DoctorIram.com (“DoctorIram”) operates several online entities including DoctorIram.com, Ask the Doctor, and OB/GYN U. It is DoctorIram's policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. Below is our privacy policy, which is modeled after that of Automattic.com and is available under a Creative Commons Sharealike license.
Website Visitors
Like most website operators, DoctorIram collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. DoctorIram's purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how DoctorIram's visitors use its website. From time to time, DoctorIram may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website. DoctorIram also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for subscribed users and for users leaving comments on blogs. DoctorIram only discloses subscribed user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that blog commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog where the comment was left.
Privacy of Children
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. You should be aware that DoctorIram is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13.
Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information
Certain visitors to DoctorIram's websites choose to interact with DoctorIram in ways that require DoctorIram to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that DoctorIram gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, any visitors who engage in transactions with DoctorIram are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, DoctorIram collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with DoctorIram. DoctorIram does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.
Aggregated Statistics
DoctorIram may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, DoctorIram may monitor the most popular blog posts on the website, or use screening software to help identify spam. DoctorIram may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, DoctorIram does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.
Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information
DoctorIram discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on DoctorIram's behalf or to provide services available at DoctorIram's websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using DoctorIram's websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. DoctorIram will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, DoctorIram discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when DoctorIram believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of DoctorIram, third parties or the public at large. If you are a subscribed user of a DoctorIram website and have supplied your email address, DoctorIram may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with DoctorIram and our products. We primarily use our various product blogs to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. DoctorIram takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.
Personal Health and Medical Information
DoctorIram enables you to locate general medical information by asking a question or searching for previously answered questions. When you ask a question about a medical condition through the Website, DoctorIram collects and uses the information you include in your question—including any information about a medical condition that you may be asking about—for the purposes of answering your question and/or directing you to you additional resources that may be of assistance. You should be aware that DoctorIram does not currently have the encryption capabilities to allow for HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliant interactions. Therefore, you should never use this Website to disclose personal medical information if the potential public disclosure of such information would be damaging to you or to others. It is your sole responsibility to control the type of personal medical information that you disclose on this Website. If you disclose personal medical information (for example via a question to the doctor), DoctorIram reserves the right to publish it in a de-identified manner in order to make the answer and explanation available for the education and support of other users who are searching for information about similar health conditions. In the case of danger to self or others, DoctorIram has the right to share your information with the law enforcement authorities.
Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. DoctorIram uses cookies to help DoctorIram identify and track visitors, their usage of DoctorIram's website, and their website access preferences. DoctorIram visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using DoctorIram's websites, with the drawback that certain features of DoctorIram's websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Business Transfers
If DoctorIram, or its assets, were acquired, or in the event that DoctorIram ceases to exist, user 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 DoctorIram may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.
Ads
Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by DoctorIram and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Third party links
DoctorIram’s website may contain links to other sites that DoctorIram does not own or operate. These links to third party websites are provided as a convenience to the user. These links are not intended as an endorsement of, or a referral to, the linked websites. The linked websites have separate and independent privacy statements, notices and terms of use. DoctorIram does not have any control over such websites, and therefore accepts no responsibility or liability for the manner in which the organizations that operate such linked websites may collect, use or disclose, secure and otherwise treatpersonal information.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, DoctorIram may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at DoctorIram's sole discretion. DoctorIram encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.