Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 10, 2008

We, at www.drZ.tv (the “Site”), believe you, as a visitor to our website and user of certain applications and data (collectively, the “Services”), have a right to know our practices regarding the information we collect when you visit or use one of our Services. This privacy policy (the “Privacy Policy”) is an agreement you have with us and, among other things, provides you notice of our information management practices on the Site, including the types of information we collect, how such information is used, stored and safeguarded and the degree to which we may share your information.

While you may use some of the functionality of our Services without registration and submission of certain Personal Information (as hereafter defined), a number of the more advanced tools and applications that we make available require registration. Please understand that if you choose not register and provide us with certain information, you may not be able to use some or all of these offerings.

When we use "our", "we" or "us" in this Privacy Policy, we mean not only the principals of www.drZ.tv, but also the agents and contractors that operate or administer any of the Services or conduct Service-related activities on our behalf on the Site.

What Privacy Policies Are Applicable to Me?

This Privacy Policy governs our use and management of your Personal Information and other information that we may retrieve from you on the Site, and applies to the Services that are made available to you. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Personal Information” refers to all personally identifiable information, including without limitation, your name, email address, mailing and/or billing address, telephone number, credit card number and other security/identification information.

It is important to note that some of our Services are made available to you by both us and some of our partners. Therefore, when you take certain actions, you may be participating in such joint offerings and your Personal Information and other information that we previously or thereafter obtained from you (or that you previously or thereafter provided to us) in accordance with this Privacy Policy will also be provided to certain of our partners.

If your Personal Information is provided to one or more of our partners, each such entity/organization will use, manage and maintain your Personal Information in accordance with its own privacy policy. Therefore, by agreeing to this Privacy Policy, you also agree to the terms of their privacy policies. We shall make every effort to notify you when your Personal Information will be shared with such partners and provide you with a link to their privacy policies. We, however, will always use your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Acceptance of Privacy Policy

You accept and agree to be bound by and comply with all of the provisions of this Privacy Policy if you do, or attempt to do any of the following: (i) access or use all or any part of the Services made available on the Site, (ii) provide Personal Information through, on or to the Services, (iii) select or click “I Agree”, “I Accept” (or other comparable, reasonably equivalent or similar words) on any of the Services within the Site, or (iv) complete the registration process. Please note, we use the term “use” and “using” to mean anytime you download, copy, transmit, access, initiate or utilize any of the capabilities, functions, features, applications or tools of our Services or if you merely attempt to do any of these things.

Non-Personal Information We Collect About You

In addition to the Personal Information we may collect about you, we also collect non-Personal Information about your use of our Site and Services, but such information is collected anonymously and in the aggregate. Every computer that accesses one of our Services is assigned a different cookie by our system. A cookie is a form of technology which stores small bits of data on your computer. In actuality, we may use a wide variety of technological tools, means and mechanisms (i.e., XML technology, clickstream data, etc.) to help us collect information about you, but cookies are typically the most widely used. The information collected by cookies (i) helps us dynamically generate materials and content for our newsletters, research materials and other publications, (ii) allows us to statistically monitor how many users (unique and otherwise) are using our Services, (iii) helps us determine how many people open our emails, (iv) for what purpose users are accessing and using our Site, and (v) helps us determine how we can optimize, enhance and create better experiences and Services across our Site. Cookies may also be used to facilitate and/or save your log-in and account information, as navigation tools and session timers.

Most web browsers can be set to reject all cookies. If you reject our cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our Site may not work properly and in some cases, may not work at all. We do not link non-Personal Information from Cookies to Personal Information without your permission and we do not use cookies to store or collect Personal Information about you.

Personal Information

If you choose to provide us with personal information by sending an email, or by filling out a form with your personal information and submitting it through one of our Services, we use that information to respond to your message, to give you access to certain features and tools and to help us provide you with information or materials that you request. Please note that you are responsible for providing your most current, accurate and complete Personal Information or other information to us upon registration. We may combine Personal Information or other information you provide to us with other information we collect from you or from third parties so that we can more effectively tailor our Services and offerings to you and our other users.

