Privacy Statement

Medicine.org Privacy Statement

Medicine.org respects the privacy of individuals using this site. Upon registration, some personal information is requested in an effort to enhance the user experience. Medicine.org will not give out your personal information, including your name or email address, to third parties except as required by law.

We do reserve the right to compile demographic and profile data on an aggregate basis, but will never personally identify users.

Important Information for Protecting your Privacy

We understand that medical information about you and your health is personal.

It is important to note that the Username you choose during registration will be visible to the public when you create or respond to posts. To protect your privacy, you shouldn’t use your full name or other personally identifiable information within your Username.

Remember that any information you choose to post on the site, discuss in the forums or add to your optional signature line will be viewable by the public. Please use caution when disclosing information about yourself or your health.

Children under the Age of 13

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not permitted to register at this site, and must only access information with permission and supervision of a parent or guardian. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personally identifiable information from a user under the age of thirteen, we will delete such information from our records.

page last updated: 09-06-2006