Terms of Use
Disclaimer
This health information was developed and published by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). It is based on the scientific evidence available at the time of preparation as well as other information sources.
IQWiG's health information is developed for patients in Germany. The information is not intended to be used for self-diagnosis. The information is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified and registered medical or other health practitioner. The Institute and its employees are not responsible for decisions that are made after reading our information.
Privacy
IQWiG is committed to protecting your privacy and the amount of email you receive from our website. The policy outlined below covers your interaction with the website and how we handle any of the information you send us that might identify you (such as your email address).
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all readers and the people who participate in our work: when they visit our website, respond to a survey or evaluation exercise, subscribe to any of our information services, or share their personal experiences with us.
We are also committed to evaluating and monitoring the use of our website, so that we can continually improve our service. However, our data security systems ensure that identifiable information is not held with the information we use to monitor the website.
We do not require your name when you subscribe to our website or use functions like emailing a page to a friend. We will not share our mailing list with others or pass your details on to any other organisation.
We will not keep details that might identify you along with your answers when you use one of the interactive elements on our website such as a quiz.
You can review and change the information we hold about you at any time through the newsletter section (bottom left of our home page).
Every time someone visits our website, some data of that visit is saved automatically.
The following data will be collected for each specific use of the website:
To the extent to which the website user allows this, we will use "Cookies". Cookies are data that are saved by the internet browser on a computer when someone is visiting a website. The IP address is saved in an encrypted form which does not allow the IP address to be reconstructed. These anonymous data will be used only for evaluation and statistical purposes.
If you have a complaint about our handling of your information or the receipt of too many emails, please contact us using the contact form on the website or by post.
Links
This website includes links to other websites. We have no influence on whether or not those websites protect your privacy. Links are chosen only after careful evaluation. Our editors have no influence on the currency and future of the linked websites' configuration and contents. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is not responsible for the contents of external websites, and does not adopt their contents as a part of our website. The publisher of any external website to which we link is responsible for any illegal, inaccurate or incomplete contents.
Currency of this policy: 7.2.2006
This health information was developed and published by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG). It is based on the scientific evidence available at the time of preparation as well as other information sources.
IQWiG's health information is developed for patients in Germany. The information is not intended to be used for self-diagnosis. The information is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified and registered medical or other health practitioner. The Institute and its employees are not responsible for decisions that are made after reading our information.
Privacy
IQWiG is committed to protecting your privacy and the amount of email you receive from our website. The policy outlined below covers your interaction with the website and how we handle any of the information you send us that might identify you (such as your email address).
We are committed to protecting the privacy of all readers and the people who participate in our work: when they visit our website, respond to a survey or evaluation exercise, subscribe to any of our information services, or share their personal experiences with us.
We are also committed to evaluating and monitoring the use of our website, so that we can continually improve our service. However, our data security systems ensure that identifiable information is not held with the information we use to monitor the website.
We do not require your name when you subscribe to our website or use functions like emailing a page to a friend. We will not share our mailing list with others or pass your details on to any other organisation.
We will not keep details that might identify you along with your answers when you use one of the interactive elements on our website such as a quiz.
You can review and change the information we hold about you at any time through the newsletter section (bottom left of our home page).
Every time someone visits our website, some data of that visit is saved automatically.
The following data will be collected for each specific use of the website:
- what information on the website has been visited,
- the date and time of the visit,
- notification of whether the page sought was successfully delivered,
- what internet browser the visitor was using,
- the referring website of the visitor, and
- the IP address (saved in anonymized form)
To the extent to which the website user allows this, we will use "Cookies". Cookies are data that are saved by the internet browser on a computer when someone is visiting a website. The IP address is saved in an encrypted form which does not allow the IP address to be reconstructed. These anonymous data will be used only for evaluation and statistical purposes.
If you have a complaint about our handling of your information or the receipt of too many emails, please contact us using the contact form on the website or by post.
Links
This website includes links to other websites. We have no influence on whether or not those websites protect your privacy. Links are chosen only after careful evaluation. Our editors have no influence on the currency and future of the linked websites' configuration and contents. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is not responsible for the contents of external websites, and does not adopt their contents as a part of our website. The publisher of any external website to which we link is responsible for any illegal, inaccurate or incomplete contents.
Currency of this policy: 7.2.2006
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