Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.parkchemistsrx.com

Personal Information We Collect

When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information”.

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:

• “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
• “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
• “Web beacons”, “tags”, and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
• We use google analytics to track information.

When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking about both Device Information and Contact Information.

How Do We Use Your Personal Information?

We use this Contact Information to:

• Communicate with you;
• When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our visitors browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).

Sharing Your Personal Information

We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site -- you can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, a search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have certain rights.This section explains your rights and some of our responsibilities to help you.

Get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record• You can ask to see or get an electronic or paper copy of your medical record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this.• We will provide a copy or a summary of your health information, usually within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee. Ask us to correct your medical record• You can ask us to correct health information about you that you think is incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this.• We may say “no” to your request, but we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.Requestconfidentialcommunications• You can ask us to contact you in a specific way (for example, home or office phone) or to send mail to a different address.• We will say “yes” to all reasonable requests. Ask us to limit what we use or share• You can ask us not to use or share certain health information for treatment, payment, or our operations.• We are not required to agree to your request, and we may say “no” if it would affect your care.• If you pay for a service or health care item out of-pocket in full, you can ask us not to share that information for the purpose of payment or our operations with your health insurer.• We will say “yes” unless a law requires us to share that information. Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 2Your Rights Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared information• You can ask for a list (accounting) of the times we’ve shared your health information for six years prior to the date you ask, who we shared it with, and why.• We will include all the disclosures except for those about treatment, payment, and health care operations, and certain other disclosures (such as any you asked us to make). We’ll provide one accounting a year for free but will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you ask for another one within 12 months. Get a copy of this privacy notice• You can ask for a paper copy of this notice at anytime, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly. Choose someone to act for you• If you have given someone medical power of attorney or if someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights and make choices about your health information.• We will make sure the person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action. File a complaint if you feel your rights are violated• You can complain if you feel we have violated your rights by contacting us using the information on the back page.• You can file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue,S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.• We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint. Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 3Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 4 Your Choices For certain health information, you can tell us your choices about what we share. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, talk to us. Tell us what you want us to do, and we will follow your instructions. In these cases, you have both the right and choice to tell us to:• Share information with your family, close friends, or others involved in your care• Share information in a disaster relief situation• Include your information in a hospital directory If you are not able to tell us your preference, for example if you are unconscious, we may go ahead and share your information if we believe it is in your best interest. We may also share your information when needed to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety. In these cases when ever share your information unless you give us written permission:• Marketing purposes• Sale of your information• Most sharing of psychotherapy notes In the case of fundraising:• We may contact you for fundraising efforts, but you can tell us not to contact you again. How do we typically use or share your health information? We typically use or share your health information in the following ways. Treat you • We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are treating you. Example: A doctor treating you for an injury asks another doctor about your overall health condition. Run our organization• We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve your care, and contact you when necessary. Example: We use health information about you to manage your treatment and services. Bill for your services• We can use and share your health information to bill and get payment from health plans or other entities. Example: We give information about you to your healthinsurance plan so it will pay for your services. continued on next page Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 5 Our Uses and Disclosures How else can we use or share your health information? We are allowed or required to share your information in other ways – usually in ways that contribute to the public good, such as public health and research. We have to meet many conditions in the law before we can share your information for these purposes. For more information see:www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/index.html. Help with public health and safety issues• We can share health information about you for certain situations such as:• Preventing disease• Helping with product recalls• Reporting adverse reactions to medications• Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence• Preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety Do research • We can use or share your information for health research. Comply with the law• We will share information about you if state or federal laws require it, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we’re complying with federal privacy law. Respond to organ and tissue donation requests• We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations. Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 6Our Uses and Disclosures Notice of Privacy Practices • Page 7Work with a medical examiner or funeral director• We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies. Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests• We can use or share health information about you:• For workers’ compensation claims• For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official• With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law• For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services Respond to lawsuits and legal actions• We can share health information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information.• We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in this notice and give you a copy of it.• We will not use or share your information other than as described here unless you tell us we can in writing. If you tell us we can, you may change your mind at any time. Let us know in writing if you change your mind. For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.Changes to the Terms of This Notice We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our web site.

If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.

Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above. Additionally, please note that your information will be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.

Data Retention

When you submit a form through the Site, we will maintain your Contact Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.

Contact Us

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at info@parkchemistsrx.com or by mail using the details provided below:

Park Chemists Pharmacy

164 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
500 4th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215