Privacy policy
Montage Health (“Montage Health,” “we,” “us,”) provides the website (“site”), which allows users to view health-related information and access additional services.
By accessing our site, you consent to our collection, storage, transfer, use, and/or disclosure of your electronic and personal information, as described herein.
If you do not accept the terms of this Website Privacy Policy, do not access the site.
Electronic and personal information
It is important for you to know how we handle the information we receive from you through the internet and our site. You can visit our site without revealing any personal information; however, you are required to provide personal information if you use the site to register for a class, lecture, or event, subscribe to a newsletter, make an online donation, or otherwise communicate with us through your use of the site.
Information we collect
We collect information that you provide to us, which may include your:
- Name
- Contact information
- Other personally identifiable information
Collection and use of personal information
We may use the information you provide through our website for one or more of the following:
- Business operations – We may use or disclose your information to run our business, including but not limited to: providing customer service, conducting research and analysis, sending marketing communications, providing cloud computing infrastructure, and/or donation or payment processing
- Third-party business services providers – We may disclose your personal information to third parties who provide services on our behalf to help with our business activities. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us
- Subsidiaries, parent companies, and acquisitions – We may also disclose your information to subsidiaries, parent companies, and/or companies with which or by which we have, respectively, merged or been acquired
- Legal requirements – We may also disclose your personal information as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process
- Defend rights and property – We also may disclose your information to protect and defend our rights or property
Security
Protecting your information is a top priority for Montage Health. In addition to applying internal confidentiality policies that govern access and use of information by clinicians and staff, we have implemented robust physical, administrative, and technical security controls that align with industry standards designed to safeguard your data in our information systems.
Despite these measures, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us via the site cannot be guaranteed. You agree and stipulate that use of the site is at your own risk, and you will not hold us responsible for any breach of security that is not solely caused by our negligence.
Links to outside websites
Montage Health has no control over, and no liability for, any third-party websites or materials, including social networking websites or apps.
Partner and affiliate websites
Montage Health works with a number of partners and affiliates whose internet sites may be linked with our site. Because neither Montage Health nor the sites have control over the content and performance of these partner and affiliate sites, Montage Health makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of the information or services provided by such sites, and Montage Health assumes no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.
Similarly, from time to time in connection with your use of the site, you may have access to content items (including, but not limited to, websites) that are owned by third parties. You acknowledge and agree that Montage Health makes no guarantees about, and assumes no responsibility for, the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of this third-party content.
Third-party websites
When linking to a third-party website, you should read the privacy policy stated on that website.
Links to third-party websites do not imply Montage Health’s endorsement of such sites or such site’s products or services. These links are provided for your general information and education only and should NOT be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. If you have medical questions, please contact your clinician.
Web logs
We use web log information to make our site more useful to visitors; to design a more positive user experience; to resolve user, hardware, and software problems; and for security purposes. All web logs are stored securely and may only be accessed by Montage Health employees or designees on a need-to-know basis for a specific purpose. This sort of information is used only in aggregate, and, to maintain your anonymity, we do not associate web log information, including IP addresses, with records containing personal information.
Google analytics
Our site uses Google Analytics and other analytics platforms to better understand usage of our site. You may opt-out of Google Analytics by following the instructions at: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Internet information
Similar to most websites and best practices, we gather certain information automatically, and this information is stored for no longer than reasonably useful to carry out its legitimate business purpose, or as legally required. These logs may contain the:
- Date and time you visited
- Pages or mobile screens you viewed
- Anonymous demographic data
- Address of the website you linked from if any
Cookies
We, and our partners, may place internet “cookies” or similar technologies on the computer hard drives of visitors to the site. Cookies help us obtain information about your use of our site and consist of a unique identifier; they do not contain personally identifiable information about you or your health history.
A session cookie is temporary and expires after you end a session and close your web or app browser. We use session cookies to help customize your experience on the site, to track your “click path” through our site, and for advertising purposes.
Third-party ad network providers
We also may partner with third-party ad networks to manage our advertising on other sites across the internet. Our ad network partners may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your activities on this and other websites, and to then provide you with Montage Health advertising on other websites.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies; however, you may have software on your computer that allows you to decline or deactivate cookies. If you reject or block cookies from our site, some parts of the site may not work properly for you.
Removing cookies
For instructions on how to remove cookies from your hard drive, go to your browser’s website for detailed instructions. Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera are commonly used browsers.
