Web Site Users Privacy Rights

Your privacy is important to University of Minnesota Physicians (UMPhysicians). Therefore, we have created this privacy statement to describe what information we collect from our Web site and how it is used.

Our web server collects and stores the following general information when you visit the UMPhysicians Web site:

• The date and time you access our website;
• 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 pages you visit;
• The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to us;
• The name and release number of the web browser and platform you are using;
• If you use robots, spiders, or crawlers to copy our site, we will track such activity.

This information is collected in the aggregate and will be used by us to improve our Web site and make it more useful to you. It is NOT linked to your personal identity.

If you choose to use the "Request an Appointment", "Contact Us", or "Site Feedback" forms on our web site and identify yourself, you should be aware that these forms are not encrypted and that the possibility exists that unauthorized individuals may intercept the messages. If your communication is very sensitive, or includes information like your diagnosis or medical history, you may want to use the telephone for these purposes instead. You acknowledge and accept the risk of sending this information by e-mail or the Internet and agree not to hold the Foundation or any of its affiliates, employees or agents liable for any damages you may incur as a result of the use or transmittal of this information for the purposes stated herein.

If you use the "Contact Us" or "Site Feedback" forms, we will use that information to improve our services, unless you request that we contact you and you provide us with contact information. We will not disclose the information that you provide us to any outside organization except as required by law.

Occasionally, we provide links to other useful web sites outside the UMPhysicians web site. We cannot be responsible for the content or privacy practices used by other web site owners.

We reserve the right to change or modify this policy statement at any time. We will post any changes to our privacy policy in this section of our web site so that our site visitors are always aware of what information we collect and how we use it.