Website Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting this website ('Website'). The Website Privacy Policy is as follows:
- This Website does not collect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about you unless you choose to provide that information.
- If you are a patient and you choose to provide PII, any PII you provide is protected by security controls consistent with the practice's Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP).
- Non-PII information related to your visit to this Website may be automatically collected and temporarily stored. For more information on your health information privacy and security rights visit the NPP page.
Information Collected and Stored Automatically
When you browse through this website, technical information may be gathered or stored about your visit. This information does not identify who you are. The information collected includes:
- The name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or stanford.edu, if you are connecting from Stanford University's domain).
- The date and time of your visit.
- The pages you visited.
- The address of the website you came from when you came to visit.
This information is used to improve this Website and provide a better user experience for visitors. Various analytical software tools such are used to collect and aggregate this information. This information is available only to web managers and other designated staff who require this information to perform their duties. It is retained only for as long as needed for proper analysis.
Web Measurement and Cookies
Web measurement and customization technologies, such as 'cookies', as used to help this Website function better for visitors and to better understand how visitors use this Website. A 'cookie' is a small text file automatically placed on your computer. Two types of cookies are used on this Website:
- Session cookies are used to gather data for technical purposes, such as enabling better navigation through this Website and to generate aggregated statistics about how this Website is used. Session cookies are temporary text files that expire when you leave this Website. When cookies expire, they are automatically deleted from your computer. Session cookies are not used to collect PII, and data collected from session cookies is not shared.
- Multi-session cookies, a.k.a. persistent cookies, are used to customize this Website for frequent visitors and to test variations of website design and content. Multi-session cookies are cookies that are stored over more than a single session on your computer. Multi-session cookies are not used to collect PII, and data collected from multi-session cookies is not shared. You may take actions to block cookies. Blocking these cookies from your computer will not affect your access to the content and tools on this Website.
Personal Information Voluntarily Submitted
If you choose to provide personal information -- for example by completing a 'Contact Us' form, leaving a comment, or completing a survey -- that information may be used to respond to your message and/or help get you the information or services you requested. Submitting personal information (name, address, telephone number, email address, etc.) is voluntary and is not required to access most areas of this Website. Information is retained only for as long as necessary to respond to your question or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Personal Information Submitted Through Our Patient Portal
Our website may provide access to a Patient Portal that will link you to an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) system which operates outside of the network of our website. If you choose to access our EHR system, you will be required to establish an account name, password and provide other information for security purposes. Our Patient Portal will provide further information on the privacy information of our EHR system.
Visiting This Website on Third-Party Websites
Accounts may be maintained on third-party websites, such as social media sites, as tools to better interact with visitors. Your activity on those third-party websites is governed by the security and privacy policies of those sites. Users of third-party websites are often sharing information with the general public, user community, and/or the third-party operating the website and information may be used in a variety of ways. You should review the privacy policies of third-party websites before using them and ensure that you understand how your information may be used. You should also adjust privacy settings on your account on any third-party website to match your preferences.
Common third-party websites in use include:
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Google Places
- YouTube
- Bing
- Bing Places for Business
Information Collected and Used from Third-Party Websites
If you have an account with a third-party website, and choose to follow, like, friend, or comment, certain PII associated with your account may be made available based on the privacy policies of the third-party website and your privacy settings within that third-party website.
Disclosure
Personal information about our visitors is not disclosed, given, sold, or transferred unless required for law enforcement.
Last updated: November 4, 2024
