Disclaimer and Privacy Policy

DISCLAIMER
The intent of this website is to provide health tips and information. It is not intended to provide medical advice on personal health matters, which should be obtained directly from a healthcare provider. The information provided on this site is designed to support,
not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. The funding of this site is provided by UT Physicians which is affiliated with the University of Texas Medical School at Houston and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

COPYRIGHT
All information contained within this website is the property of UT-Houston Medical School and its physician organization, UT Physicians. Reproduction, redistribution or modification of the information for commercial purposes is prohibited without the express permission of our webmaster.

TRADEMARKS
UT Physicians and the names of UT Physicians' Services referenced herein are either trademarks and/or service marks or registered trademark's and/or service marks of UT Physicians.

CONFIDENTIALITY

Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical/health Web site, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the country and state where the Web site and mirror sites are located.

ADVERTISING

Advertising is currently NOT a source of funding for this or any UT Physicians' websites. If, in the future, advertising is used, a brief description of the advertising policy adopted by the Web site owners will be displayed on the site. Advertising and other promotional material will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original material created by the institution operating the site.

INTERNET PRIVACY POLICY

UT Physicians maintains its web site as a public service. The following is the privacy policy for the site www.utdocs.com, www.ucplus.org, www.uthearingaids.com, www.utcosmetics.com and www.utcardiovascular.com:

1. Due to the multiplicity of the UT Physicians, different web authors may publish information on this site.

2. To improve the usefulness of our web site, we collect traffic information from our site's server logs. This information does not identify the visitor individually. The information we collect consists of:

• The name of the domain from which the visitor accesses the Internet.
• The Internet Protocol (IP) number.
• The date and time that the web page was visited.
• The Internet Browser type.

3. Some pages use cookies to maintain sessions or to automate navigation. Most UT Physicians sites do not use cookies or any other similar technology to collect information about our visitors.

4. Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors, including their identity, is respected by this Web site. The Web site owners undertake to honor or exceed the legal requirements of medical/health information privacy that apply in the USA and Texas.

5. We collect the e-mail addresses of those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who give us their e-mail address. We may redirect your message to another government agency or person who is in a better position to answer your question.

6. We collect information voluntarily provided by those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who submit forms on our web site.

7. We use e-mail addresses and volunteered information to send news, notices of upcoming events, and tax information to those who request it. We will not market the information we collect.

8. This site contains links to other sites. UT Physicians is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.

9. The information we collect may be subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act.

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