Privacy Policy

Victoria Medical Foundation/Victoria Medical Associates ("VMF/VMA") reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion and without sending notice to you, so you should review this Privacy Policy periodically. The effective date of this notice and any revised or changed notice may be found on this page, on the bottom left hand corner of the notice.

VMF/VMA’s policy is to protect the confidentiality of the individually identifiable information that you provide. We limit access to that information only to those with a need to know. In addition, if you choose to complete certain forms or send us requests, you will be asked to provide the following information: full name, street address, city, state ZIP, phone number, e-mail address, [credit card number] To learn more about how VMF/VMA protects your health information, please see our Notice of Privacy Practices .

VMF/VMA’s policy is to prohibit the unlawful disclosure of your personal information. This Site does not ask you provide any personal information: it's purely informational to you. VMF/VMA will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you purchased goods or other information to us unless: (a) you grant VMF/VMA permission to do so; or (b) VMF/VMA is requested or required to do so by law. To learn more about how VMF/VMA protects your personal information, such as your name and address, please Contact Us.

VMF/VMA logs your current Internet address (this is usually a temporary address assigned by your Internet service provider when you log in), the type of operating system you are using, and the type of browser software used. In addition, VMF/VMA may keep track of what portions of this Site you are visiting. VMF/VMA aggregates this information to help VMF/VMA improve or create a better experience for users of the Site. For example: VMF/VMA may upgrade those parts of the Site that are heavily visited.

Our website automatically records website usage information that we analyze statistically to track operational problems, to prevent fraud and to improve the effectiveness, security and integrity of the site. We do not use this information to track or record information about individuals. We will disclose this information to third parties only in aggregate form or as may be required by law. For each page that you visit, we collect and store the following technical information in what is called a web server log file.

A cookie is a piece of information that a web site sends to your computer, which is stored in a file on your computer's hard drive. A cookie does not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. Most cookies expire after a defined period of time.

The preceding paragraphs describe the categories of personally identifiable information that VMF/VMA collects in this Site. Given the limited information collected and the form in which VMF/VMA receives it, VMF/VMA does not offer a process for review and changes to personal information.

VMF/VMA may disclose personally identifiable information you provide to third parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) complete the payment transaction, such as providing debit card information to your bank; (b) comply with legal process; (c) enforce the Web site Terms and Conditions; (d) respond to claims that any information you provide violates the rights of third parties; (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of VMF/VMA, its users and/or the public; or (f) in the event that all or substantially all of VMF/VMA’s assets are acquired by a third party. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, VMF/VMA will NOT sell or trade your personally identifiable information with third parties, such as sellers of goods or services.

If you wish to change personally identifiable information that you have provided VMF/VMA, please Contact Us.

VMF/VMA uses no encryption (data scrambling) on certain portions of the Site, but uses encryption on portions where you are transmitting financial information, such as credit card information. When you are on any web site that asks you for confidential information, you should check to see if the information being transmitted is encrypted in order to increase the security of your information.

VMF/VMA makes no active effort to collect personal information from children under the age of 13 and does not wish to receive any such information.

Applicable laws may give you additional rights that are not described in this online privacy policy.

For further information on Privacy matters contact Privacy Officer.

Effective Date: 10/29/2020

The Victoria Medical Foundation/Victoria Medical Associates Web Site (the "Site") is an online information service of the Victoria Medical Foundation/Victoria Medical Associates Association ("VMF/VMA"), and is available subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. Nothing in this Site shall be construed as creating any warranty or other obligation on the part of VMF/VMA.

Please read the following information carefully before using this Site. By clicking "I accept" below, you agree to be bound by this Agreement. If you do not agree with any part of these Web Site Terms and Conditions, do not use this Site. VMF/VMA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Web Site Terms and Conditions at any time, you accept the modification. Any changes will be effective only after the effective date of the change and will not affect any dispute arising prior to the effective date of the change.

THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. These warranties are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permissible by law. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL VMF/VMA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages. In such jurisdictions, our liability is limited to the greatest extent permitted by law, or $10, whichever is less.

