Information Automatically Logged

What Information Do We Collect?
Automatic Collection of Information:

If you do nothing during your visit but browse through the web site or download information, our system will automatically gather and store certain information about your visit. This information does not identify you personally and is used in an aggregate way to help us improve our web site and tell us the number of visitors to our site each day.

Our Web server automatically collects and records the following information:

-- The visitor's IP address
-- The name and release number of web browser software used
-- The operating system used
-- Date and time you access our site
-- The address of the Web site that linked to us (referrer URL)

How Do We Use the Information We Collect?

The information we gather automatically and with your permission during your visit to our Web site is used in the following ways:
-- Monitor, review, measure, and analyze Web site utilization

Cookies

Many Web sites now use cookies to provide useful features to their visitors by providing customizable and personalized services. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. For example, a Web site may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you, your preferences, or the pages you last visited. Your browser software can be set to reject all cookies, or to ask you if you would like to accept or decline a cookie from a particular site before it is set. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the Help section of the toolbar. You should know, however, that if you reject a cookie, certain functions and conveniences of a site may not work properly.

Our Site uses cookies in the RIOA members section to save passwords so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site. We also use cookies for other purposes. Cookies are also at this site by the site counter and polling service to determine if the visit or vote is unique or a return visitor attempted second vote.

Our Children's Privacy Policy

We are especially concerned about protecting children's privacy. We hope parents and teachers are involved in children's Internet explorations. It is particularly important for parents to guide their children when children are asked to provide personal information on line.
-- Our site does not feature information and services of interest to children 13 and under

Personal Information

This Web site does not request any personal information or collect any information that personally identifies you or allows you to be personally contacted.

Since we do not collect any personal information on this Web site, we do not share any personal information with any third parties nor do we use any personal information for any purposes.

No personal information or information that identifies you as an individual will be collected.
We do not rent, sell, exchange or in some way provide personally identifiable information to any third-party organization.

E-Commerce, Online Donations, and Online Shopping

Purchasing items or making donations over the Internet usually requires you to provide your personal identifying information and credit card information on a Web site. Many people have become accustomed to on-line commerce as a time-saving and useful convenience. There are a number of practices that can make providing your sensitive credit card information more secure and therefore make you feel more comfortable about doing so.

-- At this time, we do not process credit card payments for donations, merchandise, or services on our Web site.

Advertising Servers

On-line advertising, such as banner ads, has become commonplace on many Web sites. Certain Web sites have developed relationships with third-party advertising servers to display these advertisements on their sites. By clicking
on one of these banner ads, you will be taken to another site with different privacy policies. These third party ad servers may also use cookies to collect non-personal information on your preferences and interests via the advertisement you decide to view.

-- At this time, we do not partner with or have special relationships with any advertising server companies.

External Links

Web sites often provide a number of links that offer direct access to other useful or interesting web sites holding potential value to site visitors. Inclusion of the other sites by links does not imply any endorsement of the material or information on the other sites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policy of each linked site before sharing personal and health-related information. This site includes links to non-affiliated external Web sites. We have the following practices:  We encourage users to review the privacy policy of each linked site, as we cannot be responsible for the privacy practices of other sites.

The Rhode Island Optometric Association is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. The Rhode Island Optometric Association makes no warranties for the correctness or accuracy of information found within these linked pages.

Public Forums

This site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its member users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Terms of Use

i. All clinical content is for informational purposes only and not to be used for diagnosis or treatment;
ii. The advice of a healthcare provider should always be sought.
iii. No therapeutic relationship is established as a result of an individuals
access and viewing of the content, with or without specific referral from a clinician.

The Rhode Island Optometric Association (RIOA) web site serves as a source of consumer information on eye conditions and diseases.  It is not a substitute for the vital services performed by an eye care professional.  The content of this web site is based on generally accepted medical guidelines and may not always apply in specific, individual instances.  The RIOA, its author(s), editor and site host cannot accept responsibility for diagnosis or treatment of individual cases.  It is the recommendation of these authors that you routinely see your eye care professional. Only your doctor can accurately diagnose and treat your specific eye problem.

Every effort has been made to present accurate and timely information, but this site does not warrant the correctness of the information on this web site and is not liable for any direct or consequential damages.

There should be no hesitation in contacting your eye care professional if you are experiencing any of the following:

Sudden vision loss of sudden changes in vision
Moderate to severe pain in or around the eye
A red, painful eye
New onset eye turns and/or double vision
Spots (floaters, cobwebs, shadows) before the eyes
Flashes of light or lightening streaks
Chemical or thermal burns in or around the eye
Retained foreign bodies

Pharmaceuticals mentioned on this site are not endorsement for said products. It is not the intent of this site to promote any ocular products procedures or medications. 

Materials from this site including but not limited to artwork, photographs and/or text cannot be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the author(s).