Privacy Policy
What's covered in the privacy policy?
Who We Are
Gordon Medical Associates (GMA) is a U.S. based provider of health care services and supplies in San Rafael, California. This business is owned by Eric Gordon, MD, and Nafysa Parpia, ND.
Clinic Director – Eric Gordon, MD
Director of Naturopathic Medicine – Nafysa Parpia, ND
Gordon Medical Associates
Montecito Plaza
361 Third Street, Suite J
San Rafael, CA 94901 USA
(415) 757-6100
Introduction
Gordon Medical Associates provides Websites for general information, education, and contact details.
This Privacy Statement applies to our Websites and describes how information is collected from your use of them, pursuant to GDPR Privacy Regulations.
Our use and disclosure of an individual’s personal information (including health information) is limited as required by state and federal law. We do not sell or rent personal information about visitors to the Websites.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of the users of the Websites.
Security
The Websites have security measures in place that are intended to help protect against the loss, misuse, unauthorized access or alteration of information under our control both during transmission and once the information is received. These measures include SSL data encryption, brute force protection, malware scanning, and others.
Website Visitor Data
In addition to web logs, described below, we gather data on website activity, such as how many people visit the Websites, the pages they visit, where they come from, how long they stay, etc. The data is collected on an aggregate basis, which means that no personally identifiable information is associated with the data. This data helps us improve our content and overall usage. The information is not shared with other organizations for their independent use.
Collecting, Disclosing, and Revoking Collection of Personal Information
Except as below, we do not collect any personally identifiable information about visitors to our Websites.
Requests to remove key personal information could result in diminished or loss of available services to you.
1. Web logs
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically. Our Website platforms maintains standard web logs that record data about all visitors and customers who use the Websites. These logs may contain the IP address which is automatically assigned to your computer when you get on the Internet (a static IP address may be identifiable as being connected to you, while a dynamic address is usually not identifiable); the type of browser and operating system you use; the date and time you visited; how you arrived at our Website(s); and the pages you viewed.
Our Websites platform logs are stored securely at our hosting provider. This information is used to give insights for what information is popular/useful, and in order to help us provide the best service.
2. Cookies
Our Websites may place temporary Internet “cookies” on the devices of visitors. The cookie consists of a unique identifier that does not contain information about your health history or personal information.
These are temporary session cookies, and allow for a consistent experience on our Websites, such as maintaining your signed-in status as you navigate between pages.
You may have software on your computer that will allow you to decline or deactivate Internet cookies, but if you do so, some features of the Websites may not work properly for you. For instructions on how to remove cookies from your device, go to your device’s (or web browser’s) website for detailed instructions. Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are commonly used browsers.
3. Emails
Our Websites use contact forms that require you to enter a name and an email address, as well as a brief question or message. This information is not retained on our Websites; it is retained on our external email server. Due to the inherent insecurity of email, we highly advise not to detail sensitive/medical information over this medium. The information is solely used to respond to the message.
You may revoke permission and unsubscribe at any time.
4. Credit card transactions
If you provide us with your credit card number for any products purchased through this Website, your credit card number will be encrypted and tokenized by our payment processor within the system. Our staff will only be able to see the last-4 digits and expiry date.
5. Third-party disclosures
We may also disclose your personal information to third parties who provide services on our behalf to help with our business activities. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us. These services may include:
- payment processing
- communications
- providing cloud computing infrastructure
We may also disclose your personal information:
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect you or others from threats of imminent harm, investigate fraud or other activity in violation of the law, or respond to government requests (including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements)
Requests to remove key personal information will result in diminished or loss of available services to you.
6. Data retention
Our Website will retain no information on your browsing habits other than already detailed in the relevant sections above. If your browser is configured to store preference information, you may choose to clear your browser’s cache.
We will retain your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services and/or products. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Our Websites include ‘social media’ features, such as the Facebook® button. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the company providing them and are not affiliated with Gordon Medical Associates. You may choose to configure your internet browser to block cookies and features offered by these third parties, and are advised this may affect your experience on our site.
8. Links to third party websites
Our Websites include links to articles, video, audio, resources, or full websites provided by non-affiliated entities whose privacy practices may differ from those of ours. If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy statements. Please see the Privacy Policy of the linked site(s). We encourage you to carefully read the privacy statement of any website you visit. This also extends to the online pharmacies that we recommend to you.
Questions, Complaints, and Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, or our policies and practices concerning the Websites, you can contact us by email at: [email protected].
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Gordon Medical reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, however, should we change the Privacy Policy in a material way, a notice will be posted on our website along with the updated Privacy Policy. If you disagree with the changes, you may terminate your Services.
7. Social Media