Using Your Personal Information

Without your consent, we reserve the right to communicate with you concerning any of the following: (i) your account, (ii) your use of any of the Services, (iii) Service / Site updates, (iv) to provide you with Service announcements, and (v) for technical or customer support issues. In addition and unless you notify us otherwise, we may also communicate with you about various Services or other activities we believe may be of interest to you whether on the Site or otherwise. You can unsubscribe and opt out of receiving our communications by simply clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any email newsletter or other email communication and sending the message automatically generated. Of course you can always contact the webmaster or technical support staff through the available technical support mechanisms.

In summary, we do not give, share, sell, or transfer any of your Personal Information to third parties unless required by law.

Message Boards & Other Public Forums

As a service to our users, we may feature message boards, blogs and other public forums where users can share information and interact with each other via our Site. Any information (including Personal Information) that you disclose on a message board, in a blog or in any other public forum is by design open to the public and is not a private, secure environment. Please think carefully before disclosing any Personal Information in any public forum, as that which you write or otherwise disclose may be collected by third parties and used by others in ways we are unable to control or predict.

Market Research

An important component of our Services is the research that we conduct in various health industries and fields. We gather this information from a variety of sources including publications, research papers, surveys, focus groups and member/user contributions. This information is used for informational purposes only and may not be sold, licensed or commercially exploited in any manner without our express prior written consent.

Security

Subject to and consistent with our Terms of Service, we take reasonable commercial precautions in maintaining the security and confidentiality of your Personal Information (and other information) and in preventing unauthorized access. For example, we use SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption with our credit card processors. In addition, some other measures we take to protect your Personal Information include: (i) using firewalls to protect information held in our servers, (ii) closely monitoring the limited number of employees and/or contractors who have potential access to your Personal Information, (iii) back-up of our systems to protect the integrity of your Personal Information, and (iv) the requirement that users of certain applications within our Services establish accounts with log-in names and passwords. In addition to the foregoing, various third party contractors may have access to your Personal Information. These contractors are held to strict policies to safeguard the information and provide the same level of privacy protection as guaranteed by us.

Although we take these precautions in maintaining the security of your Personal Information (and other information) very seriously, we cannot and do not guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur or that any communications over the Internet, telephone, wireless or other communications means will be uninterrupted, error free or not intercepted by others improperly and without authorization.

Special Notice Regarding Usage by Children

We do not target, intend to collect or allow the collection, storage or use of any Personal Information or other information for anyone under 13 years old. We do not and will not knowingly collect, maintain, store use or disclose such information. If you are under 13 years old, you should not provide any Personal Information or other information about yourself through our Services. If you are a parent or guardian who knows or has discovered your child under the age of 13 has submitted his or her Personal Information or other information without your consent, permission or authorization, once we verify you are the child’s parent or legal guardian, upon request, we will remove your child’s Personal Information or other information from our database. To request removal of your child's Personal Information and other information, email us at privacy@drz.tv and be sure to include the same user name, email address and password your child submitted. If you don’t know or are not sure, please so state in your email.

Links to Other Sites

From time to time we may offer links to other websites from our Site. Other websites may also reference or link to our Site. However, we do not endorse or sponsor other websites, are not responsible for the privacy policies, practices or the content of such websites, expressly disclaim any statements or assertions made on such websites, and deny all liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other websites. You may arrive at one of these websites by selecting a link on any of our Site pages. These websites might issue their own cookies or collect Personal Information, so please use caution when visiting an external site. We are not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties with respect to Personal Information or other information you may give them, and you should carefully read and understand the applicable privacy policy whenever you provide Personal Information to anyone.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time. Accordingly, we recommend and encourage you to check back frequently to be sure you have reviewed the most current Privacy Policy provisions and remain aware of those provisions of the current version of the Privacy Policy that apply to you. For non-material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may not notify you of such modifications. In case of any material changes to the Privacy Policy, however, we will change the "Privacy Policy" links on the Services for all or any of the Services affected to links entitled "Privacy Policy Updated XX/XX/XXXX" for at least 30 days. All changes to the Privacy Policy will be effective when posted on our Site and your continued use of the Site and/or any of our Services after the posting will constitute your acceptance of, and agreement to be bound by, all the changes.