Privacy Policy
Effective Date: [Insert Current Date, e.g., December 4, 2025]
This Privacy Policy applies to the Carolina MedWorks website, carolinamedworks.com.
The Carolina MedWorks website is provided for informational and educational purposes and may contain links to other sites. Once you navigate to another website (whether through an advertisement, service, or content link), please be aware that Carolina MedWorks is not responsible for the privacy practices of such external sites. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of every website you visit.
1. Personal Information We Collect
We collect the following personal information directly from you when you voluntarily submit it through forms on the Carolina MedWorks website:
First and Last name
Email address
Phone number
How We Use This Information: By entering this information, you are providing personal data that will be used by Carolina MedWorks for the sole purpose of:
Responding to your direct contact requests.
Scheduling your appointment or service consultation.
Communicating administrative or service-related information to you.
2. Subscription and Marketing Communications
If you choose to enroll as a subscriber of our website, you will receive recurring practice newsletters, announcements, and occasional promotional information via email. These emails will be of a general nature and will not disclose your unique health characteristics.
Opt-In Information: To subscribe, we require certain contact information, such as your name and email address. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age), but this is not required.
Opt-Out/Unsubscribe: You can choose to opt-out of receiving these marketing emails from us at any time. You can unsubscribe by simply clicking on the “unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of our emails; you will be immediately unsubscribed from marketing communications.
3. Passive Information We Collect (Usage Data)
Like many other websites, we automatically collect and log non-identifying information when you interact with the Carolina MedWorks website. We use this information to conduct research and analysis to better understand how visitors use our website, so that we can monitor and improve the website experience and our services.
Device Data: We collect data from the device and application you use to access the website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system, device type, browser type, and timestamps.
Usage Data: We collect usage data that may include which Carolina MedWorks webpages you visit, what you click on, when you performed those actions, and so on. Emails sent by Carolina MedWorks may collect information about who opened those emails and clicked on links in them to measure performance and improve deliverability.
Google Analytics: Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google’s use of data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
4. Disclosure of Your Information
Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you, Carolina MedWorks will not disclose any Personally Identifiable Information or Personal Health Information it gathers from you on our website.
We will only release Personally Identifiable Information or Personal Health Information to third parties:
To comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena, or court order.
In special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others.
In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your information, we will attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order.
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION: Given the nature of services offered by Carolina MedWorks, this website may collect information related to health. This Privacy Policy is not a HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. If you are a covered entity or business associate under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you must ensure compliance with those regulations. We recommend consulting with legal counsel regarding your obligations concerning the collection and protection of Personal Health Information (PHI).
5. Security and Data Retention
Security: We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free.
Data Retention: We retain the personal information collected on this website for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
6. Children’s Privacy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Neither Carolina MedWorks nor any of its services are designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
7. Affiliate Disclosure
Carolina MedWorks may participate in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn a small commission on products or services recommended or linked to on this website. This includes, but is not limited to, the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.
We may earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and other affiliate websites.
This disclosure is provided to comply with U.S. Federal Trade Commission rules.
8. User Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights concerning your personal information:
Right to Access: The right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Correction/Rectification: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Right to Deletion: The right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided on our website.
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will inform you if a material change to the Privacy Policy is made that involves the use of your Personally Identifiable Information. Your continued use of the Carolina MedWorks site after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
Please exit the site immediately if you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy.
A Note on Email Communications
This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you send content, questions, or ideas to Carolina MedWorks via email outside of the secure forms provided on the website. If you want to keep them private or proprietary, do not send them in an unsecured email.