You may visit this Site without providing us with any personal information. Personal information transmitted to VMF/VMA will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy and health information governed by HIPAA will be treated in accordance with our Notice of privacy practices.

The copyrights in all text, images, screens and other materials provided on this Site (collectively, the "Materials") are owned by VMF/VMA and/or by third parties. Except as provided below, none of the Materials may be copied, distributed, displayed, downloaded, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of VMF/VMA or the copyright owner. Unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and/or other regulations and statutes.

Trademarks and service marks that may be referred to on this Site are the property of VMF/VMA or their respective owners. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark without our written permission. The name of VMF/VMA or the VMF/VMA logo may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this Site, without prior written permission. You are not authorized to use our logo as a hyperlink to this Site unless you obtain VMF/VMA written permission in advance, although we permit you to use certain designated features of the Site to use our logo as a hyperlink for designated purposes.

VMF/VMA may preserve all information you provide. VMF/VMA may also disclose information you provide if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) complete your transaction; (b) comply with legal process; (c) enforce this Agreement; (d) respond to claims that any materials on this Site violate your rights or the rights of third parties; (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of VMF/VMA, its users and/or the public; or (f) in the event that all or substantially all of VMF/VMA's assets are acquired by a third party.

You agree not to: (a) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, reduce the Site to human perceivable form or create derivative works based upon the Site or any part thereof; (b) disable any licensing or control features of the Site; (c) introduce into the Site any virus or other code or routine intended to disrupt or damage the Site, or alter, damage or delete any Materials, or retrieve or record information about the Site or its users; (d) merge the Site or Materials with another program or create derivative works based on the Site or Materials; (e) remove, obscure, or alter any notice of the copyright or other proprietary legends on the Site or Materials; (f) sublicense, assign, translate, rent, lease, lend, resell for profit, distribute or otherwise assign or transfer the Materials or access to the Site to others; (g) use, or allow the use of, the Site or the Materials in contravention of any federal, state, local, foreign or other applicable law, or rules or regulations of regulatory or administrative organizations; or (h) otherwise act in a fraudulent, illegal, malicious or negligent manner when using the Site. Except as expressly provided herein, VMF/VMA and the third parties reserve all rights with respect to the Site, and may pursue all legally available options under both civil and criminal laws (and may cooperate with law enforcement agencies) in the event of any violations.

When this Agreement has been accepted and agreed to by you, the password that you create will soon be activated to enable you to access the Site. Passwords may not be shared or used by more than one individual. It is each individual user's responsibility to remember and protect such password and not to disclose it to any other person. Remember to choose a strong, lengthy password, including numbers, capital letters, special characters, etc., and is not typically found in a dictionary.

You shall not access or use the Site by means of any automated program, expert system, electronic agent or "bot," and shall not give any person or entity access to the Site.

In the event your password is lost or stolen it is your responsibility to notify VMF/VMA at the address listed in the "Contact Us" section.

VMF/VMA may collect and aggregate data about your usage of the Site, and VMF/VMA shall be the sole owner of such information.

Although VMF/VMA controls a few hyperlinks in the Site, some links within this Site may lead to third-party sites. VMF/VMA includes these third-party links solely as a convenience to you. The presence of a link does not imply an endorsement of the linked site, its operator, or its contents, or that VMF/VMA is in any way affiliated with the linked site. The Site does not incorporate any materials appearing in such linked sites by reference. VMF/VMA reserves the right to terminate a link to a third-party web site at any time. The third-party sites are not controlled by VMF/VMA, and may have different terms of use and privacy policies, which VMF/VMA encourages you to review.

At this Site VMF/VMA makes no active effort to collect personal information from individuals under the age of thirteen (13).

This Site is controlled from offices within the United States. VMF/VMA makes no representation that content or materials in this Site are appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. Access to this Site content or materials from jurisdictions where such access is illegal is strictly prohibited. If you choose to access this Site from other jurisdictions, you do so at your own risk. You are always responsible for your compliance with applicable laws. THE LAWS OF TEXAS WILL GOVERN THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THIS SITE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS AND YOU AGREE TO SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS OF TEXAS IN RELATION TO ANY CLAIM, DISPUTE OR DIFFERENCE ARISING FROM THESE TERMS, AND YOU AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT OF REMOVAL OR TRANSFER WHETHER DUE TO FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR OTHER REASON.

