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Privacy Notice Table Of Contents:



Our Commitment To Privacy
   

Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) amended the IRS Code of 1986.

The federal government enacted HIPAA legislation to:
  • ensure health insurance portability and continuity
  • guarantee the integrity and confidentiality of health information
  • improve the operations of health care systems
  • reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery
Privacy
Department of Health and Human Services issued final Privacy Regulations in August 2002 intended to secure Protected Health Information (PHI) transmitted through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The federal government requires full HIPAA compliance from all covered entities by April 14, 2003. A Covered Entity is a health plan, a health care clearinghouse, or a health care provider who transmits health information electronically. All Business Associates must also be HIPAA compliant with Privacy regulations by the effective date. Business Associates perform health care operations involving use/disclosure of PHI on behalf of Covered Entities. ABB’s staff has been trained on HIPAA Privacy legislation and its impact on daily operations. Policies and procedures are functional, meeting HIPAA requirements, and ABB is fully compliant with the HIPAA Privacy Rules.
Security
Existing security controls required under the Privacy rule are currently in place
   

The Information We Collect:

This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the contactlensgiant.com website. On some pages, you can order products, make requests, and register to receive materials. The types of personal information collected at these pages are:

     Name
Address
Email address
Phone number
Credit/Debit Card Information
(etc.)
   

On some pages, you can submit information about other people. For example, if you place an order online and want it sent directly to the office you will need to submit the office's address. In this circumstance, the types of personal information collected are:

Name
Address
Phone Number
(etc.)
   

The Way We Use Information:

We use the information you provide about yourself when placing an order only to complete that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

We use the information you provide about someone else when placing an order only to ship the product and to confirm delivery. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that order.

We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.

We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and to share with advertisers. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of individuals visited a certain area on our website, or that Y number of men and Z number of women filled out our registration form, but we would not disclose anything that could be used to identify those individuals.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Our Commitment To Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. All sensitive information is transmitted via SSL.

Our Commitment To Children's Privacy:

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.

How You Can Access Or Correct Your Information

You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by contacting your eye care provider. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.

You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows error.

To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.