privacy policy

Campfire Smiles Pediatric Dentistry Privacy Policy

We are glad to provide you with excellent dental services while also respecting your privacy. This notice discloses the privacy practices for information collected by this website, including:

-what personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used, and with whom it may be shared;
-how you can ensure the accuracy of the information;
-our security procedures designed to protect the misuse of your information; and
-your options regarding the use of your data.

COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF INFORMATION

Our website permits us to access information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We are the sole owners of such information collected on this site; we do not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We use your information to respond to your inquiries and requests, primarily to ensure we are meeting your expectations for dental services. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your requests and to provide you with outstanding care.

We may occasionally contact you via email to notify you of specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy (unless, of course, you direct us not to).

YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. By using the contact form on our website, you can:

-request a description of the information we have about you, if any;
-correct any inaccurate information;
-direct us to delete information related to you;
-and share any concern you have about our use of information.

KEEPING YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION SECURE

In an abundance of caution, we suggest that you not use our contact form to email us confidential information. While we will not disclose such information to anyone beyond those necessary to facilitate our care of you, such information could possibly be intercepted in transit by unauthorized entities.

DENTIST-APPROVED COOKIES

While it may seem funny, our dental website uses "cookies." A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor's computer or device to improve access to our site and to identify you as a repeat visitor. For example, cookies eliminate the need for you to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to remember the interests of our patients to enhance their experience on our site. So our cookies are safe for your teeth and help us serve you better! Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

LINKS

We have linked our website to other sites that may be of help or interest to you. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. Please be aware when leaving our site and read the other sites’ privacy statements to determine to what extent they collect or use personally identifiable information. We invite you to contact us if you feel that we can better implement this privacy policy.

HIPAA PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

The Statement of Privacy Practices describes the types of uses and disclosures of my protected health information that might occur in my child’s treatment, payment for services or in the performance of the office’s health care operations. The Statement of Privacy Practices also describes my rights and the responsibilities and duties of this office with respect to mine and my child’s protected health information. 

Campfire Smiles Pediatric Dentistry reserves the right to change the privacy practices that are described in the Statement of Privacy Practices. If the privacy practices change, I will be offered a copy of the revised Statement of Privacy Practices at the time of my first visit after the revisions become effective. I may also obtain a revised Statement of Privacy Practices by requesting that one be emailed to me. This consent will remain in effect until terminated by me in writing.

I acknowledge that I have read the Statement of Privacy Practices in Accordance with the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and am free to obtain a copy of it. 

I authorize Campfire Smiles Pediatric Dentistry to release, obtain and share my child’s dental and health records with other dental and health care providers that are participating in my child’s care and treatment.