Our Commitment to Privacy
At TargetRx, our business is to better serve you by providing you with the interesting, customized experiences you expect and by soliciting your information, views, and opinions. Protection of privacy is a fundamental part of our business. We view these responsibilities to you and our clients as the basis for long-term, rewarding relationships.
We hope you will read this privacy policy carefully, and let us know if you have questions or concerns. If this privacy policy is changed in any material way in the future, we will notify you at the email address you have provided to us.
This privacy policy explains:
- What We Will Not Do
- The Information We Collect
- How We Use Information
- Our Commitment to Data Security
- Our Commitment to Children's Privacy
- Your Responsibilities
- How to Access or Correct Your Information
- How to Contact Us
- What We Will Not Do
As important as what information we collect and how we use it (see below) is what we will not do with the information. We make the following simple promises:
- We will not make your mailing address, telephone number, fax number, or email address available to any third party without your consent, other than as expressly set forth below.
- We will not provide your personally identifiable responses to any market research survey question or educational program request for information to any third party, other than as expressly set forth below, unless such question or request is expressly identified. For instance, we may ask you at the end of an educational program if you wish to receive additional information on the topic presented or samples of a drug mentioned. Typically, we would forward such requests for information to a third party, such as a pharmaceutical company, for fulfillment.
- We may provide your personally identifiable information, responses to any market research survey question or educational program request for information to a third party market research or consulting group; however, such information, responses, and requests would be provided only under terms and conditions of confidentiality and permitted use that are consistent with this Privacy Policy. For instance, in the course of our work we may collaborate with another market research company to assist us or our clients in the analysis of data. In the course of such work, that market research company may need to access your personally identifiable responses; however, that market research company would be required to respect the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- In the event of the sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets of TargetRx or a liquidation in bankruptcy, we may make your personally identifiable information, responses and requests available to an acquirer; however, we will not do so except under terms requiring the acquirer to respect the terms of this Privacy Policy.
- TargetRx will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any court or administrative body. Such compliance may require the disclosure of your personally identifiable information, responses and requests. TargetRx will use reasonable efforts, as appropriate, to avoid or minimize any public disclosure.
The only exceptions to the foregoing promises are as follows:
- The Information We Collect
- How We Use Information
- Our Commitment to Data Security
- Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy
- Your Responsibilities
- How to Access or Correct Your Information
- How to Contact Us
Personally Identifiable Information: We collect a variety of personally identifiable information, including but not limited to all or some of the following: name, email address, mailing address, medical degree, practice description, DEA number, state license number and medical specialties.
Survey and Other Responses: Should you choose to participate in market research surveys or educational programs, you will be asked questions, and your responses will be recorded.
Aggregated Demographic Data: Should you choose to participate in market research surveys or educational presentations, we may collect information on your practice characteristics, diagnostic methods, treatment methods, use of and attitudes towards pharmaceutical products, your managed care affiliations, and other standard research data necessary to categorize your practice and report your opinions. These data are collected, analyzed and protected in accordance with standards established by CASRO (Council of American Survey Research Organizations).
Internet Usage Data: TargetRx uses as few cookies as possible (see "How We Use Information" below). Unless you give us permission to set permanent cookies, all cookies will expire after a fixed period of time of non-use, but no later than the time at which you leave the TargetRx web site. IP addresses are collected and used to administer and monitor the site but are not linked to personally identifiable information nor provided to third parties.
Personally Identifiable Information: The personally identifiable information you provide during registration allows us to verify your medical credentials for entry into this physician-only site, identify you as a member of TargetRx, and to customize your TargetRx user experience. Submission of registration data is mandatory to allow use of this web site.
Your registration information is also used to establish an address for mailing of honoraria or should you elect to receive products or services; similarly, your email address is collected to notify you of programs or services you have requested. Other registration elements are used to categorize your specialty and practice for market research purposes and for selection of survey panels and education program audiences. You can elect to opt out of email notification at any time by sending an email to membership@targetrx.com with subject line "NO EMAIL" and can review and modify your personally identifiable data through the "edit profile" command.
Survey and Other Responses: TargetRx uses the information you provide in response to market research survey questions and educational program requests for information to provide answers to questions, generate hypotheses, and test hypotheses. Except as otherwise explicitly noted, the actual responses you provide in connection with surveys or other programs are de-identified prior to provision to our clients. We may aggregate your responses with those of others.
Aggregated Demographic Data: Data that we may collect from third parties may be used by us to better understand your responses. We will abide by the terms of any agreement under which we access or acquire such data.
Internet Usage Data: TargetRx uses internet usage and identification data for site administration and user customization purposes and so that we may better understand and serve you. No data are sold, shared or provided to third parties for tracking of your overall web behavior.
Cookies: A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing information about you. When you logon to the TargetRx web site, we use cookies to identify you and determine how you use our site. This information is used for site administration purposes and to track your intrasite movements; for instance, your movements on our site may be captured by us so we may better understand what you find valuable or informative and so we can provide you with the quality service you deserve. Cookies, and the information they contain, are not provided or otherwise made available to third parties for marketing or any other purposes. We do not use cookies to track your movements on other sites. If you reject a cookie, you may be unable to use significant portions of our web site.
Log Files: When you logon to the TargetRx web site, we note the IP address used by you to access our site. This information is used to analyze trends, maintain site security, administer the site, and track your intrasite movements.
Links: This web site contains links to other sites. We may keep track of which links you choose, but we will not retain any other information about your use of other sites, and will not provide this information to third parties. Please be aware that TargetRx is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
Other Uses: 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.
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.
As a physician-only web site, TargetRx does not allow access to children or other non-physicians.
TargetRx's ability to protect your privacy also depends on your maintaining your username and password in confidence. Do not share your username and password with anyone else or otherwise permit anyone to access the TargetRx web site using your personal or professional information.
You may review and modify your personally identifiable information at any time by selecting the "edit profile" option on the "Welcome" screen. Should you wish to disenroll from the TargetRx service at any time, send an email to: membership@targetrx.com with subject line "DISENROLL".
Contact TargetRx at any time by calling TargetRx Customer Service at 866-444-8155 (24 hours a day) or our corporate offices at (215) 444-8700 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, EST), by sending a fax to (215) 444-8701 or by emailing us at membership@targetrx.com.
Notification of Changes: TargetRx may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to our web site. You will be notified by email at the address you have provided if this policy is changed in any material way. Your use of the web site constitutes acceptance of the provisions of this Privacy Policy, and your continued usage after such changes are posted constitutes acceptance of each revised Privacy Policy.
Effective Date of This Policy: November 15, 2005