Privacy policy
Southern York Smile Care (southyorksmiles.com) appreciates your trust. Please read this privacy policy to learn how we handle the information you share with us through this website.
1. Introduction
This privacy policy covers the website southyorksmiles.com, run by Southern York Smile Care, the office of Dr. Steven Haywood, DDS, at 4 S. Main St, Shrewsbury, PA 17361. By using this website, you agree to this policy.
2. Data collected
Contact form
Information you send through the contact form on our site is sent to our office email. These messages are kept only to serve you as a patient. They are never used for marketing and never shared with third parties.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics on our site for anonymous reports of how the site is used, so no personal data is stored. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, use the Google Analytics opt-out.
How we use personal data
We use your personal information in the following cases:
- To reply to your messages and requests
- To send updates with important information about news or changes
- To check activity in order to prevent fraud and keep your personal information secure
- To make the website more personal and engaging
- To make sure the website and its administrative functions run smoothly
3. Embedded content
Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves in exactly the same way as if you had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, add their own third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. That includes tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
YouTube. We embed YouTube videos on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies, over which we have no control. See the YouTube (Google) privacy policy.
4. Cookies
This site uses cookies: small text files placed on your device to help the site give you a better experience. In general, cookies remember your preferences and give anonymous tracking data to third-party tools like Google Analytics. Cookies exist to make your browsing better.
You may prefer to turn cookies off on this site and others. The most effective way is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest checking the help section of your browser.
Necessary cookies
- PHPSESSID: identifies your session on the website.
- wordpress_test_cookie: used by WordPress to make sure cookies are working correctly.
- wordpress_logged_in_[hash] and wp-settings-[UID]: set only for people who log in to manage the website. They are used for sign-in and to remember settings in the admin area.
5. Who has access to your data
Your personal information can be accessed by our website administrators and by our office team when they need it to help you.
6. Third-party access to your data
We don't share your data with third parties in a way that reveals your personal information, such as your email or name. The only exceptions are partners we must share limited data with to provide the services you expect from us.
7. How long we keep your data
When you send us a message, it is kept until you ask us to remove it.
8. Security measures
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts communication with our servers, so personal information cannot be captured by third parties without permission.
In case of a data breach, our administrators will immediately take every needed step to protect the system and will contact affected users.
9. Your data rights
You can ask for an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have given us.
You can also ask us to erase any personal data we have stored. This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal or security purposes.
10. Third-party websites
Southern York Smile Care may post links to third-party websites on this website, such as CareCredit and Cherry. These websites are not screened by us for privacy or security, and you release us from any liability for their conduct.
Social media links, whether shown as text or icons, do not connect you to those third parties unless you click them.
This privacy policy, and any other policies in place, including any changes, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of personal information about users of the site. Southern York Smile Care is not responsible for information collected or used by any advertiser or third-party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service of each site you visit through third-party links.
11. Release of your data for legal purposes
At times it may become necessary or desirable for Southern York Smile Care, for legal purposes, to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for a civil action, criminal investigation or other legal matter.
If we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may choose to notify you so you can file a motion to quash it, or we may try to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also report you, and release your information to third parties, where we believe it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as a belief that you have engaged in fraud. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to law enforcement agencies or private litigants.
Any passing on of personal data for legal purposes will only be done in line with the laws of the country you live in.
12. Contact us
Questions about this policy? Call Southern York Smile Care at (717) 235-3871, visit us at 4 S. Main St, Shrewsbury, PA 17361, or use our contact page. For payment options, see financing. How we handle your health records is set out in our HIPAA notice of privacy practices, and how we keep this website usable for everyone in our accessibility statement.