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Privacy Statement:
This document was last updated December 2, 2003.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Arnot Ogden Medical Center and the author respect your privacy.  We are providing this privacy notice to you to explain our online practices in order to offer this Internet informational resource and educational tool to you.  In order to make this privacy notice easily accessible, we are making this notice available not only on our home page but also on virtually every page of this website for your review.  By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Statement.

IP Addresses:

In order to offer this Internet resource to you, there are several types of information that we collect from all visitors to this website.  First, we collect and log your IP address.  An IP address is a number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet.  IP addresses allow computers and servers to recognize and communicate with one another. We collect this IP address information to properly administer our system and to gather aggregate information on visitors so that we are able to measure the number of visitors to various sections of the website and continue to make this website more useful to you. In order to maintain your anonymity, we do not associate IP addresses with records containing personal information. We will use IP address information, however, to personally identify you in order to enforce our legal rights or if required to do so by law enforcement authorities.

Cookies:

We may place small data files called "cookies" in the browser file of your computer's hard drive. These cookies automatically identify your browser to our server whenever you interact with this website to make your experience with this Internet resource more convenient. Most browsers automatically accept these cookies, but you can change your browser setting to prevent the acceptance of cookies. Collecting this information does not allow us to personally identify you.

E-mail Communication:

When general inquiries are e-mailed to us, the request for information and the e-mail address is stored so that we may respond electronically. Unless otherwise required by statute, we do not identify publicly who sends questions or comments to our website. Since this website is intended for educational purposes, we will obtain identifying information when you sign in for free access if you decide to register and use this website as an informational resource. All identifying information collected at this section will be held in confidence. Information will not be shared with any external sources.

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act:

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

Links to Other Sites:

This website contains links to many other websites of interest. Please be aware that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, and the author are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites. This privacy statement applies only to ErgonomicsInHealthcare.org. When you link to another website, we encourage you to read that website's Privacy Statement before proceeding on to view the information at that external site. The inclusion of any link on this website does not imply endorsement of that external site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Arnot Ogden Medical Center or the author.

Protect Your Privacy:

To protect your privacy, be sure to close your browser completely after you have finished using a website that uses cookies. If you are concerned about the potential use of information gathered from your computer by cookies, you can set your browser to prompt you before it accepts a cookie. Most Internet browsers have settings that allow you to identify and/or reject cookies.

Contact Information:

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or require any clarifications of our Privacy Statement.

Patricia L. Meinhardt, MD, MPH, MA, Author

Funding for this site has been provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Arnot Ogden Medical Center. External sites and linkages are not endorsed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration or Arnot Ogden Medical Center.
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