Our Commitment to Privacy
Your privacy is very important to us. Part of our operation of this Web site
involves the collection and use of information about you. This privacy policy explains
what type of information we collect and what we do with that information to allow you
to make choices about the way your information is collected and used. This privacy
policy may change from time to time, so please check it often.
Please remember that this Privacy Policy applies only to information
collected on our Web site. We are not responsible for the privacy of any
information that you reveal or post in any public forum (e.g., message board,
blog, personal page, etc.), or for the privacy practices of Web sites that are
owned or operated by third parties.
Our Information
We believe that it is our job to make your communication with us simple and
straight forward. We want you to be in charge of your information and we want you
to be aware of any changes in our privacy policy. Therefore, we want you to have
the following information:
This website belongs to: The Gentle Dentist
Our postal address is: 15055 22 Mile Rd #2, Shelby Township, Michigan, 48315
Our email address is: info @ thegentledentist.com
Our telephone number is: 586-247-3500
This privacy policy took effect on: November 3, 2009
Types of Information
In general, we offer a number of services that do not require you to register for
an account or to provide any personal information to us. You can visit this Web site
without identifying who you are or revealing any information about yourself.
Information collected online can generally be categorized as anonymous or
personally identifiable. Anonymous information is information that cannot be
connected to the identity of a specific individual. Personally identifiable information is
information that specifically identifies a particular user, such as name, address, or
phone number.
Automatic Anonymous Information that we Collect
When you visit our site, we collect certain technical and routing information about
your computer. For example, we log environmental variables such as browser type,
operating system and CPU speed, and the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your
originating Internet Service Provider, to try to bring you the best possible service.
We also record search requests and results to try to ensure the accuracy and
efficiency of our search engine. We use your IP address to track your use of the
Web site, including pages visited and the time spent on each page. We collect this
information and use it to measure the use of this Web site and to improve its content
and performance. All of the information that is automatically submitted to us by your
browser is considered anonymous information. To the extent we share such information with third parties, it is not traceable to any particular user and will not be
used to contact you.
Personally Identifiable Information that we Collect
In order to provide the full range of our Web site services to you, we may
collect the following types of information:
Information from you: When you sign up for an account or other service or
promotion that requires registration, we ask for personal information such as your
name, address, telephone number, fax number, email address and/or a password.
For some services, we may also request credit card or other payment information
(which we maintain in encrypted form on secure servers). We may combine the
information you provide with information from other services or third parties in order
to provide you with a better experience and to improve the quality of our services.
To opt out of providing or combing such information, see the “Opt-Out Policy” set
forth below.
Cookies: Our Web site uses cookies. Cookies are small data files, typically made up
of a string of text and numbers, which assign you a unique identifier. This
information enables us to store your preferences, improve your search results and to
track user trends and ad selection. Cookies permit us to administer our Web site
more efficiently and to provide a more tailored and user-friendly service to you. You
may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to prevent cookies
from being sent; if so, this may limit the functionality we can provide you when you
visit our site.
Third parties that link to our Web site may use cookies or collect other
information when you go to their site. We do not control the collection or use of your
information by these companies. You should contact these companies directly if you
have any questions about their collection or use of information about you.
Communications: When you send us an email or other communication, we may
retain those in order to process your inquiries, respond to you and to improve our
services.
How We Use Information We Collect
We collect personally identifiable information only for providing the services you
request, generating statistical studies, conducting marketing research, improving
products and services, customizing the content and/or layout of our Web site,
sending you surveys, contacting you and notifying you of new products and any
other changes to our site or services that may affect you. If you have supplied us
with your postal address or telephone number(s) online, you may receive periodic
mailings or telephone contact from us with information regarding new products and
services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such mailings or telephone calls, see the “Opt-Out Policy” set forth below. When you submit
personally identifiable information to us, you understand that you are agreeing to
allow us to access, store, and use that information for the purposes listed above.We will not sell or give any personally identifiable information to any third parties.
We may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide
personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. If
requested by law enforcement or judicial authorities, we will provide this information
on receipt of the appropriate documentation. We may also release information to law
enforcement agencies or other third parties if we feel it is necessary to protect the
safety and welfare of our personnel or to enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use.
Opt-Out Policy
If at any time you do not wish to receive communication from us by mail,
telephone call and/or e-mail from us, we ask that you tell us. You may remove your
name from our mailing list by sending us an e-mail to the address listed above and
indicating in the subject line “No Communication”.
Our Commitment to Data Security
We operate secure data networks with the appropriate security measures in
place in our physical facilities to protect you against the loss, misuse, or alteration of
information that you have provided to us on the Web site. Our security and privacy
policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary, and only authorized
individuals have access to the personally identifiable information provided by our
users. We do not, however, guarantee that unauthorized, inadvertent disclosure will
never occur.
Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy
Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important to us. For that
reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Web site from those we
actually know are under age 13 and no part of our Web site is structured to attract
anyone under age 13.
Transfer of Customer Information
Customer lists and information are properly considered assets of a business.
Accordingly, if we merge with another entity or if we sell our assets to another entity,
our customer lists and information, including personally identifiable information you
have provided us, would be included among the assets that would be transferred.
Updated Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated
uses not previously disclosed in this Privacy Policy. If our practices change in the
future, we will post the updated Privacy Policy to our Web site so that you are aware
of the changes and of the ability to opt out of the new policy. If you are concerned
about your personal information, please check back to our Web site periodically to
review the latest Privacy Policy.
More Information
If you feel that our Web site is not following the stated Privacy Policy, you
may contact us at the address, phone number or email listed above.
Our Web site adheres to the U.S. Safe Harbor privacy principles. For more
information, please feel free to visit the U. S. Department of Commerce’s Web site
at www.commerce.gov.
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