| Thank you for visiting
the American Cosmetic Surgery (American Cosmetic Surgery
Network) website. Your privacy is important to us. To
better protect your privacy, we are providing this notice
explaining our online information policies and practices.
By visiting this website, you are consenting to the
practices described in this Privacy Notice.
Effective Date of This Privacy Notice
This privacy notice is effective November 1, 2004.
Categories of Personally Identifiable Information
We Collect
American Cosmetic Surgery Network will receive and store
information about you (such as name, address, gender,
social security Number, age and answers to medical questions,
if applicable). We may also obtain information about
you from third parties. We also reserve the right to
distribute information about you to third parties. The
primary reason for the exchange of information on American
Cosmetic Surgery members will be to facilitate physician
referrals and to ensure that members receive the appropriate
service.
Cookies
We and/or its businesses partners may use cookies on
our site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the
user's hard drive containing information about the user.
Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally
identifiable information while on our site. A cookie
cannot be used to access or otherwise compromise the
data on your hard drive. The "help" portion
of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to
prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how
to have the browser notify you when you receive a new
cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. If the
user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site
but some functionality may be impaired.
Log Files
This site does record the IP or internet protocol address
of users who log on to our site in order to make your
use of this website more convenient. IP addresses are
not linked to personally identifiable information.
Categories of Third Parties With Whom We May Share
The Information We Collect
The information we collect through this website and
from other sources is used to service members of American
Cosmetic Surgery Network's referral plan and to provide
other products and services to our members. We may share
information with our participating physicians, as well
as affiliated businesses, when necessary to provide
members with products and services through those companies.
The information we receive is a significant part of
our business and one of our primary assets. In the future
we might buy or sell business assets, which may include
this information. Also, in the event that American Cosmetic
Surgery Network or substantially all of its assets are
acquired, customer information may be one of the transferred
assets. We may also release personally identifiable
information when we believe that the release of such
information is required by law or is necessary to protect
the rights, property or safety of American Cosmetic
Surgery Network or others.
Review and amendment of information Collected
If you would like to review and/or amend information
we have collected about you, please contact our Member
Services Department at 800-726-4232. Requests to amend
information must be made in writing via regular mail
to:
American Cosmetic Surgery Network
ATTN: Member Services
3636 Sherwood Forest
Suite 440
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
or email to: cs@americancosmeticsurgerynetwork.com
Security
American Cosmetic Surgery Network adheres to the generally
accepted standards of security for the purpose of protecting
information provided by visitors to this website. The
servers that store personally identifiable information
are kept in a secure environment. Only employees who
need the information to perform a specific job are granted
access to this information. Our employees are required
to use password-protected screen-savers and must re-enter
their password to re-gain access to your information
when they return after leaving their desks. Employees
are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
Linked Sites
For your convenience, this website contains links
to other websites that may be of interest to you. However,
you should be aware that American Cosmetic Surgery Network
has no control over these linked sites and is not responsible
for the privacy policies and content of these sites.
The privacy policies of these linked sites may not conform
to the privacy policy maintained by American Cosmetic
Surgery Network. We recommend that you check the privacy
policy of any website you visit.
Children's Privacy Protection
This website is not designed for or intentionally
targeted at children 13 years of age or younger. American
Cosmetic Surgery Network collects information regarding
children 13 years of age or younger only when that information
is provided by or with the consent of their parents
or guardians.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will
post those changes on our website. Please review this
page periodically for changes. Your use of the site
constitutes acceptance of the provisions of this Privacy
Policy and your continued usage after changes are posted
acceptance of each revised policy. If you do not agree
to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy,
please exit the site immediately.
Accuracy
We believe the information provided on this web
site is accurate and we make every effort to minimize
errors. However, we cannot absolutely guarantee the
accuracy of the information provided. If you find an
error, or any inaccuracy, please inform us as soon as
possible.
Contacting the Web site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement,
the practices of this site, or your dealings with this
Web site, you can contact: cs@americancosmeticsurgerynetwork.com
or call our Privacy Officer, Jeff Booth, at 800-726-4232.
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