CiteMed collects information to operate effectively, create an efficient experience for you, and to provide you with our Services if you are a CiteMed Customer.

You have choices about the personal information we collect from you, and in some cases, you can modify your privacy settings to prevent collection. We describe those options in this Policy.

(1) Information we collect from you. You provide some personal information when you become a CiteMed Customer or take part in a marketing or research activity. When you are asked to provide personal information, you may decline. If you choose not to provide personal information that is necessary for CiteMed to provide the Services, perform the marketing or research activity, you may not be able to use the Services or partake in such activity. Personal information we collect from you includes:

• Name and contact information. First and last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar data.
• Credentials. Passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for authentication and account access.

We also collect information and content you provide to us, including in messages you send to us, such as questions and information you provide to us for customer support or in response to a marketing or research activity. When you contact our support personnel by phone or through chat sessions, we may monitor and record those conversations for quality assurance purposes. In the event you participate in any community or forum activities, we maintain any personal information you disclose if you use a bulletin board or directory, import a blog, or participate in a chat room. Please note that third parties can read, collect, and use your information to send you unsolicited messages if you participate, and CiteMed is not responsible if you choose to disclose your information on any forum. Refer to the “How You Can Control Your Information” section if you want us to delete this information.

(2) Information we collect using cookies and web beacons. CiteMed collects some information by using cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are data files that citemed.com (the “Website”) sends to your computer while you are viewing the Website. We collect some information through cookies if you visit the Website regardless of whether you are a CiteMed Customer, including data about your device and how you and your device interact with the Website. We record the information we collect on log files. This log data includes the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the address of the web page visited before using the Website or any Services, as applicable, browser type and settings, the date and time, information about browser configuration and plugins, language preferences and cookie data to analyze the trends, administer the Website, track visitorʼs movements and to improve our Website and our Services. We collect information about devices you use to access the Website, including the type of device, the operating system, device settings, application IDs, unique device identifiers and crash data. The amount of device information we collect varies on the type of device you use.

You can set your computer to warn you each time a cookie is sent or turn off cookies through your web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox). Check your browser HELP menu to learn the correct way to change or update your browser. You can also learn how to control cookies and to delete cookies from your computer at Your Online Choices | EDAA and We bChoices . However, restricting cookies will impact the functionality of the Website.

Some of our web pages contain electronic images called web beacons. Web beacons allow us to count the number of users who have viewed the Websiteʼs pages. In promotional email messages, web beacons allow us to count how many people read them. We do not use web beacons to access your personal information without your consent.

The Website includes social media features, such as Facebook and Twitter links, as well as share buttons or interactive mini-programs. These features collect the userʼs IP address, the pages visited on the site or service, and set cookies to enable the features to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Website. Interactions with these features are governed by the privacy notices of the social media companies that provide them.

(3) Information from third parties. We obtain information from third parties. We protect information obtained from third parties according to the practices we describe in this Policy in addition to any restrictions the third party requires. These third-party sources vary but may include data brokers from which we purchase demographic data to supplement the data we collect and publicly available sources.