Effective September 1, 2009
Our Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Medicareworks.org Web site. On some pages, you can make donations, ask questions, share stories, and subscribe to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages include:
Name
Address
Email address
Phone number
Credit/Debit Card Information (for donations)
(etc.)
On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you want to tell a friend about this site, you will need to submit the recipient's e-mail address. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected are:
Your name
Your email address
Friend’s name
Friend’s email address
Email Communication
In order to make the email we send you more helpful and relevant to your interests, we receive and store certain types of information. For instance, if your computer supports this functionality, we may receive a confirmation when you open an email we send you. We may also receive a confirmation when you follow a hyperlink from one of our email messages to our Web site. If you want to stop receiving email from us, simply hit reply and type “unsubscribe” in the subject field or contact us by email at: info@medicareworks.org.
The Way We Use Information
We use the information you provide about yourself when contacting us or policymakers through the advocacy section of our site to facilitate certain communication activities. We do not share this information with outside parties except when you opt to do so yourself (like when contacting a Member of Congress).
We do not share the information you provide about someone else with outside parties either. Information you provide to us is used only for the purpose for which it is stated. We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
You can subscribe with our Web site if you would like to receive alerts and updates by email. Information you submit on our website will not be used for this purpose unless you fill out the sign-up or subscription form.
We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and to enhance the development and marketing of our site.
Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
Links to Third Party Sites
You may be able to access third party Web sites through links available on Medicareworks.org. You understand and agree that your use of such third party sites will be governed by the privacy policies of those sites and not by this Privacy Policy. The Center for Medicare Advocacy will not be responsible for the actions of the operators of such third party Web sites.
Our Commitment To Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure 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.
Our Commitment To Children's Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.
How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information
You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.
You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows error.
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
Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send a detailed description of your concern to info@medicareworks.org and we will try to resolve it.
NOTE: This Privacy Policy is based on a sample policy provided by the Better Business Bureau at www.bbbonline.org/privacy/sample_privacy.asp
