Effective Date: July 23, 2020
This Internet Privacy Policy (the Policy) is intended to inform you of the types of information Lexington Plastic Surgeons (LPS or we or us) collects, as well as our policies and practices regarding the collection, use, protection, and disclosure of that information that we receive from visitors to the web pages at www.lexingtonplasticsurgeons.com (the Site). This Policy applies only to information collected through the Site and not to information collected offline or through any other websites (even if affiliated with LPS).
Please read this Policy carefully, because by using the Site, you are acknowledging that you understand and agree to the terms of this Policy, and consent to the manner in which we may collect, use and disclose the foregoing information. If you do not agree to the terms of this Policy, please do not use the Site.
We reserve the right to change the provisions of this Policy at any time. We will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the Policy the date it was updated. We encourage you to review this Policy from time to time to make sure that you understand how any Personal Information you provide will be used. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
This Policy applies solely to information collected by the Site. It will notify you of the following:
What Information Do We Collect?
There are two kinds of information websites can obtain about you:
(1) Anonymous Information: Anonymous Information is aggregate data that websites use to administer their sites. It may include such information as your browser type or your Internet Protocol (IP) address (Usage Information), as explained in greater detail herein. LPS may from time to time retain third parties to help us collect and aggregate Site customer information.
Device Identifiers. In the course of collecting Usage Information we may also collect your IP Address, MAC Address or other unique identifier (each a Device Identifier for the computer, mobile device, Wi-Fi card, or other technology (collectively, Device) you use to access the Site. A Device Identifier is a unique string of numbers that is automatically assigned to your Device by your Internet Service Provider. Web servers automatically identify your computer by its Device Identifiers. When you visit the Sites, we may view your Device Identifier. We use this information to identify repeat visitors to our Site. We also may use this information to send you targeted advertisements and to enhance the Site, such as helping to diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Site, avoid hacking attacks on a Site’s server. We may also use your Device Identifier to gather broad demographic, geographic, and industry information. We do not link Device Identifiers to any personally identifiable information, even if such information is voluntarily provided by a user. We may associate your Device Identifier with your Personal Information.
The technologies used on the Site, including Device Identifiers, to collect Usage Information may include, without limitation:
Information Collected by Automated Means – Whenever you use the Site, we, as well as any of our third-party advertisers and/or service providers, may use a variety of technologies that automatically collect information about how the Site is accessed and used (Usage Information). Usage Information may include, in part, browser type, operating system, the page served, the time, how many users visited the Site, and the website you visited immediately before the Site. This statistical data provides us with information about the use of the Site, such as how many visitors visit a specific page on the Site, how long they stay on that page, and which hyperlinks, if any, they click on. Usage Information helps us to keep the Site fresh and interesting to our visitors and to tailor content to a visitors interests. Usage Information is generally non-identifying, but if we associate it with you as a specific and identifiable person, we treat it as Personal Information.
Cookie Information. As is the case with many websites, our Site may use a technology called cookies, which are small data files that are downloaded onto your computer when it is used to visit the Site. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and allows us to tailor your visits to our Site to your individual preferences. We may use cookies to collect and store certain information about you. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them). We may also contract with third party service providers who assign cookies and/or web beacons to conduct site tracking for us. These companies use cookies solely to provide us with aggregate data about Site traffic. Although most web browsers automatically accept cookies, you can change your browser to prevent cookies or notify you whenever you are sent a cookie. Even without accepting a cookie, you can still access most of the features on our Sites.
Web Beacons – We may also include web beacons (also known as web bugs, Internet tags, pixel tags, tracking pixels and clear GIFs) with the content and ads that we deliver to you, which we will use to collect information regarding your interaction with our content and ads. A web beacon is a transparent graphic image placed on a web page or in an email, which indicates that a page or email has been viewed or that an email has been forwarded. In addition, a web beacon allows third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third party. A web beacon may also tell your browser to get content from another server.
Cookies and web beacons (together, Site Cookies) may enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Site, track user actions/behavior on our Site and track the effectiveness of ads.
