Mississippi Society for Respiratory Care
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MSRC Privacy/Disclaimer

The MSRC website is intended primarily as a resource of information on general respiratory care.  A large portion of the website's content includes subject matter specifically for MSRC members.  There is information however, which pertains to people of all demographic types.

The information contained on this website is intended to be used as a general information source. It is not intended to be used as a substitute for consultation with your health care provider or to replace the relationship between the patient and physician.

The Mississippi Society for Respiratory Care is a professional membership association. Many individuals provide content for this website, which is edited by staff members of the MSRC who in most cases are respiratory therapist, but this is not always prevalent.

Website Privacy Statement
The MSRC is committed to protecting the privacy of all website visitors. We intend to abide by the privacy rules and regulations of medical/health information that apply in the United States. Our website practices and policies regarding visitor privacy are described below.

Information Collected
Our system collects information about the origin and site navigation of website users. This information is used to compile statistics on website use to help us improve our site. We do not collect identifying information from visitors of the website unless they fill out a form for requesting information.

Use of the Information
The information collected on website use patterns is used to improve our website and make it more useful for visitors. Any identifying individual information (such as name or email address) provided by website users will be used only as requested by the visitor. We do use cookies as described below.

Information Sharing
MSRC will not sell, share, or release any information about website users. However, we may disclose information when legally compelled to do so.

Normal Web Site Usage
During a normal visit to our site, no personally identifiable information about you is collected. However, your visit does however generate a session log.

Cookies: What They Are and How We Use Them
A method of tracking web site visitors is through the use of “Cookies.” Cookies are small bits of data that also help web site owners and web servers identify you and remember you when you return. By doing this, the web site owner and web server can provide you with information that is most valuable to you, based on your last visit.

Important Cookie Facts:

  • Only the information that you provide, or the choices you make while visiting a Web site, can be stored in a cookie. For example, the site cannot determine your name or e-mail address unless you choose to enter it into a pre-existing input box.
  • Allowing a Web site to create a cookie does not give that site or any other site - access to the rest of your computer.
  • Cookies cannot roam around inside your computer and collect personal information.
  • Only the site that created the cookie can read it.

Advertising (Advertisements are Allowed by Restraint of the MSRC)
The MSRC does accept proposals for advertising that are relevant to healthcare, preferably Respiratory/Pulmonary subject matter.  The advertising can be medical equipment, pharmacological products, healthcare organizations, or other advertisement related to the healthcare field.  Proposals may be sent to the MSRC Webmaster by using the "Contact" page.  All proposals must include the desired page title for advertisement.  All Flash Media file type advertisement will be placed just below the page title.  All advertisements must include a small message stating that "statements and/or products in the advertisement are not endorsed by the MSRC".  All advertisement proposals are reviewed by the MSRC Board of Directors for approval.  The pricing of proposals may also be negotiated with the MSRC Board of Directors.  Proposals sent to the MSRC need to include a Copy of Advertisement for review, Desired Price for submitted advertisement, and a Draft Contract for the advertisement that includes the time period for the advertisement.  If non-flash media advertisement is requested, or a large size advertisement is preferred, then a separate advertising page may be created by the webmaster, after the proposal is approved by the MSRC Board of Directors.  Once the Advertisement proposal is approved by the MSRC Board of Directors, a copy of the web page with an outline of the Media Area for advertisement is sent to the business and/or organization for review prior to the contract signing/finalization.  The MSRC Board of Directors have the right to "limit the amount of advertising available on this website", and the MSRC Board of Directors have the right to "reject any advertising proposals".  If a proposal is declined by the MSRC Board of Directors, a formal letter is sent to the business and/or organization via mail or email.  A direct email is the preferred method of contact for the Webmaster.  The MSRC has the prerogative to allow certain vendors to be displayed on our site as non-contract advertising sponsors of editorial content and services delivered via the web.

Links
The MSRC website contains links to other sites. It is our goal to select credible websites as links. However, MSRC is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of linked websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of each linked site.

Contacting Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or the practices of this site, please go to the MSRC home page and click on the "contact us" link located on the navigation bar.

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