Privacy Policy at CME Procedures: Protecting Your Information

Privacy Policy

This Website is operated by CME Procedures., LLC. (the “Company”).  By accessing, browsing, visiting or in any way using this Website (“Site” or “Website”), you acknowledge having read and understood the Privacy Policy (“Policy”), and you agree that you are subject to all terms and conditions contained herein.  This Policy is a binding agreement between the Company and you.  If you do not agree to any of these terms, you may not use the Website.

The Company reserves the right, at its discretion, to update or revise the Privacy Policy.  Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to the Privacy Policy, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version.  Your continued use of the Site following any posted revisions constitutes your agreement to such changes.

This policy explains what information we collect about you when you visit our Website and how we handle such information.  The information we collect and how we use such information depends upon what you do when visiting our Site.

Information Collected from All Visitors

For all visitors, we collect and store non-personally-identifiable information including 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 Site; and the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our Site.  We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our Site, to help us make our Site more useful to visitors, to help diagnose problems, to help identify you, and to generally administer the Website.

Information Collected from Certain Visitors

In addition to the general information collected from all visitors to the Website, in order to access some of the features of the Website, you will be required to disclose additional information.

Additionally, if you contact the Company by email or by filling out a form on our Website, you will also be providing us personal information (e.g. your name, addresss, telephone number, email address or other information.  The Company will store such information in order to respond to or process your request or otherwise resolve the subject matter of your submission.

Protection of Information

The Company takes precautions to ensure that all information provided by visitors is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect such information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to such information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of such account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of such information at any time.

Sharing of Information

We may share information with third party suppliers who agree to protect its confidentiality.  This information may include the aggregate data collected regarding the visitors to the Website and certain information that may have been provided to the Company by you.  The Company may also choose to share aggregate usage information for marketing purposes; provided, however, that this will generally not include the sharing of your personal information.

From time to time, the Company may also enter into a special relationship with another company that is not owned by the Company to provide additional features on the Site. These special relationships may include “powered by” partners, business partners, sponsors, and co-branded Sites (referred to here as “Co-Branded Pages”). These might include, for example, pages that share our name and that of another entity. You should look for a specific privacy statement on any such Co-Branded Page. Any personal information that you provide when signing up at one of those Co-Branded Pages may be shared with our third-party partner. You should also check our partner’s Website for information regarding its privacy policies.

We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, including technical support services. To perform those functions, it may be necessary for them to obtain access to the Company’s databases and servers, which may contain personally identifying information about users. They are not permitted to use such access or information for any purpose other than that for which they are retained, but the Company cannot guarantee that such third parties will not abuse their access privileges.

We will also disclose any information we possess in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal requirements, and such information might be used by the receiving party to determine your identity, your web usage and online behavior or other things about you. We generally do not inform users of such requests for information, although we might try to do so in some cases.

If this Site is sold to, or merges with, another company not owned by the Company, you should expect that some or all of the information collected from this Website may be transferred to the buyer or surviving company. If so, the Company will seek to obligate the acquiring company to use any personal information transferred by this Site in a manner consistent with this Policy, but cannot guarantee that it will be able to impose that requirement or that the acquiring company will comply.

Except as otherwise described in this Policy, the Company will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by the Company, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Company Terms of Services Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of the members of the public and users of the service.

If at any time you would like your personal information deleted from the Website or the Company’s records, please email us with your request and we will delete this information.

Cookies

 “Cookies” are files or pieces of information sent to your browser when you visit a website, and you will find them at most sites.  Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies.  If you would prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent so that you can flush them from your browser if you object to their presence.  There are two types of cookies:  persistent and non-persistent. Persistent cookies are stored on the hard drive of your computer, and remain there until they expire or you delete them.  They are used to provide tailored information to a return visitor to the site by remembering what pages the visitor has viewed previously.  We may use persistent cookies on our Website. Non-persistent cookies are used during a particular session, but are not stored on your computer’s hard drive when the session is over.  The information is stored only temporarily and is used primarily for technical reasons such as ease of navigation.  We also use non-persistent cookies to enhance your visit to our Website; these cookies disappear automatically as soon as you end your session.

Linked Sites

This Site may link you to other Sites on the Internet (“Linked Sites”).  The Linked Sites are not under the Company’s control, and the Company is not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites, including without limitation the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of the Linked Sites or any links contained therein.  These links are provided for your convenience, and do not imply endorsement of the Linked Sites by the Company or any association with its operators.  If you choose to send personally-identifying information to Linked Sites, you do so at your own risk.  We do not control the collection or use of this information, and we make no representations about the privacy policies or practices of other Sites.  Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other Website that you visit.

User Content

Feedback and other comments and statements that you choose to submit to the Company by any means – whether by email, telephone, letter or any other means – shall be considered nonconfidential and the Company is free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. You are strongly urged not to post any personal information that you expect to be kept private.

General

The Site is operated from a location in the State of Ohio, United States of America.  We make no representation that materials found at our Sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations.  If you access our Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.