Meridian Medical Management and its affiliates and subsidiaries (hereafter referred to as “Meridian,” “We,” “Us,” or “Our”) is an advocate on behalf of and partner to healthcare professionals and organizations. As a physician advocate, our purpose is to capture, manage, and collect service revenue generated by physicians and healthcare organizations that employ physicians and other providers.
We appreciate and believe that privacy and confidentiality are essential to what we do for our clients and individuals and communities they serve across the United States. The confidentiality of information we recognize includes (without limitation) personal, patient, and Internet-related transactions. This privacy policy demonstrates Meridian’s commitment to online privacy and confidentiality on behalf of the physicians and other providers, the organizations to which they belong, and the individuals and communities they serve. We may collect, use, and share information about you that we obtain through any of our websites (also referred to as “site” or “sites”) or technologies (“technology”):
From time to time, we may link to a partner’s website; however, we do not control and are not responsible for their privacy policy or practices (including the data available on their sites). We urge you to review their privacy policy for soundness for yourself. If you click the link to a third-party website, you will leave this site and go to the site selected; however, this privacy statement will no longer apply.
If you click the link of a Meridian website or technology, this privacy statement will still apply unless otherwise stated.
When you reach one of our websites (noted above), if you do not log in (or have the ability to log in), we may set cookies on your computer device (to the extent your computer device permits it). We may gather specific information about your visit to our website (e.g., how you were found or directed to our site) and your computer device (e.g., smartphone) automatically. However, our technology does not typically collect and store specific information about your use unless otherwise stated.
If you are a user of one of our sites, we may collect information (e.g., email) you provide to us upon accessing the site such as your username and other information (e.g., Meridian ID, IP address, browser type) that you use to log in to the website. We do not collect sensitive information (e.g., race, national origin).
However, it may be necessary to share your information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities (known or suspected), violations of our terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
We use cookies (or similar mechanisms) to improve the functionality of our websites. By using our site(s) without removing the cookies, you consent to the use of cookies. However, our technologies do not use cookies. You can control the use of website cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some site features or areas may be restricted.
Our websites may include social media features such as LinkedIn and Twitter. These features may collect your information (e.g., IP address, other sites you’ve visited) and may set a cookie on your computer device. These are third-party hosted features on our website(s). The third party’s privacy policy governs your interaction with these features, not ours.
If your information changes or if you no longer want to stop using our site as a registered user, by written request to the contact below, you may correct your information or ask that we delete it (we will respond to your request in a manner that is reasonable). If we do retain your information, we only do so to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We may be required to disclose your information under special circumstances like subpoenas or if your action violates our terms of service.
As a matter of practice, we follow generally accepted industry standards to protect information submitted to and obtained by us, to ensure the information is 100% secure. We utilize commercially acceptable means to protect your information, but we cannot guarantee that its security is absolute. If you have a question about information protection, feel free to direct your question to the contact below.
Our privacy statement may change from time to time for any reason. We encourage users of our websites to review this information periodically for the latest report on the use of our sites and site user related privacy.
European Union Only: EU Notice of Data Subject’s Rights, Deletion of Data, and Storage Period
The following provisions relate to the way we process or handle the data of users who are under the jurisdiction of the European Union or “EU” (“Personal Data”), even if said Personal Data resides outside the EU. Personal Data is all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person under the jurisdiction of the EU regardless of citizenship or residence (also referred to as a “Data Subject”). The Personal Data of a Data Subject can include their name, address, or email address. Additionally, the collection, storage, use, and transmission of Personal Data is “processing”.
As an EU citizen, you have:
To exercise your rights, please contact the Privacy Officer as prescribed below. We delete or restrict the processing of Personal Data of a Data Subject when no longer needed for its original purpose. Continued storage is permitted if it complies with applicable EU laws, rules, and regulations.