Effective Date: [Insert Date]
Dr. Shyama Patel ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information from users of our Site, including children under 13.
Information We Collect:
- Contact Form: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and a description of your problem. This information is collected directly from you when you submit the form.
- Newsletter Signup: When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email address. This information is collected directly from you when you submit the signup form.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and other tracking technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels) to collect information about your activity on the Site. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages viewed, and time spent on the Site. We use Google Analytics and [mention any other analytics or tracking tools] for these purposes. You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site.
- Information from Children Under 13: [CRITICAL: This entire section MUST be reviewed and completed by a lawyer specializing in COPPA. Do not attempt to fill this in without legal counsel.]
- [Placeholder 1: Specify the minimum information you collect from children under 13. Be extremely careful here. Legal review required.]
- [Placeholder 2: Describe in detail your COPPA-compliant parental consent process. This is absolutely critical. Legal review required.]
How We Use Your Information:
- Contact Form: We use the information you provide through the contact form to respond to your inquiries, schedule appointments, and provide information about our services. We also use this information for analytics, advertising, targeting, performance monitoring, and A/B testing to improve our website and marketing efforts.
- Newsletter Signup: We use your email address to send you our newsletter, which may include updates about our services, health information, and promotional materials. We also use this information for analytics, advertising, targeting, performance monitoring, and A/B testing. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in the email.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use the information collected through cookies and tracking technologies to analyze how our Site is used, to personalize your experience, to deliver targeted advertising on our Site and other platforms, and to improve the performance of our Site. For example, we may use cookies to remember your preferences or to show you relevant content.
- Information from Children Under 13: [CRITICAL: This entire section MUST be reviewed and completed by a lawyer specializing in COPPA. Do not attempt to fill this in without legal counsel.]
- [Placeholder 3: Specify the permissible uses of children's data under COPPA. This is very restricted. Legal review required.]
Sharing Your Information:
We may share your information with the following third parties:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with service providers who assist us with website hosting (e.g., [Name of Hosting Provider]), data analysis (e.g., Google Analytics, [Name of other analytics providers]), email marketing (e.g., [Name of email marketing service]), and other services. We require these service providers to protect your information and not to use it for any other purpose. We have contracts in place with these providers that address data protection.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, such as in response to a court order or subpoena.
- JaneApp: We may share information with JaneApp as needed to facilitate appointments and patient portal access. This may include your name, contact information, and appointment details. JaneApp has its own privacy policy, which you should review. We are not responsible for JaneApp's privacy practices.
Data Retention:
We retain the information we collect from you indefinitely, unless you request us to remove it or unsubscribe from our communications. For newsletter subscribers, we will retain their email address until they unsubscribe. For contact form submissions, we will retain the information for [Number] years, unless you request us to delete it sooner.
Children's Privacy:
[CRITICAL: This entire section MUST be reviewed and completed by a lawyer specializing in COPPA. Do not attempt to fill this in without legal counsel.] * [Placeholder 4: Detail your specific COPPA-compliant practices, including your parental consent process, how parents can review and delete their child's information, and any limitations on data collection and use. This must be legally sound. Legal review required.]
Compliance with PIPEDA:
We are committed to complying with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We collect and process personal information only for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances. We protect personal information with appropriate safeguards and limit access to those who need it for legitimate business purposes.
Links to Other Websites:
Our Site may contain links to other websites, including JaneApp. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those other websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy:
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post a notice on our Site and send you an email (if you are subscribed to our newsletter) when we make changes. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Dr. Shyama Patel
[Address]
[Email Address]
[Phone Number]