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Privacy Policy
| We at Med-Diet Laboratories, Inc. know that
you want to remain in control of your personal information.
We also realize that earning and retaining your trust is of
paramount importance and it's a responsibility we take very
seriously.
That's why we've provided this Privacy Policy, which sets forth
our policies regarding the collection, use and protection of the
personal information of those using the Med-Diet website.
Personal information means information that can be linked to a
specific individual, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail
address and credit card number.
We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy, and become
familiar with it.
We do not sell or rent our
customers' personal information to third parties.
Please note that we review our Privacy Policy from time to time,
and we may make periodic changes to the policy in connection with
that review. Therefore, you may wish to bookmark this page and/or
periodically review this page to make sure you have the current
version. Regardless of later updates, we will abide by the privacy
practices described to you in this Privacy Policy at the time you
provided us with your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains the following:
What
personal information does Med-Diet Laboratories, Inc. gather from me
and how is this information used?
When browsing our
site, you are not required to provide any personal information
unless and until you choose to make a purchase or sign up for one of
our e-mail newsletters, services or on-line promotions as described below. We do
not knowingly permit the site to be used by any person under the age
of eighteen and we do not knowingly collect any personal information
from children (meaning those younger than thirteen years of age). A
valid credit card is required to make a purchase on our site.
Making a Purchase
In order to purchase products and services through our site, you
must provide us with certain personal information such as your name,
your credit card number and expiration date, your credit card
billing address, your telephone number, your e-mail address and the
ship-to address. We require this information so that we can process,
fulfill and confirm your orders and transactions and keep you
informed of each transaction's status.
Member Registration
If you choose to become a registered member of
med-diet.com, you must provide your name, address,
telephone number, e-mail address. This information is
collected on the registration form for several reasons
including: (i) personal identification; (ii) to allow us to
contact you for customer service purposes, if necessary;
(iii) to customize the content of our site to meet your
specific needs; and (iv) to make product improvements to our
site. In addition, we need your e-mail address to confirm
your new member registration.. As a med-diet.com member
you will also occasionally receive updates from us about
sales, special offers, new services, and other noteworthy
items. However, you may choose at any time to no longer
receive these types of e-mail messages. Please see our
Opt-Out policy described below for
details.
Online Surveys
Med-Diet values your opinions and comments, so we frequently
conduct online surveys. Participation in these surveys is
entirely optional. Typically, the information is aggregated
and used to make improvements to med-diet.com and to
develop appealing content, features and promotions. Survey
participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the
survey.
Promotions
Med-Diet may sponsor promotions to give customers the
opportunity to save money or receive prizes. Information
collected by us for such activities can include contact
information and survey questions. We use contact information
to notify contest winners and survey information to develop
promotions and product improvements to the med-diet.com
web site.
Other
From time to time we may add or enhance services
available on the site. To the extent these services
are provided and used by you, we will use the
information you provide to facilitate the service
requested. For example, if you email us with a
question, we will use your email address, name,
nature of the question, etc. to respond to your
question. We may also store such information to
assist us in making the site the better and easier
to use.
With whom (if anyone) will my personal information
be shared?
We do not sell or
rent individual customer names or other personal
information to third parties. We use
non-personally identifiable information in aggregate
form to build higher quality, more useful online
services by performing statistical analyses of the
collective characteristics and behavior of our
customers and visitors, and by measuring
demographics and interests regarding specific areas
of our site.
How can I opt-out of receiving your promotional
emails? Our Opt-out Policy
At any time, you can unsubscribe from our promotions
and advertising, Please send us an
e-mail
with the words "Unsubscribe
med-diet.com" in the subject line.
What other
information should I know about my privacy?
Med-Diet.com contains links to other
web sites. Please note that when you click
on one of these links, you are entering
another web site for which Med-Diet has no
responsibility. We encourage you to read the
privacy statements of all such sites as
their policies may be materially different
from this Privacy Policy. Of course, you are
solely responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your passwords.. Please be very
careful, responsible, and alert with this
information, especially whenever you're
online.
In addition to the circumstances
described above, Med-Diet may disclose
member information if required to do so by
law, court order, as requested by other
government or law enforcement authority, or
in the good faith belief that disclosure is
otherwise necessary or advisable including,
without limitation, to protect the rights or
properties of Med-Diet or its affiliated
companies or when we have reason to believe
that disclosing the information is necessary
to identify, contact or bring legal action
against someone who may be causing
interference with our rights or properties,
whether intentionally or otherwise, or when
anyone else could be harmed by such
activities. In addition, if Med-Diet or
substantially all of its assets are
acquired, our customer information will most
likely also be transferred in connection
with such acquisition.
This policy is effective as of March 23,
2005. Any material changes in the way
Med-Diet uses personal information will be
described in future versions of this Privacy
Statement. Of course, you may always submit
concerns regarding our Privacy Statement or
our privacy practices via email by clicking
here. Please reference the privacy policy in
your subject line. Med-Diet will
attempt to respond to all reasonable
concerns or inquiries within five business
days of receipt. You can also write to us in
care of Med-Diet Laboratories, Inc., 3600
Holly Lane, Suite 80, Plymouth, MN 55447
Attn: Privacy Dept.
Thank
you for using
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