Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD.. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. does not read any of your private online communications.

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. and Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. family of Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. collects and uses your personal information to operate the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. and its affiliates. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD., in order to determine what Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD.; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD., or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. pages, or register with Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. site or services, a cookie helps Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Orthodontic Care Specialists, LTD. at tech_support@risdall.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.