Privacy Policy For Patient Portal Usage
Privacy Policy
Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to WWW.SAVEKIDNEY.COM, NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA
include WWW.SAVEKIDNEY.COM, By using the NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information:
In order to better provide you with direct access to your medical records offered on our Site, NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing address
- Phone Number
- Date of birth
- Medical Records
We only collect personal information about you for the purposes of your medical care. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use our patient portal to obtain your medical records or message the provider. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our patient portal; (b) sending us an email message. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to your healthcare. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Use of your Personal Information
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA may also use your personally identifiable information to comply with all HIPPA laws.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA may share data with trusted partners, such as other physicians, medical facilities or hospitals to help maintain your healthcare, send you email or postal mail or provide clinical support. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA, and they are required to maintain First and Last Name, Mailing Address, E-mail Address, Phone Number, DATE OF BIRTH , MEDICAL RECORDS the confidentiality of your information. NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA website.
Security of your Personal Information
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA uses the following methods for this purpose: SSL Protocol
When personal information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected with encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, labs , alerts, confirmations of appointments and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving communications via email from NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA, you may opt out of such communications by CONTACTING NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES , PA.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA at: NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES, PA 1120 MEDICAL PLAZA DRIVE STE 310 SHENANDOAH, Texas 77380 Email Address: SAVEKIDNEY@YAHOO.COM Telephone number: (832)813-8074 Effective as of March 18, 2020