Last Updated: July 1st, 2024
This Privacy Policy describes how ClearChoice Management Services, LLC and our subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collect, use, and share your personal information in connection with Company owned and operated websites or digital properties that link to this Privacy Policy and our related email, phone, and other electronic communications, social media pages, and marketing activities (collectively, the “Site”), and the rights and choices available to individuals with respect to their personal information.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the protected health information that you may provide to Company in connection with Company’s provision of dental or healthcare services. For more information about our privacy practices relating to those activities, please review the relevant Notice of Privacy Practices provided to you. If there are any inconsistencies between that notice and this Privacy Policy, the Notice of Privacy Practices will control.
If you are a resident of Washington or Nevada, please also review our Consumer Health Data Privacy Policy for additional information on how we may collect, use, and disclose personal information that is considered “consumer health data” under applicable state law, and your related privacy rights.
Company reserves the right, at any time, to modify this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect, use, or share personal information, we will post those changes in this Privacy Policy. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you keep up to date on our most current policies and practices. We will note the effective date of the latest version of our Privacy Policy at the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Site following posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
Please click on the links below to visit the relevant section of our Privacy Policy:
1.2 Sources of Personal Information. We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from a variety of sources, including the following:
Company uses personal information for various purposes, including those set forth below and as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection.
In addition to the specific situations discussed elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, Company may share your personal information in the following circumstances:
3.1 Related Companies. We may share your personal information with companies that are affiliated with us (that is, that control, are controlled by, or are under common control with us).
3.2 Service Providers. We may share your personal information with third parties who perform services for or on our behalf or help us run our business. Among other things service providers may help us perform website hosting, maintenance services, database management, web analytics, billing, payment processing, fraud protection, credit risk reduction, marketing, or any other use set out in this Privacy Policy.
3.3 Advertising Partners. We may share personal information with third parties who we partner with for advertising campaigns and we participate in interest-based advertising.This means that our advertising partners may use technology (e.g., a cookie) to collect information about your activity on the Site and other online services to help us advertise our services, or use hashed customer lists that we share with them to deliver ads to them and similar users on their platforms.
3.4 Affiliated Dental and Healthcare Practices. We may jointly offer events, promotions, or any other product or service offerings with our network of affiliated dental and healthcare practices. The personal information that you submit through an event, promotion, or other product or service offering offered with any of our network of affiliated dental or healthcare practices may be combined and transmitted with the registration information related to your account. Third party partners or clients may collect information directly from you, which may be combined with personal information disclosed by us. If you decide to request, enter into, or participate in an event, promotion, or other product or service offering that is offered by us and identified as a joint effort with an affiliated dental or healthcare practice, the information that you provide may be shared with us and with them.
3.5 Professional Advisors. We may share personal information with persons, companies, or professional firms providing Company with advice and consulting in accounting, administrative, legal, tax, financial, debt collection, and other matters.
3.6 Business Transaction Participants. If we sell all or part of our business, make a sale or transfer of assets, or are otherwise involved in a corporate divestiture, merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, dissolution, sale, or other disposition of all or any portion of the business or assets of, or equity interests in the business (including any affiliate), whether as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, we may transfer your personal information to third parties as part of that transaction, including at the negotiation stage.
3.7 Authorities and Relevant Third Parties. We may disclose personal information in response to subpoenas, warrants, or court orders, in connection with any legal process, to comply with relevant laws, or for the compliance and safety purposes described in the “Use of Personal Information” section above.
No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from the risks presented by unauthorized access or acquisition, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of any unauthorized access or acquisition of your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law.
You can make the following choices regarding your personal information:
5.1 Access or Update Your Personal Information. If you have registered for an account with us, you may review and update certain account information by logging into your account. You may also contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
5.2 Opt-Out of Promotional E-mails. You may unsubscribe from receiving promotional e-mails from us by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the e-mail or by contacting us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. If you decide not to receive promotional e-mails, we may still send you service related communications, such as those about your account, to fulfill orders for products and services you have requested, or service notices.
5.3 Opt-out of text messages. We may offer communications via text messages sent by us or any of our service providers, such as when we send you text messages to confirm your appointment, respond to your inquiries, or for promotional purposes. To stop receiving text messages from us, reply STOP to any text message you receive from us, or email us your request and mobile telephone. Note that we may send you a message to confirm receipt of your STOP request.
