*Scope*

This Privacy Statement explains how we handle personal information you share with DrTanton.com. We may obtain this information through this website; email; at events; on business forms, surveys and contest entry forms; and/or over the telephone.

*Uses*

Information about you and your business may be used to respond to your requests for brochures, to customize and improve communication content, or for marketing or product research. It may also be used to provide you with helpful offers and information about DrTanton.com and its affiliated businesses.

We may share information about you and your business, with our affiliates, and with our customers. DrTanton.com may also share personal information collected with our members for the exclusive purpose of providing services for us (for example, mailing information in response to your request for regional information) and with our business partners to conduct joint marketing programs with DrTanton.com.

DrTanton.com will not share information about you and/or your business with any third party for their independent use without your permission.

We may disclose information about you and/or your business as required by law, in conjunction with a government inquiry, or in litigation or dispute resolution.

*Cookies and Other Tracking Devices*

We may use cookies and other tracking devices on our web sites. Using cookies on our sites provides benefits to you, such as allowing you to maintain preferences or user information between visits.

The use of cookies also allows us to measure site activity to provide a better user experience. Cookies and other tracking devices may be used to tell us the time and length of your visit, the pages you look at on our site, the site you visited just before coming to ours, and the name of your Internet service provider.

We may use third parties to serve DrTanton.com advertisements on other websites. In serving DrTanton.com advertisements, these companies may use cookies and other tracking devices to collect certain information about your visits to other websites (such as browser type, IP address, which page was visited, and time of day).

This information may be used to evaluate our online advertising campaigns or to tailor promotions and other marketing messages to you.

You may elect to refuse cookies. Please refer to your browser's Help instructions to learn more about cookies and how to manage their use.

*Outside Links*

DrTanton.com may contain links to third party sites not controlled by DrTanton.com or covered by this privacy statement, such as those belonging to DrTanton.com affiliates. We recommend that you check the privacy statement of other sites you visit before providing any personal information.

*Information Security*

DrTanton.com recognizes the importance of safeguarding consumer personal information in DrTanton.com's possession from theft, inappropriate use, or improper distribution. DrTanton.com has security policies and procedures appropriate to the level of confidentiality of that data. It should, however, be recognized that no company can perfectly protect personal information.

*Privacy Inquiries*

If you have concerns or questions regarding DrTanton.com's consumer privacy practices, please use the email form on our Contact page.

*Changes*

We retain the right to change this Privacy Statement. We will post changes to this page in a timely manner.

This statement is effective as of 7/12/2007.