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We will not share, sell or rent your E-mail address to any commercial entity
We have provided this notice to describe the information collection and use practices at Medfordchemist.com. This policy does not apply to password-protected areas of these sites, which are available only to authorized users and are goverened by separate terms of use.

This disclosure is subject to change. You should return to this area periodically to read the most recent version of the privacy policy. The information we provide you on our web sites will be treated in accordance with the privacy policy in effect as of the date you provide information to us. If you do not agree with the privacy practices described in this policy, you should not provide us with information. This version of the privacy policy is effective January 1st, 2012.

Information Collection
Medford Chemists Inc. collects personally identifiable information at its Web sites from Web visitors who are interested in receiving the medications or services it offers, including, but not limited to e-mail alerts, newsletters and event notifications. Medford Chemists Inc. also collects additional information from authorized users, such as shipping and billing addresses, financial data and other information necessary to process their requests.

About Cookies and Passive Tracking Technologies
A cookie is a small text file that contains a unique ID tag. It is placed on your computer by a Web site to allow our Web site to remember that they previously have communicated with your browser. Medford Chemists Inc. uses both session-ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session-ID cookie simply terminates once a user closes his or her browser. A persistant cookie is stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Once a persistant cookie is saved on a user's computer, only our individual Web sites, and no other Web site, can read it. Persistant cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help-file directions. Like most standard Web-site severs, our Web site uses log files to collect non -personally identifiable information. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp and number of clicks.

Information Use
Information you provide is used to respond to your request, to fulfill your order or contact you regarding an order, to send you e-mail alerts, to send you requested documents or to send you newsletters, shortage alerts and other news that may be of interest to you. From time to time, Medford Chemists Inc. requests information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is voluntary and information collected as part of these surveys is used in compliance with this privacy policy.

We may use the information to provide you with materials about Medford Chemists Inc. or our pharmacy medications and services, including new content or services at our Web-sites. We may provide you with these materials by phone, mail, facsimilie or e-mail.

We will disclose your personal information if, in good faith, we are required by law to do so, including but not limited to disclosure to law enforcement or other government officials in connection with an investigation fraud, intellectual property infringement or other activity that is illegal or may expose us to legal liability, providing said agencies also agree to and abide by HIPPA regulations in their use of all data.

Passive tracking mechanisms such as cookies and log files are used by Medford Chemists Inc. to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movement through our Web site and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Persistant cookies enable us to track and target the aggregate interests of users to enhance the experience on the site. We do not share, sell, rent or otherwise disclose any information that we collect in any form that is not HIPAA compliant.

Contacting Medford Chemists and Options
At the time information is collected, you are given the ability to opt-out of having Medford Chemists, Inc. e-mail you information about Medford Chemists, Inc. or its medications and services, to the extent that sending such materials are unrelated to the purpose for which you provided your information. Authorized users who wish to alter the uses Medford Chemists, Inc. makes of their information may do so by contacting us at 855-633-2436 to exercise available options, or by writing to Medford Chemists, Inc. at:

Medford Chemists, Inc.
ATTN: Privacy Officer
2608 Route 112
Medford, NY 11763

If your personal information changes (such as phone, e-mail address or postal address), you may update your profile by contact us at the phone number or address listed above.

Security
Medford Chemists, Inc. takes reasonable technical and procedural precautions to protect the information provided by users of our Web site. When online registration and order forms require users to provide certain information, such as financial data, that information is collected on a "secure" page and the information submitted is encrypted.

Links
Our Web site contain links to other Web sites not operated by us. These links are provided as a convenience and do not constitute an affiliation with, endorsement or sponshorship of the thir parties that operate those Web sites. Medford Chemsits, Inc. is not responsible for the availability or reliability of the content of these third-party Web sites. Any information you provide to those third parties is not subject to the terms of this privacy policy and Medford Chemists, Inc. is not responsible for the treatment of the information you provide to those third parties. We recommend that you review the privacy policy of any third party to which you provide personally identifiable information online.

