DICOM Grid, Inc. (“DICOM Grid”) is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and security online. DICOM Grid recognizes privacy and security as being a concern for many individuals accessing the Internet. While we’ve structured our web sites so that, in general, you can visit DICOM Grid on the Web without identifying yourself or revealing any Personal Information, you may be required to provide Personal Information (as defined below) to access certain secured and detailed information and materials. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” means data that allows someone to identify or contact you, including, for example, your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, as well as any other non-public information about you that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data. “Anonymous Information” means data that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information; Anonymous Information does not permit the identification of individual persons. We collect Personal Information and Anonymous Information, as described below.
This Privacy Policy outlines DICOM Grid’s Personal Information handling practices. Once you choose to provide DICOM Grid with Personal Information, such Personal Information is only used to support your customer relationship with DICOM Grid.
DICOM Grid provides this Privacy Policy to make you aware of our privacy policy, practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, DICOM Grid makes it available on our homepage at www.dicomgrid.com.
Finally, by using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information by DICOM Grid as set forth in the Privacy Policy currently in effect. DICOM Grid reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time. If DICOM Grid does decide to change its Privacy Policy, such changes will be posted on DICOM Grid’s web site. Thus, we recommend checking back periodically to ensure that you are aware of the most current Privacy Policy.
If you provide DICOM Grid with feedback or contact us via e-mail, we will collect your name and e-mail address, as well as any other content included in the e-mail, in order to send you a reply.
In addition, our web server storage logs can collect the domain names of visitors to its Web sites. This information is aggregated (as Anonymous Information) to measure number of visits, average time spent on the Dicomgrid.com Web site, pages viewed, etc. DICOM Grid uses this information to measure the use of our sites and to improve the content of our sites, such as through customization.
When you are on a DICOM Grid site and are asked for Personal Information, you are sharing that information with DICOM Grid. The DICOM Grid Web site may contain various links to third-party Web sites. These sites may provide additional information, goods, services and/or promotions. It should be understood that these sites are owned and operated independently of DICOM Grid, and have their own separate privacy and data collection practices. Please be aware that these third-party Web sites are not covered under this Privacy Policy. Instead, any information you provide to these Web sites will be governed under the terms of their privacy policy, if any. As a result, DICOM Grid has no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the independent actions or policies of these independent sites, and is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such sites.
DICOM Grid may use your information to better understand your needs to provide you with personalized and customized service.
The DICOM Grid site may also contain optional surveys and questionnaires asking for information, as well as several opportunities for visitors to ask questions. We may use the information you provide to help us design and build better products. We may also use your information to contact you for market research or to provide you with marketing information we think would be of particular interest. Taking part in any of these segments is always optional. At a minimum, we give you the opportunity to opt out of receiving such direct marketing or market research contact. For example, if you want to be removed from a mailing list, or otherwise opt out of receiving any unsolicited contact, please contact DICOM Grid at privacy@dicomgrid.com.
Finally, DICOM Grid can conduct research on our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us . We do this to better understand and serve our users. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis as Anonymous Information so as to prevent identification of Personal Information relating to any one individual.
Except as outlined in this Privacy Policy or on our Web site, DICOM Grid does not sell, rent, or lease your Personal Information to others without your consent. Thus, unless we have your permission or are required by law, we only share the Personal Information you provide online for the uses described in ”How Do We Use the Information We Get”. For example, DICOM Grid may share Anonymous Information with our current or prospective business partners, advertisers, and other third parties, which can include our users’ demographics, interests, and behavior based on the information provided to us when you are requesting information, or simply browsing.
DICOM Grid may also disclose Personal Information in special cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating this site’s Terms of Use or may be violating DICOM Grid’ or other’s rights or causing injury to or interference with DICOM Grid’ or other’s property. DICOM Grid’ may also disclose or access Personal Information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. Further, DICOM Grid may also disclose Anonymous Data for other lawful purposes. Finally, if another company acquires DICOM Grid or our assets, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by it and us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy. By providing any Personal Information to us, you consent to the transfer and use of such Personal Information by such other company in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
A cookie is a piece of text asking permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. If you agree, then your browser adds the text in a small file. The purpose of a cookie is to help us analyze web traffic or let us know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow a web application to respond to you as an individual. By gathering and remembering information about your preferences, the web application can tailor its operation to your needs, likes and dislikes.
Cookies can remind us of who you are and to access your account information (stored on our computers) in order to deliver to you a better and more personalized experience.
DICOM Grid can also use traffic log cookies to identify what pages are being used and which ones aren’t. We use this information to understand how our users navigate our site, and to determine common traffic patterns. We may also use this information to better personalize the content, banner ads, and promotions that you and other users will see. This allows us to make improvements to Dicomgrid.com web sites to better meet customer needs.
You also have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies some areas of our web site may not work properly for you.
DICOM Grid does not use or share the Personal Information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without first letting you know and offering you a choice.
As previously stated in “Who Can We Share the Personal Information With?”, we will also provide you the opportunity to let us know if you do not wish to receive unsolicited direct marketing materials from us and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to implement such requests. For example, DICOM Grid may, from time to time, send you e-mail or direct mail regarding our products and services. If you do not want to receive such information, simply tell us when you give us your Personal Information, or follow the directions contained on it to remove your name from our mailing list. Occasionally these promotion-related e-mail messages may include targeted advertisements. If you do not wish to receive such advertisements, you can choose not to participate in such promotions or contests. If you ever have questions regarding an e-mail you receive from DICOM Grid or want to be removed from a mailing list, please contact us at privacy@dicomgrid.com.
We take commercially reasonable steps to protect the Personal Information you share with us.
However, it should be understood that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, DICOM Grid cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our Web site, and therefore you use our site at your own risk.
DICOM Grid strives to keep your Personal Information accurate. We will provide you with access to your information so that you may view, update or correct your information at the Dicomgrid.com site where it was submitted.
However, we need your help in making sure your Personal Information is correct in our systems. Please notify us of changes to your name, address, title, phone number or email address. If you would like to review, correct or change any Personal Information you have provided, or remove your name from our mailing list, please e-mail us at privacy@dicomgrid.com.
We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors who are under the age of 13.
Your Personal Information may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the United States, where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.
Questions regarding this policy should be directed to privacy@dicomgrid.com. You may also contact us by email or phone at:
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