Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to respecting it. The following is intended to inform you of the limited ways that we may use information provided as the result of your visit to this website (the “Site”).
information collected and how we use it
We collect several types of information: Personally Identifiable Information and Anonymous Information.
1. PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We collect personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide on online forms which may include contact requests, referral requests, appointment requests, bill payments, comments, and/or online surveys. Personally identifiable information can include name, address, phone number, email address, demographic information and any other information you may voluntarily provide. We will use your information to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it and for our business operations. While visiting our Sites, if you give us personally identifiable information to receive information from us, to pre-register for an event, or to pre-register for patient services or otherwise, we will collect and store that personal data. If you give us personal data in order to pre-register for patient services through an affiliate’s or third party’s website, the affiliate or third party may share the personal data with contracted service providers to verify the accuracy of the data and complete the registration process.
You agree that, should you elect to supply it, we may use your name, email address, physical address, telephone number, or other data to communicate with you as described below.
By providing a telephone number, you expressly consent and authorize us, as well as any of our related affiliates, agents or contractors, to contact you through the use of any dialing equipment (including a dialer, automatic telephone dialing system, and/or interactive voice recognition system) and/or artificial or prerecorded voice or message. You expressly agree that such automated calls may be made to any telephone number (including numbers assigned to any cellular or other service for which you may be charged for the call) you provide. In addition, you expressly consent and authorize the receipt of text messages from us at any telephone number (including numbers assigned to any cellular or other service for which you may be charged for the call) you provide. By providing this express consent, you specifically waive any claim you may have for the making of such calls or texts, including any claim under federal or state law and specifically any claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227. By providing a telephone number, you represent you are the subscriber or owner or have the authority to use and provide consent to call or text the number.
By providing your email address, you expressly opt-in to the receipt of email communications from us and our affiliates, agents or contractors for or related to medical goods or services, your account, and other services such as financial, clinical and educational information including exchange news, changes to health care law, health care coverage, care follow up, and other healthcare opportunities, goods and services. By providing this express consent, you specifically waive any claim you may have for the sending of such emails, including any claim under federal or state law and specifically any claim under the CAN-SPAM Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 7701, et seq. By providing an email address, you represent you are the subscriber or owner or have the authority to use and provide consent to contact the email address.
2. DENTAL RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY
Dеntаl records оf individuаl раtiеntѕ аrе bеing kерt by thе dentist and thеѕе rесоrdѕ аrе vеrу ѕеnѕitivе so, аrе kерt соnfidеntiаl, Onе of thе reasons whilе thе rесоrdѕ аrе kерt соnfidеntiаl iѕ thаt, they can be followed bу any оthеr dentist for furthеr trеаtmеnt оf thе аffесtеd раtiеnt; whеn nесеѕѕаrу.
Thе rесоrdѕ саnnоt be hidden frоm thе раtiеnt whenever hе /ѕhе demand fоr it аnd it could bе duрliсаtеd оr diѕtributеd in any wау thаt pleases the patient. Dеntiѕtѕ nееd patients to givе рrесiѕе, сlоѕе and аmрlе health details tо bе аblе to give harmless аnd definite trеаtmеnt. No раrt or complete content оf ѕuсh document соuld bе released tо аnу other реrѕоn withоut a рriоr writtеn аuthоrizаtiоn оf thе раtiеnt.
Even if a раtiеnt аttеnd a рrivаtе сliniс fоr dеntаl care, thе bаѕiс ethics of соnfidеntiаlitу аnd раtiеnt rightѕ dеfinеd above should bе оbѕеrvеd into details bеfоrе аnу third раrtу соuld hаvе аn ассеѕѕ to thе patient information, this will аllоw thе раtiеnt tо ѕее if thе infоrmаtiоn iѕ save tо bе released аnd it is not bаѕtаrdiѕеd bу ѕuсh third раrtу. . It iѕ thе rеѕроnѕibilitу оf the dеntiѕt аnd thе dental health саrе рrоvidеrѕ tо рrоtесt thе рrivасу and secrecy оf аll thеir раtiеntѕ even if thе patient is ignоrаnt оf the nесеѕѕitу tо рrоtесt his /hеr personal dеntаl information.
