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Privacy Policy

Nellie Gail Orthodontics, referred to herein as NGO respects the privacy of its website visitors. This Privacy Policy describes the information NGO collects from you and how it uses that information when you use the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site or when you sign up to receive NGO updates through nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site.  By accessing or using the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.  

Information You Voluntarily Provide NGO

You may use the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site without providing NGO with any information about you. NGO only collects personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide, such as when you sign up for NGO updates through the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site or make payment through the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site.  Examples of such personally identifiable information that you provide to us may include, among other information, your name, physical address, email address, phone number, credit card number, credit card security number and website user name.

Other Information NGO Collects

When you visit the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site, or when you sign up for NGO updates and elect to receive our emails (please see the section of this Privacy Policy below entitled “What You Will Receive From NGO When You Sign Up for NGO Updates on the NGO Website” for more information about the emails you will receive) we may automatically collect some information about your visit using cookies, log analysis software and other aggregate tracking technologies.  This includes information relating to whether you open an email that is sent to you by NGO, whether you visit the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site or whether you click through to a NGO article or blog.

You may modify your browser settings to control the collection of cookies. However, if you refuse to accept cookies, you may not be able to access some pages or use some of the functions of the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site. Some NGO cookie files remain on your computer’s hard drive unless and until you manually delete the file.

How NGO Uses the Information It Collects

NGO will not sell, exchange or otherwise distribute your personally identifiable information without your consent, except to the extent required by law, in accordance with your instructions, or as identified in this privacy policy.

NGO may use your information, including personally identifiable information, for business purposes including, without limitation, the following:

  • To improve the quality of your nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site visit.
  • To bill your credit card when you elect to pay an invoice online or to credit your credit card in the event that NGO issues you a refund.
  • To send marketing communications and informational newsletters that you have requested, opted-in to or otherwise agreed to receive.

Also, NGO may use your information, including personally identifiable information, as follows:

  • NGO may contract with other companies and inpiduals to perform functions or services on its behalf, such as hosting and maintaining the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site, payment processing, database storage and management, sending email messages and informational newsletters and administering surveys.  These service providers may have access to your personally identifiable information, such as your email address, needed to perform their functions, but are restricted from using it for purposes other than providing services for NGO.
  • NGO has the right to disclose any information about you, including personally identifiable information, or your use of the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site, without your prior permission if NGO has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) protect and defend the rights, property or safety of NGO or its shareholders, principals, employees, agents, other users of the site, or the public; (b) enforce the Terms of Use for the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site; or (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties or is otherwise unlawful.  NGO may also disclose information, including your personally identifiable information, as it deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
  • NGO may share any information you submit to NGO when NGO has your consent to do so, or when NGO needs to share the information in order to provide the information or service you requested.
  • NGO may use your information to monitor how visitors are using our site.
  • NGO may use your information to uncover and diagnose problems with the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site and servers and for day-to-day system administration needs.

What You Will Receive From NGO When You Sign Up for NGO Updates on the NGO Website

When you sign up to receive NGO updates, you will receive emails from us relating to newsletters, marketing or promotional matters and upcoming NGO events.  If you register for a NGO event, you will receive e-mails from us relating to the event, including emails confirming your registration and reminding you of the event as the date of the event approaches.  NGO only wants to send you communications and information that you expect to receive or that you have requested.  Please see the following section of this Privacy Policy for information on how to unsubscribe from or opt out of NGO updates.

Updating Your Information; Opting Out

 Visitors who would like to correct, update or delete any information, including personally identifiable information, may contact NGO with a request to do so at info@ngorthodontics.com. In addition, any users of the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site who have signed up for NGO updates and wish to unsubscribe to NGO’s marketing and informational communications can do so by using the unsubscribe option in an email communication or by sending an email to info@ngorthodontics.com.  NGO will respond to any request to update or modify any information, or to opt out of or unsubscribe from any communications, within a reasonable period of time (as an example of the need to obtain the advice of counsel, note that if California law is applicable, this opt out must be completed within 30 days). If you request the deletion or modification of your personal information maintained by NGO, such information may be retained for a period of time in NGO’s backup systems as a precaution against system failures. Some information may be retained for longer periods as required by law, contract or auditing requirements.

Security

If you provide NGO with your email address in order to receive NGO updates, your email address will be stored on a NGO server located within NGO’s offices.  NGO follows generally accepted industry standards to protect your personally identifiable information, both during transmission and once NGO receives it, including the use of firewalls and other Internet security measures.  However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and NGO cannot guarantee its absolute security.  Accordingly, NGO expressly disclaims any such obligation.

NGO does not store on its servers, or keep any in-office record of, any credit card information you provide NGO through the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site.  NGO utilizes a third party service for credit card payment processing and your credit card information is stored on the third party service’s servers.   NGO’s credit card processor follows generally accepted industry standards to protect your credit card information, both during transmission and once the processor receives it.  However, no method of security is absolute and NGO cannot guarantee the absolute security of your credit card information.  Accordingly, NGO expressly disclaims any such obligation.

Updates to This Privacy Policy

NGO reserves the right to change, alter or modify this Privacy Policy for any reason at any time without notice to you. When NGO does so, all changes, alterations or modifications to this Privacy Policy will be posted on the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site and will be effective immediately. If you are a regular visitor to this site, NGO recommends that you check this Privacy Policy on a regular basis.

NGO Policy for Users of the NGO Website Under Age 18

The nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site is not intended for use by inpiduals under 18 years of age. Users under the age of 18 should get the permission of a parent or guardian to use the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site. NGO will not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

External Links

The nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site may include links to other websites whose privacy policies NGO does not control. Once you leave the nelliegailorthodontics.com Web Site, use of any information you provide is governed by the privacy policy of the operator of the site you are visiting.

Contact

If you ever have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at info@ngorthodontics.com.  We will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you might have.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on Nov 27, 2024.