Origami Orthodontics is values the privacy of all our patients, current and future. This privacy policy details how we use personal information collected on this website. Please read the entire website privacy policy before inputting any of your personal information. While using this site, you are accepting the practices described in this policy, which may be changed in the future. Any changes made will be posted and will only apply to activities and information in the future, never retroactively. Please continue to review the privacy policy every new visit to our site to understand how personal information provided to us will be used.
We collect personal information like names, phone numbers, email addresses, information related to orthodontic appoointments, requests to access patient information, etc., only when voluntarily submitted by our visitors. Unless given permission, the information provided to us is only used to fulfill your particular request. We may use the informaiton we collect for the purposes of responding to contact forms, scheduling appointments, providing appointment reminders, communication about orthodontic consultations, complying with legal and regulatory obligations, and protecting the security of our patients.
If you provide your mobile phone number and opt in to receive text messages, Origami Orthodontics may send SMS/text messages related to appointments, treatment, patient care, billing, and office updates.
You may opt out of SMS/text messages at any time by replying STOP. After you reply STOP, we may send a confirmation message that you have been unsubscribed. You may reply HELP for assistance.
Consent to receive SMS/text messages is not a condition of receiving treatment or purchasing any services from Origami Orthodontics.
We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS/text messaging consent with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties, except with vendors, service providers, aggregators, and communication platforms necessary to deliver text messages on behalf of Origami Orthodontics.
We may use service providers, including communication technology providers such as Twilio or similar platforms, to help send and manage SMS/text communications. These providers are authorized to use your information only as necessary to provide services to us and are not permitted to use your information for their own marketing purposes.
h3>Contact Requests and Appointment RequestsPatients, parents, guardians, or authorized personal representatives may request access to patient information in accordance with applicable law, including HIPAA where applicable.
Before releasing patient information, we may require identity verification and confirmation of legal authority to access the requested information. Patient information may be provided through secure methods, such as a patient portal, encrypted communication, in-office pickup, or another method permitted by law and approved by the practice.
To the extent HIPAA applies, Origami Orthodontics uses and discloses protected health information in accordance with HIPAA and our Notice of Privacy Practices. Our Notice of Privacy Practices provides more detailed information about how medical and treatment-related information may be used and disclosed, as well as patient rights regarding protected health information.
We may share information with government agencies or other private companies involved in fraud prevention or if requested for an investigation as permitted or required by law. We may use other private companies to perform services for us, like maintaining our website, email services, and processing inquiries. We may provide submitted personal information to those companies when that information is necessary for them to complete a requested transaction or otherwise perform their duties. We will never sell nor share personal information with any unaffiliated third parties for marketing purposes.
We may collect non-personal and statistical information about the use of the website. This information can include how many visitors visit a specific page, how long visitors stay there, and which hyperlinks they click. We collect this non-personal information to determine which areas of the site are most popular and where we need to focus our efforts to enhance the site for our visitors. Collective data may be used to describe the use of our site to third parties or in response to a government request, but collective data will not personally identify you or any other of our website visitors.
While visiting our website, it is possible that you could be directed via hyperlink to other websites that are outside of our control. As we cannot speak to these other websites, they may send their own cookies to visitors, collect data, or solicit personal information therefore it is important that you read the privacy policies of these other websites before using them. Origami Orthodontics is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and cannot guarantee the security of any personal information that is collected on those other websites.
We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy policy and if you have any questions or concerns please contact us at info@origamiortodontics.com or by calling us at 813.336.8889