EBS, a division of The Stepping Stones Group (SSG), is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of all collected personal information. This privacy statement has been adopted to address the collection and use of personal information by EBS/SSG. This statement is subject to change over time, as the technologies used to provide services via the Internet continue to develop and evolve. Despite changes in technology, any alterations to this statement will not affect EBS/SSG’s commitment to privacy.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy.

Information Collection and Use

Any information submitted to EBS voluntarily in order to receive services and/or information will only be used to conduct official business. Personal information such as name, street address, email address, and phone number may be used to fulfill your request and may be used to provide you with additional information at a later time.

EBS/SSG will disseminate voluntarily submitted information within EBS/SSG only to the extent necessary to provide the requested services. With your permission, we may discuss the information you provide with physicians, other healthcare providers and/or educators you identify as being involved in your child's care. We may also use and disclose information to entities provided by you to obtain payment for services. Other than these instances, EBS/SSG will not disclose information submitted voluntarily to any other entity unless required by applicable law-enforcement agencies in response to a subpoena, court order, or legal process. EBS/SSG will never sell or trade voluntarily submitted information to other entities.

Security

EBS/SSG is committed to ensuring the security of all submitted information. Security protections used on this website include the use of a secure, encrypted connection from your browser to this server. No information collected by this website is stored on the server that hosts the website. Submitted information is stored in an encrypted format on a HIPAA compliant server. This information can only be accessed by authorized persons using a secure, multifactor authenticated connection. Information, whether encrypted or not, is never sent using email services.

Log Data

We collect information that your browser sends to us which is called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser version, pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. This information is used solely to improve website functioning.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that is commonly used as an anonymous unique identifier. These are sent to your browser from the website that you visit and are stored on your computer’s hard drive. Any cookies used on this website are used solely to improve website functioning and are not used to collect personally-identifying information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

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