Owens & Minor believes that your personal information is yours. We also understand that
many people have concerns about divulging information about themselves over the Internet. We are
aware of these concerns and want you to feel perfectly comfortable shopping at our site. This
privacy statement has been prepared by Owens & Minor to demonstrate our commitment to
protecting our Customers privacy. So that you understand your rights, we encourage you to
read this document in its entirety and to review our
Terms and Conditions document. Please direct any questions regarding this statement to
omdirectinfo@owens-minor.com.
We gather certain information from those who visit and use our site. Our objective in gathering
information is to improve our service offerings. We limit access internally to this information to
only those who require it in performing their jobs.
Owens & Minor does not provide any third party with individually identifiable information
other than that which is necessary to complete your order. Specifically, Owens & Minor gives
your name, shipping address, phone number and order information to the shipping agency and any
manufacturer who will ship products directly to you.
The OMDirectSM web site is a business-to-business procurement system
serving Owens & Minors Customers. Customers who wish
to purchase through OMDirectSM must provide the necessary credentials
before they are provided a log in to the application.
Our site uses temporary or "transient" cookies to identify
the active session. Basically, "cookies" are small pieces
of information that Web sites use to remember information about
users. Cookies speed navigation, keep track of items, and provide
continuity from page to page. These cookies do not contain any
personally identifying information. These session identifiers
are purged when the user logs off. Any users who want to log in
to OMDirectSM must have their browsers set to accept cookies. No
other information is recorded in the browser cookie by the OMDirectSM
web site.
The United States Federal Trade Commission has created an information page "How to be Web
Ready," located at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/, which provides general tips on
how to protect your privacy on-line. The FTC has also prepared a publication, Site Seeing
on the Internet, which contains much more detailed information about privacy, avoiding fraud,
and helping children use the Internet safely. You may get a copy of this publication by calling the FTC
toll-free 1-877-382-2020 or viewing it on-line at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/.
By using the OMDirectSM web site, you indicate your acceptance of this
privacy statement. If you choose not to accept the terms of this
privacy statement, your only option is to discontinue using the
site. Owens & Minor may update this policy from time to time;
please check this page periodically for changes. Should you continue
to use the site following any changes to this privacy statement,
you have indicated your acceptance of those changes.
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