Privacy Policy

Northern Medical Center Website Privacy Policy

Your privacy is critically important to us.

It is the policy of Northern Medical Center, Inc. (NMC) to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website. We are committed to protecting personally identifiable information you may provide us through this website. This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through https://www.northernmedical.org (the Website). It does not cover protected healthcare information provided to our medical practices, which is subject to federal laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA. In compliance with HIPAA, NMC does not store personal or health information on the Website or share or sell it to third parties.

Non-Personally-Identifying Information NMC collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the IP address of the mobile or computer that you are using, your browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. NMC’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how NMC visitors use this Website. From time to time, NMC may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its Website.

Links to External Sites

From time to time, the Website may contain links to external sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. You are strongly advised to review the Privacy Policy and terms and conditions of every site you visit. NMC has no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites, products or services.

Google AdWords for remarketing

This Website uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites (including Google) to previous visitors to our site. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits. Of course, any data collected will be used in accordance with our own privacy policy and Google’s privacy policy. You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page, and if you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

NMC only discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on NMC’s behalf or to provide services available at this Website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. MC will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone.

Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, NMC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when NMC believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of NMC, third parties or the public at large.

Aggregated Statistics

NMC may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to this Websites. NMC may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, NMC does not disclose your personally-identifying information.

Cookies

To enrich and perfect your online experience, NMC uses “Cookies”, similar technologies and services provided by others to display personalized content, appropriate advertising and store your preferences on your computer.

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. NMC uses cookies to help NMC identify and track visitors, their usage of the Website and their website access preferences. Users who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using NMC’s Website, with the drawback that certain features of NMC’s Website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

By continuing to navigate our Website without changing your cookie settings, you hereby acknowledge and agree to NMC’s use of cookies.

Business Transfers

In the unlikely event that NMC ceases operations or experience ownership change, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of NMC may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Disclaimer

The content provided by NMC is for general information purposes only and is in no way intended to be a substitute for medical consultation with a qualified professional. Please consult a physician anytime you have questions about your medical condition. Although the content provided through this Website has been thoroughly reviewed, NMC does not guarantee or take responsibility for the medical accuracy of the content.

Neither NMC, its employee or contractor warrants the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information published on this site, or any site that links to or is linked from this site. NMC shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of such information. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained using this web site does so at his or her own risk.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, NMC may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in NMC’s sole discretion. NMC encourages users to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

If you have a question, comment or concern about how NMC uses your Personal Information, simply contact us by email at contact@northernmedicalcenter.org, or by mail to:

Northern Medical Center, Inc.
14 Jason Pl. Suite 201
Middletown, New York, 10940