PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: July 20, 2023
Alexander Shifrin, MD (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the Alexander Shifrin Medical, P.C. (the “Service”).
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our Service.
We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We use your Personal Information for providing and improving the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Intended Use
This website is intended for use by
Those seeking general information in the areas of women’s health, general gynecology, integrative women’s health, and functional medicine.
This site provides health information designed to be understood by the consumer. Under no circumstance is information contained in this website intended to replace the personal relationship between any provider of healthcare and any patient.
Forms
Forms are provided for use of patients of Alexander Shifrin, MD for the purpose of disease screening and evaluation. Any other use of these forms may be a violation of U.S. Copyright laws and is not authorized by Alexander Shifrin, MD unless specific written authorization has been provided by Alexander Shifrin, MD. Such forms are considered a precious and protected resource of Alexander Shifrin, MD.
Justification of Claims
While there are statements on this website made about procedures and medical interventions, Dr. Shifrin does not guarantee any set of outcomes for any intervention, medication, or procedure.
Funding
Alexander Shifrin, MD accepts no commercial funding or payment for the publication of this website. All charges associated with the development and hosting of this website are the responsibility of Alexander Shifrin, MD.
Disclaimer
A considerable effort has been made in good faith to ensure that material accessible from this site is accurate. Despite this effort, it is clear that errors are inevitable. Consequently, no guarantees are expressed or implied as to the accuracy, timeliness, currency or completeness of any information authored by persons at or agents of Alexander Shifrin, MD or its affiliates, or accessible using links from this site. Nor is any warranty made that the information obtained from this site or that of an affiliate is valuable or useful for any purpose.
A reader assumes full responsibility for any actions taken based on information obtained from this web site. In particular, we emphasize that the information available through this site should not be interpreted as medical or professional advice. All medical information, from this or any other source, needs carefully to be reviewed with your trusted healthcare provider before being acted upon in any way.
Authorship
Unless otherwise stated or implied this entire site has been authored by Alexander Shifrin, MD. Dr. Shifrin is a board-certified physician. Additional information about Dr. Shifrin and his training, background, and publications may be found here.
Information Collection And Use
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) may include, but is not limited to:
Name
Email address
Log Data
We collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.
Cookies
Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive. We use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Security
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Links To Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 18 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.