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About Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a common condition among older people, particularly postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis affects the strength of your bones and can make them fragile and more likely to break. The bones most likely to break or fracture are your spine, hips and wrist, though any bones can be affected. Osteoporosis results when your body removes bone more rapidly than it can replace it with new bone. Gradually, this causes your bone structure to weaken
and become more susceptible to fractures.
There are many factors that can determine whether or not you may be at risk of developing osteoporosis. It's important to talk to your doctor and identify those risk factors that you can change to help improve your bone health.

Global Privacy Policy

This Global Privacy Policy describes the information that our company and its subsidiaries and affiliates collects about you, how we use and protect this information, and the choices you can make about how we use this information. This policy applies to information, including personal information and personal health information collected about you by our company.

Our company respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers, employees, consumers, business partners and others. Not only does the company strive to collect, use and disclose personal information in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business, but it also has a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices. Our privacy policies and practices are therefore consistent with the European Union Data Protection Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Program, the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and similar provincial legislation enacted throughout Canada and country specific privacy laws. Please see our Safe Harbor Privacy Policy, which sets forth our company's policy for the transfer of personal information from the country in which it is collected to other countries.

1. Collection and Use of Personal Information
Our company may collect information about you from a variety of sources. We may collect information about you that you provide directly, information we collect from you when you visit our website, when you use our products or services, when you view online advertisements, or from other sources where permitted by law. We use information collected to provide the products and services you request, to tell you about other products and services offered by our company and to manage our sites and services.

In general, you can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information. However, we will collect, store, and/or use personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other information, when you voluntarily submit it to us - for example, when you request information from us. We may use this personally identifiable information to respond to your requests for information or to contact you.

From time to time, our company may use your personally identifiable information, and may request additional demographic or other information, to better understand your needs and how to improve this website, products and services. We may also use your personal information to conduct research, surveys, or other targeted marketing efforts. You may elect not to have your personal information used for these purposes by contacting our company. In the course of responding to requests for information and sending you other offers, we may share your personal information with agents, contractors, or partners of our company who act on our behalf in performing these functions. You may elect not to have your personal information shared with these limited third parties by contacting us. Personally identifiable information may be disclosed in limited circumstances, including, but not limited to, legal process or for the purposes of a government investigation, to protect and defend the rights or property of our company, or in an emergency threatening an individual's life, health, or security.

We may share your information with affiliates and subsidiaries of our company and with our third-party service suppliers, including those who work on behalf of our company and business partners, to send you communications you may find of interest, to administer our company's business and internal employment and administrative policies, to defend the Company in legal proceedings or others such as legal authorities, when required by law, legal proceedings or subpoena. We rely on third-party service providers to perform a variety of services on our behalf. In so doing, we may need to share your personal information with them. We provide our service providers with only the personal information they need to perform their services and we require that they protect this information and not use it for any other purpose. Except under the circumstances described above, our company will not sell, rent or disclose personally identifiable information to any third party without your permission.

2. Collection and Use of Non-personal Information
Our company may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information relating to such matters as the total number of visits to this website, the number of visitors to each page of this website, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of our visitors, and the time spent on this website. We may use this information, which is collected in and remains in aggregate form, to understand how our visitors use this website so that we can improve it. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers and for purposes of system administration. From time to time, we may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with our agents, business partners, consultants, or other third parties.

Some non-personally identifiable information may be collected through cookies. Cookies are used by most major websites. A cookie is a text file stored on a user's computer hard drive containing information about the user. Cookies can enable us to track the interests of our users to enhance their experience on this Site and to deliver content specific to a user's interests. We may place a cookie in the browser file of your computer when you visit this website. You may delete or decline the cookie using the tools in your web browser; although you may still use this website without the cookie, some parts of the website may not work properly for you.

3. Minors
Our company does not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13, nor do we market this website to anyone under the age of 13. When we do collect personal information from children, we do so in compliance with applicable country's children's data protection and privacy laws. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

4. Information Transfer
Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country other than the one in which it was provided. This may include the United States. When we do so, we transfer information in compliance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. And, we take steps to protect personal information in whatever country it is stored in, transferred to or in which it is processed. We have procedures and controls to help ensure this. Other countries may not have data protection and privacy laws that provide the same protections as the laws applicable in your country. Personal information and personal health information that is processed, stored or transferred outside of your country may be available to the foreign government of the country in which the information or the entity controlling it is situated under a lawful order made in that country and used for purposes other than those described above.

We adhere to the EU Data Privacy Directive, the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and similar provincial legislation enacted throughout Canada and applicable country privacy laws as well as the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Program. For more information concerning the transfer of information to other countries, please see our Safe Harbor Privacy Policy.

5. Security
We are committed to keeping personal information secure, and have implemented technical, administrative and physical procedures to protect personal information. We also limit access to personal information to those who have a business need. When we provide your personal information to third party service providers, we require those companies to protect the information and not to use the information for any other purpose.

Nevertheless, although we have tried to create a secured and reliable website, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from this website cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when conveying personal information over the Internet. When disclosing any personal information, you should remain mindful that such information might be accessible by the public and, consequently, may be collected and used by others without your consent. You should also recognize that your use of the Internet and this website is solely at your own risk.

6. Links
As a convenience to you, our company may provide links from this website to other websites maintained by independent third parties. This privacy policy applies solely to the information collected on this website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this website, and to read the privacy policies of any other websites that you may visit.

7. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or would like to review or update your personal information, you may contact us at the following address:

Attn: Global Privacy Team
100 Enterprise Dr.
Rockaway, NJ 07866




Global Privacy Policy

This Global Privacy Policy describes the information that our company and its subsidiaries and affiliates collects about you, how we use and protect this information, and the choices you can make about how we use this information. This policy applies to information, including personal information and personal health information collected about you by our company.

Our company respects individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers, employees, consumers, business partners and others. Not only does the company strive to collect, use and disclose personal information in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it does business, but it also has a tradition of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices. Our privacy policies and practices are therefore consistent with the European Union Data Protection Directive, the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Program, the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and similar provincial legislation enacted throughout Canada and country specific privacy laws. Please see our Safe Harbor Privacy Policy, which sets forth our company's policy for the transfer of personal information from the country in which it is collected to other countries.

1. Collection and Use of Personal Information
Our company may collect information about you from a variety of sources. We may collect information about you that you provide directly, information we collect from you when you visit our website, when you use our products or services, when you view online advertisements, or from other sources where permitted by law. We use information collected to provide the products and services you request, to tell you about other products and services offered by our company and to manage our sites and services.

In general, you can visit our website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information. However, we will collect, store, and/or use personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other information, when you voluntarily submit it to us - for example, when you request information from us. We may use this personally identifiable information to respond to your requests for information or to contact you.

From time to time, our company may use your personally identifiable information, and may request additional demographic or other information, to better understand your needs and how to improve this website, products and services. We may also use your personal information to conduct research, surveys, or other targeted marketing efforts. You may elect not to have your personal information used for these purposes by contacting our company. In the course of responding to requests for information and sending you other offers, we may share your personal information with agents, contractors, or partners of our company who act on our behalf in performing these functions. You may elect not to have your personal information shared with these limited third parties by contacting us. Personally identifiable information may be disclosed in limited circumstances, including, but not limited to, legal process or for the purposes of a government investigation, to protect and defend the rights or property of our company, or in an emergency threatening an individual's life, health, or security.

We may share your information with affiliates and subsidiaries of our company and with our third-party service suppliers, including those who work on behalf of our company and business partners, to send you communications you may find of interest, to administer our company's business and internal employment and administrative policies, to defend the Company in legal proceedings or others such as legal authorities, when required by law, legal proceedings or subpoena. We rely on third-party service providers to perform a variety of services on our behalf. In so doing, we may need to share your personal information with them. We provide our service providers with only the personal information they need to perform their services and we require that they protect this information and not use it for any other purpose. Except under the circumstances described above, our company will not sell, rent or disclose personally identifiable information to any third party without your permission.

2. Collection and Use of Non-personal Information
Our company may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information relating to such matters as the total number of visits to this website, the number of visitors to each page of this website, the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of our visitors, and the time spent on this website. We may use this information, which is collected in and remains in aggregate form, to understand how our visitors use this website so that we can improve it. We may also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers and for purposes of system administration. From time to time, we may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with our agents, business partners, consultants, or other third parties.

Some non-personally identifiable information may be collected through cookies. Cookies are used by most major websites. A cookie is a text file stored on a user's computer hard drive containing information about the user. Cookies can enable us to track the interests of our users to enhance their experience on this Site and to deliver content specific to a user's interests. We may place a cookie in the browser file of your computer when you visit this website. You may delete or decline the cookie using the tools in your web browser; although you may still use this website without the cookie, some parts of the website may not work properly for you.

3. Minors
Our company does not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13, nor do we market this website to anyone under the age of 13. When we do collect personal information from children, we do so in compliance with applicable country's children's data protection and privacy laws. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal information.

4. Information Transfer
Your personal information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country other than the one in which it was provided. This may include the United States. When we do so, we transfer information in compliance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. And, we take steps to protect personal information in whatever country it is stored in, transferred to or in which it is processed. We have procedures and controls to help ensure this. Other countries may not have data protection and privacy laws that provide the same protections as the laws applicable in your country. Personal information and personal health information that is processed, stored or transferred outside of your country may be available to the foreign government of the country in which the information or the entity controlling it is situated under a lawful order made in that country and used for purposes other than those described above.

We adhere to the EU Data Privacy Directive, the Canadian federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and similar provincial legislation enacted throughout Canada and applicable country privacy laws as well as the U.S. Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Program. For more information concerning the transfer of information to other countries, please see our Safe Harbor Privacy Policy.

5. Security
We are committed to keeping personal information secure, and have implemented technical, administrative and physical procedures to protect personal information. We also limit access to personal information to those who have a business need. When we provide your personal information to third party service providers, we require those companies to protect the information and not to use the information for any other purpose.

Nevertheless, although we have tried to create a secured and reliable website, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from this website cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when conveying personal information over the Internet. When disclosing any personal information, you should remain mindful that such information might be accessible by the public and, consequently, may be collected and used by others without your consent. You should also recognize that your use of the Internet and this website is solely at your own risk.

6. Links
As a convenience to you, our company may provide links from this website to other websites maintained by independent third parties. This privacy policy applies solely to the information collected on this website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this website, and to read the privacy policies of any other websites that you may visit.

7. Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy practices or would like to review or update your personal information, you may contact us at the following address:

Attn: Global Privacy Team
100 Enterprise Dr.
Rockaway, NJ 07866