Livingston County Chiropractic Privacy Policy & HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Effective: June 1, 2024

This policy outlines how Livingston County Chiropractic collects, uses, and protects your information, including Protected Health Information (PHI) as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). It covers both online activity on our website and in-office procedures related to your care.

Consent

By using this website, you consent to understanding and accepting the terms listed in this privacy policy. We reserve the right to update, amend, or change this Privacy Policy at any time to conform to new laws and regulations or changes in business standards. This privacy policy does not extend to any third party websites that link to or from our website and we are not responsible for any of the content on those websites. Those websites have their own privacy policies and it is recommended that users read through them before providing any information to the website owner.

Information security

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data or health history), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. All forms have 256 bit encryption to securely transmit information.

We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.

Our privacy policy does not cover content that is transmitted via email to our office. Email does not have the same encryption and security protocols and should not be used to transmit sensitive information.

Log information

When you use our website, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.

Cookies enable us to customize your browsing experience and speed up website load times. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies at any time. If you decline cookies, you do not have access to the benefits of a custom web browsing experience.

Information sharing

Our weekly newsletter service sends weekly newsletters with relevant information to the topic of interest. Your email will not be sold, rented or leased to a third-party. You may remove your name from the newsletter list at any time by following the removal instructions at the bottom of any newsletter sent.

HIPAA Patient Privacy Rights

As a patient, you have the following rights regarding your Protected Health Information (PHI) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):

  • Access - You have the right to request a copy of your health records.
  • Amendment - You may request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Restrictions - You can ask us not to share certain information for treatment, payment, or operations.
  • Confidential Communications - You may request that we communicate with you in a specific way (phone, email, etc.)
  • Accounting of Disclosures - You have the right to know what non-routine disclosures of your PHI we've made.
  • Complaint - You may file a complaint with us or the US Dept. Of Health & Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

We will never retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

If you have questions about your rights, or to file a privacy complaint, contact:
Livingston County Chiropractic
402 N Plum St.
Pontiac , IL 61764

Phone: (815) 844-4631

Or visit: hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints

Social media policy

We are not responsible for any information collected by social networks on which we maintain a social media presence. These include, but are not limited to, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Each social network has its own privacy policy and it should be read before creating an account on the network. We are not responsible for any marketing or retargeting performed by a social network after you have visited our pages.

Changes to this policy

We may update this notice at any time. Changes will apply to all information we have about you. The updated notice will be posted on our website.