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Website Privacy Policy

Heart & Vascular Clinics is sensitive to protecting the privacy of our website visitors. This Website Privacy Policy and additional policies linked below explain how we collect, use, protect and treat your personal information and user data. Keep in mind that changes are periodically made to this Privacy Policy without notice, and it is your responsibility to review the Policy when you use this website. By continuing to use this site, you consent to any changes to our policy or terms of use.

 

During your visit to our website, remember that the medical and health information presented here is intended to be general in nature, and should not be viewed as a substitute for professional advice. Please consult with a health care professional for all matters relating to personal medical and health care issues.

 

Health and Medical Information

Certain health and medical information about you is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and applicable state law. This information may be provided by you online or offline, or may be collected by us from other methods such as through a health care provider. We protect covered health and medical information as required by HIPAA and applicable state law. Similarly, we may use covered health and medical information as permitted by HIPAA and applicable state law.

 

You can read more about our privacy practices regarding health and medical information under HIPAA. In the event of any conflict between our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices and this Website Privacy Policy, the terms of our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices shall control.

 

Information We Collect
The information we collect about you includes:

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Personally Identifiable Information
Our Website and our Service Providers only collect personally identifiable information ("PII") with your consent. Collection of PII occurs if you request an appointment on the Website, subscribe to a newsletter, or use other features and resources on the Website. You may visit our Site anonymously, but that may prevent you from engaging in certain Website features or Services. The PII we may collect includes first name, last name, telephone number and email address.

 

We do not collect information that personally identifies you unless you choose to provide it to us (for example, Web pages that allow you to request an appointment, complete an online job application or send an email message). The personal information you submit is shared only with those people in our organization who need this information to respond to your question or request, and as otherwise permitted by law to allow us to operate our business or to comply with applicable laws.

 

As used in this Privacy Policy, personal information does not include information protected under HIPAA or applicable state laws, which is protected as described in the section “Health and Medical Information” above.

 

Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Our Website and Service Providers may collect non-personally identifiable (anonymous) information ("Non-PII") from visitors. Non-PII cannot identify a specific individual unless combined with Personally Identifiable Information. Examples of Non-PII that may be collected by the Website or required to provide the Services, including zip code and cookies.

 

Cookies

"Cookies" are short computer codes known as cookies, web beacons, and other technologies that collect Non-PII and are stored on your browser when you visit our Website or share Website content through a social media account. The following are examples of Non-PII third party service providers collect with cookies:

  • Browser type and operating system

  • Date and time of visit

  • Referring web page

  • Links that connected you to the Website

  • IP address

  • Mobile Device ID

  • Medical condition or symptoms

 

Opting Out of Cookies
To opt-out from collection and use of your Web Browsing Data by the Website, use this: NAI opt-out tool provided by the National Advertising Initiative.

To opt-out from tracking by our display advertising, click here. Some of our Service Providers’ cookies do not have an "opt-out" option, but you always have the option of blocking the use of cookies by changing a setting in your Internet browser.

 

How We Use Your Information

Non-PII that we or our Service Providers collect is used to improve marketing and sales efforts, better connect Website visitors with Heart & Vascular Clinics services/providers, and connect services/providers with potential patients. If you elect to provide PII, we may utilize such data to better connect you with an appropriate physician.

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​We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services. Website usage data is captured using first and third-party cookies and other tracking technologies to determine the popularity of products/services and online activity. Additionally, we use this information for site optimization, fraud/security purposes, and advertising. For more information about how Microsoft collects and uses your data, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

 

Visitors who Request Services via the Website 
Visitors who volunteer PII on our Website consent to be contacted by us. A Service Provider may contact you by telephone and may, among other things, verify your self-reported PII and interest in services or speaking with a physician. We may contact you by telephone even if you have opted into the National Do Not Call list, or any State Do Not Call list

 

IF YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO BEING CALLED BY A HEART & VASCULAR CLINICS REPRESENTATIVE DO NOT ENTER YOUR PII INTO FORMS ON OUR WEBSITE.

 

If you do not wish to be contacted again by a Heart & Vascular Clinics representative with respect to your inquiry, you should specifically request that the hospital representative not contact you again. Please note that we may maintain the PII you provided whether you elect to use the Services.

 

Except as set forth above, you will be notified when PII may be shared with third parties, and will be able to prevent the sharing of this information.


Our website may contain links to other websites that are not managed or controlled by us. These links are provided for your convenience only. We do not review, endorse or take responsibility for the content of these other websites. If you choose to access such sites, you are subject to the privacy policies of those sites.

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Information From Children
Our website is not intended to attract or collect information from children under the age of 13, unless they receive verifiable parental consent. If you think we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 through this website, please contact us immediately.

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Email Communications

If you sign up for one or more of our newsletters, you may receive email communications from us. We may send you email, contact you, or engage you in other communication mediums that relates to your use of the Website and Services. If, at any time, you do not wish to receive email communications about the Website or our newsletters, please use the "UNSUBSCRIBE" link at the bottom of our email.

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Website Contact Information
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@manhattanmedgroup.com


Heart & Vascular Clinics

200 Research Dr.

Manhattan, KS 66503

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