Privacy and Security Policy

YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US.  ANY DETAILS YOU SUBMIT, AS WELL AS ANY QUESTIONS YOU ASK, ARE CONFIDENTIAL.

Annie Chiu, MD, Inc., dba The Derm Institute, hosts the websites www.anniechiumd.com and www.thederminstitute.com, herein referred to as “Site” or “Sites”.

In an effort to maximize the experience and utility of our websites, Annie Chiu, MD, Inc. collects certain types of information from users of its Sites. Information is gathered when you sign up.  Information includes, but is not limited to, name, physical address, e-mail address, phone number, and other self-identifying information.  The information is stored in a secured manner.  This information is used to respond to your requests easier, and make the Site experience more personalized for you.  We collect IP addresses to help diagnose problems and for system administration.  We may also collect survey information for research purposes. We will not sell, rent, or barter your personal information other than outlined in this notice.

Newsletter and Specials

You may occasionally receive information from time to time about our products and services.  We store your email information for the purposes of appointment reminders or to send you updates we believe are interesting and informative.  However, if you would rather not receive these newsletters and notices, you may contact us at any time to let us know.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small bits of code, typically stored on a user’s computer hard drive, which enables a website to “personalize” itself for each user.  You can set your browser to not accept cookies.  Cookies are used by us to survey Site navigation, store visitor preferences, to reduce the time required for you to submit requests, and to optimize the continued development of our websites.

Site Security

We employ all reasonable and current internet security methods and technologies.  Once we receive your information, we use our best efforts to ensure its security on our systems.  However, no security of any system can be guaranteed.  We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you submit to us.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions regarding the Privacy Policy of our websites.