A. GENERAL
This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) describes how Visualmed app (“Visualmed” or “we” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, handles, or otherwise processes the personal information of the users (“you” or “your”) of Visualmed website (the “Website”), located at: www.visualmed.org, and smart phone application (the “Application”), and the features either in the Website or Application, including searching for clinical trial visual abstracts and reviewing studies (collectively, the “Services”).
(i) Acceptance of Terms
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand Visualmed’s policies and practices surrounding the collection, use, storage, handling and processing of your personal information in connection with your use of the Website, Application or Services.
By using the Website, Application or Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, and you expressly consent to Visualmed’s collection, use, disclosure, handling or processing (including, for certainty, any deletion or removal, storage or alteration) of any personal information (including, to the extent any Personal User Information, that you submit or otherwise provide to us through the use of the Website, Application or Services, as more fully described in this Privacy Policy.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY OF VISUALMED’S COLLECTION, USE, DISCLOSURE, HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL USER INFORMATION, OR ANY OF VISUALMED’S POLICIES AND PRACTICES REGARDING THE FOREGOING AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE AND CEASE TO USE THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES.
(ii) Privacy Complaints or Inquiries
If you have any questions regarding your privacy with respect to your use of the Website, Application or Services or Visualmed’s practices or policies as described under this Privacy Policy, or wish to make a complaint about Visualmed’s collection, disclosure, use, handling or processing of your personal information, please contact Visualmed via email at: usamabinnasirmd@gmail.com We will make every effort to investigate and respond to your questions or complaints in a timely way.
Provided that you do so in good faith, asking any privacy questions or lodging any complaints pursuant to this Privacy Policy will not restrict or prohibit your use of the Website, Application or Services. Further, you acknowledge and agree that any complaints that you lodge regarding Visualmed’s compliance with applicable privacy laws, whether or not such complaints are thereafter substantiated by any arbitrator, court, tribunal or governmental authority with competent jurisdiction, will not release you from any duties or obligations that you owe to any third parties (including, if applicable, any of your patients) under any applicable local, national, provincial, state, and federal laws.
(iii) Changes to this Privacy Policy
Visualmed reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy, in its sole discretion, from time to time for any reason. Each time you use the Website, Application or Services, the most current version of the Privacy Policy will apply. If Visualmed makes any changes to this Privacy Policy, Visualmed will post an updated copy of the Privacy Policy. You agree that your continued use of the Website, Application and Services, after we make any such changes to this Privacy Policy, indicates that you accept and consent to any changes made to Visualmed’s Privacy Policy. We therefore advise you to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes.
B. INFORMATION WE COLLECT WHEN YOU USE THE WEBSITE, APPLICATION AND SERVICES
Visualmed collects the following information from you when you register for a user account to use and when you use the Website, Application and Services, as further described below: (i) Personal User Information; (ii) Automatically Collected Information.
(i) Personal User Information
When you register for a user account through the Website, Application and Services, you will be required to provide your:
First name;
Last name;
email address;
medical specialty;
occupation;
These informational elements are referred to collectively as your “Personal User Information”.
All User-Provided Case Information that you generate through the use of the Website, Application or Services must comply with local, national, provincial, state, and federal privacy legislation and best practices.
(ii) Automatically Collected Information
In order to improve the Website, Application and delivery of the Services, Visualmed may collect certain information from you automatically when accessing or using any of the foregoing.
When you access or use the Website, Application or Services, we may automatically collect information about you via Google analytics, including:
Log Information. We log information about your use of the Services, including the type of browser you use, access times, pages viewed, your IP address, and the link you visited before navigating the Services.
Device Information. We collect information about the computer or mobile device you use to access the Services including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.
Information Collected by Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. We use various technologies to collect information, and this may include sending cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve the Services and your experience, see which areas and features of the Site are popular and count visits.
The information listed above is referred to collectively as “Automatically Collected Information”.
Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.
(iii) Information Not Collected
The Website, Application and Services do not collect precise information about the location of your mobile device.
(iv) Managing Your Information
You may update, correct or delete information about you by contacting us via email at: usamabinnasirmd@gmail.com. Further information related to this topic can be found in the section titled Data Retention Policy.
(v) How to Opt Out of Information Collection
You may stop all collection of information by the Application by uninstalling the Application. To do this, you may use the standard application uninstall processes of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network. Once you complete the uninstallation process, no further information will be collected from you by the Application. However, any information collected by Visualmed prior to uninstalling the Application may be retained for certain purposes – for further detail, please see the section titled Data Retention Policy.
(vi) Data Retention Policy
Visualmed will retain Personal User Information for as long as you use the Application or Services, and will delete it if you delete your account, which can be done by contacting us via usamabinnasirmd@gmail.com. Once done, your profile information will be automatically deleted from Visualmed’s server. Please note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
When we delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but we may also retain your information for fraud detection or similar purposes. All provisions of this Privacy Policy which by their nature should survive termination, shall survive termination, including without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
C. HOW YOUR COLLECTED INFORMATION MAY BE USED
Your Personal User Information, may be used by Visualmed for enhancing the Services. You expressly consent to Visualmed’s use of the foregoing content in this manner and understand that such information may be cross-marketed and shared with other users and third parties who may have an interest in your use of the Website, Application and Services.
(i) Personal User Information
Visualmed collects your Personal User Information for the purpose of administering your use of the Website, Application and Services.
