Doctronic Visitor Privacy Statement

Automatic Data Collection
Voluntary Registration
Cookies
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Automatic Data Collection
When a visitor requests a page of information from a web site, information about the request is automatically stored in a log file. This information includes the address of the computer making the request (the Internet address, not the street address), the time and date of the request, the type of web browser being used, and sometimes, the page from which the visitor is coming. The information does not contain the visitor's name or e-mail address, since the visitor's browser does not provide this information to the web server.

Doctronic analyzes these log files to learn about how visitors are using the content on the site. This information is used to to allocate resources effectively and improve the content of our site.

Voluntary Registration
Certain parts of Doctronic require that visitors register by providing their names, e-mail addresses, and other personal information, which is recorded in databases on our servers.

This information is kept strictly confidential; it is not shared with or sold to other companies unless specifically noted on the registration form. Data supplied to Doctronic may, however, be used internally to assist us in learning more about our audience and their preferences. The data may be used to send e-mail announcements of events on the site to users who registered for similar events. The data may also be used for direct mailings to Doctronic viewers.

If you do not want to receive such mail, when you register for one of our sections, you may opt to not be included in mailings. If a particular registration form does not have this option, you can send mail to webmaster@doctronic.com. Please include your name and the section for which you were registering so that we can effectively remove you from the database.

Cookies
A cookie is simply a small piece of information that a web server asks your browser to store on your local computer, and then later your browser presents this information to the web server. In its simplest form, a cookie is just an identifying number.

Some sites have sophisticated databases which link the cookie numbers to personal information so that they could monitor exactly what a particular visitor does on the web site. It is important to note that this personal information would have to be voluntarily provided to the web site by the visitor (by filling out an online form).

Doctronic uses no cookies. All personal informations in our databases are collected with voluntary registrations.

More Information
For information on protecting your personal information both on- and off-line, see the US Federal Trade Commission's privacy pages.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center has news and resources on online privacy.

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