
Welcome to the website of LCG Discovery Experts ("LCG"). The privacy of our visitors and clients is critically important to us. To Better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
This information applies to all information collected or submitted on the LCG Web Site. For each visitor to our web page, our web server does not automatically recognize any information regarding the domain or e-mail address. We collect only the e-mail addresses of those those who communicate with us via email. This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google analytics uses cookies which are text files placed on your computer to help the web site analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (Including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse to use the cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purpose set out above.
We use return e-mail addresses to answer the e-mail we receive. Such addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside parties.
We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site. If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the address or phone number below.
Upon request we provide site visitors with access to all personally identifiable information that we maintain about them. Consumers can access this information or have this information corrected bye-mailing or writing to us. To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections. If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the Future, please let us know by sending us e-mail to the address below or writing to us at the postal address below. From time to time, we may use customer information For new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, please check back at our Web site periodically to review updates to our privacy policy. Customers may prevent their information from being used For purposes other than those Fat" which it was originally collected bye-mailing us at the address below or writing to us at our postal address.
If you have other questions or concerns about the LCG Web site privacy policy, please contact us at the postal mail address, e-mail address or phone number below:
Our postal address is:
LCG Discovery ExpertsWe can be reached via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by telephone at (832) 251-6600
Effective August 1, 2009.
We self-certify compliance with Safe Harbor Privacy Statement.
Safe Harbor Standards
This Safe Harbor Privacy Statement (the "Statement ") sets Forth the privacy principles followed by LCG Discovery Experts, LLC, (LCG) in connection with the transfer and protection of "personal information" received From the European Union (EU) or Switzerland. About The Safe Harbor The "Safe Harbor" program was jointly established in -.June 2000 by the United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission, as a method for transferring personal information From the European Union (EU), to companies in the United States. The program is a voluntary self-certification process For companies operating in the United States. Companies that certify represent that they are upholding privacy standards for personal information received from the EU that have been jointly accepted by the EU Commission and the US Department of Commerce. These standards exceed current US privacy standards. LCG has certified to the Safe Harbor program and makes that commitment. "Personal Information" means information that can directly or indirectly lead to the identification of a living person, such as an individual's name, address, e-moll, telephone number, license number, medical identification number, photograph, or other identifying characteristic. The identification can occur by reference to one or more factors specific to the individual's physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity. Personal information does not include information that has been anonymized, encoded or otherwise stripped of its identifiers, or information that is publicly available, unless combined with other non-public personal information.
This Statement governs personal information transferred from countries in the EU or Switzerland (which has adopted substantially similar privacy laws to those of the EU), to the United States on behalf of LCG. It applies to personal information in electronic and off-line formats.
The Following privacy principles apply to the transfer, collection, use or disclosure of personal information from the EU by LCG.
LCG informs individuals in the EU about the purposes For which it collects and uses their personal information, how to contact LCG, the types of third parties with which LCG shores their personal information, and the choice and means LCG offers For limiting the use and disclosure of their personal information. Consistent with the Safe Harbor requirements, LCG may not be in a position to furnish notice in certain limited situations. Specifically, notice is not required where the processing of EU personal information is necessary to respond to a government inquiry; is required by applicable laws, court orders or government regulations; or is necessary to protect LCG's legal interests and providing notice would interfere with those interests.
LCG will not process personal information about EU individuals For purposes other than those For which the information was originally obtained or subsequently authorized by the EU individual unless the individual affirmatively and explicitly consents ("opt-in ") to the processing, or unless an exception applies. LCG also provides EU individuals with the opportunity to withdraw consent at any time ("opt-out"), in which case their personal information will not be further processed. There are certain limitations on the right to opt-out, such as those that apply in the clinical research situation. In that situation, LCG can continue to rely upon personal information already provided by clinical research participants who choose to discontinue participation in a clinical trial, to the e::dent needed to protect the integrity of the study, but cannot collect any additional personal information about that individual once the written request to withdraw participation is received.
LCG will use Personal Information only in ways that are compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. LCG will take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Information is relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete and current.
LCG will only transfer personal information about EU individuals to third-parties where the third-party (a) has provided satisfactory assurances to LCG that it will protect the information consistently with this Statement; or (b) is located in the EU or a country considered "adequate" For privacy by the EU Commission, and therefore is required to comply with the EU data protection laws or substantially equivalent privacy laws; or (c) the third-party has also certified to the Safe Harbor, and is accordingly independently responsible for complying with the Safe Harbor requirements. Where LCG has knowledge that a third-party to whom it has provided EU personal information is processing that information in a manner contrary to this Statement or the Safe Harbor requirements, LCG will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop the processing.
Upon written request to LCG, LCG will provide EU individuals with reasonable access to their personal information. LCG will also take reasonable steps to allow EU individuals to review their information for the purposes of correcting their information. There are certain limitations to the Access and Correction rights, as set forth in the US Department of Commerce's Safe Harbor website. Security: LCG takes reasonable precautions to protect EU personal information in its possession from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, Enforcement: LCG has established internal mechanisms to verify its ongoing adherence to this Statement. LCG also encourages individuals covered by this Statement to raise any concerns about our processing of their personal information by contacting LCG' Chief Privacy Office at the address below. LCG will seek to resolve any concerns. LCG has also agreed to participate in the dispute resolution program provided by the European Data Protection Authorities. Limitation On Scope OF Principles: Adherence to these Privacy Principles moy be limited to the extent required to meet a legal, governmental, national security or public interest obligation. Contact Information: Questions or comments about this Statement should be directed to:
LCG takes reasonable precautions to protect EU personal information in its possession From loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure J alteration and destruction.
LCG has established internal mechanisms to verify its ongoing adherence to this Statement. LCG also encourages individuals covered by this Statement to raise any concerns about our processing of their personal information by contacting LCG' Chief Privacy Officer at the address below. LCG will seek to resolve any concerns. LCG has also agreed to participate in the dispute resolution program provided by the European Data Protection Authorities.
Adherence to these Privacy Principles may be limited to the extent required to meet a legal, governmental, national security or public interest obligation.
Questions or comments about this Statement should be directed to:
Ken Tisdel, PresidentLCG Discovery Experts