Website Privacy policy

Protecting your private information as you visit our website is of the utmost importance to us. We are bound by HIPAA and do not disclose client identifying information to non-health professionals unless they are delineated on the HIPAA form that every client of ours signs with us before we begin working with them.

Patient Advocacy MD (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the https://www.advocacymd.com/ website (hereinafter referred to as the “Service”).

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

By using the Patient Advocacy MD website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

We use your data to provide and improve the service. By using the service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Website Host Security

Patient Advocacy MD is hosted by Bluehost, a leading provider of online tools and services that is a member of Endurance International Group, Inc. The company is compliant with international standards of online security and privacy.

Additional information about Bluehost privacy can be found here.

Definitions

  • Service

Service is the https://www.advocacymd.com/ website operated by Patient Advocacy MD

  • Personal Data

Personal data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

  • Usage Data

Usage data is 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).

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

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 (“personal data”). 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

We may also collect information about how the service is accessed and used (“usage data”). This usage data may include information such as your computer’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.

Use of Data

Patient Advocacy MD uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the service
  • To notify you about changes to our service
  • To provide customer care and support
  • To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the service
  • To monitor the usage of the service
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Transfer of Data

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this privacy policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Patient Advocacy MD will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Legal Requirements

Patient Advocacy MD does not sell, rent or lease its customer information to third parties. We secure your information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Patient Advocacy MD may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary:

  • To comply with a legal obligation
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of Patient Advocacy MD
  • To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public

If you are a European citizen, under GDPR, you have certain individual rights. You can learn more about these guides in the EU GDPR Guide located here.

Security of Data

The security of your 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.

Links to Other Sites

Our service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site.

We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Notice Regarding Public Posting Areas

Please note that any information you include in a message you post to any chat room, forum or other public posting area on this website is available to anyone with internet access. If you do not want people to know your email address, for example, do not include it in any message you post publicly. PLEASE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION ANY PUBLIC POSTING AREAS ON THIS SITE. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE BY OTHERS OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DISCLOSE IN THESE PUBLIC POSTING AREAS (SUCH AS BLOG COMMENTS OR VIA SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS).

Children’s Privacy

Our service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

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.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the end of this privacy policy.

You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this privacy policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us:

Using the phone number: +1 (216) 218-7940

Or via email: georganne@advocacymd.com

Effective Date: December 28, 2019