At Southwest Medical Associates (SMA), we are committed to protecting your privacy.  This statement demonstrates our compliance with applicable privacy laws and explains how any information collected by the Web site is used.

Information Collection, Disclosure and Use
When you visit the www.smalv.com Web site, we do not collect any personal information unless you voluntarily provide it to us by sending an e-mail, participating in a survey, completing an online form, or accessing a secure online service.  Personal information will not be collected from you without your knowledge.

Any e-mail links provided on our Web site are to further facilitate communications with you.  Information collected through e-mail may be shared with our customer service department, employees or other third parties that perform services on our behalf.  Unless otherwise noted, e-mail sent from this Web site is not a completely secure and confidential means of communication.  Non-encrypted electronic communications may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users without your knowledge and permission while in transit to us.

We do collect limited information related to your use of the Web site in order to serve you better.  This information is not personally identifiable and is simply used to monitor Web site activity such as the number of visitors, the pages that each visitor views, and the server location used to access the site.  We never sell, lease or provide this information to third parties.

We may use "cookies" to improve your online experience.  A cookie is a small file created by an Internet site to store information on your computer.  Cookies do not allow Web sites to gain access to other information on your computer.  Once a cookie is saved on your computer, only the Web site that created the cookie can read it.

Third-Party Links
The www.smalv.com Web site contains links to other Web sites.  We have no control over, and are not responsible for the content or privacy policies of these sites.  We encourage you to review the privacy practices of any Web site you visit.

Changes to our Web Privacy Statement
We may change this statement from time to time without notice. This statement is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.