VetMed Online, Inc. Privacy Policy

You can browse the launch and general information pages of our site without entering any personal identifying information and therefore remain individually anonymous during your visit. The only user information that we gather from all site visits is general, non-identifying information, such as domain name, service provider, type of operating system/browser and pages accessed. If you choose to become a registered user of our site and gain access to the wide range of information and services available from VetMed, we will also collect the types of information set forth below as volunteered by you.

The types of veterinary professional information that we collect with registration will include your name, state of license, license number, phone number, best time to call (for confirmation and verification of your registration), email address, and if applicable your company, employer, position, the school you are attending and student I.D. number.

In order to tailor our subsequent communications to you and continuously improve our Web site content and services, we may also ask you to voluntarily provide us with information regarding your personal or professional interests, demographics, experience with our Web site, contact preferences, or other information.

How We Use the Information Collected
VetMed uses your information to better understand your interests and to provide you with better service. Specifically, we use your information to communicate back to you, to update you on the materials available on our Web site and to personalize your Web site visit.

Access to certain of VetMed's Web pages requires a login and password. The use of those Web pages and the information or materials downloadable from those sites may be governed by written agreements between VetMed and its content providers. Your individual identifying information may be retained by VetMed to verify compliance with the Terms of Use of our Web site so that VetMed may fulfill its contractual obligations to its content providers.

We use non-identifying information and site usage traffic patterns to better design our Web site. We share such information with sponsors and advertisers. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our Web site, or that Y number of veterinary professionals filled out our registration form, but this information would not disclose anything that could be used to identify you individually.

From time to time, we may use your information to notify you about important functionality changes to our Web site, new VetMed services, and special offers we think would be of particular interest to you. We will always give you the opportunity to opt-in or to opt-out of receiving such direct promotional communications. Please see the Opt-in/Opt-out section below.

VetMed may share the personal data you provide online with other VetMed entities and/or business partners who are acting on our behalf in order to complete the activities described above (e.g., data processing services). Such VetMed entities and/or business partners will be governed by our privacy policies with respect to use of this data. Otherwise, VetMed does not disclose, sell, trade or rent your personal information to others. We may choose to do so in the future with trustworthy third parties, but you will be given the opportunity to tell us whether you do or do not want your information shared by opting-in or opting-out, in which case we will respect your wishes. Please see the Opt-in/Opt-out section below.

Additionally, VetMed may release personally identifiable information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of our user agreements or (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of VetMed, our users, or others.

Cookies -- What they are and how we use them
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored in your browser on your computer's hard drive. Cookies are used to recognize you, but the only personally identifying information that a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. VetMed uses cookies to provide visitors to our Web site with a tailored user experience. With the help of cookies, we can present you with customized content and ads that will be of more interest to you. We also use cookies to remember your passwords for you so you don't have to re-enter them each time you visit the site. If you prefer not to receive cookies, you have the option of setting your browser to warn you before accepting cookies or to reject them altogether.

Opt-in/Opt-out Choice
VetMed will not use or share the personally identifiable information you provide to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without letting you know and offering you a choice of opting-in or opting-out. When you register, you have the opportunity of opting-in or opting-out of receiving unsolicited direct promotional communications from us, and of allowing us to share your personally identifiable information with third parties. If at any time after registering you change your mind about receiving such communications or the sharing of your information, you may do so by sending your opt-in/opt-out requests to legal@vetmedcenter.com.

Data Security
VetMed is committed to taking all reasonable steps to protect the personally identifying information that you provide. In order to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and assure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. We use industry-standard encryption technologies when receiving or transferring sensitive data such as credit card or personally identifying information.

Links
The VetMedCenter Web site may contain links to other Web sites. Please be aware that our privacy policy does not apply to these linked sites. We do not control, nor do we have access to any of the information collected on such third-party Web sites. Therefore, when you link from VetMedCenter to another Web site we encourage you to read the posted privacy statement of the other Web site with which you are interacting.

How to Access, Update or Correct Your Information
VetMed strives to keep your individual identifying information accurate. As a veterinary professional registered user of our Web site, you can review, update and correct your information by accessing www.vetmedcenter.com. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

How to Contact Us
If you have other questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us using our online feedback form.

Privacy Policy (Revised March 27, 2000)