The information provided on this site is designed to support and not replace the relationship that exists between a site visitor and the visitor's existing physician. Please contact your doctor in regards to any modalities discussed in this web site.

Any health or other personal information that is shared through email or phone contact with us is kept stictly confidential within the doctor-patient relationship. We do not share any information with any third parties.

DrFeely.com is an advertisement-free web site and is solely self-supporting. DrFeely.com is not associated with, nor does it receive any funding from, any commercial and non-commercial organisations.

Dr.Feely.com is aware of and responsive to your concerns regarding how information about you is collected, used and shared when you visit our web site. DrFeely.com is committed to protecting your privacy. This notice describes the privacy policy applicable to our Web Site ("Privacy Policy"). Although the Privacy Policy is discussed in more detail below, it is important to note:

B. The Information DrFeely.com Collects

1. General Information
 
DrFeely.com may collect certain General Information automatically, including "site usage" information from all visitors to the Web Site. Such data is used only in the aggregate. General Information helps DrFeely.com determine general usage patterns and modify the Web Site in order to improve your experience. We do not share this type of General Information with any third parties.
 
DrFeely.com may, at times, use a technology nicknamed "cookies" that tells DrFeely.com how and when pages in our Web Site are visited, and by how many people. DrFeely.com cookies do not collect Personal Information and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other Personal Information to tell us who you are or even what your e-mail address is.

2. Personal Information
 
There are times when DrFeely.com may specifically ask for information about you when you subscribe to our newletter or when you order a product. DrFeely.com may need certain Personal Information - such as name, e-mail address, billing address, or credit card number in order to provide that service or product to you. We may also use that Personal Information to let you know of additional products and services about which you might be interested unless you choose not to receive such information.

A user can choose to electronically forward the URL of a web page to someone else by clicking the "send this page to friends" link. The user must provide their e-mail address as well as that of the recipient. This information is used only in the case of transmitting the URL and to let the recipient know who sent the story. Dr.Feely.com does not store this information nor is it used for any other purpose.

1. The personally identifiable information that you provide is considered confidential and will not be provided to others.
 
2. Our store employs the technology of Thawte, as evidenced by the Thawte Secure Site Seal. This means that all information sent to the Web Site during the checkout process, if in a Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") session with DrFeely.com, is encrypted, protecting such information against disclosure to third parties.

C. Use and Disclosure of Information

 Unless DrFeely.com has your consent, or is required (or permitted) by law, DrFeely.com will not share your Information with any unaffiliated entity.

D.Children 

DrFeely.com does not sell products and services for purchase by children. We sell children's products for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you may use the Web Site only with involvement of a parent or guardian. In response to concerns about protecting children's privacy online, Congress enacted the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"). COPPA sets forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which web sites may collect, use and disclose any personal information regarding children under the age of 13. Therefore, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and COPPA regulations, DrFeely.com does not:
 
(1) Request or knowingly collect Personal Information from persons under 13 years of age ("Children");
(2) Knowingly use or share Personal Information from persons under 13 years of age with third parties;
(3) Give Children the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute Personal Information; and
(4) Entice Children with the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity to divulge Personal Information.

DrFeely.com does not knowingly collect information about Children and believes that children should get their parents' consent before giving out any personally identifiable information. We encourage you to participate in your child's experience on the Internet and to review important safety tips with each child before he or she explores the Internet.

E. Security Procedures

Our store at DrFeely.com uses Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") software to protect your information during transmission. Only authorized individuals of DrFeely.com, who must access said information in order to provide DrFeely.com's products, services and customer service to you, may access the Personal Information. DrFeely.com makes no representations or warranties with regard to the sufficiency of these security measures. DrFeely.com shall not be responsible for any actual or consequential damages that result from a lapse in compliance with this Privacy Policy as a result of a security breach or a technical malfunction. It is important that you protect your user name and password and not share them with others. Certain information may be transmitted to you by electronic mail. Although it is illegal to intercept or disclose these messages under Federal law, these transmissions are not secure.

F.    How to Update or Delete your Information 

DrFeely.com offers you an opportunity to review the Personal Information provided through the Web Site in order to update or correct any errors or delete such Personal Information. To update or delete Personal Information previously provided, you may (a) call DrFeely.com at 1-312-266-8565, or (b) follow the links at the end of each newsletter we send (c) log in to the DrFeely.com store.

G. Linked Internet Websites

The Web Site provides hyperlinks, which are highlighted words or pictures within a hypertext document that, when clicked, take you to another place within the document, to another document altogether, or to other web sites not controlled by DrFeely.com. These hyperlinked web sites may contain privacy provisions that are different from those provided by us. DrFeely.com is not responsible for the collection, use, or disclosure of information collected through these web sites or links, and DrFeely.com expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such collection, use, or disclosure.

H. Change to DrFeely.com's Privacy Policy

If DrFeely.com decides to change the Privacy Policy, it will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we collect, and how we might use or disclose that information. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be considered effective immediately after the changes are posted on this Web Site. The Privacy Policy was last revised on March 27, 2002.

I. How to Contact DrFeely.com

Please note that this policy applies only to DrFeely.com's Web Site and not to the web sites to which DrFeely.com may provide links. By visiting, accessing, browsing or using our Web Site you agree to the practices described in the Privacy Policy.

Information gathered online may be referred to as either anonymous or personally identifiable information. Anonymous information refers to web site usage information that cannot be traced back to a specific individual, e.g., the total number of visitors to our Web Site ("General Information"). Personally identifiable information refers to specific information about a customer. To subscirbe to our newlsetter we ask for your name and e-mail address. If you are a patient of Dr. Feely and use our patient-only privatge store we ask for your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and credit card information. ("Personal Information"). Please note that it is your choice to share Personal Information via our Web Site. Consider only sharing Personal Information with DrFeely.com if you agree to our Privacy Policy.

J. Contacting This Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can contact:

Richard A. Feely, DO
150 East Huron Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60611

312-266-8565 voice
312-266-0495 fax