Website Privacy Policy

Ridgeview is sensitive to protecting the privacy of our website visitors. The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to let you know how Ridgeview handles information received from you through this website, as well as inform you of the risks involved when you communicate or provide information by way of the Internet. Keep in mind that changes are periodically made to this Privacy Statement without notice and it is your responsibility to review the Statement when you use this website. By continuing to use this site, you consent to any changes to our policy or terms of use.

During your visit to Ridgeview’s website, remember that the medical and health information presented here is intended to be general in nature, and should not be viewed as a substitute for professional advice. Please consult with a health care professional for all matters relating to personal medical and health care issues.

Health and Medical Information

Certain health and medical information about you is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and applicable state law. This information may be provided by you online or offline, or may be collected by us from other methods such as through a health care provider. Ridgeview protects covered health and medical information as required by HIPAA and applicable state law. Similarly, Ridgeview may use covered health and medical information as permitted by HIPAA and applicable state law.

To read more about Ridgeview’s privacy practices regarding health and medical information under HIPAA, please click here Notice of Privacy Practices [PDF]. In the event of any conflict between Ridgeview’s HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices and this Website Privacy Statement, the terms of our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices shall control.

Security/Confidentiality

No transmission of data over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. Ridgeview will, however, use a number of physical security methods (such as locks and alarm systems); electronic security methods (passwords and encryption methods); and procedural methods (rules regarding the handling and use of information) to protect the security and integrity of information submitted through this website.

Information Collection and Storage

Personally Identifiable Information: Ridgeview does not collect information that personally identifies you unless you choose to provide it to Ridgeview (for example, web pages that allow you to register for a class, complete an online job application or send an e-mail message). The personal information you submit is shared only with those people at Ridgeview who need this information to respond to your question or request, and as otherwise permitted by law to allow Ridgeview to operate our business or to comply with applicable laws.

As used in this Privacy Statement, personal information does not include information protected under HIPAA or applicable state laws, which is protected as described in the section “Health and Medical Information” above.

Non-Personally Identifiable Information: Ridgeview collects information that does not personally identify you for various purposes (for example, website usage, traffic patterns, site performance and related statistics based on your visits to our website).

Ridgeview collects some of this information using “cookies” to recognize a repeat visitor and gather general information about how the site is viewed. Ridgeview also collects and logs the IP address of each visitor to gather aggregate data on visitors to our site. Keep in mind that neither cookies nor IP addresses are used to collect any personal information from you.

Tracking Technologies

Ridgeview, or any third-party advertising partners we choose to work with, may employ various tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons and analytics software. These tools help us manage the content on our websites by informing us what content is useful to visitors.

Cookies

  • When you visit our website, we may send one or more "cookies" to your computer or other internet browsing device. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers stored on your computer through your web browser and are used by most websites to help personalize your browsing experience. Cookies may facilitate additional website features for enhanced performance of your web experience such as remembering preferences, allowing social interactions, analyzing usage for website optimization, providing custom content, allowing third parties to provide social sharing tools, and delivering images or videos from third party websites. We may link the information we store in cookies with any other information you submit while on our website.
  • If you do not wish to receive cookies, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to alert you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not required to accept cookies when you visit Ridgeview’s website, you may be unable to use all of the functionality of the website if your browser rejects cookies.

Web Beacons

  • We may use web beacons alone or with cookies to collect information about our website content. Web beacons are tiny graphic objects that are embedded in a web page or email and are usually invisible to the user but allows verification that a user has viewed the web page or email. Web beacons may be used to track web page visits or form submissions. In some cases, the web beacon may be tied to the information submitted by visitors to our website. This technology allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of our website and any Ridgeview advertising or marketing campaigns.

Third Party Tracking Technologies

  • The use of cookies or web beacons by any third-party service provider is not covered by our Privacy Statement. We do not have access to or control over these technologies utilized by third parties. Review third parties Privacy Statement for information.

