Privacy Policy:

This web site tries to comply with the legal requirements for medical/health information privacy in the United States of America and with the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode) for medical and health Web sites.

All information sent to this web site in either form or email format, including but not restricted to email addresses or/and contact information, names, personal and medical data will be considered strictly confidential. All messages will be stored in a secure code-protected computer file available only to myself and may be used as data in research publications such as the following.

F.W. Grannis (2001). "The Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web page: A pilot study in telehealth promotion on the World Wide Web." Can Respir J.2001; 8:333-337.

In such instances, all personal identifying information will be deleted.

In some circumstances, I may not be able to provide accurate information, and will suggest that your message be forwarded to another person. Your messages will not be forwarded to any other individual or group without your express permission.

No “cookies” or other program devices to track the personal information of correspondents are or will be used in this web site.

January 4, 2006

Frederic W. Grannis Jr. M.D.