Martha Jefferson Hospital created this statement to demonstrate our commitment to privacy. It discloses our information-gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site.

If you send us e-mail or subscribe to one of our on-line publications, then your name and e-mail address may be stored in our database for the purpose of providing content and/or information to you in the future. Your name and email address will be used only for replying to your message or forwarding the requested material. We do not share this information with any other organizations. At any time you may request that this information be removed from our records. Our Web site may log the IP addresses and the browsing habits of visitors while at the Martha Jefferson Web site through the use of cookies, but this information is not used to identify individuals. This information is used to monitor the usefulness of the content on our site and to update and/or remove content based on specific requests made by your browser and tracked through the use of cookies. If you would like to know more about cookies, please read one or both of the following articles:

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This site contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.

Please note that Martha Jefferson Hospital will not respond to any question concerning a specific medical or health condition. If you submit such a request you will receive a standard response that you should consult your healthcare professional. We will not intentionally share the contents of this type of an e-mail with any third party. However, due to the nature of electronic communications, we cannot and do not provide any assurances that the contents of your e-mail will not become known or accessible to third parties. WE URGE YOU NOT TO PROVIDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR YOUR HEALTH TO US VIA ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. If you do so, it is at your own risk.

If you have questions about this Web site or our privacy policy, please e-mail our Web Coordinator.