We
welcome you to the Universal
Medical Technologies Web Site.
At Universal Medical
Technologies, your privacy
and the protection of
your personal information is handled with great regard. The following
text will inform you on how we use and manage the information collected
at our site.
Web Site Visits
Each time you visit Universal Medical Technologies's Web Site, our
server automatically recognizes and logs your IP address. An IP address
is basically the address of the computer making a request to our web
server. No personal information or detail is obtained in this data
interchange—a visitor's browser is not designed to provide this
information.
At Universal Medical Technologies, logged IP addresses are periodically
reviewed and analyzed in an effort to monitor, maintain, and
effectively improve our Web site. This information is retained for no
other purpose and is not shared outside of Universal Medical
Technologies.
During a Web site visit, we may ask a customer for contact information
(email address, telephone number, fax number and addresses for
shipping/billing). This information is collected on a voluntary
basis—and only with customer approval.
The Universal Medical Technologies Web site contains links to other web
sites. Universal Medical Technologies does not control or take
responsibility for personal information collected on these sites nor is
Universal Medical Technologies responsible for the accuracy or the
content of these sites.
Customer Information
Once you make a purchase, request a catalog or other information from
Universal Medical Technologies, your name, shipping/mailing address,
telephone number, email address and fax number are included in our
customer file.
This information is used to ensure a quick, efficient flow of products
and services to you.
This information may also be used for other purposes as outlined below.
Postal Addresses
Universal Medical Technologies may use your mailing address to send the
Universal Medical Technologies catalog to keep you updated on our most
current products and services.
You may elect to opt out of either of this use of your mailing address
by completing the "Opt Out Form."
Email Addresses
Email addresses may be used to communicate information of interest to
you about Universal Medical Technologies. This includes Order
Shipment/Tracking Information, Service Change Information or other
Universal Medical Technologies promotional emails. You may elect to opt
out of any or all of these emails by completing the "Opt Out Form."
Emails may be sent by Universal Medical Technologies or an authorized
agent working for Universal Medical Technologies. All authorized agents
operate with a confidentiality agreement. Information sent in this
manner will always include "opt out" options.
Email addresses are never rented, sold or traded to third parties.
Other Uses of Customer Information
Universal Medical Technologies is under contract to provide point of
sale information to many of its product suppliers for market research
and payment of commission to the supplier's agents.
If you have an open account with Universal Medical Technologies, credit
and payment history will periodically be shared with credit reporting
agencies.
Customer information is also used for marketing and market research for
Universal Medical Technologies Corporation. Universal Medical
Technologies or an authorized agent working for Universal Medical
Technologies may complete these activities. All customer information is
kept confidential.
Universal Medical Technologies will share customer information with
government agencies if required by law.
Web Site Security
Universal Medical Technologies's site is equipped with Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) technology. SSL protocol was developed by Netscape
Communications Corporation to enable encrypted, authenticated
communications across the Internet. SSL uses public key encryption
mechanisms, one of the strongest encryption methods available to
protect data sent over the Internet. SSL provides 3 important services,
all using public key techniques: Privacy, Authentication, and Message
Integrity. Customer information sent is not discernible to anyone
except the recipient.
Browsers that support the SSL encryption technology are called secure
browsers. Online orders to Universal Medical Technologies must be
placed from a secure browser. Most Netscape Navigator (version 1.2 and
later) and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers (version 3.0 and later)
are secure. Your browser will automatically enter the secure mode when
you make purchases.
If you do not have a secure browser and would like to place orders,
please review How To Order for alternative ordering methods. Universal
Medical Technologies is not liable or responsible for any loss or
damage resulting from the use of a browser that is not secure.
When accessing our online order entry system using a secure browser,
one can feel secure transmitting credit card or other confidential
information sent over the Internet.
"Cookies"
A "cookie" is a very tiny piece of text we're asking permission to
place on your computer's hard drive. If you agree, then your browser
adds the text in a small file. Each "cookie" has a unique identifier
and structure assigned by the sending Web site. Only the originating
Web site can access a cookie left behind in a prior session (when you
return to that site). Your identity will not become public information
on the Internet because you visited our site.
Universal Medical Technologies uses "cookies" to:
Allow you to build an order over time, adding components throughout the
day or over an extended period of time. Uncommitted orders will remain
available for 30 days. An order that has not been visited within that
30 day period will be removed. Each visit will reset your order's
expiration date with an additional 30 days. Allow you to easily return
to the site to retrieve information on previous orders. Maintain a
client/server connection or user "state" as you move between pages
building an order. Allow you to store your user ID's. "Cookies" are
assigned an expiration date and time. Universal Medical Technologies's
"cookies," used for online order processing, remain on your hard drive
for two months. However, no more than 300 "cookies" can be stored by
your browser at any one time and no more than 20 can be stored from any
one site. If the "cookie" jar is filled, your browser will
automatically begin deleting the oldest "cookies."
"Cookies" cannot enable the web server to read from your hard drive,
get your email address against your will, destroy files on your
computer, create executable programs, or obtain sensitive information
about you. "Cookies" from one site cannot be read by another site; your
information cannot be passed from site to site.
If you feel that your privacy is being violated by the use of
"cookies," they can be erased from your hard drive. However, any links
developed with the Web site that sent the "cookies" are lost. In the
case of an online order with Universal Medical Technologies, the
ability to create an order over time, or retrieve an order, would be
lost. With respect to customer privacy concerns, Universal Medical
Technologies has tried using alternative technologies to "cookies" to
maintain stable connections. We returned to "cookies" after
experiencing reduced performance and an unacceptable number of customer
service problems. "Cookies" have, thus far, proven to be the best
method of making the online ordering experience as efficient as
possible.
Contact Information
Please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or comments.
Use the Communications Center (forms based method of communicating with
Universal Medical Technologies), or by contacting us at:
Universal Medical Technologies Corporation
15720 N. Greenway Hayden Loop Suite #8
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone:(623)670-7614
Fax: (623)670-7723
Contact Us
Note: We reserve the right to make changes to our privacy policy at any
time without prior notification.
