Privacy Policy
PRPdose respects the privacy of clinicians and other visitors who use PRPdose.com. This Privacy Policy explains the types of information we may collect, how we use that information, and the choices available to users of the website and its resources.
1. Information We Collect
The information collected by PRPdose depends on how you interact with the website, its clinician resources, and its account features.
Information You Provide
When you create a clinician account, contact PRPdose, participate in an optional survey or profile feature, or otherwise submit information directly to PRPdose, we may collect information such as:
- Name and email address
- Account information and account status
- Professional or practice-related information you voluntarily provide
- Responses voluntarily submitted through surveys, profile features, or clinician resources
- Communications you send to PRPdose
Account passwords are handled through the website's authentication system and are not intended to be available to PRPdose administrators in readable form.
PRPdose may introduce additional optional clinician profile fields, surveys, tools, or resources over time. When information is requested, PRPdose intends to limit collection to information reasonably related to providing, evaluating, improving, or developing its clinician resources and services.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit PRPdose.com, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically. Depending on the technologies in use, this may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Browser, device, and operating system information
- Approximate geographic information derived from technical data
- Pages viewed and resources accessed
- Referring pages or websites
- Date, time, and duration of visits
- Interactions with website features
- Website performance and diagnostic information
This information may be collected through website logs, cookies, analytics technologies, and similar technical tools.
2. Website Analytics
PRPdose uses website analytics technologies, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use the website.
Analytics data may include information about page views, sessions, referral sources, approximate geographic location, browser and device characteristics, and interactions with website features.
PRPdose uses analytics information to evaluate website traffic, understand which resources are useful, identify technical issues, improve website functionality, and guide the development of future clinician resources.
PRPdose does not intentionally use its website analytics configuration to collect patient names, patient identifiers, clinician passwords, or other information that is intended to directly identify a patient.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
PRPdose.com may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, account access, security, analytics, and performance measurement.
These technologies may be used for purposes such as:
- Maintaining authenticated account sessions
- Supporting website and account security
- Remembering certain website preferences
- Understanding website and resource usage
- Measuring website performance
Some cookies may be necessary for website or account functionality. Users can generally manage cookie behavior through their browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect website or account functionality.
4. How We Use Information
PRPdose may use information collected through the website to:
- Create, maintain, and authenticate clinician accounts
- Provide clinician tools, resources, documents, and website functionality
- Respond to questions, requests, and support inquiries
- Understand how PRPdose resources are used
- Improve existing tools, educational content, and website functionality
- Develop new clinician resources and features
- Evaluate website performance and troubleshoot technical issues
- Protect the website, its users, and its systems from misuse or unauthorized access
- Maintain appropriate operational and business records
- Create aggregated or de-identified analyses for operational, research, benchmarking, or resource-development purposes
PRPdose may analyze aggregated or de-identified information relating to clinician interests, professional practices, resource utilization, website activity, or other voluntarily provided professional information. When such information is represented as aggregated or de-identified, PRPdose intends to use it in a manner that does not reasonably identify an individual clinician or user.
5. Patient Information and Protected Health Information
PRPdose is designed to provide clinician education, clinical resources, and decision-support tools. It is not intended to function as an electronic medical record, patient portal, or patient-record storage system.
Users should not enter patient names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, addresses, contact information, or other information that directly identifies a patient into PRPdose tools unless a specific feature expressly states that it is designed and authorized to receive such information.
Standard PRPdose website, calculator, resource, and clinician-account workflows are intended to function without requiring patient-identifying information or Protected Health Information (PHI).
Healthcare professionals are responsible for complying with applicable privacy, confidentiality, institutional, and healthcare information requirements when using PRPdose resources.
6. Service Providers and Information Sharing
PRPdose may use third-party service providers to support the operation and security of the website and its services. Depending on the services in use, these providers may support functions such as:
- Website hosting and infrastructure
- Website and account security
- Authentication and account functionality
- Email delivery
- Website analytics
- Technical support
These service providers may process limited information as necessary to provide services that support PRPdose.
PRPdose may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law or legal process, respond to lawful requests, investigate suspected misuse, protect website security, or protect the rights or safety of PRPdose, its users, or others.
PRPdose does not sell users' personal information. PRPdose does not provide users' personal information to unrelated third parties for their independent direct-marketing purposes.
7. Clinician Accounts
Clinician accounts may provide access to certain PRPdose resources, downloads, tools, or functionality.
PRPdose may maintain information associated with an account, such as account identifiers, account status, account creation information, authentication-related activity, and information reasonably necessary to operate or secure the account.
PRPdose may also record limited information about interactions with account-based resources when reasonably useful for operating, evaluating, or improving those resources.
Additional professional or practice-related information may be requested voluntarily as PRPdose develops new clinician features. PRPdose intends to collect such information progressively rather than requiring information that is unnecessary for basic website access.
8. Data Security
PRPdose uses reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
No website, electronic communication, authentication system, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their login credentials and for using appropriate safeguards when accessing their accounts.
9. Data Retention
PRPdose may retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including operating clinician accounts, providing website functionality, maintaining security, responding to requests, maintaining appropriate records, and meeting applicable legal or operational requirements.
Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is maintained.
Information that has been aggregated or de-identified so that it no longer reasonably identifies an individual may be retained for analytical, operational, research, benchmarking, or resource-development purposes.
10. Your Choices and Privacy Requests
Users may contact PRPdose with questions about personal information associated with their account or to request correction or deletion of account information.
PRPdose will review such requests and respond as appropriate based on the nature of the request, the information involved, and applicable legal requirements.
Certain information may be retained when reasonably necessary for website security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, dispute resolution, recordkeeping, or other legitimate operational purposes.
Depending on where you reside and which laws apply, you may have additional privacy rights concerning your personal information.
11. Browser and Privacy Controls
Browsers, devices, and third-party services may provide controls that allow users to manage cookies or express certain privacy preferences. The availability and operation of these controls vary by browser, device, service, and technology.
PRPdose will respond to privacy-control mechanisms when required by applicable law and when those mechanisms are supported by the technologies used on the website.
12. Children's Privacy
PRPdose is designed primarily for healthcare professionals and other adults interested in platelet-rich plasma and related clinical information. The website is not directed toward children under 13, and PRPdose does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children under 13.
If PRPdose becomes aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected inadvertently, reasonable steps will be taken to remove that information.
13. External Websites
PRPdose may provide links to scientific publications, government resources, medical organizations, manufacturers, and other third-party websites for reference or convenience.
PRPdose does not control and is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. Users should review the privacy practices of third-party websites they choose to visit.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
PRPdose may update this Privacy Policy as its website, clinician resources, technologies, data practices, or legal requirements change.
When this policy is updated, the "Last Updated" date at the top of the page will be revised. Additional notice may be provided when appropriate based on the nature of the change.
15. Contact PRPdose
Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or personal information associated with PRPdose may be submitted through the PRPdose Contact page.
This Privacy Policy describes PRPdose's general privacy practices for PRPdose.com. Particular features or services may provide additional privacy or data-use information when appropriate.