WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
Last Modified: June 6, 2023
Darren M. Smith, M.D., P.C., a professional corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York (“we” or “us”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the website www.darrensmithmd.com (the “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
This policy applies to information we collect:
From the use of this website, in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services if those applications or advertising include links to this policy.
This policy does not apply to:
Any information collected by us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party;
Any information collected by any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from this Website (including https://darrensmithmd.brilliantconnections.com/); or
Any information given to us, or collected by us, falling within the definition of “health information” under 45 C.F.R. §160.103. We will keep such information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (as may be amended, “HIPAA”) along with any relevant federal regulations. Our HIPAA privacy policy notice can be accessed by contacting the practice at 212-633-0627 or info@darrensmithmd.com.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website including information:
By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number (“personal information”);
About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our website, and usage details.
We collect this information:
Directly from you when you provide it to us, whether by filling in a form, email or chat.
Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, information collected through cookies, and personally identifiable information..
This helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to use this information for supporting Website operations and to evaluate traffic patterns for our Website, and to provide a more personalized experience for you as you interact with our practice through this website and in other electronic settings (including but not limited to social media, email, and other third party websites).
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We may disclose information about our users to third parties to support the operations of this Website and electronic communications of the practice.
We may also disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request; or in the instance of health information, in accordance with HIPAA.
We do not sell user information of any type to third parties.
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page.
We employ commercially reasonable security to protect the information collected; however, because of the inherent risks of online activity, the safety of the information collected cannot be guaranteed.
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
This privacy policy may be revised from time to time. We recommend that you review this policy for updates when visiting this website. Your continued use of this website will constitute your acceptance of such privacy policy updates.
The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact us at 212-633-0627 or by mail at 111 East 57th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY, 10022.
