Privacy Policy

Introduction

Victoria Women's Clinic Association ("VWCA") reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion and without sending notice to you, so you should review this Privacy Policy periodically. The effective date of this notice and any revised or changed notice may be found on this page, on the bottom left hand corner of the notice.

Privacy; Confidential Information

VWCA's policy is to protect the confidentiality of the individually identifiable information that you provide. We limit access to that information only to those with a need to know. In addition, if you choose to complete certain forms or send us requests, you will be asked to provide the following information: full name, street address, city, state ZIP, phone number, e-mail address, [credit card number] To learn more about how VWCA protects your health information, please see our Notice of Privacy Practices .

VWCA's policy is to prohibit the unlawful disclosure of your personal information. This Site does not ask you provide any personal information: it's purely informational to you. VWCA will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you purchased goods or other information to us unless: (a) you grant VWCA permission to do so; or (b) VWCA is requested or required to do so by law. To learn more about how VWCA protects your personal information, such as your name and address, please Contact Us.

Computer Information

VWCA logs your current Internet address (this is usually a temporary address assigned by your Internet service provider when you log in), the type of operating system you are using, and the type of browser software used. In addition, VWCA may keep track of what portions of this Site you are visiting. VWCA aggregates this information to help VWCA improve or create a better experience for users of the Site. For example: VWCA may upgrade those parts of the Site that are heavily visited.

Our website automatically records website usage information that we analyze statistically to track operational problems, to prevent fraud and to improve the effectiveness, security and integrity of the site. We do not use this information to track or record information about individuals. We will disclose this information to third parties only in aggregate form or as may be required by law. For each page that you visit, we collect and store the following technical information in what is called a web server log file.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of information that a web site sends to your computer, which is stored in a file on your computer's hard drive. A cookie does not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. Most cookies expire after a defined period of time.

Personally Identifiable Information

The preceding paragraphs describe the categories of personally identifiable information that VWCA collects in this Site. Given the limited information collected and the form in which VWCA receives it, VWCA does not offer a process for review and changes to personal information.

VWCA may disclose personally identifiable information you provide to third parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) complete the payment transaction, such as providing debit card information to your bank; (b) comply with legal process; (c) enforce the Web site Terms and Conditions; (d) respond to claims that any information you provide violates the rights of third parties; (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of VWCA, its users and/or the public; or (f) in the event that all or substantially all of VWCA's assets are acquired by a third party. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, VWCA will NOT sell or trade your personally identifiable information with third parties, such as sellers of goods or services.

If you wish to change personally identifiable information that you have provided VWCA, please Contact Us.

Encryption.

VWCA uses no encryption (data scrambling) on certain portions of the Site, but uses encryption on portions where you are transmitting financial information, such as credit card information. When you are on any web site that asks you for confidential information, you should check to see if the information being transmitted is encrypted in order to increase the security of your information.

Children and Minors.

VWCA makes no active effort to collect personal information from children under the age of 13 and does not wish to receive any such information.

Additional Rights:

Applicable laws may give you additional rights that are not described in this online privacy policy.
For further information on Privacy matters contact www.vwca.com.
Effective Date: 8/14/2012