Muscle Elements Privacy Policy
The (Muscle Elements) provides this Web site as a public
service. We do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) about
you when you visit our Web sites unless you choose to provide that information
to us. We do collect some data about your visit to our Web site to help us
better understand how the public uses the site and how to make it more helpful.
Muscle Elements never collects information for commercial marketing or any
purpose unrelated to http://supplementsonlinez.blogspot.com/.
Type of Information Collected
When you visit any Web site, certain information about your
visit can be collected. Muscle Elements automatically collects and temporarily
stores the following type of information about your visit:
Internet address and domain from which you visited the Muscle
Elements Web site
Information about the operating system and browser used.
Date and time of the visit
Pages visited
Internet address of the Web site that connected you to the Muscle
Elements Web site
Words searched
This information is used to measure the number of visitors
to the various sections of our site and improve organization, coverage, system
performance or problem areas. This information is not used for associating
search terms or patterns of site navigation with individual users. When search
features offer suggested terms, these suggestions are based on aggregated data
only. Muscle Elements periodically deletes its Web logs. On occasion, Muscle
Elements may provide aggregated information to third party entities it
contracts with for the purposes of research analysis. Aggregated data cannot be
linked back to an individual user.
If your electronic medical record (EMR), patient health
record (PHR) or other system links you to Medline Plus, your diagnosis codes or
other information, such as medications or procedures names, are sent to our
site in order to link you to the most appropriate information. No personally
identifiable information is collected in this process. We may review
information in order to make improvements to our site and better meet user
needs, but such information is reviewed at an aggregated level.
Cookies
When you visit any Web site, it may place a small text file,
known as a "cookie" on your computer. The cookie allows the Web site
to "remember" specific information about your visit while you are
connected or when you return to that site. The Office of Management and Budget
Memo M-10-22, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization
Technologies (PDF, 1.03MB), 6/25/10, allows Federal agencies to use session and
persistent cookies, defined below.
The cookie makes it easier for you to use the dynamic
features of Web pages. Cookies from Muscle Elements Web pages only collect
information about your browser's visit to the site; they do not collect
personal information about you. While visiting certain Muscle Elements sites,
you may occasionally encounter a Web page that automatically employs cookies to
make it easier to use the dynamic features of these Web pages.
Muscle Elements Web sites may use either single session
(temporary) or multi-session (persistent) cookies. Session cookies last only as
long as your Web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie
disappears. Persistent cookies are stored on your computer for longer periods.
Session Cookies: We use session cookies for technical
purposes such as to enable better navigation through our site. The OMB Memo
10-22 Guidance defines our use of session cookies as "Usage Tier 1 –
Single Session." This tier encompasses any use of single session Web
measurement and customization technologies.
Persistent Cookies: Muscle Elements uses persistent cookies
to enhance the Web experience for our users. Persistent cookies remain on your
computer between visits to Muscle Elements until they expire. The OMB Memo
10-22 Guidance defines our use of persistent cookies as "Usage Tier 2 –
Multi-session without Personally Identifiable Information (PII)." This
tier encompasses any use of multi-session Web measurement and customization
technologies when no PII is collected.
For example, Muscle Elements uses persistent cookies to
enable a PubMed retrieval system feature called "MyNCBI." The
persistent cookie retains user preferences such as search result filters,
LinkOut displays, institutional icon links, document delivery services, etc.
across user sessions. Users may opt out of the persistent cookie selection in
their MyNCBI settings at any time. Muscle Elements also uses persistent cookies
to avoid repeated invitations to take the American Customer Satisfaction
Inventory (ACSI) survey. The persistent cookies that block repeated survey
invitations expire in 90 days. Muscle Elements may employ persistent cookies in
other ways consistent with our mission and the OMB guidelines to analyze use
patterns and improve our users' experience on Muscle Elements Web sites.
How to Opt Out or Disable Cookies
If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies
placed on your computer, you can disable them at any time from your Web
browser. If you opt out of cookies, you will still have access to all
information and resources at Muscle Elements, but may be unable to use
cookie-dependent features. Follow these instructions for disabling or opting
out of cookies in the most popular browsers. Please note that by disabling
cookies from your Web browser, you will disable cookies from all sources, not
just those from Muscle Elements.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
If you choose to send us personal information by email, or
by filling out a form on our Web site, we use that information to respond to
your message and to help us provide you with information or material that you
request. If provided, personally identifiable information is maintained in a
database that is regularly purged. Third party contractors may have access to
this information in order to provide a response to your question or comment.
These contractors are held to strict policies to safeguard the information and
provide the same level of privacy protection as guaranteed by Muscle Elements.
On occasion, we may conduct a study concerning the types of questions sent to
us. These studies help us to improve our Web sites in order to make them more
responsive to the needs of our users. We do not give, share, sell, or transfer
any personal information to a third party unless required by law.
Links to Other Sites
Some Muscle Elements Web sites, such as MedlinePlus, provide
links to other Internet sites that provide health information. Once you link to
another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site.
Security
The U.S. Government maintains this site. For site security
purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we use
software programs to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to
upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Causing damage to
federal computer systems is a violation of U.S. law and is subject to criminal
prosecution in federal court. In the event of authorized law enforcement
investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from Muscle
Elements Web logs may be used to help identify an individual.
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