Privacy Policy

Carolinas Centers For Sight, P.C. & Florence Surgery & Laser Center (“CCFS & FSLC“) operates ccfs2020.com and may operate other websites. It is CCFS & FSLC’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, CCFS & FSLC collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. CCFS & FSLC’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how CCFS & FSLC’s visitors use its website. From time to time, CCFS & FSLC may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

CCFS & FSLC also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on ccfs2020.com blogs/sites. CCFS & FSLC only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to CCFS & FSLC’s websites choose to interact with CCFS & FSLC in ways that require CCFS & FSLC to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that CCFS & FSLC gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at ccfs2020.com to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with CCFS & FSLC are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, CCFS & FSLC collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with CCFS & FSLC. CCFS & FSLC does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

CCFS & FSLC may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. CCFS & FSLC may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, CCFS & FSLC does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

CCFS & FSLC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on CCFS & FSLC’s behalf or to provide services available at CCFS & FSLC’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using CCFS & FSLC’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. CCFS & FSLC will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, CCFS & FSLC discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when CCFS & FSLC believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of CCFS & FSLC, third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of an CCFS & FSLC website and have supplied your email address, CCFS & FSLC may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with CCFS & FSLC and our products. If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. CCFS & FSLC takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. CCFS & FSLC uses cookies to help CCFS & FSLC identify and track visitors, their usage of CCFS & FSLC website, and their website access preferences. CCFS & FSLC visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using CCFS & FSLC’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of CCFS & FSLC’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies. This website may place a small text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of your computer. Our display advertising partners, Perfect Audience and Facebook, then enable us to present you with retargeting advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with the CCFS & FSLC website(s). The methods our advertising partners utilize do not collect personal information. If you prefer websites not store cookies on your computer, you’re welcome to update your settings within your web browser preferences.

Business Transfers

If CCFS & FSLC, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that CCFS & FSLC goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of CCFS & FSLC may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by CCFS & FSLC and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, CCFS & FSLC may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in CCFS & FSLC’s sole discretion. CCFS & FSLC encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a ccfs2020.com account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

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