(2) Personally Identifiable Information: Personally Identifiable Information is any information that personally identifies you, such as your name, email address or your telephone number. Sometimes this personal information is needed when you submit a request for an appointment or when you contact us via email or online forms. We only have access to and collect personal information (such as your name, date of birth, social security number, credit card number, mailing or billing address, telephone number, or email address, and email preferences (collectively, Personal Information)) that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent your Personal Information to anyone. We are the sole owners of the Personal Information collected on this Site. We may ask you to provide us with personal information on a voluntary basis in certain areas of our Site. In particular, you may be asked to provide the following information:
Email Correspondence. Scattered throughout the Site are links or forms that can be used to contact LPS so you can comment, make a complaint, make suggestions and ask questions. Your contact information, such as name, address, email address and telephone number may be required on these forms so we can address our answer in a mannerly way. LPS may put such information on file, but does not currently share, sell, license or transmit this information with third parties without express authorization from you.
Newsletters and Other Communications. We offer visitors to the Site the opportunity to sign up to receive newsletters or other email communications from the Sites. In order to sign up for these communications, we may ask for contact information, such as name, address and email address. We also may offer the opportunity for you to receive mailings from our partners that we think may be of interest to you.
Social Networks. The Site from time to time may offer the opportunity to publicly comment or share information through the use of third party social media services and social networks (i.e. Twitter or Facebook). The Site may also enable you to post content from some of our sites to your profile on such networks. These networks should authenticate your identity and allow you to post and share certain personal information with their sites. Should you provide information in connection with these services, your username may also be required and made publicly available. Please be aware that the privacy policy of that site will apply to any content you provide in such instances.
How Do We Use Your Information?
We will use your information to respond to you regarding the reason you contacted us. We will also use your information as follows:
Registration – A user may need to first complete a registration form in order to use the Site. During registration, a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our Site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.
Orders – We may request information from you on our order form. To buy from us, you must provide contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we will use this contact information to contact you.
Surveys and contests – From time-to-time, our Site may request information via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and therefore disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this Site.
Customer Service – Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this Policy.
Chat – Our Site may use chat functionality to enable direct communication with you through our Site. We will primarily use such information to assess your needs and to gain your contact information so that we may contact you to further discuss our products and/or services.
Do We Share Your Information?
We will not trade, rent, share or sell your Personal Information to third parties, unless you ask or authorize us to do so.
Unless you ask or provide your consent to do so, we will not share your Personal Information with any third party outside of our organization, other than with our service providers, including as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order. Only employees who need the Personal Information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to Personal Information. The computers/servers in which we store Personal Information are kept in a secure environment.
We may share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any Personal Information that can identify any individual person.
We will disclose Personal Information when we believe in good faith that such disclosures (a) are required by law, including, for example, to comply with a court order or subpoena, or (b) will help to: enforce our policies; enforce contest, sweepstakes, promotions, and/or game rules; protect your safety or security, including the safety and security of property that belongs to you; and/or, protect the safety and security of our Site or third parties. In addition, as we continue to develop our business, we may buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses, and in so doing, acquire customer information. In such transactions, user information may be among the transferred assets. Similarly, in the event that a portion or substantially all of LPSs assets are sold or transferred to a third party, all of the customer data (including Personally Identifiable Information) collected by us through the Site and through other means and services provided by us would likely be among the transferred business assets.
Your Privacy Rights – Access to and Control Over Information
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your Personal Information. If you receive promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further promotional communications from us and you will have the opportunity to opt-out by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the promotional email you receive or by contacting us directly at the email address or phone number given on our Site. We do not charge for this service, and your opt-out request will be processed within 30 days of the date on which we receive it.
You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our Site:
- See what data we have about you, if any.
- Change/correct any data we have about you if it is incorrect.
- Have us delete any data we have about you if it is incorrect.
- Notify us if you do not want us to share your Personal Information for marketing and promotional purposes.
How to Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising
We support the right of our visitors to choose. You will be given the right to opt-out of receiving any promotional materials about LPS whenever you are asked to provide Personally Identifiable Information on the Site. If you do not opt-out at that time but later decide that you do not wish to receive future communications of this nature, you can contact us at the address provided below, indicating that you no longer want to receive information relating to a Site.
Additionally, you can set most web browsers to notify you if you receive a cookie, or you may choose to block cookies, though either of those actions may affect the use of our Site. If you prefer to not receive targeted advertising, you can opt out of some network advertising programs that use your information. To do so please visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out Page: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/. Please note that even if you choose to remove your information (via opting out), you will still see advertisements while you are browsing online. However, the advertisements you see may be less relevant to you and your interests. Additionally, many network advertising programs allow you to view and manage the interest categories they have compiled from your online browsing activities. These interest categories help determine the types of targeted advertisements you may receive. The DAA Opt-Out Page provides a tool that identifies its member companies that have cookies on your browser and provides links to those companies pages where you can opt-out of receiving targeted advertisements from companies.