VMF/VMA is not authorized to do business in every jurisdiction. Information published on this Site may contain references or cross-references to goods or services that are not available in your state or country.

You acknowledge that you have read and understood this Agreement and that you agree to be bound by its terms and conditions. You further agree that this Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices, which is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference, constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between you and VMF/VMA and supersedes all other proposals or prior agreements oral or written, and any other communications relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of this Agreement, which shall remain valid and enforceable according to its terms.

For further information, or inquiries about this Agreement, please contact: Privacy Officer.

Victoria Medical Foundation/Victoria Medical Associates ("VMF/VMA") reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion and without sending notice to you, so you should review this Privacy Policy periodically. The effective date of this notice and any revised or changed notice may be found on this page, on the bottom left hand corner of the notice.

VMF/VMA’s policy is to protect the confidentiality of the individually identifiable information that you provide. We limit access to that information only to those with a need to know. In addition, if you choose to complete certain forms or send us requests, you will be asked to provide the following information: full name, street address, city, state ZIP, phone number, e-mail address, [credit card number] To learn more about how VMF/VMA protects your health information, please see our Notice of Privacy Practices .

VMF/VMA’s policy is to prohibit the unlawful disclosure of your personal information. This Site does not ask you provide any personal information: it's purely informational to you. VMF/VMA will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you purchased goods or other information to us unless: (a) you grant VMF/VMA permission to do so; or (b) VMF/VMA is requested or required to do so by law. To learn more about how VMF/VMA protects your personal information, such as your name and address, please Contact Us.

VMF/VMA logs your current Internet address (this is usually a temporary address assigned by your Internet service provider when you log in), the type of operating system you are using, and the type of browser software used. In addition, VMF/VMA may keep track of what portions of this Site you are visiting. VMF/VMA aggregates this information to help VMF/VMA improve or create a better experience for users of the Site. For example: VMF/VMA may upgrade those parts of the Site that are heavily visited.

Our website automatically records website usage information that we analyze statistically to track operational problems, to prevent fraud and to improve the effectiveness, security and integrity of the site. We do not use this information to track or record information about individuals. We will disclose this information to third parties only in aggregate form or as may be required by law. For each page that you visit, we collect and store the following technical information in what is called a web server log file.

A cookie is a piece of information that a web site sends to your computer, which is stored in a file on your computer's hard drive. A cookie does not tell us your individual identity unless you have chosen to provide it to us. Most cookies expire after a defined period of time.

The preceding paragraphs describe the categories of personally identifiable information that VMF/VMA collects in this Site. Given the limited information collected and the form in which VMF/VMA receives it, VMF/VMA does not offer a process for review and changes to personal information.

VMF/VMA may disclose personally identifiable information you provide to third parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) complete the payment transaction, such as providing debit card information to your bank; (b) comply with legal process; (c) enforce the Web site Terms and Conditions; (d) respond to claims that any information you provide violates the rights of third parties; (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of VMF/VMA, its users and/or the public; or (f) in the event that all or substantially all of VMF/VMA’s assets are acquired by a third party. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, VMF/VMA will NOT sell or trade your personally identifiable information with third parties, such as sellers of goods or services.

If you wish to change personally identifiable information that you have provided VMF/VMA, please Contact Us.

VMF/VMA uses no encryption (data scrambling) on certain portions of the Site, but uses encryption on portions where you are transmitting financial information, such as credit card information. When you are on any web site that asks you for confidential information, you should check to see if the information being transmitted is encrypted in order to increase the security of your information.

VMF/VMA makes no active effort to collect personal information from children under the age of 13 and does not wish to receive any such information.

Applicable laws may give you additional rights that are not described in this online privacy policy.

For further information on Privacy matters contact Privacy Officer.

Effective Date: 10/29/2020