MedicationJunction.com ("we" or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. Therefore, MedicationJunction.com has developed policies and procedures to ensure that the information you provide to us through our web site, MedicationJunction.com, is collected and maintained in a manner that respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains these important policies and procedures so that you will be aware of how we collect and use the information you provide us.
Because your privacy is important to us, MedicationJunction.com does not track or collect personal information unless it is purposefully and knowingly provided to us. In other words, we do not collect your information without your knowledge.
Should you request that we contact you to provide additional information about our services, and you have provided us with personal information so that we may do so, we will not use or disclose this information outside of the TANK Worldwide, Inc. Family of Companies without your consent, unless required by law.
To summarize, it is our policy: (1) not to collect your personal information without your knowledge and consent; (2) to protect the privacy of any personal information you choose to provide to us; (3) to notify you of our policies and procedures regarding your personal information; and (4) to abide by the terms of this Privacy Policy. We are dedicated to fulfilling this policy.
How MedicationJunction.com Uses and Discloses Your Personal Information
Your personal information will be used or disclosed in connection with your membership and needed to collect payments for the services that you receive.
Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties that provide certain services to us, such as data processing, billing, legal, or accounting services, under contracts that protect your personal information from unauthorized use or disclosure.
Your personal information may be disclosed to family members, other relatives, close personal friends, or other persons whom you may authorize, as we determine in our professional judgment to be relevant to their involvement in your health care.
We may contact you to provide membership reminders or information about treatment alternatives or other health-related benefits and services that may be of interest to you.
Your personal information may be used or disclosed to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or to entities regulated by the FDA or legal authorities responsible for safeguarding public health or preventing injury or disease; or to health oversight agencies for activities such as audits, investigations, inspections, or other proceedings to monitor our operations or compliance with civil rights laws.
Your personal information may be disclosed to provide information needed for law enforcement purposes or for a legal proceeding. Your medical information may be disclosed for judicial or administrative proceedings pursuant to a court or administrative order or in response to a subpoena, discovery request or other lawful process, provided that in the absence of a court or administrative order, reasonable efforts are made to notify you of the request or to secure a protective order preventing the information from being used for other purposes.
We are permitted to disclose your medical information to social services, protective services, or other government authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a victim of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence, provided that the disclosure is either required by law, authorized by you, allowed by law and necessary to prevent harm to you or someone else, or a law enforcement or public official represents that the information is necessary and will not be used against you.
In addition, federal regulations allow us to use or disclose your personal information for other specific purposes, including banking and to notify family members, personal representatives, or caregivers of your location and general condition; providing information to military command authorities if you are in a military service, a correctional institution if you are an inmate, or legally authorized national security, intelligence, or protective service authorities; or for research under approved protocols to protect your privacy.
Your personal information may be disclosed to provide emergency information to law enforcement, emergency response, or disaster relief officials; to avert a serious threat to the health or safety of you, the public, or another person; or as otherwise required by law.
We will obtain your written authorization before we use or disclose your medical information for purposes other than those described above or as otherwise permitted or required by law. You may revoke an authorization in writing at any time, requiring us to stop using or disclosing your personal information except to the extent that we have already acted in reliance on your authorization.
Acceptance
By using the MedicationJunction.com website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of the policy, you should exit the web site.
Information Collection
You are required to register and provide us limited personal information in order to view information on our website. We do collect anonymous, non-personal information about your use of our site. For example, we collect non-personal information about your use of our website through the use of "Cookies". Cookies are small computer files that we transfer to your computer's hard drive that allow us to know how often someone visits a site. Every computer is assigned a different cookie by us. The information collected by cookies helps us statistically monitor the number of visitors to the website. Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the "Help" section of the toolbar. We also may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads on our behalf. These companies may employ cookies and action tags (also known as single pixel gifs or web beacons) to measure advertising effectiveness. Any information that these third parties collect via cookies and action tags is completely anonymous.
Information Service. If you decide to contact us by email, you will be asked to provide certain information so that we may contact you. We will ask you to provide your name, e-mail address, and comments. Again, we will only collect this information if you contact us by email.
Information Use and Disclosure
The information that you share with us when you sign up for our information service will only be used by the TANK Worldwide, Inc. Family of Companies to evaluate your needs so that we may provide you with information that is most useful and relevant to you. We do not sell, lease, or otherwise provide this information to any outside third parties. We will only use this information for the purposes for which you shared it with us, that is, to contact you with additional information about our services. We will not share this information for any other purpose without your express consent. These same policies apply where you provide us with personal information about a third person, such as your spouse. However, to comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, we may be required to disclose information in certain limited circumstances, and we reserve the right to do so. In addition, we may disclose information upon a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to (1) comply with applicable law or legal process served on the TANK Worldwide, Inc. Family of Companies; (2) protect the rights of the TANK Worldwide, Inc. Family of Companies and/or its users; or (3) to protect the safety of the users and/or the public.
Tell-a-Friend
If a users elects to use our Tell-a-Friend referral service for informing a friend about our website, we ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. We will automatically send the friend an e-mail inviting them to visit the website. We store this information for the sole purpose of sending this e-mail and for tracking the success of our referral program. The friend may contact us as provided below to request the removal of this information from our database.
Minors
MedicationJunction.com is intended for adults only. We realize, however, that minors may view our website and may choose to sign up for MedicationJunction.com services. Minors may not understand the consequences of providing information to us although we do not sell or dispense prescription drugs. Therefore, we will refund the fees that may have been collected by our payment processor for such services providing you have proof..
Integrity/Security
MedicationJunction.com understands that in order to maintain your privacy, your personal information must be collected and stored in a secure manner, and the integrity of your information must be preserved. Therefore, we follow a number of administrative, technical and physical safeguards to achieve this goal.
Modifying and Deleting Your Information
MedicationJunction.com does not currently offer you the ability to access, modify, or delete your information through our website. We are, however, developing a feature that will allow you to control your information in these ways.
Discontinuing the Service
If for any reason you decide to stop participating in our services after you have joined, you may contact us directly, and we will discontinue this service.
Third Party Links
Our web site provides links to other companies' websites. If you leave MedicationJunction.com by linking to one of these third party sites, you will be subject to the privacy policies and procedures posted there, and this Privacy Policy will no longer apply.
Modifications to Privacy Policy
Periodically, we may modify our policies or procedures described in this Privacy Policy. Any modifications will be posted to our site, and the date of any changes will be indicated.
Last Update: May 2008
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