we do not control other Web sites and that, in any
case, this Privacy Policy does not apply to those Web sites. We
encourage you to read the privacy policy of every Web site you visit.
Other Terms
Your use of this site is subject to our legal notice.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this Privacy
Policy or the information practices of this site, please contact
us as follows:
Lone Star Spine
Changes to This Privacy Policy
If this Privacy Policy changes, the revised policy will be posted
on this site. Please check back periodically, and especially before
you provide any personally identifiable information. This Privacy
Policy was last updated on:
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