This Online Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice addresses the use and disclosure of information that Tanner Health System and/or its affiliates — including affiliated entities that reference this Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice (collectively, “Tanner Health System,” “Tanner,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) — collect from you when you use or access tanner.org, Tanner’s other websites, mobile applications, the Tanner MyChart application, and other Online Services. By clicking “I Accept,” or creating an account, you are consenting to this Online Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice and the collection of data described in this policy.

Please also note that Tanner is not responsible for the privacy policies of third parties that operate any other website, application or platform.

If you are a patient of Tanner Health System, this Online Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice is separate from Tanner’s Privacy Practices and HIPAA Privacy Policies (see the .pdf files linked above), which address how Tanner collects, uses and discloses your information that is considered protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). This Online Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice does not apply to information that is protected health information under HIPAA.

Tanner provides services in the states of Georgia and Alabama, in the United States. We are subject to certain United States federal laws and regulations and certain state laws and regulations that govern the privacy and security of patient healthcare information.

Tanner’s Online Services have reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control; however, our online forms are not encrypted unless otherwise noticed and information you input may be accessed by unauthorized users prior to you sending it to us. Please note that, by its very nature, no data storage system or transmission of data over the Internet or other public network can be absolutely secure. Tanner, accordingly, cannot and does not guarantee the complete security of electronic information.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a login or password for access to certain parts of our Online Services, you are responsible for keeping this login and password confidential. We ask you not to share your login and password information with anyone.

When you use our Online Services, we may collect information from or about you, as well as the device you have used to access and use the Online Services, in a variety of ways.

Information you provide directly to us: We collect and store information that you provide directly to us on or through the Online Services. For example, we collect information about you when you pay a bill, sign up for a newsletter or email bulletins, take a survey, make a donation, create an account or register for our Online Services, post comments on our sites, fill out a form, schedule an appointment, or otherwise communicate with us. Depending on the service, we may collect the following types of information from you, and we may use this information to contact you or combine that information with other information we have about you or your device:

Browser or device information: We also collect certain information automatically when you use or navigate our Online Services, such as the following types of information. Tanner does not consider this information to be protected health information or personally identifying information:

We use information we collect to, among other things, communicate with you, provide you with information, make features and functions in the Online Services available for your use, optimize your web experience or provide customer service, conduct research and analysis, market and advertise to you, enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, and improve, evaluate, or enhance our services and operations, including the Online Services. We may also de-identify or aggregate your data or otherwise combine information collected through different Online Services or portions of our Online Services.

We may retain the information identified above for an indefinite period of time, unless retention is prohibited or a different retention period for this information is required under applicable law.

Please read this Cookies Notice carefully. It describes how we collect and store information, including through cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, embedded scripts, local objects, and similar tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies”) on our Online Services, the reasons we use Cookies, and how you can manage settings related to Cookies.

A cookie is a text file that is stored on your computer, mobile or other device by your web browser when you visit or use an Online Service, and that your browser provides to us each time you return to the Online Service. Almost every website uses these files. Cookies may store certain information such as your internet protocol (“IP”) address, operating system, device information, browser type and language, referring URLs, access times, pages viewed, links clicked, movements through the Online Services, and other information about your activities or use of the Online Service.

Cookies are used to identify the content you view, the content you provide so that you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit our Online Services, and your preferences and settings. Cookies also help us provide you with customized content, speed navigation through our Online Services, allow us to learn about your visit and use of our Online Services, and to market our products and services to you on our Online Services and non-Tanner websites based on your interests and preferences. Cookies vary in duration. Session cookies, for example, last for as long as your internet browser is open. Once the browser closes, the session cookies disappear. Persistent cookies are stored on your device for longer periods. Both types of cookies can create an identification that is unique to your device.

You can manage or disable certain cookies by adjusting your browser or device settings. Browsers and devices are different, so refer to the settings menu of your browser or device control settings for instructions on how to change your cookie preferences. If you choose not to receive cookies, our Online Services, or portions of our Online Services, may not work properly or be available to you.

You may also manage cookies placed by third parties such as Google by following the instructions provided by the third parties in their cookie policies and notices. For information about clearing, enabling and managing cookies in Google Chrome, for example, please visit the Google Chrome Help Center. To learn more about the use of cookies by Google for analytics and to exercise choice regarding those cookies, please visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

You also may be able to opt-out from having certain of our third-party marketing partners use cookies on our Online Services to collect data for marketing purposes. Some of these advertising partners are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To remove yourself from some or all NAI member advertising programs as further described in the NAI Opt-Out Page, please visit the NAI Opt-Out Page, https://optout.networkadvertising.org, and follow the relevant instructions. Please note that if you delete, block or otherwise restrict cookies on your computer, or if you use a different computer or Internet browser, you may need to renew your NAI opt-out choice.