LAST UPDATED: November 9, 2022
BJC HealthCare Web and Internet Policies
Terms of Use
BJC HealthCare is providing information and services on this website as a benefit to our users. The information and services on this website are provided solely for general illustration, educational and resource provision purposes. Such information and services are not intended to be specific medical, health, business or other professional advice or direction. If you have specific questions regarding your health or health status, contact your physician or other health care provider. Neither BJC HealthCare nor its information contributors make any express or implied representations or warranties about the completeness or accuracy of this information and these services for any purpose, or the suitability of this information or these services for any particular use.
This website also enables users to obtain information on the services, events and materials offered, happening or available through BJC HealthCare and its facilities, including publications and educational programs, current news, certain BJC HealthCare documents, lists of health-related websites, and other information relevant to purposes of this website.
This website may include links providing direct access to other websites. However, BJC HealthCare takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on those other websites, and does not exert any editorial, monitoring or other control over those other websites and, therefore, does not assume any liability for those websites or their content. BJC HealthCare reserves the right to remove any link from this website for any or no reason. The existence of any particular link is simply intended to imply potential interest to users of this website.
Certain areas of the website may allow for the posting or exchange of information among and between users. Users who submit or post information to this website grant BJC HealthCare the authority and right to use any submission in any way, and by such submissions warrant and represent to BJC HealthCare that such submissions are not in violation of United States copyright or other laws. In addition, BJC HealthCare reserves the right to review, edit or delete any information (including, without limitation, those that appear to be inappropriate for the intended purpose).
All images, text and other materials posted on this website are subject to copyrights owned by BJC HealthCare or other individuals or entities, and are protected by United States copyright laws. Any reproduction, retransmission, distribution or republication of all or part of any images, text programs, and other materials found on this website is expressly prohibited, unless BJC HealthCare or the copyright owner of the material has expressly granted its prior written consent. All other rights reserved. This website is intended to be maintained in a manner consistent with United States copyright laws. Accordingly, users should not submit copyrighted material to this website unless the copyright owner of the material has expressly granted its prior written consent to such submission.
All trademarks, service marks and logos referred to or appearing on this website are the property of their respective owners. The names, trademarks, service marks and logos of BJC HealthCare appearing on this website may not be used in any advertising or publicity, or otherwise to indicate sponsorship of or affiliation with any product or service, without BJC HealthCare’s prior express written permission.
Privacy Statement
BJC HealthCare has created this statement to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy. This statement explains BJC HealthCare’s information-gathering and dissemination practices for this website.
A typical visit to our website does not require a user to submit personal information. However, if you send us an e-mail with your contact information, we will inquire if we may send information to you. If you reply in the affirmative, your name and contact information will be entered into a database for potential use in a future mailing or e-mail distribution.
Information you submit may be routinely shared with the Washington University School of Medicine, if you are looking for a physician referral. Other than this organization, we will only forward your personal information to organizations working on our behalf. We urge you not to provide any confidential information about you or your health to us via electronic communication. If you do so, it is at your own risk. Although we attempt to maintain our computer network in a secure manner to protect the content of your messages, we cannot provide absolute assurance that the contents of your e-mail will not become accessible to individuals or entities that are not authorized to access your information.
The Cookie
It is our desire that each online visitor experience an optimum experience in finding medical information and learning about BJC HealthCare services. In working toward that goal, we count our visitors and keep track of where our visitors go throughout the website. To do this, we must use software called a “cookie.” The “cookie” maintains numbers in aggregate form, and does not obtain personal information about our visitors. This information helps us know what sections of our website are visited frequently, so we can enhance those sections and ensure they’re up-to-date. None of the research we conduct is shared with companies unrelated to BJC HealthCare.
Website Privacy Policy
The information contained in the Washington University School of Medicine online site (“Site”), and its affiliated Washington University Physicians online site, is solely intended to provide an overview of services offered at Washington University School of Medicine.
The School of Medicine’s privacy policy is an addendum to the university’s main policy on Internet privacy.
Consultation on Specific Diseases or Conditions
Information about diseases and medical conditions on this Site and on its linked resources is for educational and informational purposes only and should in no way be taken to be the practice of medicine or the provision of medical, nursing or professional health care advice or services. The information should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or advice of your physician or other health care provider. The information obtained from this site and any linked resources is not exhaustive and does not cover all diseases, ailments, physical conditions or their treatments.
Should you have any specific health care-related questions, please contact or visit your physician or other health care provider promptly.
For your protection, we cannot answer any personal questions about your medical condition via this web Site. We would be happy to answer any general questions you may have about our services, our physicians, or our general knowledge of a particular disease or medical condition. However, our response to your telephone calls or e-mails concerning our general services or resources should not be interpreted as a recommendation for treatment.
If you are experiencing an emergency or urgent condition you should contact your local emergency services immediately.
Links to Third-Party Websites
See the policy for links to other Internet websites of non-affiliated external sources.
Privacy
We respect all our patients’ and prospective patients’ privacy. Unless required for law enforcement or by statute, we will not share any information you supply to us via this Site with any other outside unaffiliated entity without your consent. However, we may provide information that does not allow you to be identified or contacted. For example, we might inform third parties regarding the number of users of the Site and the most frequented resource pages.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to work with third parties who provide services that may include, but are not necessarily limited to, website hosting, data analysis, hosted e-mail, and other administrative and technical services that assist us in maintaining the Site. In the event that we elect to work with third parties for these purposes, we reserve the right to share information you supply to us with such third parties, but only to the extent necessary for the provision of such services.
Security of Information
We have implemented reasonable technology and security policies, rules and measures to protect the data that resides on our servers; however, because no security system is impenetrable or 100% secure, we cannot guarantee the security of our servers.
While the forms such as Registration On-Line found on the Washington University Physicians online site are encrypted and thus are secure, we cannot guarantee the security of the means by which information is transmitted between your computer and our servers or our service providers’ servers, whether through the Site, by email, or otherwise.
Visitor Tracking
We want each site visitor to find useful medical information and learn about the services of Washington University School of Medicine and Washington University Physicians. In working toward that goal, we count our visitors and keep track of which pages our visitors select throughout the Site. To do this, we must use software called a “cookie.” The “cookie” maintains numbers in aggregate form, and does not obtain personal information about any of our visitors.
This information helps us know which sections of our Sites are visited frequently, so we can enhance those sections and ensure they are timely.
