Privacy

GENERAL
This notice describes wired.MD®'s privacy policy, including how we collect information from you or about you, why we collect this information, how we will use or disclose this information, and how you can update or delete personably identifiable information collected about you from our records. We are deeply committed to protecting users' privacy and all confidential data supplied to wired.MD, and may take reasonable steps to protect such privacy and confidential data in accordance with accepted industry standards.

IP ADDRESSES
An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. All computer identification on the Internet is conducted with IP addresses, which allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other. We collect IP address information to properly administer our system and to gather aggregate information on visitors to our site and how our site is being used. This aggregate information may be shared with advertisers, sponsors and other businesses. To maintain your anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. However, we will use IP address information to personally identify you in order to enforce our legal rights or when required to do so by law.

COOKIES
Our site places a text file called a "cookie" in the browser files of your computer's hard drive. Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to an individual's hard disk for record keeping purposes. Most browsers automatically accept these cookies, but you usually can change your browser setting to prevent the acceptance of cookies. In addition, we usually collect the domain name of the server from which you are visiting. This can provide us with information relating to the sources of our traffic. Our cookies do not contain personal information. They do enable wired.MD to relate your use of the site to information that you have specifically and knowingly provided to our site.

EXTERNAL LINKS
In order to provide visitors with greater value, wired.MD may provide links to various third party Web sites. However, even if a third-party affiliation exists between wired.MD and that destination site, wired.MD exercises no authority over linked sites, each of which maintains independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. wired.MD assumes no responsibility or liability for these independent methods or actions and is not responsible for the independent policies or procedures of destination sites. Similarly, wired.MD cannot take responsibility for the privacy initiatives or the content of such Web sites. These destination links are provided only for your convenience, and as such, you access them at your own risk.

SECURITY
wired.MD has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. wired.MD employs strict security measures to safeguard online transactions. By accessing the wired.MD site you are hereby authorizing wired.MD to utilize industry accepted security measures such as secured databases and encrypted Internet transmissions.

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
wired.MD is not intended or designed for children under 18. If you are under 18, you may access or use wired.MD only with involvement of a parent or a guardian.

CHANGES
wired.MD may change the terms and conditions of our privacy policy at any time by posting modifications on our site. You agree to review our privacy policy from time to time so that you are aware of any modifications made to these policies. By accessing or using wired.MD, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of our privacy policy as posted on wired.MD at the time of your access or use.

REGISTRATION
Our site's registration system requires users to give us contact information such as their name and e-mail address, and demographic information such as a ZIP code, gender, age or income level. The customer's contact information is used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may choose (opt-in) to receive future mailings; see the choice/opt-in section below. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor the visitor's experience at our site, showing the visitor content that reflects their stated preferences. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis, but it does not indicate the identity of individual users.

SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES
Our online surveys and questionnaires may ask you for contact and demographic information. Your contact information is used to contact you when necessary. You may opt-out of receiving future mailings. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. This information is shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis, but it does not indicate the identity of individual users.

E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS
Some areas of wired.MD may allow you to conduct e-commerce transactions. In connection with these transactions, we collect data necessary to complete the transaction and that is furnished by you. This information may be furnished to a third party in order to facilitate the transaction.