Privacy Policy

Welcome to Andrew C. Dreyer, DDS, MS website (the “Website”). Andrew C. Dreyer, DDS, MS and his affiliates (“we,” “our” or “us”) are committed to protecting your privacy, so we have adopted privacy practices to protect the information we collect from you. They are described in this Privacy Policy and in our Notice of Privacy Practices for your personal health information. Our Notice of Privacy Practices, which we will provide you in connection with our services, describes our privacy practices and your privacy rights with respect to your “Protected Health Information” (as that term is defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and its implementing regulations, as amended and supplemented from time to time).

This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Website, and our practices for collecting and using that information.

We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time, and if we make material changes to it, we will notify you by updating the Site with the updated Privacy Policy. You may wish to check the Privacy Policy from time to time, because by using the Site, by providing requested information, or by using the Site after any changes to this Privacy Policy are posted, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collected and How We Use It
We collect several types of information: Personally Identifiable Information and Anonymous Information.

Personally Identifiable Information
We collect personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide on online forms which may include contact requests, referral requests, appointment requests, bill payment, comments, and/or online surveys. Personally identifiable information can include name, date of birth, address, phone number, email address, demographic information, biometric data, personal attributes, internet activity and any other information you may voluntarily provide. We will use your information to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it and for our business operations. While visiting our Site, if you give us personally identifiable information to receive information from us, to schedule an appointment, or to request services or otherwise, we will collect and store that personal data.

You agree that, should you elect to supply it, we may use your name, e-mail address, physical address, telephone number, or other data to communicate with you as described below.

By providing a telephone number, you expressly consent and authorize us to contact you through the use of any dialing equipment. You expressly agree that such calls may be made to any telephone number (including numbers assigned to any cellular or other service for which you may be charged for the call) you provide. In addition, you expressly consent and authorize the receipt of text messages from us at any telephone number (including numbers assigned to any cellular or other service for which you may be charged for the call) you provide. By providing this express consent, you specifically waive any claim you may have for the making of such calls or texts, including any claim under federal or state law and specifically any claim under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227. By providing a telephone number, you represent you are the subscriber or owner or have the authority to use and provide consent to call or text the number.

By providing your email address, you expressly opt-in to the receipt of email communications from us for or related to medical goods or services, your account, and other services such as financial, clinical and educational information including exchange news, changes to health care law, health care coverage, care follow up, and other healthcare opportunities, goods and services. By providing this express consent, you specifically waive any claim you may have for the sending of such emails, including any claim under federal or state law and specifically any claim under the CAN-SPAM Act, 15 U.S.C.§ 7701, et seq. By providing an email address, you represent you are the subscriber or owner or have the authority to use and provide consent to contact the email address.

Sale of Personal Information
We do not sell personal information that we have collected from consumers to any third parties.

Surveys
From time-to-time our Site may request information from you via survey. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you have a choice whether or not to disclose the requested information, which may include contact information (name and address) and demographic information (zip code and age level). Feedback collected by these surveys will be used for the purpose stated at the time the survey is posted, our business operations and monitoring or improving use of the Site.

Third Party Use
Your privacy is important to us and we want you to feel comfortable visiting our Site. We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction in accordance with applicable laws. We may share information with third parties performing services on our behalf that are contractually bound to keep your personal information confidential and to use it only for the purposes under which we disclose it. For example, we may use service providers to help manage or support the Sites’ technical operation, and billing and payment processing when applicable. Also, we may share your personal information in connection with a court order, subpoena, government investigation, when required by law, and in the event of a corporate sale, merger or acquisition. If we partner with a third party to provide services and you sign up for those services, we will share your name and other contact information necessary for our partner to provide the services to you.

This site may use features provided by Google. Therefore, in using this site you agree and are bound to the Google Privacy Policy.

Security
While we cannot and do not guarantee that your information will not be viewed by unauthorized persons, we take privacy and security seriously. We take reasonable, industry standard precautions to keep the Site and its system secure and to prevent personal information from being made available to unauthorized persons or entities. Even though we employ these standard precautions and protocols, we cannot provide absolute assurances that the contents of messages, for example, will be secure. If you choose to send any confidential information to us, you accept the risk that a third party may intercept and use this information.

Links
The Site contain links to third party websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for any of the content, activities, products, or advertisements on these third party websites nor do we make any representations, approvals, or endorsements regarding the services provided or the nature, quality, or accuracy of such third party content. Use of any linked third party website is solely at your own risk and we encourage you to read the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policies of each such linked third party websites you choose to access.

Special Notice to CA Residents
California law provides California consumer’s the right to request certain details about the categories of personal information that is collected, how certain types of their information are shared with third parties and for what business/commercial purpose. They also have the right to request that their personal information be deleted.

Opting Out
You may revoke your consent to contact at any time by directly contacting us at office@bakersfieldperiodontics.com or using the opt–out method identified in the applicable communication.

Children’s Privacy
Our Site is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any information to or on the Site. Any information for children under the age of 18, must be provided by a parent and/or legal guardian.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on the Site by a link from our homepage so that you always know what information we collect and how we use it. Please consult this portion of the Site regularly for important changes to the Privacy Policy as they occur.

This policy is effective September 2024.