Effective Date: 17th December 2024
New York Implant Institute respects the privacy of our users and all those who submit personal information to us through this website or other means. Accordingly, we have provided this privacy notice to inform you, the user, of how we collect, use, share, store, and protect your personal information in compliance with applicable laws, including but not limited to U.S. privacy laws.
We may collect the following types of personal and non-personal information:
PI generally means information about an individual who can be identified from its use or when combined with other information we possess. Examples include names, physical addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. PI does not include aggregated or anonymized data.
The following categories of PI are collected by the NY Implant Institute:
1. Personal Identifiers — (Name, phone number, email, fax number, date of birth, ADA Number, Social Security Number, education, employment history, medical and health insurance status, medical and health information, and mailing address):
We may use Personal Identifiers to (i) improve our services and offerings, to inform you about our services or service updates, (ii) conduct recruitment and retention campaigns via phone, email, fax or hardcopy, (iii) provide individualized help and care to our clients, (iv) underwrite insurance applications and prepare insurance quotes, (v) comply with HIPAA and HIPAA HITECH, and other laws, legal processes, or regulations, as well as law enforcement authorities, other government officials or other third parties under a subpoena, a court order or other legal process, and/or (vi) protect the vital interests of a person, to protect our property, services, and legal rights, and to support our audit, compliance, and governance functions.
2. Customer Records — (Name, mailing address, ACH, routing number, bank account number, and credit card numbers (credit card data is collected through third-party payment processors such as Authorize.net and Stripe; however, other than the physical storage of the last four digits of your credit card number in cases where credit card information is submitted by phone or physical copy, this data is not retained by MDA, and MDA makes no representations regarding the same)):
We may use Customer Records to (i) process payments for membership dues, online orders, continuing education classes, insurance coverage, and other services or offerings (ii) improve our services and offerings, to inform you about our services or service updates, (iii) provide individualized help and care to our clients, (iv) comply with HIPAA and HIPAA HITECH, and other laws, legal processes, or regulations, as well as law enforcement authorities, other government officials or other third parties under a subpoena, a court order or other legal process, and/or (v) protect the vital interests of a person, to protect our property, services, and legal rights, and to support our audit, compliance, and governance functions.
3. Usage Data — (IP address, pixels, unique device identifier cookies, location data, website interactions, and first-party cookies that track: advertising conversions, website direction tracking, operating systems used to access the website, browser types, and languages):
We may use Usage Data to (i) provide the services you have requested or authorized and to help us manage the availability and connectivity of the Website, (ii) improve our services and offerings, (iii) inform you about our services or service updates, and to provide individualized help and care to our clients, (iv) analyze your responses to certain web traffic and prompts, (v) build private user-profiles and match the PI with publicly available information about you to improve this Website and our services, and/or (vi) create targeted marketing based on your use of the Website and our services.
4. Geolocation Data — When using the NY Implant Institute Website, we collect your location information through your device’s IP address. We may also gather information about your location using other technologies and forms:
We may use Geolocation Data to (i) improve our services and offerings, inform you about location-specific payment services or payment service updates, (ii) provide region-specific targeted advertisements, (iii) provide individualized help and care to our clients, (iv) comply with HIPAA and HIPAA-HITECH, and other laws, legal processes, or regulations, as well as law enforcement authorities, other government officials or other third parties under a subpoena, a court order or other legal process, (v) analyze our adherence to applicable tax regulations and possible nexus with certain jurisdictions through third-party advisors, and/or (vi) protect the vital interests of a person, to protect our property, services, and legal rights, and to support our audit, compliance, and governance functions.
5. Commercial Data — (data relating to your inquiries about services, purchases, service requests):
We may use Commercial Data to (i) improve our Website, services, and offerings, (ii) inform you about our services or service updates, and (iii) provide individualized help, care, and targeted services and advertisements to our clients.
We may also collect non-personal information automatically when you interact with the NY Implant Institute website, including:
We may collect this information from cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies.
The information we collect is used to:
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following situations:
If you are located in the United States or another jurisdiction with data privacy laws, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:
To exercise these rights, please contact us at 201-381-7990 or email us at info@nyimplantinstitute.com.
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect the personal information you provide from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no system can guarantee complete security, so we encourage you to take precautions to protect your data.
Our website may use cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience and collect non-personal information.
You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may impact your website experience.
Our website may contain links to external websites or services not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
Our services are not directed at children under the age of 14, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. Updates will be posted on this page, and the “Effective Date” at the top will be updated accordingly.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us:
By using our website or services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.