Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center is committed to keeping any and all personal information collected of those individuals that visit our website and make use of our online facilities and services accurate, confidential , secure and private. Our privacy policy has been designed and created to ensure those affiliated with Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center of our commitment and realization of our obligation not only to meet but to exceed most existing privacy standards.

THEREFORE, this Privacy Policy Agreement shall apply to Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, and it shall govern any and all data collection and usage relating to personal information through its website. Through the use of www.lhuhseidmancancer.org you are herein consenting to the following data procedures expressed within this agreement. This policy does not govern the collection, storage, use or disclosure of protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103, which is governed by applicable law and the Center’s HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.

Collection of Information
This website collects various types of information, such as:

  • Voluntarily provided information which may include your name, address, email address, billing and/or credit card information etc., which may be used when you purchase products and/or services and to deliver the services you have requested.
  • Information automatically collected when visiting our website, which may include cookies, third party tracking technologies and server logs.
  • We may also gather information about the type of browser you are using, IP address or type of operating system to assist us in providing and maintaining superior quality service.

Please rest assured that this site shall only collect personal information that you knowingly and willingly provide by way of surveys, completed membership forms, and emails. It is the intent of this site to use personal information only for the purpose for which it was requested or for any additional uses expressly provided for on this site.

It is highly recommended and suggested that you review the privacy policies and statements of any website you choose to use or frequent as a means to better understand the way in which other websites garner, make use of and share information collected.

Cookies
Cookies are packets of information that a web site transfers to a user’s computer for record­ keeping purposes. They are a means of keeping track of users’ preferences for content and alerting them to new content areas. The data collected may be used to show relevant Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center content on other websites. Additionally, the cookies may be used to share other non-identifiable demographic information. Most browsers allow you to turn off cookies if you do not want them tracking your preferences. The site does set and access cookies. They are used only to enhance the usability of the site. You can still use this site if you turn the cookies off.

Use of Information Collected
Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center may collect and may make use of personal information to assist in the operation of our website and to ensure delivery of the services you need and request. At times, we may find it necessary to use personally identifiable information as a means to keep you informed of other possible products and/or services that may be available to you from www.lhuhseidmancancer.org. Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center may also be in contact with you with regards to completing surveys and/or research questionnaires related to your opinion of current or potential future services that may be offered.

Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center does not now, nor will it in the future, sell, rent or lease any of our customer lists and/or names to any third parties.

Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center may deem it necessary to follow websites and/or pages that our users may frequent in an effort to gleam what types of services and/or products may be the most popular to customers or the general public.

Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center may disclose your personal information, without prior notice to you, only if required to do so in accordance with applicable laws and/or in a good faith belief that such action is deemed necessary or is required in an effort to:

  • Remain in conformance with any decrees, laws and/or statutes or in an effort to comply with any process which may be served upon Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and/or our website;
  • Maintain, safeguard and/or preserve all the rights and/or property of Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center; and
  • Perform under demanding conditions in an effort to safeguard the personal safety of users of www.lhuhseidmancancer.org and/or the general public.

Children Under Age of 13
Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If it is determined that such information has been unknowingly collected on anyone under the age of thirteen (13), we shall immediately take the necessary steps to ensure that such information is deleted from our system’s database.

Unsubscribe or Opt-Out
All users and/or visitors to our website have the option to discontinue receiving communication from us and/or reserve the right to discontinue receiving communications by way of email or newsletters. To discontinue or unsubscribe to our website please send an email that you wish to unsubscribe to HIM.LHUHSCC@lakehealth.org . If you wish to unsubscribe or opt-out from any third party websites, you must go to that specific website to unsubscribe and/or opt-out.

Links to Other Web Sites
Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.

Security
Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center shall endeavor and shall take every precaution to maintain adequate physical, procedural and technical security with respect to our offices and information storage facilities so as to prevent any loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure or modification of the user’s personal information under our control.

Changes to Privacy Policy Agreement
Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center reserves the right to update and/or change the tenors of our privacy policy, and as such we will post those change to our website homepage at www.lhuhseidmancancer.org, so that our users and/or visitors are always aware of the type of information we collect, how it will be used, and under what circumstances, if any, we may disclose such information. If at any point in time Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center decides to make use of any personally identifiable information on file, in a manner vastly different from that which was stated when this information was initially collected, the user or users shall be promptly notified by email. Users at that time shall have the option as to whether or not to permit the use of their information in this separate manner.

Acceptance of Terms
Through the use of this website, you are hereby accepting the terms and conditions stipulated within the aforementioned Privacy Policy Agreement. If you are not in agreement with our terms and conditions, then you should refrain from further use of our sites. In addition, your continued use of our website following the posting of any updates or changes to our terms and conditions shall mean that you are in agreement and acceptance of such changes.

How to Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Privacy Policy Agreement related to our website, please feel free to contact us at the following email, telephone number or mailing address.

Email: HIM.LHUHSCC@lakehealth.org

Telephone: (440) 205-5755

Mailing Address:
Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
9485 Mentor Avenue, Suite 3
Mentor, Ohio 44060

11/20/2015