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Privacy Statement for GeriMedRisk Website

 

GeriMedRisk is committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information. This Privacy Statement explains the current information management practices with respect to our website.

 

For information pertaining to the privacy of the patients we serve as part of our clinical service, please review our privacy policy explaining Patient Personal Health Information and Privacy Rights.

 

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us at info@gerimedrisk.com.

 

Our commitment and laws
  • We are committed to protecting your privacy whether you are browsing our website for information about GeriMedRisk or using our services.
  • We do not automatically gather any personal information such as your name, phone number, or address. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily. (e.g., contacting us via e-mail, completing our contact form, subscribing to our knowledge portal (drug summaries or infographics) or by asking to be added to an e-mail list to receive electronic newsletters or other information.)
  • We use cookies to track how our visitors use our website, which assists us in improving our website. We perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics. We do this to measure interest in and use of the various areas of our website.
 
You have a choice

If you choose not to use the internet to provide personal information to GeriMedRisk, you can contact us by phone, fax, or mail. 

 

GeriMedRisk reserves the right to change this policy at any time. By using this website, you signify your assent to this Privacy Policy for GeriMedRisk’s website. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the GeriMedRisk website following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

 

Collection, notice, use and disclosure

This privacy statement explains our current practices regarding how GeriMedRisk may collect, use, and secure your personal information when you visit our website.

 

Collection

We only collect personal information where the collection is necessary to provide you with a service or to ensure quality of care and patient safety. We will only collect personal information directly from you.

 

Notice

When GeriMedRisk collects personal information in connection with providing a service (e.g., knowledge portal for drug summaries, mailing list, newsletter), we explain to you the purposes for which the information is being collected.

 

Use

We will only use personal information for the purposes for which it has been collected.

 

Disclosure

We may only disclose your personal information if the disclosure is for the purposes for which the information was collected or for such other purposes as are permitted by applicable laws.

 

What kind of information is collected?

When you browse or download information from the GeriMedRisk website, our servers automatically collect limited amounts of anonymous information for traffic monitoring and statistical purposes. The information is analyzed for operational trends, performance, and for ways to improve our site. GeriMedRisk cannot identify you from this information.

 

We collect the following types of information:

 

  • Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the computers being used to access our website
  • Location of IP addresses by city and country
  • Operating systems and the types and versions of browsers used to access our website
  • Internet Service Providers used by visitors to our website
  • Dates and times users access our website
  • Pages visited
  • Names and sizes of files requested

 

GeriMedRisk collects the above noted information to provide users with access to information and services available on our website. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals contacting our website. The information is used to improve the content and format of the website.

 

What happens when you send us personal information?

GeriMedRisk collects personal information in connection with providing a service (e.g., knowledge portal for drug summaries, mailing list, newsletter).

 

  • No personal information is shared with the Ontario Ministry of Health. Only de-identified, aggregated and anonymized data is shared with the Ontario Ministry of Health for program assessment.
  • Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, no personal information or de-identified, aggregated and anonymized data will be shared with any third party. 

 

GeriMedRisk will make every effort to ensure that whatever information you provide will be maintained in a secure environment. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, GeriMedRisk can’t ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our on-line products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

 

Cookies statement

GeriMedRisk cares about how information about our users is collected and shared. The following sections describe our use of cookies. By visiting our website and digital services, you are accepting the practices described below.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. Cookies do not give us access to your hard drive and do not allow us to make changes to your device. They collect user information anonymously, allowing us to collect statistical information that provides you with a better user experience.

 

We do not store personal information in cookies, and we do not collect personal information from you without your knowledge.

 

How to manage your cookies settings

You can manage your cookies settings and permissions within your browser. This also applies to third-party cookies. This may affect your experience when you interact with GeriMedRisk.com.

 

Analytics

In order to improve our website, we use web analytics services to help analyze the use of our website. These tools use cookies to collect and generate information about your visits to our website (including your IP address) that is transmitted to their servers in an anonymous form for processing. We study patterns of website activity so we can improve the experience of visitors to our site.

 

The use of these tools does not allow us or our analytics service providers to identify individuals.

 

You can opt-out of analytics activity by setting your browser to notify you when a cookie is sent and block analytics cookies if desired. Visiting our website with analytics cookies disabled will have no significant impact on your browsing experience.

 

 

 

Privacy Statement for Knowledge Portal

 

This privacy statement explains our current practices regarding what information GeriMedRisk may collect, use, and secure when you visit our Knowledge Portal. The Privacy Statement for the GeriMedRisk Website will also apply to your access of our Knowledge Portal.  If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us at info@gerimedrisk.com.

 

What kind of information is collected?
  • By subscribing to our knowledge portal for access to our geriatric drug information resources, you are agreeing to provide personal information including your name, e-mail, province, college registration number, care setting, and reason for usage (i.e., for patient care or for other reasons).
  • We track access to specific drug summaries and infographics and record this information. This information includes:
    • User name and email that was originally used to sign up for the subscription
    • Time of access, location (city)
    • Browser/operating system used
       
What happens when you send us personal information?
  • GeriMedRisk collects personal information in connection with providing a service (e.g., knowledge portal for drug summaries, mailing list, newsletter).
  • No personal information is shared with the Ontario Ministry of Health. Only de-identified, aggregate and anonymized data is shared with the Ontario Ministry of Health for program assessment.
  • Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, no personal information or de-identified, aggregate and anonymized data will be shared with any third party. The information is used to improve the content and accessibility of our drug resources, but more importantly, as a quality assurance and safety measure in case we need to notify you about changes in our drug summaries.
  • GeriMedRisk will make every effort to ensure that whatever information you provide will be maintained in a secure environment. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, GeriMedRisk can’t ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our on-line products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

 

GeriMedRisk reserves the right to change this privacy statement at any time. By using the knowledge portal, you signify your assent to the GeriMedRisk Privacy Statement for Knowledge Portal and the Privacy Statement for GeriMedRisk Website. If you do not agree to these statements, please do not use our website. Your continued use of the GeriMedRisk website following the posting of changes to these statements will mean you accept those changes.