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Welcome to paingrade.com (the "Site"), owned and operated by Vital Checklist ("Vital Checklist," "us" or "we"). PainGrade is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a safe online experience. This Privacy Policy applies to the Site and governs data collection and usage of the Site only, and does not apply to any other information collected by PainGrade or Vital Checklist through any other means. By using the Site, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy.

IF YOU DON'T AGREE TO THESE TERMS, PLEASE DON'T USE THE SITE
  1. Collection of your Personal Information. PainGrade or Vital Checklist may collect and store personal or other information that you voluntarily supply Vital Checklist or PainGrade online while using the Site. Vital Checklist or PainGrade may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, preferences, interests and favorites. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that may be automatically collected by Vital Checklist or PainGrade . This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Vital Checklist or PainGrade for the operation of the Site, to maintain quality of the Site, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Site. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through public message boards, conversation pages, chat rooms, blogs, profile pages or other similar services, that personal information may be publicly posted and otherwise publicly available for use. Vital Checklist and PainGrade encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Vital Checklist so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Vital Checklist or PainGrade is not responsible for privacy statements or other content on websites other than the Site.
  2. Use of your Personal Information. Vital Checklist or PainGrade may collect and use your personal information to operate the Site and deliver the services you have requested and to make improvements to the Site. Where appropriate, Vital Checklist and PainGrade may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Vital Checklist or PainGrade and Vital Checklist' affiliates as well as other agencies, organizations, or individuals for the purpose of providing additional services and assistance. However, Vital Checklist or PainGrade will not disclose information to other third party agencies, organizations or individuals unless you are informed of the possibility of such disclosure when you initially provide the personally identifiable information to Vital Checklist or PainGrade. Vital Checklist and PainGrade may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. If you supply us with your postal address on-line you may receive periodic mailings from us with information on new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, please let us know by e-mailing us at hi@vitalchecklist.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Please provide us with your exact name and address. If you supply us with your telephone number on-line, you may receive telephone contact from us or our affiliates with information regarding new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such telephone calls, please let us know by sending us an e-mail at hi@vitalchecklist.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Please provide us with your name and telephone number. Vital Checklist and PainGrade does not sell, rent or lease its user lists to third parties. Vital Checklist and PainGrade may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Vital Checklist and PainGrade may share data with trusted partners to help us perform services, perform statistical analysis, send you e-mail or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Vital Checklist or PainGrade, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Vital Checklist or PainGradedoes not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, ethnicity or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Vital Checklist or PainGrade may keep track of the pages users visit within the Site in order to determine what Vital Checklist or PainGrade services are the most popular. This data may be used to deliver customized content within the Site to users whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Vital Checklist or PainGrade will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) protect the security of the Site; (b) to take any precautions against liability Vital Checklist or PainGrade deems necessary or advisable; (c) to respond to judicial process and subpoenas; or (d) to the extent permitted under provisions of applicable federal, state or local law; and/or to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation related to public safety or welfare.
  3. Use of Cookies. The Site may now or in the future use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, and so on. When cookies are used, when you return to the Site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Vital Checklist or PainGrade features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Vital Checklist Site.
  4. Security of your Personal Information. Vital Checklist or PainGrade takes commercially reasonable measures to secure your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Vital Checklist or PainGrade secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number, social security number, etc.) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
  5. Changes to this Privacy Policy. Vital Checklist and PainGrade will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect current Vital Checklist and PainGrade policies. If this Privacy Policy is revised, the revised Privacy Policy will be posted here with the date of the most recent version posted above. Continued use of the Site after any such revision or update constitutes your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as so revised or modified. Vital Checklist and PainGrade encourages you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to be informed of how Vital Checklist and PainGrade is protecting your information. Finally, the terms of this Privacy Policy are subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
  6. Children's Privacy Policy. The Site is not intended for those under the age of 18.
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I started my medical career in 1995 when I joined KMC, Manipal, one of the prestigious institutions in India. KMC, Manipal is in Karnataka,and people speak Kannada and Tulu. I remember the lecture in medical school when our professor explained the importance of integrating communication skills with the clinical skills. He emphasized the need to learn the local language. India is a diverse country with many languages and dialects. Our professor asked us a straightforward question, if we cannot understand the patient’s pain, then how will we treat it. He explainedthe difference between a symptom and a sign and made a funny acronym to describe the characteristics of both. Read More...

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