Hemagen Diagnostics, Inc.

Privacy Policy

Our assurance to you

We want to assure you that the staff of and our partner Beyond Indigo are dedicated and obliged to protecting your privacy, with our sole purpose and goal being to support you through your loss and to provide you information about the process of death and dying. For this reason, we do not buy, sell, or trade screen names or any other portion of the information you supply as a member of our community. We highly value your trust, and with respect to security, we do take protective measures within our physical facility to protect members' information from loss, misuse, or alteration, in addition to the measures we take online to protect your right to privacy.

This Privacy Statement will advise you about how we protect your personal information and what choices you have concerning our use of such information. Please read this policy carefully. Beyond Indigo is owned and operated by Kelasan, Inc. (PO Box 305, Chanhassen, Minnesota 55317). You can reach us at this US Postal Service address or by e-mailing your questions, comments, or concerns to kelly@beyondindigo.com.

While the Beyond Indigo site does not release any personal information, we do urge you to protect yourself when posting to the Guest Book and/or Message Boards as we cannot be responsible for personal information you provide in those forums. We suggest you protect yourself by not disclosing personal information in these areas. We also urge you to supervise any child utilizing these site areas. We are extra protective of our young members, but we must also depend on you, as their caretaker, to assist us in this endeavor.

The Management of Beyond Indigo reserves the right to delete any offensive entries on the Message Boards at our discretion. This includes, but is not limited to, offensive language, offensive screen name, harassing posts, "hate" oriented posts, or any post that compromises a member's privacy.

General Information

  • Beyond Indigo collects personal information when you register with us. Membership at Beyond Indigo is free. Membership is needed when you use Beyond Indigo message boards, memorials and aftercare products.
  • You can edit your account information at any time if you are a member of Beyond Indigo website. Just click on My Account at the top of any Beyond Indigo page.
  • When you register we ask for information such as your name, email address, birth date, gender, and zip code. Once you register with Beyond Indigo and sign in to our services, you are not anonymous to us.
  • Beyond Indigo automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, Beyond Indigo cookie information, and the page you request. Beyond Indigo uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal and external clients.

About cookies on our site

We utilize anonymous "cookie" technology within our site.  For those not familiar with cookies, they do not contain any personal information, such as your name, address, or e-mail address. They do not personally identify you in any way.  However, they do contain information which is useful to Beyond Indigo Management to help enhance the site to suit the needs of our members.

In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's Children's Privacy Protection guidelines, the www.beyondindigo.com website's cookie technology does not collect identifying information from children. Our cookies are for internal use only and are "generic" in nature, e.g., they contain no identifying information. Additionally, we do not buy, sell, or trade any membership lists or any member information with any outside sources.  

For example, anonymous cookies include information such as the Internet service provider (ISP) with which you access our site; the computer operating system you use, such as Windows or Macintosh; the web browser utilized; and areas most visited within the site, but this is "generically" collected without personal information included.  They simply further enable us to make the Beyond Indigo website more useful to our members and allows us to provide you with the best site we possibly can.

About our advertisers

Beyond Indigo does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you interact with or view an ad. However, by clicking on an ad and going to the advertisers website information may or may not be collected about you from that advertiser. Please read their privacy policies.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Beyond Indigo does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:

  • We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
  • We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of Beyond Indigo's policies, or as otherwise required by law.

Information we provide to you

We strive to provide the most updated information available regarding issues surrounding the grief, death and dying process. We hope you find this information helpful and informative; however, we urge you to strictly adhere to your doctor's orders and do not deviate from them. If you find a treatment approach described within our site that you would like to try, consult your physician and explain the details, then together, you and s/he can make an informed medical decision about what is best for you.

As a registered member of Beyond Indigo, you will receive a limited number of informative e-mail messages from us regarding site improvements, additions, and/or changes to enhance your experience while visiting the site; however, if you do not wish to receive these, please e-mail news@beyondindigo.com to be taken off of the mailing list. Please include your screen name at Beyond Indigo in order for us to facilitate this request. If you feel this site is not following its stated Privacy Statement, you may contact us at the above address or contact the Committee on Ethical Business Practices at mgoldberger@the-dma.org

We hope this Privacy Statement will ensure you of your complete privacy within our site. If you have further concerns or questions, please feel free to contact us. It is our sincere hope that you have a positive experience Beyond Indigo and find comfort, reassurance, encouragement, and hope as you go through your time of grief. Please know we are committed to helping you and are concerned about your well-being during this difficult time.


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