Other than where Visualmed shares Personal User Information with third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy, you are solely responsible for (1) maintaining the strict confidentiality of your Personal User Information, (2) not allowing another person to use your Personal User Information to access the Services, and (3) any and all damages or losses that may be incurred or suffered as a result of any activities that occur under your Personal User Information.
You agree to immediately notify Visualmed in writing by email to usamabinnasir@gmail.com of any unauthorized use of your Personal User Information or any other breach of security. Visualmed is not and shall not be liable for any harm arising from or relating to the theft of your Personal User Information, your disclosure of your Personal User Information, or the use of your Personal User Information by another person or entity. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, if we share any Personal User Information with any third party in compliance with the terms of this Privacy Policy, the third party’s use of that shared Personal User Information will not constitute unauthorized use.
(ii) Automatically Collected Information
In order to improve the Website, Application and Services; to personalize the content; and to make recommendations to you, we use and analyze the Automatically Collected Information.
Visualmed may use your Automatically Collected Information to contact you from time to time to provide you with important information, push notifications, and marketing promotions. You may opt-out of the foregoing by sending us email on usamabinnasirmd@gmail.com
(iii) Personalization of Experience
Visualmed may use your Personal User Information for marketing and advertising purposes, to improve the Services, and to personalize and improve your user experience in connection with your use of the Services, including its content, marketing messages, and advertising served to you on the Website or Application and to generally enhance and tailor your experience with the Services. For example, we tailor your Website and Application profile’s focus on content relevant to your practice, specialty and inferred interests based on your profile and how you engage with the Services. We use your information to target (and measure the performance of) advertising and other content sponsored by third parties.
D. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES
Information about your use of the Website, Application or Services, including any of your Personal User Information, and/or Automatically Collected Information (collectively, the “Collected Information”), may be shared with third parties or otherwise disclosed, within or outside your jurisdiction, in any of the circumstances described below.
(i) Service Providers
Visualmed works with third party service providers to help us provide the Services and to otherwise assist us in the operation of the Website and Application. These service providers assist us in areas such as email management and deployment, analytics, marketing, advertising, market research, website maintenance and data storage and security. We may provide these service providers with Collected Information so that they can properly provide their services to us. However, we do require that they agree to limit their use of Collected Information to the fulfillment of these responsibilities.
(ii) User Profiles
Subject to applicable law, Visualmed may provide Personal User Information and other information related to users of the Website or Application (or portions thereof) to third parties, including Visualmed’s advertising customers, which these third parties may use for their business purposes including marketing.
(iii) Aggregated and Anonymized Information
Subject to applicable law, Visualmed may provide aggregated and/or anonymized information about users of Visualmed’s Services to third parties as we deem appropriate in Visualmed’s sole discretion. For example, we may tell a customer what percentage of registered users of the Website or Application reside in a particular geographical area or specialize in a particular clinical area.
(iv) Advertising and Sponsored Content
Visualmed may provide Collected Information to third party sponsors of advertisements, subject to applicable law. Specifically, when you are exposed to or otherwise engage with an advertisement through the Services, The Advertisement Information that may be shared with such third parties may include details about your engagement with advertisements on the Website or Application (e.g., whether you viewed or otherwise interacted with certain content). Prior to sharing any Advertisement Information, we require the recipients to agree to limit their use to the authorized purpose. All advertisements and other sponsored content made available within the Website or Application, including through emails, will be identified to you by the label “Promoted”, “Featured”, “Advertisement”, “Information from Industry”, “Sponsored” or some similar designation indicating that the content, which may pertain to a particular medical condition, therapy, product or service, has been selected by a third-party sponsor..
(v) Legal Requirements
Visualmed may release Collected Information when we believe, in our sole discretion, that such release (i) is required to comply with valid legal requirements under law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order or to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; or (ii) is reasonable in response to a physical threat to you or others, to protect property or defend or assert legal rights of us or others.
(vi) Consent
Visualmed may disclose your Collected Information to a third party in a manner not addressed by this Privacy Policy subject to your consent at such time.
E. COPYRIGHTS INFORMATION
Visualmed reserves the rights to all the graphical elements used in the design of each visual abstract with the exception of fonts and certain icons which are used with their sources listed. We do not hold any rights on the rights to content of each abstract belong to the respective medical journal where the clinical trial is published. All the trials and visual abstracts are linked to their respective articles directly with the journal website through the same pages on the app. Additionally every article citation is clearly mentioned below each visual abstract.
Visualmed expressly excludes and disclaims all warranties that information contained in this product is 100% up-to-date, complete or accurate. This product is intended for use only as an educational aid. Because of the likelihood of human error and the rapid changes in the medical literature, you must confirm the information contained in this product through independent sources, including consulting with health care professionals.
Visualmed is, to the extent permitted by law, provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, express or implied. Visualmed and its affiliates waive any liability or responsibility for damages or injury arising from any information, idea, or instruction contained in this product.
This product does not and cannot replace the clinical judgment and medical decision making that is exercised by a healthcare professional. Visualmed is not intended for use to diagnose or treat a medical condition. If you have or suspect that you have a medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care professional immediately.
Visualmed encourages its users to email or print the content of this product for educational purposes. Users may re-post content on other websites without the permission of Visualmed but source and link must be mentioned. Users may not re-sell the content of this product to third parties, or prepare derivative works of this content. Permission to reproduce material from Visualmed in another publication or website must be secured in writing via e-mail or regular mail.
By using this product, you indicate your acceptance of these terms of use.