Privacy Policy

Access to and use of this HIT Global Web site is provided subject to these terms and conditions.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Terms of Use

The information, scientific content, artwork, text, video, audio, and pictures (collectively, "Materials") contained on this HIT Global Web site are protected by copyright laws. You may only access and use the Materials for personal or educational purposes. You may not modify or use the Materials for any other purpose without express written consent by HIT Global. Except as provided below, you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit, or distribute any Materials on this HIT Global Web site. You may print Materials from this HIT Global Web site for personal or educational purposes only, and you must include any copyright notice originally included with the Materials in all copies.

Disclaimer

The sites linked from this Web site are not under the control of HIT Global, and HIT Global does not assume any responsibility or liability for any communications or materials available at such linked sites. HIT Global does not intend links on this Web site to be referrals or endorsements of the linked entities. Links are provided for convenience only.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy on the Internet is important to us. Through the use of this HIT Global Web site, we obtain certain types of information about users. The following describes this information, what we do with it, and how to correct or change the information if you should desire to do so.

Information Collected by HIT Global

This HIT Global Web site collects three types of information from users: personal data (such as names, gender, contact information, data related to your profession, e.g., specialization, and other personal profile data); project-specific data (such as survey responses, rate of completion, and user submitted data including anonymized patient data); and aggregated information (such as information about traffic patterns on this site, e.g., how many users log onto this Web site on a daily or weekly basis).

All personal information collected by this HIT Global Web site, whether your own or that of your patients, will not be dispensed or be sold to any third party. All information collected in this program will be treated confidentially and reported as aggregate only.

HIT Global will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual's consent, except when such information is required for reporting purposes to the appropriate accrediting agency.

The data collected are stored on servers located in Canada.

Personal Data

Personal data is collected through the registration process. When you submit data, we clearly label which data are required and which data are optional.

Program-specific Data

The information collected in this program is designed to improve physicians' practices through ongoing, interactive, self-reflective learning activities within a designated medical field.

HIT Global will not release personally identifiable information to a third party without the individual's consent, except when such information is required for reporting purposes to the appropriate accrediting agency.

Medical information on your patients, as provided by you, remains anonymous and is only identified by a profile number.

HIT Global compiles data collected from its online programs to produce benchmark reports for participating physicians, accrediting bodies, or sponsoring organizations. Such information is based on aggregated, anonymous information and does not include any personally identifiable information about any individual or patient.

The number of participating individuals in the aggregate is, however, shared.

Aggregated Information

Aggregated information is collected through various methods: it may come from survey information, site registrations, or IP addresses. An IP address is a number that is assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web. Web servers, the computers that "serve up" web pages, automatically identify this IP address, and when you request a page from this HIT Global Web site, our servers log your IP address. This HIT Global Web site collects IP addresses for the purpose of system administration and to provide aggregate data for customization.

HIT Global does not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information. Although your session will be logged through your user name, this process will serve to track your session information to contribute to aggregated information. If this aggregated information is published or transferred to a third party, it will be in an anonymous format.

Use of Cookies

This HIT Global Web site uses cookies in a limited manner.

You may occasionally get cookies from other sites, which is standard in the Internet industry. HIT Global does not control these cookies, and these cookies are not subject to HIT Global's privacy policies.

Links to Other Sites

It is important to note that this HIT Global Web site contains links to sites other than this HIT Global Web site, and that those sites may not follow the same privacy policies as HIT Global. For instance, clicking on a link may take you away from this HIT Global Web site to an entirely different site. This can include links from content providers and partners who may use HIT Global's logo, brand, or style as a result of a co-branding agreement. These sites may send their own cookies to you, and may collect and use data in ways that this HIT Global Web site would not.

Security

HIT Global has put safeguards in place to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We use secure server hosting locations with monitoring, firewall protection, controlled access, and encryption technology to protect your data. We also protect your information by requiring that all our employees and others who have access to, or are associated with the processing of your data, respect your confidentiality.

User Name & Password

We use security methods to determine the identity of this HIT Global Web site's registered users so that appropriate rights and restrictions can be enforced for each user. Reliable verification of user identity is called authentication. We use both passwords and user names to authenticate users. Users are responsible for protecting and maintaining their own passwords.

Adherence to Country & Industry Guidelines

The objective of our HIT Global Privacy Policy is to promote responsible and transparent personal information management practices in a manner consistent with the provisions of applicable privacy laws.

Canada: In Canada, we strive to conform to the principles set forth in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

United States: In the United States, we strive to conform to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Fair Information Practice Principles, to the principles set forth in the CAN SPAM Act of 2003, and to the principles set forth in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

European Union: In the European Union, we strive to conform to the principles set forth in the Safe Harbor framework, as established by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personally identifiable information provided to us from the European Union.

Disclosure Statements

Disclosure of Faculty Financial Affiliations

All faculty participating in a sponsored activity are expected to disclose to the activity audience any significant financial interest or other relationship with (1) the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) and/or provider(s) of commercial services discussed in an educational presentation and with (2) any commercial supporters of the activity. (Significant financial interest or other relationship can include such things as grants or research support, employee, consultant, major stockholder, member of speaker's bureau, etc.).

The intent of this disclosure is not to prevent an author with a significant financial or other relationship from developing or presenting content, but rather to provide users with information on which they can make their own judgments. It remains for the user to determine whether the author's interests or relationships may influence the content with regard to exposition or conclusion.

Disclosure of Discussion Regarding Non-approved Uses of Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices

HIT Global requires that all faculty authors identify and disclose any "off label" uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products and recommends that each physician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to instituting them with patients.

Disclaimer of Warranty

The services, information, or data (collectively, "Information") made available on this HIT Global Web site are provided "AS IS", without warranties of any kind. The content of the programs is the author's responsibility and HIT Global denies any responsibility for any of the cases outlined in this Privacy Policy. HIT Global expressly disclaims any representations and warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. HIT Global shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the services including without limitation, any liability for damage to your computer hardware, data, information, materials, and business resulting from the Information or the lack of Information available on this HIT Global Web site.

HIT Global shall have no liability for:

1. Any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the Information.
2. Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the Information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the Information.
3. Any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the Information furnished hereunder. HIT Global makes no warranty, representation, or guaranty as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the Information or that the Information may be relied upon for any reason. HIT Global makes no warranty, representation, or guaranty that the Information will be uninterrupted or error-free or that any defects can be corrected.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstance shall HIT Global be liable for any losses or damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, from the use of, or reliance on the Information or from the use of the Internet generally.

Opt-out Right

In each communication sent to you, we provide the opportunity to opt out of receiving further mailings or other forms of communication.

You may at any time opt out of having your personal information used by us for secondary purposes by updating your user profile on the site or by contacting us via mail, e-mail, fax, or telephone at the coordinates below.

HIT Global Consulting Services Inc.
2055 Peel Street, Suite 455
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1V4
Tel: + 1 514 932 3232
Fax: + 1 514 932 3390
E-mail: info@hit-global.com

Other Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or about our practices with respect to Personal Information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Revision date: This policy is effective as of July 22, 2011.

HIT Global will continue to review its Privacy Policy to make sure that it remains current with changing industry standards, technologies, and laws.

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