Privacy Policy

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The following are our privacy policies. Our privacy policies are subject to change. Any such changes will be posted on this page. If the changes represent a material departure from our current practices with respect to the use of personal information, the changes will be posted on this page thirty days prior to taking effect and any registered users will be notified via e-mail.

  • X-Plain.net does not employ cookies. If this policy changes it will be announced in the Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.


  • X-Plain.net logs IP addresses, or the location of your computer on the Internet.


  • A pop-up will appear as you take an X-Plain tutorial. If you so elect to provide us with your e-mail, X-Plain.net will immediately e-mail you a summary of the tutorial you have seen. In the e-mail, we may ask you if you are interested in other healthcare topics. X-Plain.net may periodically send you e-mails about other topics that may be of interest to you on X-Plain.net.


  • We provide a contact us page on the X-Plain.net website. If you contact us and provide your email through our contact us page, we will use your email address to respond directly to these questions or comments. We will not answer any medical questions.


  • We may share the information you provide with the institution making an X-Plain tutorial available to you and whose name appears on the top of an X-Plain tutorial or in its credit page.


  • To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect your e-mail information if you decide to provide it.


  • We may disclose your e-mail if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of X-Plain.net; or (4) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public (among other things, this means that if you provide false information or attempt to pose as someone else, information about you may be disclosed as part of any investigation into your actions).


  • Upon request, X-Plain.net will remove your e-mail from our database. You can send such request by selecting "Contact Us".

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