Privacy Policy, Disclosures, and Disclaimers
Before I became a clinician, I worked in a law firm that made its living off of people who forgot to put their disclaimers out there. Let's see if I learned anything.
ModernMedEd.com is an independently owned and operated website intended for medical professionals and students enrolled in a healthcare program. Our goal with this site is to provide inspiration and resources for PA’s, NP's, MD’s, DO's, PharmD’s, PT's, and other clinicians so they can advance their education and professional standing.
As the site grows, we anticipate most of the content remaining free. However, consulting and editorial services are only available for hire. We do hope that the time and effort that we’ve expended to build and maintain the site does also become a source of profit. This may occur when advertisers pay to place their ads on the site, through affiliate marketing campaigns if a reader clicks on a particular link and makes a purchase on the affiliate site, or through commissions if readers sign up for paid courses or events through a sponsored link in an article. To be clear, this adds no cost to the reader.
All information provided on this site is for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional, financial, medical, or legal advice.
If you’re interested in advertising, feel free to contact us here or at [email protected]
We hope you continue to enjoy the free content on the site. Thank you so much for being part of the Modern MedEd community.
Best,
Jordan G. Roberts, PA-C
Kristina Saric-Roberts
Privacy Policy
ModernMedEd and its owner(s) (the “Company”) is/are committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our Service.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Site” refers to the Company’s website, which can be accessed at https://ModernMedEd.com.
“Service” refers to the Company’s services accessed via the Site, in which users can consume our media content or retain the Company’s consulting services.
The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company.
“You” refers to you, as a user of our Site or our Service.
By accessing our Site or our Service, you accept our Privacy Policy.
This website will never share your email address or any of your personal information with a third party. At ModernMedEd.com, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by ModernMedEd.com and how it is used.
- INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. Personal Information includes your email or other personal information which you may submit to us through the registration process at the Site.
- Information collected via Technology
To activate the Service you do not need to submit any Personal Information. However, in an effort to improve the quality of the Service, we track information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-Personal information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. For example, the Company may use cookies to collect the following information:
Log Files
Like many other websites, ModernMedEd.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
- Information you provide us by registering for an account
In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you will need to create a personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your email address, and creating a user name and a password. By registering, you are authorizing us to collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
- Children’s Privacy
The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 13. The Site does not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 13, or allow anyone under the age of 13 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 13 without the consent of a parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we have collected such information, please contact us at [email protected]
- HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access to user’s email address for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional offers.
We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request; to enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; address fraud, security or technical concerns; or to protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users or the public as required or permitted by law.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our discretion.
In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
Cookies and Web Beacons
ModernMedEd.com uses cookies to store information about visitors preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user access or visit, customize Web page content based on visitors browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser.
III. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your account is protected by your account password and we urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by not disclosing your password and by logging out of your account after each use. We further protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks.
- YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional e-mail. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out of promotional emails, we may continue to send you administrative emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
- LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
- CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site and this privacy page for updates.
VII. CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on 14 March 2018.
Third Party Disclosures
Other third-party companies which place advertising on our site may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising through the use of their cookies or other tracking technologies, which may include delivering targeted advertisements and marketing messages based upon the third party websites that you visit, or other purposes. We cannot control this collection of information and are not responsible for the privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices of these third party advertisers. You should contact these third party advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect from you. Google/DoubleClick DFP is our third party ad server. If you would like to know more about their information gathering practices and “opt-out” procedures, please see http://www.google.com/policies/technologies/ads/
Also, if you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please see: http://www.networkadvertising.org/consumer/opt_out.asp
Disclaimers
This website is intended for healthcare professionals and healthcare students, and some content may not be appropriate for all audiences. While the content may be irreverent or make attempts at humor from time to time, we do make every effort to publish correct information. However, please realize this is not possible 100% of the time, and mistakes are not only likely, but inevitable. We welcome any comments, suggestions, or correction of errors. By visiting this website, you agree not to use any information contained herein as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Some information on this website by its nature is subjective, and none of the information herein should be construed as individual advice or guidance. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the website. Under no circumstances shall any author, guest, or contributor to the website, or any employees, associates, or affiliates of any of these parties be responsible for damages arising from use of the website.
ADDITIONAL LEGAL DISCLAIMER
This website and any information herein should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the website.
This website contains individual opinions of the authors and the opinions of contributors and does not represent the views or opinions of any author/owner/operator's employer, educational institution, board, affiliate, or any other third party.
Disclosure of Material Connection
We are committed to transparency and disclosure regarding real or perceived conflicts of interest.
Some of the links on this site are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase an item, we may receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, we only recommend products or services we use or believe will add value to readers. We are disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
