HIPAA

OffshoreMD is committed to protecting your privacy. In order to fulfill this commitment we observe and comply with all of HIPPA privacy mandates. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a legislation enacted by the federal government, which along with other compliance requirements defines guidelines for enhanced privacy and security of patient and member personal health information. Adherence of these guidelines ensures complete confidentiality and privacy protection for all our members.

We follow rigid procedures for confidentiality protection for our customers, especially the confidential nature of our members' protected health information (PHI). We comply with the privacy requirements of HIPAA, as well as other laws aimed at safeguarding privacy. We also have our own privacy policies and procedures in place.

- What does HIPAA privacy protect?
HIPAA specifically addresses protecting the privacy of protected health information (PHI). As part of the HIPAA regulations, the government has established controls, which will limit how, when and where protected health information is shared.

- What is PHI?
Medical information, as well as demographic information about you that we collect as part of administering your health care benefits, is "Protected Health Information" or PHI.

PHI contains "individually identifiable health information." This is information that includes both health care information and demographic details such as an individual's address, gender, Social Security number, or date-of-birth. Insurance applications with medical histories, for example, contain individually identifiable health information. PHI is individually identifiable health information communicated in any form-electronic, written, or spoken.

Please read on for information on our other privacy procedures.

Information We Collect

We recognize your right to confidentiality and are committed to protecting your privacy. We use the information that we collect on our site to provide you with a superior experience of our service.

Your Account

When you place an order, we will ask you to set up "your account / registration," which includes your name, e-mail address, mailing address, credit card number and expiration date, as well as certain other information when you order prescriptions. Using your account information, we will send you communications that we believe are relevant to you, including prescription refill and renewal reminders, newsletters or emails. If you prefer not to receive optional email or other communication from us, you may adjust your account to prevent such communications. If we receive updated account information from other third parties, we may revise your account for you so that we can efficiently process requirements or otherwise communicate with you. If you would like to review or revise the information we have in your account, you may access such information by clicking on the "your profile" tab on any screen.

Your Condition Information

To service you requirement better, we collect the following additional information: your date of birth, gender, drug allergies, medical conditions, illnesses, and current medications. We protect all of your information against unauthorized access or release. We share your personal and prescription information with third parties if legally necessary to do so and as follows:

· Brand Manufacturers - We may develop programs with some of our brand manufacturers whereby you may be offered special discounts or coupons on products in exchange for providing your e-mail address or completing a survey about the manufacturer's products. When you are offered such discounts or coupons in exchange for your e-mail address or completing a survey, you will be notified that if you complete the survey, your name, e-mail address and responses will be shared with the brand manufacturer. No other information will be shared.

· Agents - We may enter into an agreement with other companies or individuals to perform functions on our behalf. These functions may include sending promotional e-mails on our behalf to such companies' customers; serving advertisements on our behalf, analyzing data; providing marketing assistance; processing credit card payments; and fulfilling and delivering orders. These companies and individuals will have access to information necessary to perform their functions. They will not be allowed to use the information for any other purpose and will be bound to the terms of our privacy policy. We may share non-personal, summary, or aggregate customer data with partners and other third parties.

· Business Transfers - We may buy or sell stores or assets. In such transactions, customer information is usually treated as one of the transferred business assets. Should OffshoreMD, or substantially all of either of their assets be sold, customer information will be one of the transferred business assets.

· As You Direct: - If the patient has directed, we will release information to the patient's authorized representative, or the prescribing or other authorized practitioner caring for the patient. At the direction of the patient and to the extent specifically authorized by law, we will release such information to other persons, including OffshoreMD.com (see above for details).

· From time to time, we may partner with certain companies who, in conjunction with their membership programs or rewards programs, require that we disclose purchasing information about their members who visit the OffshoreMD.com Website (for example, to earn points for purchase of consultations through links from the partner site). We will disclose only the information required to make these programs work for you and support your membership in them. In addition, we only disclose this information to such companies if you have consented first, including consent implied by your agreement to the membership or participation rules. If you do not want us to disclose that information to the strategic partner, then you must contact them directly.

Other than as set out above, you will receive notice when information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information.

Security

When you pay online, your personal information and credit card information are encrypted using SSL encryption technology before being sent over the Internet, making it virtually impossible for your information to be stolen or intercepted while being transferred to OffshoreMD.com. Your credit card information is always stored in encrypted form in a database that is away from our Web site database so it isn't connected to the Internet, and is therefore safe from hackers. For maximum security we use third party security software SSL from GeoTrust.

Cookies

To personalize your experience at OffshoreMD.com, we may use a feature on your Internet browser called a cookie. Cookies are small files that your Web browser places on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to let us know that you are a prior customer and to retrieve certain information previously provided by you to us, so that you do not need to re-enter this information every time you shop at the site. Cookies also let us know how you found us (e.g., through a particular web site or advertisement). Cookies are not used to access information entered on the secure server. This information can only be accessed when you enter your name and password. If you choose to configure your browser to remove or reject OffshoreMD.com cookies, you will not be able to make purchases from the OffshoreMD.com site.

Web Beacons

In addition, from time to time, we may contract with third party companies to help us better provide relevant products and services to you. Some of these companies use Web beacons (also known as action tags or single pixel gifs). A Web beacon is a transparent image that has been placed on a Web page and sends a signal when a user has visited that page. A Web beacon does not contain any personal information.

Unsolicited E-mail (SPAM)

Your privacy is very important to us. Be assured that, in accordance with our Privacy Policy, OffshoreMD.com does not sell or distribute our customer list to third parties. You should be aware, however, that unscrupulous marketers can sometimes 'harvest' your email address directly from your computer or another person's address book or even obtain your email address through programs that automatically search web pages and email traffic for email addresses. Please note that all email that originates from OffshoreMD.com will either display the OffshoreMD.com logo (HTML emails) or contain the OffshoreMD.com copyright notice (text emails). If you receive an unsolicited email that you believe is connected with OffshoreMD.com in any way, please forward the e-mail (as an enclosure) to info@offshoreMD.com and we will investigate.

Your Consent

By using our Web site, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of information by OffshoreMD.com and to the terms of this privacy policy. If we ever change our privacy policy, we will post any changes on this page so that you are always aware of the information that we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. If we were to make a material change to our privacy policy, we will either post a notice on our Web site or send you an e-mail.

Your Comments

We welcome your feedback. If you have questions or comments about our privacy policies, feel free to drop us e-mail at info@offshoremd.com