Privacy Policy
PatientKeeper, Inc. ("PatientKeeper") knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our Privacy Policy. By visiting PatientKeeper's Web site, submitting information or using any of our products or services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.
What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy covers PatientKeeper's treatment of personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") that PatientKeeper gathers when you are accessing PatientKeeper's Web site and when you submit information to PatientKeeper or when you use PatientKeeper services. The types of Personal Information collected include information such as, your full name, address, email address and telephone number. Also, this Privacy Policy covers PatientKeeper's treatment of any Personal Information that PatientKeeper's business partners share with PatientKeeper. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that PatientKeeper does not own or control, or to individuals that PatientKeeper does not employ or manage.
What Personal Information Does PatientKeeper Collect?
The information we gather enables us to personalize and improve our services and respond to requests for information. We collect the following types of information:
Personal Information You Provide to UsWe may receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or provide to us in any other way. The Personal Information you provide may be used for such purposes as responding to your requests for certain products and services, customizing the content you see, and communicating with you about marketing efforts, sales offers, support and maintenance issues, and new products.
Personal Information Collected Automatically
- We may receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with our web site or services. PatientKeeper may choose to automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, PatientKeeper cookie information, and the page you requested.
- Generally, we may automatically collect usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to our site and its components. PatientKeeper generally only uses this data in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a manner that would identify you personally. However, if you have registered with PatientKeeper using our site and your browser accepts cookies, PatientKeeper may automatically collect individualized information regarding your visits to PatientKeeper's site ("Individual Usage Information") to provide you with a more personalized experience. As part of this use of information, we may provide aggregate information to our partners about how visitors, collectively, use our site. If you do not wish to have your Individual Usage Information collected, please see the "What About Cookies" section below for further information.
We may receive a confirmation when you open an email from PatientKeeper if your computer supports this type of program. We may also compare our customer list to lists received from other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to you. If you do not want to receive email or other mail from us, please notify us by email at [insert email address] and include sufficient information for us to identify you.
What About Cookies?
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we may transfer to your computer's hard drive through your browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our site are visited and by how many people. PatientKeeper cookies may also collect Personal Information that you provide to us. We may combine the general information collected through cookies with other Personal Information in connection with our collection of Individual Site Usage Information (as described above). If you do not wish to have your Individual Site Usage Information or Personal Information you provide to us stored, most browsers have an option for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a variety of ways.
Will PatientKeeper Share Any of the Personal Information it Receives?
We neither rent nor sell your Personal Information to anyone. We share your Personal Information only with your consent or to business partners and affiliates as described below:
Business Partners and Agents: We may employ or work with other companies and people and need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you. Unless we tell you differently, PatientKeeper's business partners and agents do not have any right to use Personal Information we share with them beyond what is necessary. You hereby consent to our sharing of Personal Information for the above purposes.
Business Transfers: In some cases, we may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, customer information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if PatientKeeper, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, customer information would be one of the assets that?is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of PatientKeeper may continue to use your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
Protection of PatientKeeper and Others: We may release Personal Information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with any law; enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of PatientKeeper, our employees, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.