Nationwide Credentialing is committed to safeguarding the user/clients privacy on-line. A User is defined as anyone accessing this website. Client is defined as an individual or company who has entered in to a written agreement with Nationwide Credentialing, LLC to access and modify secure sections of this website. Please read the following policy to understand how personal information will be handled as the user/client makes use of the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website.

This statement will let the user/client know:

• Personal information we collect
• Disclosure of your information
• Choices available regarding collection, use and distribution of information
• Updating of information
• Security precautions to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information
• Additional Information regarding on-line security

Personal Information Collected

Nationwide Credentialing, LLC collects information in several ways from different sections of the website.

Some personal information is gathered when the user/client registers. During registration, the user/client will be asked for their name and email address. The system will also prompt for street address, city, state, zip/postal code, country, telephone number, and the URL of the website, although only fields that are marked with an asterisk (*) on the registration field are required. This information is solely to assist the user/client in navigating the system by automatically filling in certain forms with information so that it does not continually have to be re-entered.

In addition to the initial registration, Nationwide Credentialing, LLC may ask for other information at times. If the user/client contacts Nationwide Credentialing, LLC, we may keep a record of this correspondence. Every page within the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website includes a link to this statement.

As part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, Nationwide Credentialing, LLC may use “cookies” to store and sometimes track information about the user/client. A “cookie” is a small amount of data that is sent to the user/clients browser from a web server and stores on the user/clients hard drive. Several features of the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website require that the user/client accept cookies in order for the sections to work properly. Also, refer to the section that describes choices available regarding collection, use and distribution of information.

Generally, cookies are used for the following purposes:

• To identify and label postings since the last visit to the website.
• Optionally to permanently save the user/clients password on their computer so it does not have to be entered each time the site is visited.
• To enable the user/client to identify preferences for future retrieval
• Nationwide Credentialing, LLC may also collect IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers.



Disclosure of Information

The primary goal of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC in collecting personal information is to provide the user/client with a customized experience and to assist the user/client’s navigation throughout this website.

PPersonal information on the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website is requested, the user/client is sharing this to Nationwide Credentialing, LLC only, unless otherwise specifically stated. However, some activities will, by their very nature, result in personal information of the user/client being revealed to other Nationwide Credentialing, LLC users. For example, when posting an advertisement in the Medical Career section of this website, this information will generally be included in the advertisement, unless otherwise specifically stated.

As a general rule, Nationwide Credentialing, LLC will not disclose any personally identifiable information except when permission is obtained or under special circumstances, such as when Nationwide Credentialing, LLC believes in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below.

Nationwide Credentialing, LLC may disclose account information in special cases when Nationwide Credentialing, LLC has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating the Access Agreement of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) the rights or property of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC, other users of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. Nationwide Credentialing, LLC may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service and improve our products and services.



Choices Available Regarding Collection, Use and Distribution of Information

If an individual chooses not to register or provide personal information, the individual can still use some of the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website, but will not be able to access areas or use features that require user registration or a written agreement between an individual or company and Nationwide Credentialing, LLC.

The user/client also has choices with respect to cookies. By modifying browser preferences, the user/client has the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If the election is made to reject all cookies, the user/client will be unable to use those services of the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website that require registration in order to use the website. The user/client can still use some of the Nationwide Credentialing, LLC website even if cookies are not accepted.

Nationwide Credentialing, LLC does not sell or rent user information to anyone. Nationwide Credentialing, LLC will notify you at the time the data collection or transfer if the user/clients data will be shared with a third party and the user/client will have the option of not permitting the transfer. If the user/client does not wish to allow data to be shared, then the user/client has the option of not using a particular service.



Updating of Information

Nationwide Credentialing, LLC will provide the user/client with the means to ensure that personal information is correct and current. The user/client may edit or delete the user profile at any time.

If a previously registered user/client has forgotten their password, it may be obtained by email using the “forgot password” feature. Nationwide Credentialing, LLC will not provide a password using any other means.

A Nationwide Credentialing, LLC user/client account can be deleted, but doing so will result in not being able to access any of the features of the program that require the user/client to log on to the website.



Security Precautions to Protect the Loss, Misuse or Alteration of Information

Other than the administrator of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC or other authorized personnel of Nationwide Credentialing, LLC, the user/client is the only individual who has access to the individual’s personal information. Your registration is password-protected to prevent unauthorized access.

It is recommended that the user/client does not divulge their password to anyone. Nationwide Credentialing, LLC will never ask the user/client for their password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. As an extra security precaution, the user/client may want to logoff once a session is complete. This is to ensure that others cannot access personal information and correspondence if a computer is shared or a computer is being used in a public place.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while Nationwide Credentialing, LLC strives to protect personal information, Nationwide Credentialing, LLC cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that is transmitted to Nationwide Credentialing, Inc. from our on-line services, and the user/client does so at their own risk. Once Nationwide Credentialing, LLC receives information, Nationwide Credentialing, LLC makes our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.