Web Site Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”)

LAST UPDATED: October 5th, 2022

New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (“My Voice”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of our online visitors. The following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is the way we handle information learned about you from your visits to our website available at www.myvoice.com , as well as any online features, services and/or programs offered by My Voice (collectively, the “Web Site”).

PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. By using the Web Site or submitting information to or through the Web Site, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Web Site Terms and Conditions, confirm that you are not located outside the United States, and consent to our collection, use, disclosure and retention of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. We currently only accept Web Site visitors within the United States.

1. Personal Information

My Voice collects personally identifiable information from you, which may include your name, email address and address. This information is collected and stored electronically when you use the Web Site to find your state representative so that you can inform them to oppose the changes to the New York Medicaid regulations.

2. Information Collected Automatically

In addition, information about your computer hardware and software is automatically collected by My Voice when you use the Web Site. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, referring website addresses and other technical information such as protocol status and substatus, bytes sent and received, and server information. We may also collect information about how you interact with the Web Site. This information is used by us for our business purposes, including  for the operation and improvement of the Web Site, for technical troubleshooting, to maintain quality of the Web Site and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Web Site.

3. Cookies and Other Information Collection Tools

What are cookies? A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website or use an online service. When you visit the website or use the service again, the cookie allows that website or online service to recognize your browser or device. Cookies may store unique identifiers, user preferences and other information.

Duration of Cookies. We may use “session cookies” or “persistent cookies.” Session cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser or once your session ends. Persistent cookies remain on your device for much longer or until you or your browser erase them. Persistent cookies have varying durations that are dependent on their expiration date.

Why do we use them?  Cookies help us improve the Web Site by enabling us to analyze technical and navigational information about the Web Site, and helping us to detect and prevent fraud. We also use cookies and may use other data collection tools to help improve your experience with the Web Site. For example, we use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the Web Site. These tools use cookies to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Web Site (including IP address) is transmitted to our data collection tool service providers. This information is then used by us to evaluate visitors’ use of the Web Site and to compile statistical reports on website activity for My Voice. If you would like to opt-out from the use of your information by Google analytics, you may use Google’s analytics opt-out browser add-on designed for this purpose.

How do I control cookies? Web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Some web browsers provide settings that allow a user to reject cookies or to alert a user when a cookie is placed on the user’s computer, tablet or mobile device. Most mobile devices also offer settings to reject mobile device identifiers. Although users are not required to accept cookies or mobile device identifiers, blocking or rejecting them may prevent access to some features available through the Web Site.

4. How Information is Used

We may use the information we collect for any of the following purposes:

• to provide the Web Site to you and to improve the Web Site;
• to help you find your state representative so that you can ask them to take action against certain healthcare laws and regulations;
• to generate and help you send a message to your state representative asking them to take action against certain healthcare laws and regulations;
• for security, to detect fraud or illegal activities, and for archival and backup purposes in connection with the provision of the Web Site; and
• to communicate with you.

5. Sharing of Information

• With Third Party Service Providers Performing Services on Our Behalf. We share your personal information with our service providers to perform the functions for which we engage them. For example, we may use third parties to host the Web Site or assist us in providing functionality on the Web Site.
• For Legal Purposes. We also may share information that we collect from users as needed to enforce our rights, protect our property or protect the rights, property or safety of others, or as needed to support external auditing, compliance and corporate governance functions. We will disclose personal information as we deem necessary to respond to a subpoena, regulation, binding order of a data protection agency, legal process, governmental request or other legal or regulatory process. We may also share personal information as required to pursue available remedies or limit damages we may sustain. 
• Changes of Control. We may transfer or assign information, including your personal information, in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, liquidation, change in control or other sale by or of us or any affiliated entity (in each case whether in whole or in part).

My Voice does not share your personal information with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.

6. Links to External Websites

The Web Site may contain links to third-party sites. The links to third-party sites are provided for your convenience and information only, and are not an indication of an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, affiliation, joint venture or partnership by or with My Voice.  If a third-party links to the Web Site, it is not necessarily an indication of an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, affiliation, joint venture or partnership by or with My Voice. In most cases, My Voice is not even aware that a third party has linked to the Web Site. Please understand that third-party sites may have different terms of use and privacy policies, and that My Voice does not control and is not responsible for the content of such sites or the privacy practices of such third parties. The information collected by such third-party sites is not covered by this Privacy Policy. 

7. Security Used & Retention of Personal Information

My Voice uses reasonable security measures designed to prevent unauthorized intrusion to the Web Site and the alteration, acquisition or misuse of personal information, however, we will not be responsible for loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition or misuse of personal information that you provide through the Web Site that is stored by us, or for any damages resulting from such loss, corruption or unauthorized acquisition or misuse.

8. Nevada Residents

Under Nevada law, My Voice does not sell  your personal information. However, if you are a Nevada resident, you may submit a request that we not sell any personal information we have collected about you by contacting us as set forth below.

9. Do Not Track

Our Web Site does not currently take any action when it receives a Do Not Track request. Do Not Track is a privacy preference that you can set in your web browser to indicate that you do not want certain information about your webpage visits collected across websites when you have not interacted with that service on the page. For details, including how to turn on Do Not Track, visit www.donottrack.us.

10. Children

We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from any person under the age of eighteen. No parts of our Web Site are directed to or designed to attract anyone under the age of eighteen.

11. Questions / Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at (631) 751-3000.

12. Notification of Changes

Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted to this page so users are always aware of the information we collect and how we use it. Accordingly, please refer back to this Privacy Policy frequently as it may change.