PRIVACY POLICY |
St. Joseph Health System is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of our web site visitors. This policy statement tells you how we handle the information we collect from you when you visit us at http://www.sjhsys.org.
On-line Services
St. Joseph Health System may provide various services to you, the user, through their web site. These services may require you to provide certain personal information regarding your identification, health history, etc. This information will be accessible only by those individuals who are associated with this 'service' during their normal duties and who have a 'need-to-know'. A person's 'need-to-know' will be determined by a combination of their job descriptions and local, state, and federal guidelines, rules and regulations governing access to medical and personal information. In general, your information will be made available only to those St. Joseph Health System professionals who will be providing your care (or service) or those supporting said professionals in providing your care (or service).
Third Party Links and Information
The Site may contain advertisements from, links to and information about other sites on the Internet ("Third Party Sites"). St. Joseph Health System is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of any Third Party Sites. To the extent that you disclose any Individually Identifiable Information to Third Party Sites, different rules may apply to the Third Party Sites' use of such information. Accordingly, St. Joseph Health System encourages you to review each Third Party Site's respective privacy policy before disclosing any individually identifiable information.
The user may be asked to provide personal information specific to the subject of that page or section of the site. For example within the job opportunities section of the site, a user may be asked for contact information (such as name, phone number, residence and email address) as well as other background information regarding professional qualifications for a particular employment opportunity. This information would then be used by St. Joseph Health System solely in connection with its employment placement process, and would not be disclosed to third parties, except as required by law. Other areas would have similar rules and guidelines based upon their subject matter and intended use. At no time will a user be asked for information without an explanation as to what that information will be used for.
What Information Do We Collect?
We do not automatically collect any personally identifiable information without your knowledge or consent. Asking you to provide information that we may deem necessary to provide you various services accomplishes this goal. You may at any time choose not to provide us with information realizing that by not doing so St. Joseph Health System may be unable to provide the requested service.
Our web server may collect the following general information about your visit:
- The name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account);
- The date and time you access our service;
- The pages you visit;
- The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to us (referral site);
- The name and version of the web browser software you are using;
This information is collected automatically and it is not linked to your personal identity. This information will only be used in its aggregate form to help us improve our web site and the services provided therein.
How Do We Use the Information We Collect?
- St. Joseph Health System does not sell, trade, or
rent personal information about its web site users.
- E-mail addresses provided by visitors are used to respond to comments or questions submitted through our feedback and survey forms.
- E-mail addresses provided when subscribing to our list for e-mail bulletins are used to distribute the bulletins to subscribers.
- Various people at St. Joseph Health System may see
the material you submit but access will be restricted
(where applicable) on a "need-to-know" basis as governed
by local, state, and federal guidelines.
- In other limited circumstances, including requests from legal authorities, we may be required by law to disclose information you submit.
- Under no circumstances will we ever disclose (to a third party) personal information about individual medical conditions or interests, except when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or the patient (or their legal representative) has sanctioned such disclosure by written waiver.
What About "Cookies"?
- St. Joseph Health System may use "cookie" technology to help personalize your experience or assist us in identifying you when you revisit our site.
- No personally identifiable information will be stored within a "cookie" file. All such information provided by you will be kept on a secured server at St. Joseph Health System as described above.
Security of Your Information
You should be aware that electronic mail and other Internet communications channels are not necessarily secure against interception. Where applicable, St. Joseph Health System provides secured communication through encryption technology called "Secured Socket Layer" or "SSL". This is the same technology used by the online banking industry for their financial transactions.
This web site may provide a small number of links to other useful or interesting web sites that are not owned or controlled by St. Joseph Health System or its affiliates. We cannot be responsible for the security practices used by these web sites.
Children
This site is not directed toward minors and St. Joseph Health System does not knowingly collect or use information from children under the age of thirteen.
Your Consent
By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of information discussed above. Changes in this policy will be posted on this page so you may be aware of what information is being collected, how it is being used, and under what circumstances it will be disclosed.
St. Joseph Health System reserves the right to change this policy at any time without notice. Any such changes shall be effective upon the date the policy is posted on the site. By accessing the site following the posting of any changes, you agree to be bound by such changes.
You may contact us with any questions or comments about our privacy policy.
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