Web logging: As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We do not link this automatically collected data to other information we collect about you.

Cookies and other tracking technologies: We and our subsidiaries, business partners, marketing partners, affiliates, or other service providers use technologies, such as: cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts. These technologies are used in analyzing trends, remembering users' settings, administering the site, tracking users' movements around the site, and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual as well as aggregated basis. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our site may be limited. For more information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies on our website, please refer to our cookie policy.

The following categories describe different ways that we may use and disclose your protected health information.

Treatment: SxRx may use your health information to provide and coordinate the treatment and services you receive. For example, information obtained by an SxRx representative will be recorded in your record and used to determine suitability for the surgical protocol your surgeon provides, instruction regarding appropriate use of the protocols, and information you provide your surgeon through the messaging service.

Payment: SxRx may use and disclose your health information to others for purposes of receiving payment for services that you receive.

Health Care Operations: SxRx may use information in your health record for operational purposes. For example, we may use your information to assess the care and outcomes in your case and others like it. This information will then be used in an effort to continually improve the quality and effectiveness of the products and services we provide.

To Communicate with Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Your Care: SxRx may disclose to a family member, other relative, close personal friend, or any other person you identify, PHI directly relevant to that person's involvement in your care or payment related to your care.

Public Health: As required by law, we may disclose your PHI to public health or legal authorities charged with preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.

Victims of Abuse or Neglect: We may disclose PHI about you to a government authority if we reasonably believe you are a victim of abuse or neglect. We will only disclose this type of information to the extent required by law, if you agree to the disclosure, or if the disclosure is allowed by law and we believe it is necessary to prevent serious harm to you or someone else.

Health Oversight Activities: We may disclose your PHI to an oversight agency for activities authorized by law. These oversight activities include audits, investigations, and inspections, as necessary for licensure and for the government to monitor the health care system, government programs, and compliance with civil rights laws.

Judicial and Administrative Proceedings: If you are involved in a lawsuit or a dispute, we may disclose your PHI in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose health information about you in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made, either by us or the requesting party, to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested.

Law Enforcement: We may disclose your PHI for law enforcement purposes as required by law or in response to a valid subpoena or court order.

As Required by Law: We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.

Coroners, Medical Examiners, and Funeral Directors: We may release your PHI to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine the cause of death. We may also disclose PHI to funeral directors consistent with applicable law to enable them to carry out their duties.

Organ or Tissue Procurement Organizations: Consistent with applicable law, we may disclose your PHI to organ procurement organizations or other entities engaged in the procurement, banking, or transplantation of organs for the purpose of tissue donation and transplant.

Research: We may disclose your PHI to researchers when their research has been approved by an institutional review board or privacy board that has reviewed the research proposal and established protocols to ensure the privacy of your information.

To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or Safety: We may use and disclose your PHI when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person.

Military and Veterans: If you are a member of the armed forces, we may release PHI about you as required by military command authorities. We may also release PHI about foreign military personnel to the appropriate foreign military authority.

National Security, Intelligence Activities, and Protective Services: We may release PHI about you to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, for protection of the President, and other national security activities authorized by law.

Correctional Institution: If you are or become an inmate of a correctional institution, we may disclose to the institution or its agents PHI necessary for your health and the health and safety of other individuals.

Notification: We may use or disclose your PHI to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative, or another person responsible for your care regarding your location and general condition.