Privacy Policies

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy governs data collection and usage.  By using the MEDIZYNE website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. 

TRUSTe Privacy Program

MEDIZYNE is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices and have our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.

 If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy, you should first contact us at info@medizyne.com. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at http://watchdog.truste.com/pvr.php?page=complaint. TRUSTe may serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns. 

Collection of your Personal Information

MEDIZYNE may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

• Name
• Address
• E-mail Address
• Phone Number

If you purchase MEDIZYNE's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. 

MEDIZYNE may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

• Age
• Gender

 We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future. 

MEDIZYNE encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from MEDIZYNE so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. MEDIZYNE is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the MEDIZYNE website. 

Use of your Personal Information

MEDIZYNE collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. 

MEDIZYNE may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from MEDIZYNE and its affiliates. MEDIZYNE may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. 

MEDIZYNE does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. 

MEDIZYNE may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party. MEDIZYNE may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to MEDIZYNE, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. 

MEDIZYNE may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within MEDIZYNE, in order to determine what MEDIZYNE services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within MEDIZYNE to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. 

MEDIZYNE will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MEDIZYNE or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of MEDIZYNE; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MEDIZYNE, or the public. 

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by MEDIZYNE. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the MEDIZYNE website. 

Use of Cookies

The MEDIZYNE website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. 

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize MEDIZYNE pages, or register with MEDIZYNE site or services, a cookie helps MEDIZYNE to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same MEDIZYNE website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the MEDIZYNE features that you customized. 

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the MEDIZYNE services or websites you visit. 

Security of your Personal Information

MEDIZYNE secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. MEDIZYNE uses the following methods for this purpose:

• Verisign
• SSL Protocol 

Verisign is an independent, third-party company engaged in the development of digital trust. Verisign provides authentication of Internet services, digital identity, and intellectual property. By clicking on the Verisign logo, the Verisign website will serve up a web page that confirms that MEDIZYNE is "Verisign Authenticated." 

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. 

Children Under Thirteen

MEDIZYNE does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen.   If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. 

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from MEDIZYNE by contacting us at info@medizyne.com 

Changes to this Statement

MEDIZYNE will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. MEDIZYNE encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how MEDIZYNE is protecting your information. 

Contact Information

MEDIZYNE welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that MEDIZYNE has not adhered to this Statement, please contact MEDIZYNE at info@medizyne.com.

MEDIZYNE and its partners are committed to protecting the confidentiality of your health information. 

The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides protections for personal health information (PHI) and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes.  You can learn more about protected health information at: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/index.html

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights. This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record

• You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you.
• We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

Ask us to correct your medical record

• You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete.
• We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.

Request confidential communications

• You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.
• We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests.

Ask us to limit what we use or share

• You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations. We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.
• If you pay for a service or health care item out-of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer. We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information.

Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information

• You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.
• We will include all the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll provide one accounting a year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months.

Get a copy of this privacy notice

• You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.

Choose someone to act for you

• If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.
• We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.

File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated

• You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us at info@medizyne.com.
• You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.
• We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint. 

Your Choices

For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions.

In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:

• Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care
• Share information in a disaster relief situation
• Include your information in a hospital directory

If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.

In these cases we never share your information unless you give us written permission:

• Marketing purposes
• Sale of your information
• Most sharing of psychotherapy notes

In the case of fundraising:

• We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again. 

Our Uses and Disclosures

How do we typically use or share your health information?

We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.

Treat you

We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you.

Example: A doctor treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your overall health condition. 

Run our organization

We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary.

Example: We use health information about you to manage your treatment and services. 

Bill for your services

We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities.

Example: We give information about you to your health insurance plan so it will pay for your services. 

How else can we use or share your health information?

We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html.

Help with public health and safety issues

We can share health information about you for certain situations such as:

• Preventing disease
• Helping with product recalls
• Reporting adverse reactions to medications
• Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
• Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety

Do research

We can use or share your information for health research.

Comply with the law

We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law.

Respond to organ and tissue donation requests

We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.

Work with a medical examiner or funeral director

We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.

Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests

We can use or share health information about you:

• For workers’ compensation claims
• For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
• With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
• For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services

Respond to lawsuits and legal actions

We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.

Our Responsibilities

• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.
• We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.
• We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind.

For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.

Changes to the Terms of this Notice

We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our website. 

If you have questions or are concerned that any of your privacy rights have been violated, please contact us at info@medizyne.com or you also have the right to complain to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The following link will inform you how to do this: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/index.html