Privacy Policy

Internet Privacy

HealthCIO is committed to providing you with a highest quality health information content and resources in which your Internet privacy is protected. The following is our policy regarding user Internet privacy.

Collection of Personal information

To view our website, we do not require any personal information. However, in order to receive our free publications, newsletters or healthcare headlines, we require some identifying information. The information helps us customize our content and provide better services and products to health care professionals. Since our website is free, we never request credit card or other financial information. All personal identifying information is moved to another computer not connected to the Internet and removed from the Internet connected computer. While on our website, all information is kept in a secured area.

Privacy

HealthCIO supports permission based marketing only. Therefore, you must opt-in to receive notices of conferences, our newsletter or alerts. HealthCIO will not sell or exchange members' registered e-mail addresses to any other party or organization without the explicit permission of the user, nor will it supplement this information with information provided by 3rd party providers. E-Mail lists of customers are not published for customers or affiliates to use since this increases the possibility of getting spammed. However, e-mail addresses are available only to the administrator of the HealthCIO publications as a requirement for receiving newsletters and other custom content. HealthCIO will never release any individual's information to 3rd parties unless subpoenaed or ordered by court of law.

COPPA. Under COPPA any minor child under 13 years of age must obtain parent's permission before registering with HealthCIO.com.

Update/delete/deactivate E-Mail Services

Members can request changes to e-mail services delivered by HealthCIO, including requests to receive no e-mail services. Members can also request to have their email address eliminated from the HealthCIO database altogether by contacting HealthCIO tech support at info@HealthCIO.com. However, once the e-mail address is deleted, the member loses access to valuable information delivered via E-mail.

Log Files

HealthCIO records the following information in our web logs: IP address, browser type (e.g. whether you user Netscape or Internet Explorer), the page requested and the time of each page request. We collect this information to: track times to manage resources, analyze trends to provide better service, and for other site administration. This demographic information will be used only to provide better, more targeted services to our members.

Security

Access to computer data and files at HealthCIO are secured by password coding and internal file security by our web hosting company Network Solutions. Any sensitive information is removed from any possible Internet access and placed on a computer that is secured and can only be accessed by authorized HealthCIO employees.

SPAM

At HealthCIO, we recognize that the value of open free exchange of information and communication and that preventing spam is vital to the health and value of these communities. HealthCIO is committed to preventing spam wherever possible.Occasionally we may send out special notices or promotions. You have the right to remove your name from our mailing list at any time by sending a message to unsubscribe