Who we are
Our website privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for the websites owned and operated by Advanced Dermatology, Mohs and Laser Surgery Center, P.A. and its divisions and subsidiaries. These websites include www.skinandlasercenter.com, www.advanceddermnj.com, and www.salonikamedspa.com. This privacy policy applies solely to the information collected by the aforementioned websites. For our privacy policy on how our practice safely handles medical information, please refer to our Patient Privacy Policy.
Protecting your private information is our priority, and this policy is meant to inform and govern our data collection strategies for your information. This privacy policy will explain the following:
- What information we collect on our website, how we use and protect it, and if and where it will be shared;
- How you can ensure your data is correct and how your data might be used with your consent;
- Our security in protecting your information.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
We, the owners and operators of the aforementioned websites, are the sole owners of the information collected on our websites. We do not collect any information without your consent. We might collect information about your browser (type and version), computer (operating system), internet connection (IP address, geographical location), and visits on our websites (website referral source, content interaction, interaction with links, length of visit, page views, website navigation). We may collect, safely store, and use the following information with your permission:
- Information you provide to us in registering and using our websites;
- Information you provide to us in subscribing to our email newsletters and notifications, website services, social media pages;
- Any other information pertaining to yourself that you choose to provide us with.
If you are to disclose the personal information of another person, you must do so after receiving consent from that person to disclose and process their information in accordance with the terms of our website privacy policy. That person’s consent signifies their understanding and acceptance of our website privacy policy.
We might use your information to correspond with you regarding the reason(s) you contacted us. We reserve the right to share the information you provided to us with another third party outside of our organization. These third parties include, but are not limited to, content management systems (i.e. email services) so we can provide you with a better, more integrated experience. Unless you unsubscribe from our email list, we may contact you in the future to tell you about promotions, new products, specials, and free knowledge about medicine and skincare.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Our websites uses contact forms which use cookies. A cookie are specific data stored on the site visitor’s hard drive to (1) identify visitors on the site, (2) improve access and ease to our site visitors, and (3) to target and track the the interests of our users to enhance their site experience.
Cookies
Our websites use cookies. A cookie are specific data stored on the site visitor’s hard drive to (1) identify visitors on the site, (2) improve access and ease to our site visitors, and (3) to target and track the the interests of our users to enhance their site experience.
For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. A website visitor can always opt out of cookies, but if they do, we cannot guarantee a superior website experience.
- If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
- When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- If you leave a comment, fill out a form, or sign up to be a member of our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with our terms of this policy, which we reserve the right to update at any time.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Links and Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles and affiliations provided on our websites might include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites might collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices on the websites we do not operate. We encourage our website users to fully inform themselves with the privacy policies of the websites they visit.
Where we might share your data
We prioritize the protection of your personal data. Your personal data might be shared through an automated spam detection service for your own protection. Your information might be disclosed to employees (or subcontractors) of our practice, divisions, and subsidiaries only in cases deemed reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in our website privacy policy.
Additionally, we may also disclose personal information:
- If we are required to do so by law or in connection with any legal proceedings;
- In order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights.
Your access to your personal data
We pride ourselves in being transparent to our users and prioritize your access of your personal data. You can always access, change, delete, and update your personal information (if any) we have about you on our websites. Website administrators can also see and edit the aforementioned personal information.Additionally, you can always opt out of being contacted by us at any time given that you update your site preferences through the email or phone number provided to us.
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How we protect your data
We safely store all the personal information you provide to us on our secure (password and firewall-protected) servers. The computers and servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment within our practice. We prioritize the safe protection of your information, and we take precautions, whether technical or organizational, to prevent the alteration, loss, and/or misuse of the personal data you provided on our websites.
Updates to our Website Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update our website privacy policy at any time in the future. Any updates will be reflected on our website.
Effective: July 15th, 2020
If you have any concerns or questions about our privacy policy, please immediately contact us via the email and/or phone number provided on our website(s).
About Patient Privacy
The notice below describes how medical information about you may be safely used and disclosed within the practice (not online) and how you can get access to this information.
We understand the importance of privacy and are committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your medical information.
We make a record of the medical care we provide and may receive such records from others. We use these records to provide or enable other health care providers to provide quality medical care, to obtain payment for services provided to you as allowed by your health plan and to enable us to meet our professional and legal obligations to operate this medical practice properly. We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information, to provide individuals with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to protected health information, and to notify affected individuals following a breach of unsecured protected health information. This notice describes how we may use and disclose your medical information. It also describes your rights and our legal obligations with respect to your medical information. Please review the PDF below carefully. Your medical information is very important to us.
Effective Date: 7/15/2020