Does This Policy Apply to Other Websites Linked To Or From the Site?
The Site may contain links to other websites that we do not control. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred out of our Site and connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. We are not responsible for the nature, quality or accuracy of the content or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are not investigated, monitored or checked for quality, accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked website on the Site does not imply or express an approval or endorsement of the linked website by us, or of any of the content, opinions, products or services provided on these websites. Even if an affiliation exists between LPS or our Site and a third-party website, we exercise no control over linked sites.
Any Personal Information you provide on linked pages or sites is provided directly to that third party and is subject to that third party’s privacy policy. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy and data collection policies and procedures. This Policy does not apply to such linked sites, and we are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of these websites or any other sites that are linked to or from the Site. While LPS expects its partners and affiliates to respect the privacy of our users, LPS cannot be responsible for the actions of third parties. We encourage you to learn about their privacy and security practices and policies before providing them with Personal Information.
What Steps Do We Take To Protect Your Information?
We take measures and incorporate safeguards designed to protect the security, integrity, and privacy of the Personal Information we have collected in an effort to prevent loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. We provide reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect Personal Information we process and maintain. Security of information communicated by or to us over the Internet is of utmost concern to us. Please be aware, however, that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed as 100% secure against any interception or other type of misuse.
Please note that your email, like most, if not all, non-encrypted Internet communications, may be accessed and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us. For that reason, to protect your privacy, please do not use email to communicate information to us that you consider confidential. To protect the confidentiality of Personal Information maintained in your account, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses of the Site by any person using your password. Please advise us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
While we strive to protect your personal information, LPS cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or through the Site. Once we receive your transmission, we will use reasonable efforts to ensure its security on our internal systems. Depending on the nature of the inquiry, your communication may be discarded or archived. If you wish, you may contact us instead via telephone at the numbers provided throughout our Site.
Miscellaneous
Consent TO Privacy POLICY
This Policy and the privacy practices of Lexington Plastic Surgeons will be subject exclusively to the laws of the State of New York in the United States. Any claim related to the Sites or this Policy shall be brought in a federal or state court in New York, New York, within one year after the claim arises. Users of the Sites consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts as the most convenient and appropriate for the resolution of disputes concerning this Policy. This Policy and the notices outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any third party.
Lexington Plastic Surgeons makes no representation that this Policy and our practices comply with the laws of any other country or jurisdiction. Users of the Site who reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If you reside outside of the United States, by using the Site, you consent to the transfer, processing and use of your information outside your country.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Under the California Civil Code, residents of the State of California that have provided any Personally Identifiable Information to LPS have the right to request a list of all third parties to which LPS has disclosed Personally Identifiable Information during the preceding year for direct marketing purposes. Alternatively, the law provides that if LPS has a privacy policy that gives either an opt-out or opt-in choice for use of Personally Identifiable Information by third parties (such as advertisers or affiliated companies) for marketing purposes, LPS may instead provide you with information on how to exercise your disclosure choice options. LPS qualifies for the alternative option; it has established this Policy that provides you with details on how you may either opt-out or opt-in to the use of your Personally Identifiable Information by third parties for direct marketing purposes.
OUR COMMITMENT TO CHILDRENS PRIVACY
Protecting the privacy of children is very important to us. The Childrens Online Privacy and Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) defines a Child as anyone under the age of 13. LPS strictly adheres to COPPA. For that reason, we do not collect or maintain information obtained through our Sites from those we actually know are under 13, and no part of our Sites are structured to attract anyone under 13.
If you are a California resident and request information about how to exercise your third party disclosure choices, please send a request to generalcounsel@lpsurgeons.com with a preference on how our response to your request should be sent.
Modifications To Privacy Policy
LPS may modify this Policy at any time, at its discretion, and modifications are effective upon being posted on the Site. You are responsible for reviewing this Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes to it.
ACCOUNT REVISIONS, REVOKING AND DELETING PERSONAL INFORMATION
At any time, you may ask us to cease further use of your email address to send you correspondence and direct us to delete any Personally Identifiable Information you have supplied. Although it is not always possible to remove or modify such information, we will make reasonable efforts to do so. If you have given us information for one of those third parties we mentioned above and we have already passed it on, we may not be able to delete or change the information.
In the event that you have given us Personally Identifiable Information in the past and then have second thoughts or want to update it, or if you have any other questions regarding this Policy or the Sites, you may contact us at:
Lexington Plastic Surgeons
113 E. 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 223-0716