Mecklenburg County Medical Society

Privacy Policy

The Mecklenburg County Medical Society is committed to protecting your personally identifiable information. Internally, the Society restricts access to this information and only employees who need this information in order to do their jobs or to respond to a query have access to it. These employees are limited in number and are committed to our privacy, confidentiality and security policies.

However, please keep in mind that non-encrypted information--such as a user name or e-mail address in a submitted question or response--transmitted online, regardless of the site possibly could be electronically intercepted, collected and used by others.

Children 18 years of age or under should not submit any information to the Mecklenburg County Medical Society or to this Website without a parent's or guardian's consent. Also, it may be the opinion of some that certain types of medical (graphic or textual) information available through this Website may not be appropriate for those 18 years of age or under. Therefore parental guidance should be exercised in the use of this site by children.

Meckmed.org sites contain links to other sites not owned, operated or otherwise controlled by Meckmed.org or the Mecklenburg County Medical Society. Neither MCMS nor Meckmed.org is responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these sites.

MCMS Disclaimer

The Mecklenburg County Medical Society has established this Website as an education and information tool to communicate with its members and the general public. It is not intended that any information gathered from this site or other sites linked to from this site should be used as medical advice or for diagnosing or treating specific symptoms or a specific illness or illnesses. This site and its services do not constitute the practice of any medical, nursing or other professional health care advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should always consult your personal physician, without delay, regarding any diagnosis and treatment of any symptom or illness or regarding any medication. Furthermore, any medical information obtained through this or other websites should always be further verified and validated by appropriate means.

Any link in this Website is included because we feel there is relevant medical content of interest to our members or the public at the linked site. MCMS has not been asked to provide these links and does not receive any payment for any link. We are offering these links solely as a convenience to our readers and retain the right to include or delete any link at our sole discretion. Please be aware that these linked sites are not under the control of the MCMS and that the MCMS is not responsible for the contents or operation of such linked sites or any link contained in such linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The MCMS also is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. The MCMS is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply verification or endorsement by the MCMS of the linked site, its contents, its products or any association with their operators.