Further information regarding cookies may also be available from your internet service provider (Comcast, Cox, AT&T, etc.) or operating system provider (Windows, iOS, etc.). Additionally, you may opt-out of certain tracking by many third-party advertisers by following the instructions found on the following websites:
Please note: The collection, use, and disclosure of your information, as described in this Website Privacy Policy, may continue regardless of whether or not you enable “Do Not Track” functionality on your browser or device.
Registration forms and credit card transactions
On certain pages of the site, we may give you the option to provide us with personal information such as your name, address, phone number, email address, demographic information, or preferences. For instance, you may register for a class, lecture, or event on our site, or, submit a “Contact Us” secure messaging web form to provide feedback. We only gather this personal information with your knowledge, permission, and participation. If you are not comfortable with this, you can choose not to use this part of the site.
If you provide us with your credit card number for class, event, or lecture registration, making a donation, or other payments, we will treat your credit card number in a secure manner by submitting the number directly to our credit card processing service providers through a frame on the site.
Email communication to you
We may use your information, as stated in this Website Privacy Policy, to send you emails:
- Confirming your class, event registration, or donation
- Containing newsletters that may be of interest to you
- Notify you of information related to an event, class, or otherwise
- Promoting special topics or newsletters that may interest you
- Respond to questions from you
Montage Health uses third-party vendors to help us manage some of our email and communications with you. Your email address is never used for any purpose other than to communicate with you on our behalf.
When you click on a link in an email, you may temporarily be redirected through one of the vendor’s servers (this process will be invisible to you) which will register that you’ve clicked on that link and have visited our site. This information is for tracking purposes to measure email metrics such as opens, link clicks, delivery effectiveness, and additional metrics. Your ability to opt-out of these email communications is discussed below.
Sending messages to Montage Health
Comments or questions sent to us using email or secure messaging web forms may be shared with a customer service representative, employee, medical personnel, or agent who is most able to address your inquiry. We make reasonable efforts to respond in a timely fashion when communications are received. Once we have responded to your communication, it is discarded or archived, depending on the nature of the inquiry.
The email functionality on our site does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication. It’s possible that your email communication may be accessed or viewed by another internet user without your knowledge or permission while in transit to us. If you wish to keep your communications private, do not contact us via email.
Your acceptance of this Website Privacy Policy
This Website Privacy Policy is incorporated into the Terms and Conditions posted on the site. By using the site, you signify your acceptance of this Website Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to this Website Privacy Policy or to the Terms and Conditions, do not access or use the site.
What does this Website Privacy Statement cover?
This Privacy Statement covers how Montage Health collects, uses and shares Website user data. This Privacy Statement does not cover the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). For information on Montage Health's use and disclosure of PHI, please refer to our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Changes to our Website Privacy Policy
If we make changes to this Website Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here so that you will know what information we gather and how we might use that information. It is your responsibility to check this web page for updates to the Website Privacy Policy. If there is, in our judgment, a material change to this Website Privacy Policy, we will post a notice on our site prior to the effective date of the change. Your continued use of the site indicates your acceptance to any changes to this Website Privacy Policy.
Children’s privacy
We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from, nor does the site provide content for children under the age of 18. If we are made aware that we are in possession of information from a child under 18, we will delete it. If you believe that we are in possession of any such information, please contact us through the means described below.
Medical privacy
Information on Montage Health’s medical information and patient rights privacy policies can be found online.
Data integrity and opt-out
To update or request deletion of your personal information collected on our site, or to remove yourself from a mailing list, please use the information found in the Contact Us section below.
If you receive a promotional email or newsletter from us, you can unsubscribe at any time by following the opt-out procedure within the footer of the email, as part of the CAN-SPAM Act. However, please note that you cannot opt-out of certain messages, such as an email confirming your class, event, lecture registration, or donation receipt.
Retention of information
We may retain your information for as long as we deem reasonable or as long as required by law.
Users outside the United States
All of the information that you provide to us will be stored and processed in the United States. If you access our website from outside of the United States, your use of the site constitutes consent to the transfer of your information into the United States. The laws in the United States may not offer the same degree of privacy protection as the laws in your jurisdiction.
We do not knowingly collect personal information about individuals residing in the European Union. If you believe we have collected or processed personal information about any individuals residing in the European Union, please contact us immediately at webmaster@chomp.org.
Contact us
Questions, comments, requests to correct, update, or delete your information or complaints regarding this Website Privacy Policy should be directed to our webmaster at webmaster@chomp.org. If by U.S. mail:
Montage Health
P.O. Box HH
Monterey, CA 93940
Attn: Montage Health Webmaster
Please note that email to us via webmaster@chomp.org is not encrypted or secure. We ask that you do not include any personal health or sensitive information in your email.
