Home Foot Care Services is sensitive to the privacy of our website visitors. The purpose of this Privacy Statement is to let you know how we handle information received from you through homefootcareservices.com website, as well as inform you of the risks involved when you communicate or provide information by way of the Internet. Changes are made to this Privacy Statement from time to time without notice. It is your responsibility to review the Statement when you use homefootcareservices.com website.
By continuing to use this site, you consent to any changes to our policy or terms of use.
The medical and health information presented on this website is intended to be general in nature, and should not be perceived as a substitute for professional advice. Please consult with a health care professional for all matters relating to personal medical and health care issues.
Health and Medical Information
Certain health and medical information is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and applicable New Jersey law. This information may be provided by you or your authorized representative online or offline or may be collected by us from other methods such as through a health care provider. We protect covered health and medical information as required by HIPAA and applicable New Jersey law. Similarly, we may use covered health and medical information as permitted by HIPAA and applicable New Jersey law.
In addition to reviewing our Website Privacy Policy, please review our Notice of Privacy Practices (to be posted shortly) – a print copy is available at our office. In the event of any conflict between our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices and this Website Privacy Statement, the terms of our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices shall control.
Security/Confidentiality
We use a number of physical security methods (such as locks and alarm systems); electronic security methods (passwords and encryption methods); and procedural methods (rules regarding the handling and use of information) to protect the security and integrity of information submitted through this Web site. However, no transmission of data over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100 percent secure. If you wish to keep your information completely private, you should not transmit data over internet or wireless network.
Information Collection and Storage
Personally Identifiable Information: We do not collect information that personally identifies you unless you choose to provide it to us (for example, Web pages that allow you to request an appointment or send an e-mail message). The personal information you submit is shared only with those people in our organization who need this information to respond to your question or request, and as otherwise permitted by law to allow us to operate our business or to comply with applicable Federal and State laws.
As used in this Privacy Statement, personal information does not include information protected under HIPAA or applicable state laws, which is protected as described in the section “Health and Medical Information” above.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information: We collect information that does not personally identify you for various purposes (for example, website usage, traffic patterns, site performance and related statistics based on our tracking record of your visits to our website).
Cookies: We collect some of this information using persistent “cookies” to recognize a repeat visitor; this helps us collect general information about how our site is viewed. We also collect and log the IP address of site visitors to gather aggregate data on visitors to our site. Neither cookies nor IP addresses are used to collect any personal information from you.
Most email does not provide a completely secure and confidential means of communication. It is possible that your email could be viewed inappropriately by another Internet user. If you choose to provide us with your email, any misaddressing may result in others intercepting, altering, forwarding or using the information without authorization. You must remember that there is always a possibility of a 3rd party accessing your email, such as your employer, your internet service provider or tech support service technician, your family members or anyone else you may have provided with access to your email. If you wish to keep your information completely private, you should not use email.
From time to time, a representative from homefootcareservices.com’s website may wish to deliver information to you via email. In addition, we may occasionally distribute news and announcements via email. Please note, we do not sell, trade, or otherwise share our email lists with others. You may remove your name from any list by using an established subscription opt-out method or by contacting us in person (see Contact Information section, below.)
Links to Other Websites
From time to time homefootcareservices.com website contains links to other online resources that are not managed or controlled by us. These links are provided for your convenience only. We do not review, endorse or take responsibility for the content of these other resources. If you choose to access such sites, you are subject to the privacy policies of those sites.
Information From Minors
Our website is not intended to attract or collect information from minors under the age of 13 unless they receive verifiable parental consent. If you think we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 through this website, please contact us immediately.
Printing or Downloading Information
Unless otherwise stated, you may print or download information from our website for personal, non-commercial use only. You must, however, identify the source of the material and include a statement that the materials are protected by copyright law.
Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at Lana.Raginsky@homefootcareservices.com
Home Foot Care Services Administrative Office
40 Stirling Rd. Ste. 207
Watchung, NJ 07069