Privacy Policy of Northern California Fertility Medical Center

Northern California Fertility Medical Center (NCFMC) operates the https://ncfmc.com website, which provides medical care.

This page is used to inform website visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service, the NCFMC.com website.

A privacy notice pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) is made available at the time any prospective or actual patient first receives services from a member of Northern California Fertility Medical Center. More information about our office privacy policies is available on our page, Office Privacy Policy

The NCFMC website is a WordPress site. By using the NCFMC website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. The Personal Information that we collect are used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, NCFMC may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  • First and Last Name
  • E-mail Address

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through NCFMC public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

This information may be used to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Online Appointment requests.
  • Internal record keeping.
  • NCFMC may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • NCFMC may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
  • From time to time, NCFMC may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
  • NCFMC may use the information to customize the website according to your interests.
  • NCFMC does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Comments

Comments are not enabled on this website

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

Contact forms enable us to collect data in order to communicate with you. When you submit your information via our contact form we maintain a copy of that data in our database for 3 weeks.

Google Enabled Technology – Analytics

Our website has enabled Google technology, including Google Analytics Advertising and AdSense. Read how Google uses data from our site, how you can control the information sent to Google, etc. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/

Cookies

Cookies enable us to identify your device. We set temporary (known as session cookies) and permanent (known as persistent cookies) cookies for a number of reasons, including to enhance the functionality of our website and application by storing your preferences and personalizing your experience. We also set cookies to provide us with analytical information to improve the performance of our website and applications to provide you with a better user experience.

Our website uses various Google technologies to collect and store information when you visit our website or click on an ad that may include using cookies or similar technologies to identify your browser or device. We also use these technologies to collect and store information when you interact with advertising services. Google Analytics product helps businesses and site owners analyze the traffic to their websites and apps. Check out Google Analytics’ currently available opt-outs for the web.

How information sent by your browser is used

When you visit our website that uses Google technologies, we may use the information we receive to, for example:
• Review Google reports of website activity
• Help us understand how our visitors engage with our site
• Improve your website experience

Revoke web browser cookies

If you don’t want to receive cookies, you can modify your browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.

If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.

Our website and application does work without cookies, but you will lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies.

Do Not Track (DNT) browser setting

DNT is a feature offered by some browsers which, when enabled, sends a signal to websites to request that your browsing is not tracked, such as by third party ad networks, social networks and analytic companies. We currently do not respond to DNT requests, however, you may opt-out of tracking on our website by deleting your web browser cookies.

Who we share your data with

NCFMC may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to NCFMC, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

NCFMC does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

What rights you have over your data

You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor contact form submission are checked through an automated spam detection service.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Security of your Personal Information

NCFMC secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. NCFMC uses the following methods for this purpose:

  • SSL Protocol

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

NCFMC strives 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.

Children Under Thirteen

NCFMC does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

External Data Storage Sites

NCFMC may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

NCFMC 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

If you have any concerns or questions with respect to any matter covered by this Privacy Policy, you may contact NCFMC at: https://ncfmc.com

Last updated: 05/17/2022