Privacy and Legal
North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates is dedicated to protecting your privacy on their Internet websites. You can expect the same standard of privacy protection on our Internet sites that we extend to you in any other interaction with North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates. Our policy on privacy is in accordance with the Direct Marketing Association's Marketing Online Privacy Principles.
Personally Volunteered Information
We only collect personal information from our visitors on a voluntary basis. Personal information may include name, address, e-mail, credit card information (in the case of electronic commerce only), etc. The personal information you volunteer to us is used to fulfill your request, provide you with information or to market products, events, and/or services which may be of interest to you. These offers may come directly from us, from our affiliates or from other reputable organizations whose privacy policies are in line with our own. Each offer is carefully examined to ensure that it meets our standards. Additionally, we try to make sure that these offers reach only those individuals most likely to be interested in them. If your personal information is to be used in any fashion other than the above mentioned, this intent will be expressly stated.
Other Personal Information
Our Web server collects the domain names (not the e-mail addresses) of visitors to our Websites. This information is aggregated to measure basic usage data such as the number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages reviewed, etc. which is used by North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates to improve the content of our Websites.
We may use 'cookies' on some pages of our Website to help us serve you better each time you return. A cookie is a small text file which is sent by a Web site, accepted by a Web browser and then placed on your hard drive. The cookie expires after six months, so there is little concern about it storing outdated information. You can always set your browser to warn you when a cookie is sent to you. This will give you more control over acceptance of them.
The data collected from these cookies helps us to analyze browsing patterns of our visitors in order to improve the content and design of our Websites. The information collected from these cookies is for the exclusive use of North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates and its affiliates, and will not be shared with other vendors.
Remember: you are always able to alter any personal information that you have already submitted. Please see contact information below.
Children
North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates has no intention of collecting any personal information from individuals under eighteen years of age. Where appropriate and if there is reason for us to know that information is being offered by a child, North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates will specifically instruct children not to submit such information on our Websites. If a child has provided us with information, a parent or guardian of that child should contact us if they would like this information deleted from our records. We will use reasonable efforts to delete the child's information from our existing files.
Other
North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates attempts to only link to sites which have similarly high respect for your privacy. However, we are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices employed by other sites.
Security
North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates takes reasonable measures to keep all information about our online visitors secure against unauthorized access and periodically reviews the security measures of all our internet sites.
Contact Information
If you would like to add your name, correct your information or remove your name from our mailing list, please e-mail us at:info@ncdermatology.com or contact us at: North Coast Dermatology Medical Associates / 477 N. El Camino Real Suite C-312 / Encinitas, CA 92024 / (760) 436-2300. You will always be able to opt out of any promotional offers or notification of new products at the time personal information is collected.