Midwest Health Benefits
Privacy Policy Notice
as of October 31, 2008
Midwest Health Benefits and its subsidiaries and affiliates respect the privacy rights of individuals who visit and use (“Users”) this Web site (“Site”). Information may be collected from Users during their visits to this Site in order to allow MHB to provide better service. MHB is concerned about treating this information with care, so it has implemented the Policy below.
Privacy Policy
Types of Information Collected and How it is Used
Aggregate Information: MHB collects information that is not personal information about Users to measure traffic on the Site. This information is collected automatically on an aggregate basis (“Aggregate Information”) through the use of a “cookie” or small text file placed on the User’s hard drive by the User’s Internet browser. The cookie allows MHB to track the number of hits or visits to various pages on the Site. The cookie is used only during a single connection to the Site, and is not used to track User activity after leaving the Site. The cookie is permanently disabled when the User exits the Site, and information about individual Users is not collected, saved or distributed to others by MHB except as provided for in this Policy. Aggregate Information helps MHB understand Users’ needs, improve the Site, and demonstrate to others the volume and nature of Site traffic. Aggregate Information may be shared with third parties as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.
Products, Services and Survey Information: Information may be obtained and/or retained to process orders for products and/or services offered by MHB. MHB also may obtain and/or retain information about Users who participate in surveys conducted by MHB. Product, Service and Survey Information about Users also may be provided to third parties, as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.
E-mail: Information received from Users via e-mail may be used by MHB and may be provided to third parties as described in the section called “Information Provided to Third Parties” below.
Information Provided to Third Parties
Information collected on this Site will only be provided to third parties in the manner specified in this Policy. Those who do not want their information shared in this manner should not provide the information. Information obtained and/or retained by MHB may be used by MHB, and may be provided to third parties, such as, but not limited to, MHB state associations, to conduct business, including, without limitation: i) completing the transaction(s) requested by the User; and ii) serving Users and/or reporting on transactions/activities/surveys conducted with MHB.
Links to other sites
This Site contains links to Internet sites of MHB members, state associations, and other businesses and resources, and each Internet site may have its own privacy and data collection policies and practices. MHB is not responsible for the privacy and data collection policies and practices of any of its members, state associations or other businesses and resources, or for the content of their Internet sites. Users interested in the privacy and data collection policies and practices of MHB members, state associations or other businesses and resources should review the policies of the Internet sites they choose to access.
MHB makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the Internet sites of its members, state associations or other businesses and resources, and MHB disclaims all warranties and responsibilities of any kind, including, without limitation, warranties and responsibilities with respect to MHB members’, state associations’, and other businesses’ and resources’ Internet sites, content, privacy and data collection policies and practices, and actions. Links to other Internet sites do not imply MHB’s endorsement or approval of such Internet sites or the resources and information contained within them, nor are such links or references indications that MHB has received specific authorization to provide these links or resources. MHB does not endorse, approve, certify or control such external Internet sites, and is not responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, completeness, efficacy, merchantability, usefulness, fitness for any particular purpose or correct sequencing of information located at such sites. The links and references on this Site to other Internet sites are provided solely as a convenience to Users of this Site.
Your right to access and amend your personal information
You have the right to request access to the personal information that is maintained about you on this Site to ensure that it is accurate and current. You also can request corrections, amendments or deletions of any personal information obtained through this Site or otherwise in our possession.
To obtain access to, correct, amend, or delete any of your personal information: Submit a request in writing to MHB Privacy, 510 22nd Avenue E Suite 201A, Alexandria, MN 56308. The request should include your name; address; telephone number; agency information (name, address and MHB member number); the specific personal information in dispute; and the identity of the document or record that contains the disputed personal information. Upon receipt of your request, we will contact you within 30 business days to notify you either that we have made the correction, amendment or deletion, or that we will not do so and the reasons for the decision not to do so.
Change to Policy
MHB reserves the right to and may change this Policy at any time and the change will become effective when the revised Policy is posted on this Site.
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Midwest Health Benefits - Morris Office
519 Atlantic Avenue
PO Box 374
Morris, MN 56267
Phone: 320-589-2972 or 888-229-2972
Fax: 320-589-1928
Email: morris@midwesthealthbenefits.com |