HIPAA NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES As required by the Privacy Regulations Promulgated Pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how we may use and disclose your protected health information (PHI) to carry out treatment, payment or health care operations (TPO) and for other purposes that are permitted or required by law. It also describes your rights to access and control your protected health information. “Protected health information” is information about you, including demographic information, that may identify you and that relates to your past, present or future physical or mental health or condition and related health care services.

Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information:
Your protected health information may be used and disclosed by our organization, our office staff and others outside of our office that are involved in your care and treatment for the purpose of providing health care services to you, to pay your health care bills, to support the operation of the organization, and any other use required by law.

Treatment:
We will use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate, or manage your health care and any related services. This includes the coordination or management of your health care with a third party. For example, we would disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to a home health agency that provides care to you. For example, your protected health information may be provided to a physician to whom you have been referred to ensure that the physician has the necessary information to diagnose or treat you.

Payment:
Your protected health information will be used, as needed, to obtain payment for your health care services. For example, obtaining approval for equipment or supplies coverage may require that your relevant protected health information be disclosed to the health plan to obtain approval for coverage.

Healthcare Operations:
We may use or disclose, as-needed, your protected health information in order to support the business activities of our organization. These activities include, but are not limited to, quality assessment activities, employee review activities, accreditation activities, and conducting or arranging for other business activities. For example, we may disclose your protected health information to accrediting agencies as part of an accreditation survey. We may also call you by name while you are at our facility. We may use or disclose your protected health information, as necessary, to contact you to check the status of your equipment.

We may use or disclose your protected health information in the following situations without your authorization. These situations include: as Required By Law, Public Health issues as required by law, Communicable Diseases, Health Oversight, Abuse or Neglect, Food and Drug Administration requirements, Legal Proceedings, Law Enforcement, Criminal Activity, inmates, Military Activity, National Security, and Workers’ Compensation. Required Uses and Disclosures: Under the law, we must make disclosures to you and when required by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate or determine our compliance with the requirements of Section 164.500.

Other permitted and required uses and disclosures will be made only with your consent, authorization or opportunity to object unless required by law.

You may revoke this authorization, at any time, in writing, except to the extent that your physician or this organization has taken an action in reliance on the use or disclosure indicated in the authorization.

Your Rights:
Following is a statement of your rights with respect to your protected health information.

You have the right to inspect and copy your protected health information. Under federal law, however, you may not inspect or copy the following records; psychotherapy notes; information compiled in reasonable anticipation of, or use in, a civil, criminal, or administrative action or proceeding, and protected health information that is subject to law that prohibits access to protected health information.

You have the right to request a restriction of your protected health information. This means you may ask us not to use or disclose any part of your protected health information for the purposes of treatment, payment or healthcare operations. You may also request that any part of your protected health information not be disclosed to family members or friends who may be involved in your care or for notification purposes as described in this Notice of Privacy Practices. Your request must state the specific restriction requested and to whom you want the restriction to apply.

Our organization is not required to agree to a restriction that you may request. If our organization believes it is in your best interest to permit use and disclosure of your protected health information, your protected health information will not be restricted. You then have the right to use another Healthcare Professional.

You have the right to request to receive confidential communications from us by alternative means or at an alternative location. You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this notice from us, upon request, even if you have agreed to accept this notice alternatively (i.e., electronically).

You may have the right to have our organization amend your protected health information. If we deny your request for amendment, you have the right to file a statement of disagreement with us and we may prepare a rebuttal to your statement and will provide you with a copy of any such rebuttal.

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures we have made, if any, of your protected health information.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and will inform you by mail of any changes. You then have the right to object or withdraw as provided in this notice.

Complaints:
You may complain to us or to the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated by us. You may file a complaint with us by notifying our privacy contact of your complaint. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

We are required by law to maintain the privacy of, and provide individuals with, this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information, if you have any questions concerning or objections to this form, please ask to speak with our HIPAA Compliance Officer (General Manager) in person or by phone at 631-475-4476.

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