PRIVACY STATEMENT
Your privacy on the Internet is of the utmost importance to us and we feel you should fully understand the terms and conditions surrounding the capture and use of information. Contact Us if you have any questions or conerns.
1. Introduction
Experts.MD (“we,” “our,” “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in how we collect, use, and safeguard your information. Your trust is essential to our mission of connecting medical experts with attorneys, businesses, insurers, and other professionals.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we collect it, how we use and share it, your rights and choices, and how to contact us. This updated version replaces the prior policy and reflects our current practices.
2. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies solely to Experts.MD and its integrated services. It does not apply to external websites linked from our platform, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Personal Information You Provide
We collect personal information when you voluntarily submit it, including during registration, profile creation, and when contacting experts or our staff.
Expert Registration
To create and maintain an expert profile, we collect required contact information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Street address
Experts may also choose to provide optional information for public display, such as expertise, biography, website links, fees, and other professional details.
Visitor Inquiries
Visitors who contact experts or site representatives may provide personal information such as name, address, phone number, or email address. This information is used only to facilitate communication and is not sold to mass marketers without consent.
Polls and Surveys
From time to time, we may invite users to participate in polls or surveys. Participation is optional. Users may respond anonymously or provide personal information voluntarily.
3.2 Non-Personal Information
We collect aggregated, non-personal data through usage tracking, including page views, search terms, traffic patterns, and page performance metrics. This information is not associated with individual users and is used to improve site performance and user experience.
3.3 Cookies
Experts.MD does not currently use cookies, but may do so in the future. If cookies are implemented, users will be clearly notified upon entering the site. Cookies cannot access data on your hard drive and only store information you provide.
4. How We Use Your Information
4.1 To Provide and Improve Services
We use personal information to:
- Create and maintain expert profiles
- Facilitate communication between experts and visitors
- Personalize and enhance user experience
- Develop content and features aligned with user interests
4.2 Communications
We may send newsletters, announcements, service updates, and industry information. Experts may opt out of non-essential communications at any time, except for communications that are necessary for membership or service-related notices.
4.3 Legal Compliance
We may disclose information when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
5. How We Share Information
We do not sell personal information to mass marketers without prior consent. We may share information only when necessary to provide services, support platform operations, or comply with legal obligations.
Aggregated, non-personal data may be used to improve services or offer promotions, but is never tied to individual identities.
6. Your Choices and Rights
6.1 Opt-Out Options
Users may choose to:
- Decline optional personal information during registration
- Decline participation in polls and surveys
- Opt out of newsletters and announcements (except essential membership or service notices)
6.2 Access, Modify, or Delete Your Information
Registered experts may access, update, or delete their information through the Members Area. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making changes to your account.
Support is available at: webmaster@experts.com.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. While no system is completely secure, we continuously work to enhance our protections and monitor our systems for potential vulnerabilities.
8. International Users
Experts.MD is operated in the United States. If you access the site from outside the U.S., you understand and consent to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
9. Children’s Privacy
Experts.MD is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a minor, we will take steps to delete such information.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our practices or legal requirements change. When we make changes, we will post the updated policy on this page and update the “Updated” date at the top. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at: