PRIVACY POLICY

Information We Collect
Audiology Ear Care, its employees and associates respect your privacy. We do not collect information through normal operations of this web site other than that information entered for contacting us or scheduling online appointments. Should information be obtained from you for purposes of a promotion, survey, or other reasons, collected data will conform to the policies detailed in the following paragraphs. If you are asked for personal information on our web site when none is expected, please contact us immediately, as you may be the victim of illegal activity. Clinical information is never collected through this web site.

Contacting Audiology Ear Care Through Our Web Site
Submissions using our Contact Us page should be treated as not completely secure. You are counseled to refrain from including proprietary or personal information when contacting us in this manner. Any such information that needs to be communicated to or from our facility may be done so in a secure manner outside our web site.

Use of Information
Our organization never sells, rents, leases, or in any way provides personal or demographic information to third parties without permission from the individual. Requests for information may be forwarded to a third party (such as a manufacturer) when appropriate, but only when a reasonable expectation exists to do so.

Privacy of Information in Our Physical Locations
As a healthcare practice, we must retain in or facilities private information about our patients and clients. This information is never released without permission and is never made available through our web site. Your private information is safeguarded physically and, when transmitted electronically, protected through use of recognized encryption standards. We make every effort to exceed both the laws and spirit of the Health Insurance Portability and Acountability Act (HIPAA).

Privacy for Minors
Audiology Ear Care does not knowingly collect on our web site information from or about children under the age of 18. We discourage parents and guardians from communicating any information about children through our web site.