TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY

TERMS OF USE

This website is not being used to make diagnoses, administer treatment, prescribe medications, or order tests. The information and software application contained is provided as an educational service. The interactive tools contained on this website are provided to help you interact with your colleagues.

This website is not a replacement for the relationship you have with your colleagues. Any information provided, including information communicated in moderated forums, is not official medical advice and should not be substituted for regular consultation with your colleagues. If you have any concerns about the information on this site, please contact an administrator immediately.

Actual or attempted unauthorized use of the Site may result in criminal and/or civil prosecution. For your protection, The Med Ed Pledge reserves the right to view, monitor, and record activity on the Site without notice or permission from you. Any information obtained by monitoring, reviewing or recording is subject to review by law enforcement organizations in connection with investigation or prosecution of possible criminal activity on the Site.

Use of the Internet is solely at your own risk and is subject to all applicable local, provincial, national, and international laws and regulations. We take measures to protect the security of your personal information and to ensure that your choices for its intended use are honoured. We take precautions to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction. All sensitive information is stored on a secured server protected from unauthorized access by a firewall and an access control system. However, we cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to us over the Internet. We do not use encrypted email for e-mail sent from our servers. We are not responsible for the security of any information transmitted via the Internet.

We agree to respect your privacy and treat all data that we receive from you as confidential. To ensure privacy of your data, never share your username and password with anyone who you do not want to access your data. Please note that information posted to the forums is accessible to all users and may be collected and used by others. Please review our Privacy Policy for more information about how we protect your privacy. Use of the Site is entirely at your own risk. The Med Ed Pledge is not responsible for the consequences of reliance on any information contained in or submitted to the Site, and the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with you. The Site is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation: 1) any concerning the availability, accuracy or content of information, products or services or results; and 2) any of title or warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Neither The Med Ed Pledge nor any of its agents, directors, employees, proprietors, partners, representatives, servants, attorneys, successors and assigns will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including but not limited to lost profits and damages that result from inconvenience, delay or loss of use of the services provided at the Site) arising out of use of the Site, or the information contained on the Site, even if The Med Ed Pledge has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses. You hereby acknowledge that the provisions of this section will apply to your use of the Site and all content and information contained in the Site.


Copyright statement:

All rights reserved. No part of the material on this forum/server may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.


PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how The Med Ed Pledge uses and protects any information that you give lThe Med Ed Pledge when you use this website. The Med Ed Pledge is committed to maintaining the highest degree of integrity in all its dealings with potential, current and past users, both in terms of normal commercial confidentiality, and the protection of all personal information received in the course of providing the business services concerned. The Med Ed Pledge extends the same standards to all its customers, suppliers and associates.

The Med Ed Pledge is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

The Med Ed Pledge may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from February 23, 2021.

When handling personal information about customers or others with whom The Med Ed Pledge has dealings, employees must observe the following principles:

  • Collect, use, and retain only the personal information necessary for The Med Ed Pledge and its client's business activities.
  • Whenever possible, obtain any relevant information directly from the person concerned.
  • Use only reputable and reliable sources to supplement this information.
  • Retain information only for as long as necessary or as required by law.
  • Protect the physical security of this information.
  • Limit internal access to personal information to those with a legitimate business reason for seeking that information.
  • Use only personal information for the purposes for which it was originally obtained.
  • Obtain the consent of the person concerned before externally disclosing any personal information, unless legal process or contractual obligation provides otherwise.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • name and company;
  • contact information including email address;
  • demographic information;
  • other information relevant to visitor surveys and/or offers.

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • We may use the information to improve our offerings and services.
  • We may periodically send emails about new educational activities or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. 
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
  • We do not systematically collect or store any patient health information on The Med Ed Pledge. Please use caution when posting any such patient details on the public areas of the website. The Med Ed Pledge is not responsible for any damages that result from misuse of information that users voluntarily provide in the public forums on this website.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Please be aware that information you post online is visible to other members of or visitors to the site. The Med Ed Pledge will never ask you to divulge any information other than that which is required upon registration, except under unforeseen circumstances.


How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.


Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email an administrator as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.


Ethics

The Med Ed Pledge always conducts its own services honestly and honorably and expects its clients and suppliers to do the same. The Med Ed Pledge's advice, strategic assistance and the methods imparted through its training take proper account of ethical considerations, together with the protection and enhancement of the moral position of its clients and suppliers.


Intellectual Property and Moral Rights

The Med Ed Pledge retains the moral rights in, and ownership of, all intellectual property that it creates unless agreed otherwise in advance with its clients. The Med Ed Pledge retains all of its own intellectual properties and copyrights, including but not restricted to: all proposal presentation contents, all creative elements, pictures, sound, recordings, program layouts, specifically lThe Med Ed Pledge owned Internet links and all proposed action plans. In return, The Med Ed Pledge respects the moral and intellectual copyright vested in its clients' intellectual property.

For any questions or concerns, please contact The Med Ed Pledge by email.