Houston Family Physicians is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how we collect, use, disclose and protect your Personal Information (defined below). It applies to all Personal Information processed by us in connection with or as part of providing our Services or engaging in written or electronic communications with you.
For health systems, virtual healthcare is essential to reaching and serving more people and addressing resource and staff shortages. Virtual healthcare can also be useful for providing second opinions, consultations, chronic condition management, and remote monitoring of certain conditions.
Virtual healthcare is most commonly known as “telehealth” and “telemedicine.” Those terms limit virtual healthcare’s capabilities. In whole or in part, virtual healthcare is the ability to remotely see and engage a patient who is outside of the office no matter the technology used to do so.
This Policy does not:
By using or interacting with our website, app, and other products or services (“Services”), you accept the privacy practices described in this Policy. If you disagree with any part of this Policy, you must not use or access our Services.
We may modify this Policy from time to time. The date of change will be shown next to “Last Updated” at the top of this page. We encourage you to read this Policy periodically to ensure you have up-to-date knowledge of our privacy practices. When we make material changes to this Policy, we will provide you with notice before the modifications are effective by sending a message to the email address associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after changes to this Policy become effective, you accept the revised Policy. If any changes are unacceptable to you, you may stop using our Services at any time.
We collect Personal Information when you use our Services, including any COVID-related services, create an account with us or provide Personal Information to us. “Personal Information” is any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly with a particular individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, unique identifier, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, and phone number. The categories of Personal Information that we may collect about you are:
a. Information You Provide to Us
We collect information you give us when you register with us for an account, when you use our Services, when you participate in surveys or promotional activities, give us feedback, or when you otherwise choose to provide your information to us.
b. Communications from You
When you use our Services (for example on our website), complete electronic forms, or contact us by online chat, email, phone, or text, we may automatically collect and store certain information about you and the activity you engaged in, for example: your name and contact information; information that you voluntarily provide to us; the nature of your communication; the purpose of the interaction, and the action we took in response to your inquiry or request.
c. Information Related to Your Use of the Services
We may automatically collect information about your use of the Services (we refer to this information as “Usage Data”), including information sent by your device. For example, we may collect:
d. Information Sent by Your Mobile Devices
We collect certain information that your mobile devices send when you use our Services, such as the unique identifier, user settings and the operating system of your device, as well as information about your use of our services on your mobile device.
e. Location Information
When you use our online Services, we may collect and store information about your general location by converting your IP address into a rough geo-location, so we can, for example, provide you with information about services available in your geographic market. We may also access your mobile device’s GPS coordinates or course location, but only if you have previously agreed that we can collect this information by allowing the sharing of your location information. If you do not want us to have your location information, you may disable the location sharing feature on your device or browser.
f. Information from Our Clients and Partners
We may receive your Personal Information from our business clients and partners, such as your employer, in connection with one or more business purposes, including to make our Services available to you.