5.4 Cookies. Most browsers let you remove or stop accepting cookies from the websites you visit. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser’s settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all functionality of the Site and it may not work properly. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set on your browser and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
We use Google Analytics to help us understand user activity and patterns on the Site. You can learn more about Google Analytics cookies by clicking here and about how Google protects your data by clicking here. You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Site by downloading and installing a browser plugin available here.
5.5 Advertising Choices. Some of our advertising partners are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) and are subject to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising published by the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). You can obtain more information about these companies’ information collection practices, and opt-out of receiving interest-based advertising from participating NAI and DAA members at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp and/or the DAA’s website at optout.aboutads.info. Mobile app users may opt out of receiving interest-based advertising in mobile apps provided by participating members of the Digital Advertising Alliance by installing the AppChoices mobile app, available at https://www.youradchoices.com/appchoices. You can also limit collection of your information for interest-based ads by blocking third party cookies in your browser settings or using privacy plug-ins or ad blocking software that help you block third party cookies. In addition, your mobile device settings may provide functionality to limit use of the advertising ID associated with your mobile device for targeted online advertising purposes. If you opt-out of interest-based advertisements, you will still see advertisements online but they may be less relevant to you.
Some of the third party advertising companies we work with offer their own opt-out options that you can use to limit their use of your information for interest-based advertising, such as Google (opt-out). Please note that we also may work with companies that offer their own opt-out mechanisms or do not participate in the opt-out mechanisms described above. Even after using these opt-out mechanisms, you may receive interest-based advertising from other companies.
5.6 Do Not Track. Some Internet browsers may be configured to send “Do Not Track” signals to the online services that you visit. We currently do not respond to a “Do Not Track” signal. To find out more about “Do Not Track,” please visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
5.7 Declining to Provide Information. We may need to collect personal data to provide certain services. If you do not provide the information requested, we may not be able to provide those services.
The Site may contain links to other websites and online services operated by third parties. These links are not an endorsement of, or representation that we are affiliated with, any third party. In addition, our content may be included on web pages or online services that are not associated with us. We do not control third party websites or online services, and we are not responsible for their actions. Other websites and services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your personal information. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of the other websites and online services you use.
We are based in the United States of America, and we have service providers in the United States and potentially other countries. Your personal data may be collected, used, stored, and transferred in these countries or other locations outside of your home country. Privacy laws in the locations where we handle your personal data may not be as protective as the privacy laws in your home country. By providing your personal data, where applicable law permits, you hereby specifically and expressly consent to such transfer and processing and the collection, use, and disclosure set forth herein or in any applicable terms of service.
8. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Our Site is not directed to individuals under 18 years old, and you may not use the Site or our services unless you are at least 18 years old. If you think we have received personal information from a minor under the age of 18, please contact us using the contact information at the bottom of this Privacy Policy.
Certain U.S. states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia provide users with additional rights under their privacy laws. This section applies only to residents of those states (whose laws are in effect) and provides additional information regarding how we process personal information of such residents, and their privacy rights under applicable law. For purposes of this section, “personal information” means “personal data” or “personal information” as such term is defined under applicable state privacy law but does not include information exempted from the scope of such law.
9.2 How Personal Information is Disclosed, “Sold,” or “Shared.” Each of the categories of personal information listed in the “Collection of Personal Information” section above is disclosed, or may have been disclosed in the 12 months preceding the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy, to operate our business or for another business purpose as described in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection to the parties identified in the section titled “Sharing of Personal Information.”
We may (or have in the 12 months preceding the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy) also “sell” your personal information to a third party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, or process it for “sharing” / “targeted advertising” in the manner described in the section titled, “For Marketing and Advertising,” each as further detailed in the table below. For a description of the categories of third parties mentioned in the table, see the section titled, “Sharing of Personal Information.” We do not knowingly “sell” or use for “sharing”/“targeted advertising” the personal information of consumers under 18 years of age. To exercise your right to opt out of “sales” or “sharing”/“targeted advertising,” see “How to Exercise Your Privacy Rights” below.