Website Privacy Policy

The Mills-Peninsula Medical Group web site is designed to provide useful information about our organization and about health, and to connect users with physicians, facilities, services and employment opportunities at Mills-Peninsula Medical Group.

Our Web site does not contain any advertising for products by third parties, nor do we share any of your information with other parties except as authorized by law.

Visitor Tracking

We keep track of visits to our web site via an automatic monitoring program that tells us, among other things, how many visits are made to the site; the time of day and date of those visits; and the areas visited. The monitoring program does not provide us with any personal information about a visitor. We cannot discern the name, address or any other personal information about visitors to our site. This information is used to evaluate the effectiveness of our site. It helps us answer questions such as these: Are we providing information on our Web site that is useful? Which information is most useful? How have we made you aware that our web site exists?

If we wish to gather such personal information, it will be requested via a form on the site that the user voluntarily completes and submits. The form will describe the way in which the information will be used.

Email Security

Messages that you send to us by email (via the Contact Us links on our website pages) may not be secure. If you choose to send any confidential personal information to us via email, you accept the risk that a third party may intercept and use this information.

Who Funds the MPMG Web Site

The Mills-Peninsula Medical Group Web site is funded entirely by the operating income of the organization. We do not accept external advertising income in exchange for promotion of any product or service via our Web site.

Purpose of Our Health Information

All health-related information provided via our site is intended to educate and inform visitors about illnesses and conditions and ways to maintain optimum health. While we try to keep the information as accurate as possible, we disclaim any implied warranty or representation about its accuracy or completeness. The reader assumes full responsibility for using the information on this site. Mills-Peninsula is neither responsible nor liable for any claim, loss, or damage resulting from the use of information on this site. It is not intended to diagnose personal physical conditions and is not a substitute for consultation with one's own personal health care provider.

Questions, Concerns or Suggestions

Please direct any questions, concerns or suggestions about the content of MPMG.com to MPMG by completing our contact form.

Please do not include any confidential communication, such as health information, in any email to us. Email is not encrypted and may be accessed and viewed without your or our knowledge or permission while in transit to us through the Internet.

Comments or questions will be routed to the appropriate individual within the organization. You can also contact us via U.S. mail at:

Mills-Peninsula Medical Group
577 Airport Blvd., Suite 300  
Burlingame, CA 94010
Or call: (800)240-8000

                                                                                         

Links to Outside Sites

The Mills-Peninsula Medical Group web site has numerous links to other Internet pages, which might have information on health topics of interest to you.  These sites are neither owned or controlled by Mills-Peninsula Medical Group and we can not guarantee the accuracy of the information contained on them. In addition, Mills-Peninsula has no control over the privacy practices of external web sites. The user should read and understand the policies of all web sites with respect to their privacy practices. These links are provided for your general information and education only, and should NOT be relied upon for personal diagnosis or treatment. If you have questions, please contact your health care provider.

HealthWise Knowledgebase

Additional health information is provided on our site by HealthWise Knowledgebase.

 

Date and Policy Changes

Mills-Peninsula Medical Groups reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time and at any time, and when that occurs we will notify visitors to this Web site of such changes. We will not communicate changes in any other manner, including, for example, by email to individual users. This Privacy Policy is effective

November 1, 2007.

 

Last Reviewed:  January 2008