Your online privacy is important to us. The following policy should help you understand how personal information is collected, used and protected when you use our website. This policy may be revised periodically so you should plan to read it again from time to time.
Who First Assist Is And How To Contact Us!
The First Assist website is owned and operated by First Assist, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland with offices around the country. Founded in 1986 by Mary Richardson, a former OR nurse, First Assist provides healthcare staffing services to hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the country.
First Assist's corporate mailing address is:
First Assist, Inc.
4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814-3450
Tel: 301 718-2210
Toll Free: (888) 565-9341
Fax: (301) 652-1258
Email: info@firstassist.com
Personal information
There are various areas on our website where we will ask you for personal information. We use this personal information only for the specific purpose specified at the time you input such information. For example, by using various features of our website we may need to collect your name, address, telephone numbers, email address, and any comments related to this data.
First Assist safeguards your privacy in the following ways:
- Personal information is available only to those who have a need to know.
- Personal information is used only for the purpose for which it was obtained.
- We will not sell or otherwise disclose the personal information that you give to us unless you authorize us to do so, except where needed to deliver a service or product ordered by you.
- You have the right to review or seek correction of personal information.
- Personal information may be disclosed where we believe in good faith that the law requires it or that such disclosure is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to, or interfering with, the rights or property of First Assist or others.
Computer Data
Unlike the personal information you supply through the website, some types of information transmitted across the internet are not immediately obvious to website users. Such information may include your IP address (or internet protocol address – which identifies your computer on the internet) and small data files called "cookies" that some websites place on your computer's hard drive when you visit their sites. We may use such information for internal purposes such as to improve the content of our web pages, analyze trends and to track the use and effectiveness of the site's pages. In addition, we may track your account history regarding your participation on the website. In doing so, we may share aggregate statistical information with outside companies, but if we do, individual names or other personal information will not be disclosed.
Please note the following about the computer data information we collect:
Cookies: Although a cookie cannot, in and of itself, identify you, it can identify your computer. Your browser is most likely set up to accept cookies automatically. If you would like to disable this feature you may do so by adjusting the options or preferences in your browser.
IP Addresses: We collect IP addresses for the purposes of system administration and to audit the use of our site. Each time you log onto our site and each time you request one of our pages, our server logs your IP address. Although we log your session with us, we will not normally link your IP address to anything that can enable us to identify you. However, we can and will use IP addresses to identify a user when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our rules or terms of service or to protect our service, site, users or others.
Computer Information: We query your computer automatically for information about the computer or operating system you are using such as the baud rate of your modem or error messages you may have received. We may do so in order to fit our services to your individual needs and to diagnose problems you may be having with our website. We use a unique identifier in the form of a user ID to give you access to special areas of our website intended for registered users.
Geographic Location: We may gather information about your geographical location by determining where your computer is located. We do this in order to provide either localized service or to provide faster service by sending your server localized content.
Other Information: We may require other information for tracking or verifying compliance with our policies, abiding by federal, state and local laws and for editorial and feedback solicitation purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may use your information for new, unanticipated uses, such as notification of new services, announcements and general communications. If our information practices materially change at some time in the future, we will post such change to the site before we use your data for these new purposes. If you are concerned about how your information is used, please periodically check this privacy policy.
Links to other sites
Linking to other sites is an integral part of our site. These other sites may send their own cookies to you, collect data or solicit personal information. Please note that we cannot guarantee and are not responsible for the content of outside sites. We urge you to review carefully the privacy policy of any third party site prior to providing personal information. Your correspondence or business dealings with any third party providers, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such providers.
Internet Security
We exercise great care in providing secure transmission of your information from your internet connection to our servers, but we cannot guarantee that data transmission over the internet is completely secure and we will not be held liable should a third party illegally obtain your personal information. While we have made a great effort to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Our policy does not extend to anything that is inherent in the operation of the internet, and therefore beyond our control, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
Intellectual Property
This website contains copyrighted material, service and trade marks and other proprietary information, including logos, text, software, photos and graphics. You may not modify, publish, transmit, display, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way commercially exploit the content of this website without the express prior written permission of First Assist and/or the copyright owner or except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading any content from this website.
Website Corrections and Changes
This website may include publications with technical inaccuracies or typographical errors that may be corrected as they are discovered, at our sole discretion. Additionally, changes are periodically added to the information contained herein. These corrections and changes may be incorporated into this website at any time at our sole discretion.
Updating Your Personal Information or Opting Out
You can help First Assist maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any changes to your address, title, phone number or e-mail address. You may do this online or through customer support by following the instructions on the website. You may also update your information by e-mailing info@firstassist.com. If at any time you wish to stop receiving electronic newsletters from First Assist you can unsubscribe as explained in the newsletter or contact us at the above addresses. Please include your name, address, and e-mail address, and a description or example of any communication that you no longer wish to receive.
Acceptance of Terms
By using this site, you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy policy. We reserve the right to revise this policy from time to time. Questions regarding this policy should be directed to info@firstassist.com.
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