Dr. Risa Ryger's
Privacy Policy & Terms Of Use
PRIVACY POLICY
Dr. Ryger takes your privacy seriously. Please read the following Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) in order to learn more about the policies, practices, and procedures regarding this website, including the personally identifiable information that we may collect from you, and the uses that we may make of your information. This Privacy Policy applies to drrisryger.com (hereinafter, the “Website”), which is owned and operated by Dr. Ryger (“she,” or “her”). Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to the online information-gathering and dissemination practices, and does not apply to any programs conducted offline. By using the Website, you indicate that you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please refrain from accessing or providing any personally identifying information through, the Website. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@drrisaryger.com.
Medical Disclaimer
The information provided by the Website is for general information only. It is not intended to be used as medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultations with Dr. Ryger or another health professional. You are encouraged to take information and questions directly to Dr. Ryger or your personal health care provider as a way of creating a dialogue and partnership about your condition and your treatment. Please do not send personal or confidential health information through this Website.
The Information We Collect
Dr. Ryger does not collect any personally identifiable information from you (e.g., name, address, telephone number, e-mail address) unless you voluntarily choose to submit or otherwise disclose such information to her, including information submitted or disclosed by mail, telephone, fax, or electronically. This personally identifiable information will not be sold, traded, or rented to third parties. Dr. Ryger will only use your information to respond to your request for information. If you wish to change any information submitted to her, or if you wish to “opt-out” of her mailing list, please e-mail us at info@drrisaryger.com.
Monitoring, Enforcement and Legal Requests
Dr. Ryger has no legal obligation to monitor the Website or the use of the Website, or to retain the content of any user session. However, Dr. Ryger reserves the right at all times to monitor, review, retain, and/or disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request or to cooperate with law enforcement and/or other authorities in investigating a claim of illegal activity. We may use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to protect our service, Website, or others.
How To Protect Your Information
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. As a result, while Dr. Ryger strives to protect your personal information, she cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or any information provided online, and you do so at your own risk. Dr. Ryger will not be liable for disclosures of your personal information due to errors in transmission or unauthorized acts of third parties. However, once Dr. Ryger receives your transmission, she does her best to ensure its security on the systems by making reasonable efforts to protect the information.
What Is Done With Your Information
Dr. Ryger may use the personal information provided in order to respond to queries and requests for information submitted through the Website, including requests to subscribe to her mailing list and to validate comments submitted to our blog. She may maintain records of personal information you provide to her, and she may use your information to contact you, if necessary. If you provide Dr. Ryger with your email address, or subscribe to her mailing list, she may from time to time send you emails or other communications that she believes may be of interest to you. You may at any time “opt-out” from receiving future communications by using the “unsubscribe” link provided in every email communication, or by sending an email to info@drrisaryger.com.
The personally identifiable information collected when you comment on the blog or sign up to receive the newsletter may be disclosed to and retained by third-party service providers who provide tools and services that enable her to send newsletters, and other informational emails which Dr. Ryger believes will be of interest to you, and to provide other services which will improve the Website and enhance the user experience.
She will not disclose your personal information to third-party marketers. However, Dr. Rygers’ website may collect information from the online forums (including posts) to review, analyze and improve the services she provides. This information may be shared, in conjunction to programs, with other organizations or individuals that she may collaborate with. Information will be shared with third parties only after personally identifiable information such as name, address, telephone number, or username has been removed by her web-related service providers.
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy, Dr. Ryger will not disclose your personally identifiable information to any third party. However, she reserves the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as well as any non-personal information that is collected by automated means when you use the Website to her employees, contractors, agents, designees or others in order to enable them to respond to your queries, or to provide services related to your use of the Website, such as Website or server maintenance. In the event that Dr. Ryger would merge her Website with another, she reserves the right to disclose any information to the successor.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY: Dr. Ryger does not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information about Website visitors under 13 years of age. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age and believe that they have disclosed personally identifiable information to Dr. Ryger, please contact her at info@drrisaryger.com so that she may delete your child’s information.
Links
Dr. Rygers Website provides hyperlinks to other sites which are not under the control of Dr. Ryger. These links are provided for your convenience and for your reference only. These links are not intended as an endorsement by Dr. Ryger, or of the information contained on these websites or of the individual(s) operating these website(s).
Dr. Ryger is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites hyperlinked to its Website. She encourages you to be aware when you leave this Website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on drrisaryger.com.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS: California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits website users who are California residents to request and obtain from us once a year, free of charge, information about the personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. If applicable, this information would include a list of the categories of personal information that was shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to request this information, please send an email to info@drrisaryger.com, or write to us at:
217 Broadview
New Rochelle, New York 10804
Contact Us
This privacy statement will be updated periodically and posted on this Website. It applies only to the online practices and does not encompass other areas of the organization or its business operations.
Policy Updates
Dr. Ryger reserves the right to update this policy at any time. If a material change is made to the policy, those changes will be clearly posted on the Website drrisaryger.com.
TERMS OF USE
Copyright
The entire content included in this Website, drrisryger.com, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Dr. Risa Ryger. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Dr. Risa Ryger. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by Dr. Ryger. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the Website.
Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks and logos of Dr. Risa Ryger used in the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of.
Legal Disclaimer
The pages and other materials supplied on drrisaryger.com are provided by Dr. Ryger “as is” and without warranties of any kind. When using drrisaryger.com you must take precautions to ensure that the pages and other materials from the website are free from viruses, worms, trojan horses, time bombs or other items of destructive nature. Drrisaryger.com may not be compatible with the web browser or other software you may use. There is no guarantee that the website will be available on a consistent or ongoing basis, and the provision of the website may be subject to periods of interruption or poor performance and may be terminated at any time.
Dr.risaryger.com makes a great effort to update the website frequently so that information is accurate and current, however it is possible that this website may include dated or inaccurate information, and information may be changed or updated without notice. Dr. Ryger and her employees and other representatives, specifically disclaim all warranties with respect to drrisaryger.com and any of its contents, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Dr. Ryger does not make any warranties or representations regarding the use of the materials in this Website in terms of their accuracy, completeness, security, usefulness and timeliness of any contents therein.
In no event shall Dr. Ryger, her employees, or other representatives, be liable to the user for any damages whatsoever, including any direct, indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, arising out of or in connection with, relating to, resulting from or based upon the use of our website or any of its contents or any hyperlinked site, even if drrisaryger.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, and accordingly, some of the above limitations may not apply to you.
Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on drrisaryger.com, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through drrisaryger.com any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
Miscellaneous
Your use of drrisaryger.com shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of New York, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Website shall be in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Dr. Risa Rygers’ failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions.