Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 22, 2026
Parth N Patel MD LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information of our patients, visitors, and users of our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website, contact our office, request an appointment, or use our healthcare services.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information such as:
- Name and contact information, including phone number, email address, and mailing address.
- Date of birth and other information needed to identify and provide services to you.
- Appointment and scheduling information.
- Insurance and billing information.
- Information you voluntarily provide through contact forms, appointment requests, or communications with our office.
- Health and medical information necessary to provide healthcare services.
- Information automatically collected when you use our website, such as IP address, browser type, device information, and general website usage information.
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for legitimate business, administrative, and healthcare purposes.
2. How We Use Your Information
Parth N Patel MD LLC may use information we collect to:
- Provide, coordinate, and manage healthcare services.
- Schedule, confirm, and manage appointments.
- Communicate with patients regarding their healthcare, appointments, requests, and services.
- Process billing, payments, and insurance-related matters.
- Respond to questions, requests, and inquiries.
- Maintain appropriate medical and business records.
- Operate, maintain, and improve our website and services.
- Meet applicable legal, regulatory, and professional obligations.
- Protect the security and integrity of our systems, patients, employees, and business.
3. Medical and Health Information
Because Parth N Patel MD LLC provides healthcare services, we may collect and maintain information relating to your health and medical care.
Patient health information may be protected under applicable federal and state privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), where applicable.
Our use and disclosure of protected health information is governed by our applicable Notice of Privacy Practices, which provides additional information about how protected health information may be used and disclosed and about your rights regarding that information.
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell your personal information.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to provide healthcare services, operate our business, communicate with you, process billing or insurance matters, or comply with applicable law.
Depending on the circumstances, information may be shared with healthcare providers, healthcare-related service providers, billing or insurance partners, technology or administrative service providers, or other parties when permitted or required by applicable law.
When protected health information is involved, disclosures will be made in accordance with applicable HIPAA requirements and other applicable privacy laws.
5. SMS and Text Messaging
If you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages from Parth N Patel MD LLC, we may use SMS or text messaging to communicate with you regarding matters such as appointment reminders, appointment confirmations, scheduling, healthcare-related communications, and other messages related to your interaction with our office.
Message frequency may vary depending on the type of communication.
Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan.
You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to a message you receive from us. For assistance, reply HELP or contact our office directly.
Your consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.
"SMS opt-in or phone numbers for the purpose of SMS are not being shared with any third party and affiliate company for marketing purposes."
6. Website Forms and Communications
If you submit information through a website form, appointment request, contact form, or other communication method, we may use the information you provide to respond to your request and provide the services or assistance you requested.
Please do not submit highly sensitive medical information through a general website contact form unless specifically instructed by our office to do so. For sensitive healthcare information, please use the secure communication method provided by our office when available.
7. Cookies and Website Technologies
Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to support website functionality, security, analytics, and performance.
Cookies may collect information such as browser type, device information, pages visited, and general website usage information.
You may be able to control or disable certain cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.
8. Third-Party Services
Our website may use third-party services that assist with website functionality, appointment scheduling, analytics, communications, or other business operations.
These third parties may receive information necessary to provide their services and are expected to handle information in accordance with applicable contractual, legal, and privacy requirements.
Our website may also contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites that we do not operate.
9. Data Security
We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
However, no website, electronic transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information or protected health information.
These rights may include requesting access to certain information, requesting corrections, obtaining information about certain disclosures, or exercising other rights provided by applicable law.
For information regarding your rights concerning protected health information, please refer to our Notice of Privacy Practices.
11. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended to knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate authorization from a parent, guardian, or other legally authorized individual.
When healthcare services are provided to minors, information may be collected and handled as necessary to provide those services and as permitted or required by applicable law.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, technology, or applicable legal requirements.
When changes are made, the updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.