Privacy Policy Notice
We at Ardent, owned and operated by Ardent Health Services LLC (referred to as "Ardent"), understand that the Internet presents an opportunity for us to reach you, the public, in new and exciting ways with information about our programming, interactive content, news, and other forms of interaction. Visitors to our web sites can be confident that we are very respectful of their privacy concerns. Specifically, we recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of personally identifiable information collected about our visitors. As a general policy, no personally identifiable information, such as name, address or e-mail address, is automatically collected from visitors to our site.
Ardent encourages parents to supervise their children's activities online and to participate with their children whenever possible and to consider installing parental control tools available from online services and software manufacturers that help ensure children's safety online. These tools can prevent children from disclosing personally identifiable information, such as their name, address or e-mail address without parental permission. Ardent does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. You must be 18 years or older to make any purchases on Ardent.
By using our web sites, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use of Ardent . If you do not agree to the Policy or Terms of Use, please do not use our web sites. Ardent reviews its Privacy Policy and Terms of Use periodically and reserves the right in its discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Policy, or the Terms of Use at any time. This page should be reviewed periodically so that you are updated on any changes. If you would like to communicate with us about our Privacy Policy, please write to us at:
Ardent Health Services
One Burton Hills Boulevard
Suite 250
Nashville, TN 37215
Attn: Counsel
NOTICE
Ardent will notify you when it is collecting personally identifiable information about you, as well as the use or uses Ardent intend to make with such information. For example, we may need to collect information to respond to your requests for patient services, buying products, requesting information, or to allow you to send or post messages, or for billing purposes. We also keep information about customers, individual shopping sessions, and purchases in a secure database on our servers in order to fulfill online transaction and banking requirements.
IP ADDRESSES
We may collect and disclose certain non-personal information from your IP address. This information is used only to provide an enhanced on-line experience for our visitors by optimizing our web pages for your computer (i.e., the identity of your Internet browser, the type of operating system you use, and the domain name of your Internet service provider). We may also use this non-personal information to determine the total number of visitors to our web sites.
USE OF COOKIES
When you view our web site, we may store some information on your computer. This information will be in the form of a 'Cookie' or similar file and will help us in many ways. For example, Cookies allow us to tailor a web site to better match your interests and preferences. With most Internet Browsers, you can erase Cookies from your computer hard drive, block all Cookies, or receive a warning before a Cookie is stored. Please refer to your Browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
Personally identifiable information about our visitors is collected only when knowingly and voluntarily submitted by those visitors. Ardent uses such information only for the purpose for which it was submitted, unless we disclose other uses at the time of collection. Ardent does not sell personal information to third parties. Ardent may share personally identifiable information with other parts of our company, but this will never be used on an individual basis outside of the company. Ardent maintains appropriate safeguards to ensure the security, integrity, and privacy of personally identifiable information in its possession. Ardent may use such personally identifiable information in the aggregate (non-identifiable) form to make our web site better and more responsive to the needs of our visitors. This statistical compilation of non-identifiable information may also be used by or provided to others for marketing, advertising, or research purposes.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
Ardent chooses its business partners carefully. However, Ardent is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties that are linked to our web sites. These links are meant for the visitor's convenience only. Links to third party web sites do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by Ardent of content, policies or practices of such sites. Once you have left an Ardent web site via such a link, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party site. Ardent may also be linked to web sites operated by companies affiliated with Ardent. Visitors to those sites should refer to their separate privacy policies and practices.
SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR CONTESTS
From time to time, sweepstakes, contests, games and other promotions may run on Ardent web sites that require the visitor to provide some personally identifiable information such as full name, address, e-mail address, and phone number, in order to participate. Ardent may use a reputable third party to manage and administer some of its sweepstakes and/or contests. This third party may have access to some of the personally identifiable information that is provided by the visitor in order to participate in the sweepstakes and/or contest. In those instances, the third party will be instructed by Ardent to use the personally identifiable information only for the specific sweepstakes and/or contest related purpose for which it was requested. Most often this information is used only to select and contact winners of the sweepstakes and/or contests. Any other use of the personally identifiable information by the third party is strictly prohibited. Our sweepstakes and/or contests are targeted to individuals 18 years of age and older, individuals under 18 years of age are not eligible to participate. Ardent requires proof of age in order to collect any prizes awarded.
CHAT ROOMS, MESSAGE BOARDS AND SUBMISSIONS
Should any visitor to Ardent web site provide information, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or any material through the feedback mechanisms located in the web site, Ardent shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without limitation. The information expressed in any Message Boards or chat rooms, or other forums conducted on Ardent ("Forums"), if any, are not necessarily those of Ardent or its affiliated or related entities or content providers and Ardent makes no representations or warranties regarding that information or those opinions.
