Privacy Policy

MED-ED, Inc. ("MED-ED") respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers, stakeholders, employees, vendors, customers and business partners. Not only does MED-ED strive to collect, use, and disclose personally identifiable information (Personal Information) in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business, but it also has a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ THROUGH THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING THE CONTENT AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE MED-ED WEBSITE OR OTHERWISE USING THE WEBSITE, CUSTOMERS CONSENT TO MED-ED’S COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED BY MED-ED (WHICH MAY INCLUDE PERSONAL INFORMATION) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY. CUSTOMER’S MAY AT ANY TIME CHOOSE TO RESTRICT OR BLOCK THE SITE’S USE OF COOKIES IN THEIR WEB BROWSER. INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF COOKIES BY MED-ED’S WEBSITE (AND CUSTOMERS’ CHOICE TO TURN OFF COOKIES) IS PROVIDED HERE.

Definitions

For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following definitions shall apply:

"MED-ED" means MED-ED, Inc. its predecessors, successors, subsidiaries, divisions and groups.

"Personal Information" means any set of information that identifies or could be used to identify an individual. Personal Information does not include information that is encoded or publicly available information not combined with private Personal Information.

"Customer" means any customer attending or purchasing MED-ED services, including MED-ED customers who may register or respond to MED-ED Seminars, Evaluations or Surveys.

Our Service

MED-ED provides nursing continuing education in seven (7) forums: (i) live seminars (ii) self-directed courses (iii) Grand/Clinical Rounds (iv) Clinical Consultation (v) Unit Development Consultation (vi) Train the Trainer (vii) Bedside Training. MED-ED customers are subject to the terms only for the service they use or purchase.

Notice

MED-ED will not disclose or share Personal Information collected on its web site with any third party, except as required by law and/or pursuant to a governmental request, or as necessary to provide services to support its software solutions. For example, MED-ED may pass Personal Information to MED-ED business partners necessary to process online/ecommerce payments and travel related reservations. Aggregate Data. MED-ED may share reports with third parties based on aggregated data of its customers ("Aggregated Customer Data"). Aggregated Customer Data does not include any Personal Information about customers and is aggregated for the purposes of evaluating nursing continuing education activities and needs assessment to achieve successful nursing continuing education benchmarks and other similar activities. Special Circumstances. MED-ED may disclose Personal Information when it has reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who is violating MED-ED’s Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with other MED-ED customers or anyone else who could be harmed by such activities.

IP Addresses. MED-ED may use customer IP addresses to diagnose problems with MED-ED servers and to administer the MED-ED application.

Cookies

Definition. A cookie is a small data file placed in a customer’s web browser or written to a customer’s hard drive when a website is accessed. A “session” cookie lasts for a single browser session only and is deleted when the customer closes the web browser. A “persistent” cookie remains on the customer’s device (even while powered off) until it expires or is deleted. A persistent cookie will be reactivated when a customer returns to the website which posted the cookie. Cookies cannot read or access other cookies or any data from a customer’s hard drive. Cookies alone will not personally identify a customer, however a cookie may recognize a customer’s individual web browser or device through an IP Address, browser version, operating system and other information, and website customers who log in to their MED-ED accounts may be individually identifiable to particular MED-ED applications using session cookies.

Use. MED-ED uses cookies to improve customer experience, monitor website usage and gather information which helps MED-ED improve the site content and applications. For example, cookies are used to distinguish between and authenticate customers, save customernames and login status (so that customers don’t have to log in more than once each time they access secured portions of the site), keep track of customer-specific settings such as language, layout and other preferences, and manage session information to minimize data entry and for general ease of use. Cookies are also used to "time-out" customer sessions that are idle for an extended period of time. MED-ED may also use cookies to gather statistical and other information about how the website is used, assess the effectiveness of advertising, monitor access and use of particular content and provide tailored advertising and other content to customers. Using cookies in the foregoing manner makes the website more effective, easier to use, improves security and efficiency, and is essential for the continuous improvement of MED-ED’s systems. Consequently, accepting these cookies is necessary for many uses of the website and blocking or restricting cookies may limit a customer’s ability to access certain website content and functionality.

Blocking/Restricting Cookies. Customers may set their web browsers to restrict or to entirely block cookies, to configure cookie notification settings and/or to delete cookies already present on the browser or device. Information on how to do this should be provided in the web browser’s help/reference section. Customers who block cookies may be able to access the MED-ED website but will not be able to use most of the content, applications and services MED-ED makes available on the website. Limiting or restricting certain types of cookies may prseminar a customer from using certain portions of the MED-ED website, depending on how the browser settings are configured. For example, seminar registration cannot be completed successfully if cookies are disabled in a customer’s web browser.

Security

MED-ED has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under its control. MED-ED protects secure data with industry-standard firewall and password protection systems. MED-ED periodically reviews and improves its security and privacy policies as necessary. Only pre-authorized individuals have access to MED-ED servers and information provided by its customers.

Data Integrity

MED-ED will use Personal Information only in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. Reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that Personal Information is relevant accurate, complete and current, to its intended use. Access and Correction

MED-ED customers may change or modify previously submitted Personal Information by (i) using the Update Profile page located on MED-ED’s website or (ii) sending an email request to customercare@mededseminars.net.

Please note that no data transmission over the Internet is infallible. Any information transmitted through the MED-ED application is done at the customer’s own risk. Once MED-ED receives the information, it will take every reasonable precaution to ensure its security. Enforcement

MED-ED will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Privacy Policy. Any employee that MED-ED determines is in violation of this Privacy Policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. Web Site Links

MED-ED contains links to other web sites. MED-ED is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these web sites.

Notification of Changes

As this Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time, please check back periodically to review any changes. The last modified date will be provided at the bottom of the page.

Last Modified: June 2013

MED-ED does everything it can to protect the privacy of its customers. For questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or dealings with this site, please contact MED-ED.

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