Privacy Policy & HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Last updated: August 04, 2021

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

Our Duty to Safeguard Your Protected Health Information

Dorsey Family Dental is required by law to maintain the privacy of your protected health information (PHI) and to provide you with this Notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. We are required to abide by the terms of this Notice currently in effect.

How We May Use and Disclose Your Protected Health Information

Treatment: We may use and disclose your PHI to provide, coordinate, or manage your dental care and related services. For example, we may disclose your PHI to specialists, other health care providers, or dental laboratories involved in your treatment.

Payment: We may use and disclose your PHI to obtain payment for your dental services. For example, we may disclose your PHI to your dental insurance company to obtain payment for treatment we have provided to you.

Health Care Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for our health care operations. For example, we may use your PHI for quality assessment activities, training programs, licensing, and conducting or arranging for other business activities.

Appointment Reminders: We may use and disclose your PHI to contact you as a reminder that you have an appointment for treatment.

Treatment Alternatives: We may use and disclose your PHI to tell you about possible treatment options or alternatives that may be of interest to you.

Health-Related Products and Services: We may use and disclose your PHI to tell you about health-related products or services that may be of interest to you.

Required by Law: We will disclose your PHI when required to do so by federal, state, or local law.

Your Rights Regarding Your Protected Health Information

You have the following rights regarding your PHI:

Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and copy your PHI used to make decisions about your care.
Right to Amend: You have the right to amend your PHI if you believe it is incorrect or incomplete.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose about you.
Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about dental matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to a paper copy of this Notice at any time.

How to Exercise Your Rights or File a Complaint

To exercise your rights or to file a complaint, contact our Privacy Officer at:

Dorsey Family Dental 5126 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: (410) 740-9400

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Company (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Dorsey Family Dental, 5126 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: Maryland, United States
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to Dorsey Family Dental, accessible from https://dorseyfamilydentalmd.com/ (opens in new tab)
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. The technologies We use may include:

Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent.
Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons that permit the Company to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to the services.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with any merger, sale of Company assets, or acquisition.
With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

"Do Not Track" Policy

Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals. However, some third party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities. If You are visiting such websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, You can contact us:

By visiting this page on our website: https://dorseyfamilydentalmd.com/contact/
By phone number: (410) 740-9400
By mail: 5126 Dorsey Hall Drive, Ellicott City, Maryland 21042

Note: The information provided in this Privacy Policy is for general informational purposes. This HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices is provided as a courtesy. Patients should contact our office to receive a complete, signed copy of our HIPAA Notice as required by law.