Internet Protocol Address

  • The Internet Protocol ("IP") Address and domain name used to access this site is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or to your computer. Your IP address includes some general information about your device location, and we may use that information to display your approximate location in the website and/or mobile app user experience, which is provided to us when you visit our website or use the Ridgeview mobile app. We do this to provide you a customized experience on our website, including the display of location-based information that is relevant to you and your care.
  • With your permission, we may collect your precise device location using technologies like GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, to help you find a facility, doctor, or directions within a facility, or to provide you with timely notices when you visit a facility.
  • Please note for mobile apps, you may opt in or out of location-based services by changing the location permission settings on your device.

Analytics Software

We and any third-party tracking utility parties we partner with may use log files on our website to gather certain information automatically and store for analytical purposes. This information includes internet (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to track and compile non-personal information to analyze trends, monitor visitor traffic within our website content, and gather aggregate demographic information about our visitors. We may combine this log file information with other information we collect from or about you to help improve the services we offer, our marketing, analytics or website functionality.

Social Media Features and Widgets

Our website contains various features that allow visitors to interact with our website content via their chosen social media platform, such as the Facebook "Like" or "Share" buttons. Use of these interactive widgets on our website is voluntary. These services are provided to enhance your browsing experience and ability to communicate information from our website to the audience of your choice. These social media features are hosted by a third party and governed by the Privacy Statement of the company providing those services.

We may provide you with the opportunity to share information from our website with a friend or make a referral by providing an email address or other contact information for that person. We will use that contact information to provide information about Ridgeview services.

Email

Most email does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication. It is possible that your email could be viewed inappropriately by another Internet user. If you choose to provide us with your email, any misaddressing may result in others intercepting, altering, forwarding or using the information without authorization. If you wish to keep your information completely private, you should not use email.

At times, a representative from Ridgeview’s website may wish to deliver information to you via email. In addition, Ridgeview's Marketing and Communications Department and/or Ridgeview Foundation may occasionally distribute news and announcements via email. Please note, Ridgeview does not sell, trade, or otherwise share our email lists with others. You may remove your name from any list you have registered for using our website’s established method.

  • If you receive email at work, your employer may have the right to save and read your email; similarly, your Internet service provider may have the right to save and read your email.
  • If you share your email account, others may view your emails.
  • Email can be used unknowingly to spread computer viruses.

Links to Other Websites

Ridgeview’s website may contain links to other websites that are not managed or controlled by Ridgeview. Ridgeview does not review, endorse or take responsibility for the content of these other websites. Ridgeview bears no responsibility for the content in any linked websites—whether Ridgeview provides a link or a third party links to Ridgeview’s website. If you decide to access any of the third party sites linked to Ridgeview’s website, you do this entirely at your own risk. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that the third party you link to for your use is free of computer viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature. If you choose to access such sites, you are subject to the privacy policies of those sites.

If you transmit or provide data to Ridgeview, it is confidential.

Ridgeview does not sell or publish peoples’ personal information and financial information collected via any of Ridgeview’s websites.

Information from Children

Ridgeview’s website is not intended to attract or collect information from children under the age of 13, unless they receive verifiable parental consent. If you think Ridgeview has collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 through this website, please contact Ridgeview immediately.

Printing or Downloading Information

Unless otherwise stated, you may print or download information from Ridgeview’s website for personal, noncommercial use only. You must, however, identify the source of the material and include a statement that the materials are protected by copyright law.

Website Contact Information

If you have questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact Ridgeview at: info@ridgeviewmedical.org.

Ridgeview Privacy Officer
500 S. Maple Street
Waconia, MN 55387

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. RIDGEVIEW DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. RIDGEVIEW DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. RIDGEVIEW DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IN NO EVENT SHALL RIDGEVIEW BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR ANY OTHER MONETARY DAMAGES, FEES, FINES, PENALTIES OR OTHER LIABILITIES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY NON-ESSENTIA HEALTH WEBSITES LINKED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE WEBSITE IS TO STOP USING IT.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This policy and your compliance with it shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota, exclusive of its choice of law provisions. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota for any dispute with Ridgeview, or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers, and content providers related to the website, including this policy.

Severability and Waiver

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.