Thomas Synek M.D. wants you to know we take your privacy seriously
General. We care about providing you with tools and information to manage and protect your online privacy. We have developed this privacy policy to inform you about what information this website collects, who may receive that information, what we may do with the information, and how long we keep it. While we have made every attempt to make this policy as clear as possible, if you have any further questions about it, feel free to contact us.
HIPAA Privacy Rules – This website is not “HIPAA compliant.” In order to assure compliance with the health data privacy and storage guidelines set forth by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), no Protected Health Information (PHI) is to be communicated via this website, uploaded or otherwise stored on this website, or sent by unsecured email or other unsecured electronic means. Protected Health Information should only be handled, stored, communicated or exchanged with this healthcare provider by an approved method, by telephone or in person.
Your Information. We will not give out any information you submit at our site to any third parties except in compliance with a request of a law enforcement agency. Under no circumstances will your name, e-mail, phone number or address be sold to, or given to any other parties. We will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any of your or your business’ personally identifiable information to any third party.
Personal Information. Your personal information is collected through our contact forms only. This website currently has no applications or programs that gather information from your computer without your consent. Users that request we contact them are required to give us contact information (e.g., your name and email address). Certain information, such as your email address, is collected in order to communicate with you, to verify your identity and for use in our records. Information collected at this website is kept in our records only as long as is necessary to provide requested services to our clients.
Cookies and Tracking. Your Internet browser has the in-built facility for storing small text files – “cookies” – that hold information which allow a website to recognize your account. We may use cookies to save your preferences and login information, and to provide personalized functionality. We may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide. More specifically, we use different types of cookies for different purposes: (i) “required cookies” are necessary for our website to work properly, (ii) “performance cookies” allow us to analyze how Visitors use our website so we can measure and improve the performance of our website, and (iii) “functional cookies” allow us to remember choices you may have made on our website. We may utilize cookies to track referrals from internal and external affiliates, as well as advertising campaigns. You can reject cookies by changing your browser settings, but be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on the website.
Social Media. Our website includes social media features (such as the Facebook “Like” button). These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our website, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets may be hosted by a third party or directly on our website. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing the feature.
Summation. If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the practices of this site, please contact us.