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Privacy Statement

This notice describes how information about you may be used and disclosed. Please review it carefully.

General Privacy Statement

Emory Department of Pediatrics is committed to providing its users with an Internet experience that respects and protects their personal privacy choices and concerns.

There are several locations on our Web site where you can input information about yourself. Below you will find a description of those locations and the way Emory uses the information you supply to us.

This site contains links to other sites. Emory is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

Children's Privacy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. This site is not designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13. In the event that we discover that personally identifiable information has been collected from a child under 13, we will delete that information.

Personal Information Collected

Our site uses an order form for customers to donate funds to Emory. We collect a visitor's contact information (such as an e-mail address) and financial information (such as an account or credit card numbers). This information is used to fulfill orders and process payments or donations.

The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. For example, we might have a question about the processing of an order. If a user so requests, we may use the contact information to send the user additional information about Emory.

Share Your Story

This location on our Web site permits you to share information about a patient experience with Emory. You are asked to provide your name, address, telephone number and e-mail. Emory employees will have access to any information you provide on this form. In addition, Emory may disclose any information you provide on the form to persons identified in the section of this Privacy Statement entitled "Disclosure of Information Collected by Emory."

Traffic Data Collected

We track general traffic on our Web site, including site usage and origination of users. This sort of information is only collected on an aggregate basis and does not personally identify you. This anonymous information helps to characterize Emory users in order to improve our services.

Anonymous information also includes the domain names and/or IP addresses of browsers that visit our site. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

Disclosure of Information Collected by Emory

Except as set forth in this Privacy Statement or agreed to by you, Emory will not disclose to third parties information it gathers from you on our Web site. We may release any collected information to third parties: (1) to comply with legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order; or (2) in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others. Emory may also disclose information collected to its parent company, corporate subsidiaries, contractors, vendors, agents or affiliates, doing business on our behalf.

Third Party Partners

Certain content and services offered to you through our Web site are served on Web sites hosted and operated by companies other than Emory. Any information you disclose or that is collected about you on these other sites is not subject to this Privacy Statement. Emory does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices of these third party sites. You should review the privacy policies posted on the other sites to understand how such site uses your personal information. Emory cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for your use or misuse of the information you transmit or receive while using third party sites, or for the use or misuse of that information by third parties to whom you give or allow access.

Please note that Emory will not intentionally share the contents of any email or form submitted through this site with any third party. However, due to the nature of electronic communications, we cannot and do not provide assurances that the contents will not become known or accessible to third parties.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Information is stored on secure servers. Access is to change or edit content/information is restricted to those authorized by Emory to do so.

Encryption

Any information you supply through this Web site is NOT encrypted. Thus, such information could be intercepted and read by people who are actively reviewing exchanges on the Internet.

Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy

We may change the terms and conditions of our Privacy Statement at any time by posting revisions on the Web site. By accessing or using our Web site, you agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions of our Privacy Statement as posted on the Web site at the time of your access or use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement or any revised statement, please exit the site immediately.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our privacy statement, please contact our Webmaster at 404-712-2321
   
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