Associate Veterinary Clinics

Privacy

Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Associate Veterinary Clinics website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Associate Veterinary Clinics collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Associate Veterinary Clinics for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web site.

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

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

Use of your Personal Information

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

Associate Veterinary Clinics does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Associate Veterinary Clinics 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, Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Associate Veterinary Clinics does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

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

Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Associate Veterinary Clinics; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Associate Veterinary Clinics, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics pages, or register with Associate Veterinary Clinics site or services, a cookie helps Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Associate Veterinary Clinics 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 Associate Veterinary Clinics services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

Associate Veterinary Clinics secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Associate Veterinary Clinics 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

Associate Veterinary Clinics will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Associate Veterinary Clinics encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Associate Veterinary Clinics is protecting your information.

Contact Information

Associate Veterinary Clinics welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Associate Veterinary Clinics has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Associate Veterinary Clinics. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

Legal Information

AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND Associate Veterinary Clinics

The Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by Associate Veterinary Clinics.

The Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Associate Veterinary Clinics reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Associate Veterinary Clinics and Associate Veterinary Clinics is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. Associate Veterinary Clinics is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. Associate Veterinary Clinics is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Associate Veterinary Clinics of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site, you warrant to Associate Veterinary Clinics that you will not use the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Sites.

USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

The Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not:

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Associate Veterinary Clinics has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Associate Veterinary Clinics reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Associate Veterinary Clinics reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

Associate Veterinary Clinics reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Associate Veterinary Clinics's sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. Associate Veterinary Clinics does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, Associate Veterinary Clinics specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized Associate Veterinary Clinics spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Associate Veterinary Clinics.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO Associate Veterinary Clinics OR POSTED AT ANY Associate Veterinary Clinics WEB SITE

Associate Veterinary Clinics does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Associate Veterinary Clinics (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site or its associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting Associate Veterinary Clinics, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Associate Veterinary Clinics is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in Associate Veterinary Clinics's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The pet health information contained on www.associatevets.com is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to replace discussions with a veterinarian or veterinary healthcare team. All decisions regarding patient care must be made with a veterinarian or veterinary healthcare team who will consider the unique characteristics of each patient, typically after conducting a thorough examination of your pet. You should always seek the advice of a veterinarian with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and should never disregard professional veterinary advice or delay seeking professional veterinary advice because of information contained on this site. Nor is this site intended to solicit clients already engaged in a relationship with another veterinary professional.

Associate Veterinary Clinics is not liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to special or consequential damages, resulting from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site. The materials on this site or accessible from this site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. While we have undertaken reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information contained on this site, Associate Veterinary Clinics does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The viewer of this site assumes all responsibility for the consequences of using any of the materials on this site. As well, an appropriate veterinary/client/patient relationship is not created merely by your review of the materials on this site.

You must not use our website in any way which is unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful, or in connection with any unlawful, illegal, fraudulent or harmful purpose or activity. The Associate Veterinary Clinic's logo and WISE logo are not to be used without the written consent or agreement of Associate Veterinary Clinics.

We do not warrant that functions available on this website will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the server that makes it available is free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.
You should review this disclaimer each time you use this site.

Information about site usage and traffic patterns, as well as non-identifying statistics and information may be used by Associate Veterinary Clinics to provide information to help develop and market other products and services as well as make changes to the site.

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

Associate Veterinary Clinics may at any time, without notice, in its sole discretion and without cause, terminate your right to access or use the Web site, (or any portion thereof). Associate Veterinary Clinics may also terminate your right to access and use the Web site, or any part of the Web site, if you breach any term or condition of this Agreement.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:

All contents of the Associate Veterinary Clinics Web Site are: Copyright AVC 2009-2012 and/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

It is the policy of Associate Veterinary Clinics to respond to claims of intellectual property infringement. Associate Veterinary Clinics will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take any actions, in its sole discretion, it deems appropriate. Notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to http://associatevets.com/ContactUs/tabid/71/Default.aspx

To be effective, the notification of infringement must be a written communication that includes the following:

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law and;
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages.
Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters.
Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.