This privacy statement covers the Rheumatologist George Katsikas' Web site www.katsikas.net (Web site).

Information Collection
George Katsikas is the sole owner of any information collected on www.katsikas.net. We may collect information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Registration
In order to use this Web site, some users may be asked to complete a registration form. A user is required to give certain contact information (such as name and email address) during the registration process. We use some information for access to our site, and may use this information to contact the user about services on our site for which he has expressed interest. The provision of other information is optional (such as address) but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site. None of this information is sold to or shared with third parties, and remains our sole property.

Profile
We may store information that we collect through cookies, log files, clear gifs. A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users detailing their viewing preferences. Consequently, collected information is tied to the users' personally identifiable information to improve the content of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user's visit to our site. We do not share your profile with other third parties.

Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We may use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user's hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions.

By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our site. For example, the user will not be able to access the members' only section of our web. Cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. See the "Profile" section.

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We do not share aggregated demographic information with any third parties.

Personal Information
We DO NOT Share Personal Information collected from this web site with third parties.

Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for information. Users who do not wish to have us use their fax or email addresses may opt-out of receiving these communications by emailing us at george[at]katsikas[dot]net

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.

Security
This Web site takes reasonable precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line.

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.