Thеrе is nо third раrtу bе it Inѕurаnсе соmраnу, Dеntаl аѕѕосiаtiоn оr Gоvеrnmеnt аgеnсу thаt can hаvе a right оf еntrу to аnу раtiеnt dеntаl rесоrdѕ to be used for unсоnnесtеd information рurроѕе either fоr healthy hiѕtоrу, реrѕоnаl infоrmаtiоn оr finаnсiаl status withоut еithеr thе written реrmiѕѕiоn оf the раtiеnt оr court оrdеr. Meanwhile, Cаrе ѕhоuld bе taken to еnѕurе thаt thе individuаl ѕееking access tо the rесоrd is the раtiеnt in question аnd whеrе nесеѕѕаrу thе рrасtiсе will seek infоrmаtiоn from the раtiеnt tо confirm idеntitу.
3. ANONYMOUS INFORMATION
We may collect certain information by automated means. This information includes cookies, sensors, geo location, pixel tags, IP addresses and other similar technology. This information does not identify you, but is statistical data that provides generic information about your use of the Sites. This information helps us understand which parts of our Sites are visited most often and may be used to analyze trends, administer and improve the Sites, gather broad demographic information, personalize content and determine retargeting and remarketing. We use cookies to tailor web content to match your browser capability. Cookies allow the Sites to retain information to make your use of the Sites more convenient. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however if you disable the cookie, you will still be able to use the Sites, but you may not be able to fully take advantage of all of the Sites’ features or parts of the Sites may not function properly. Our web servers automatically identify computers by their IP addresses. We may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the Sites, track users’ movement and gather demographic information for aggregate use. For example, if you view specific pages or download information from specific pages on our Sites, we will track and add the number of your visits to the aggregate number of visits by all users in order to better design our Sites.
SURVEYS
From time-to-time our Sites may request information from you via survey. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you have a choice whether or not to disclose the requested information, which may include contact information (such as name and address) and demographic information (such as zip code and age level). Feedback collected by these surveys will be used for the purpose stated at the time the survey is posted, our business operations and monitoring or improving use of the Sites.
THIRD PARTY USE
Your privacy is important to us and we want you to feel comfortable visiting our Sites. We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction in accordance with applicable laws. We may share information with third parties performing services on our behalf that are contractually bound to keep your personal information confidential and to use it only for the purposes under which we disclose it. For example, we may use service providers to help manage or support the Sites’ technical operation. Also, we may share your personal information in connection with a court order, subpoena, government investigation, when required by law, and in the event of a corporate sale, merger or acquisition. If we partner with a third party to provide services and you sign up for those services, we will share your name and other contact information necessary for our partner to provide the services to you.
SECURITY
While we cannot and do not guarantee that your information will not be viewed by unauthorized persons, we take privacy and security seriously. We take reasonable, industry standard precautions to keep the Sites and their systems secure and to prevent personal information from being made available to unauthorized persons or entities. Even though we employ these standard precautions and protocols, we cannot provide absolute assurances that the contents of messages, for example, will be secure. If you choose to send any confidential information to us, you accept the risk that a third party may intercept and use this information.
LINKS
The Sites contain links to third party websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for any of the content, activities, products, or advertisements on these third party websites nor do we make any representations, approvals, or endorsements regarding the services provided or the nature, quality, or accuracy of such third party content. Use of any linked third party website is solely at your own risk and we encourage you to read the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policies of each such linked third party websites you choose to access.
OPTING OUT
You may revoke your consent to contact at any time by directly contacting us or using the opt-out method identified in the applicable communication. Many browsers and mobile operating systems enable you to indicate your preference regarding online tracking. You can set your browser or mobile operating system to a “do not track” or similar setting and, when your browser or mobile operating system passes your request to us, we will not serve you targeted advertising, although we may continue to collect data about your use of the Sites. For example, Apple’s iOS mobile operating system provides iPhone and iPad users with a “Limit Ad Tracking” setting, and if you turn on that setting, we will not use your device identifier to serve you targeted ads.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Sites are not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Sites. We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under the age of 18, and no part of our Sites is designed or intended to attract anyone under the age of 18. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us so we can immediately delete any such information.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the Sites by a link from our homepage so that you always know what information we collect and how we use it. Please consult this portion of the Sites regularly for important changes to the Privacy Policy as they occur.
