Last updated: 05/13/2024

Healthy Habits Wellness Clinic (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates https://www.healthyhabitswc.com (the “Site”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information we receive from users of the Site, including Telemedicine services.

We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site and Telemedicine services. By using the Site and Telemedicine services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information Collection And Use

While using our Site and Telemedicine services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, your name (“Personal Information”).

Log Data

Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Site or use Telemedicine services (“Log Data”).

This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

In addition, we may use third party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor and analyze this data.

Communications

We may use your Personal Information to contact you with newsletters, marketing, or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you, including updates about Telemedicine services.

Cookies

Cookies are files with small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to collect information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Disclaimer

Healthy Habits Wellness Clinic is not affiliated with Facebook, Instagram, Google, or any other third-party platforms mentioned or implied in this Privacy Policy.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective as of 04/28/2023 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, including adding provisions for Telemedicine services, and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.

 

HIPAA PRIVACY POLICY

At Healthy Habits Wellness Clinic (Healthy Habits), we are committed to treating and using protected health information about you responsibly. This Notice of Health Information Practices describes the personal information we collect, and how and when we use or disclose that information. It also describes your rights as they relate to your protected health information. This Notice applies to all protected health information as defined by federal regulation.

Uses and Disclosures

  1. We may use your health information to treat you: document, plan treatment, progress, etc.
  2. We may use your health information to bill for your services. For instance, we may need to send health information including procedures done and diagnoses to your insurance company.
  3. We may use your health information to run our organization. For example, our compliance officer regularly chooses medical records for audits. This practice ensures that we are constantly working towards improved quality and effectiveness.
  4. There are services provided in our organization through contacts with business associates. Examples include outside labs, x-ray, transcription services.
  5. We may use or disclose information to notify or assist in notifying a family member, personal representative, or other person responsible for your care, your location, and general condition.

The following are examples of other purposes for which Healthy Habits is permitted or required to disclose confidential information without the individual’s written authorization.

  1. Uses and disclosures for public health activities.
  2. Reporting victims of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.
  3. Disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings.
  4. Disclosures for law enforcement purposes.
  5. Uses and disclosures for cadaveric organ, eye or tissue donation purposes.
  6. Disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety; and
  7. Uses and disclosures for specialized government functions.

Separate Statements for Certain Uses or Disclosures Healthy Habits may contact patients with appointment reminders, requests for the patient to contact Healthy Habits for appointments, notices and letters concerning medical findings.  Healthy Habits may also contact the patient about treatments alternatives or other health related benefits and services that may be of interest to the individual. Effective Date of this notice is April 1, 2003; Updated April 10, 2008.

Individual Rights

Although your health record is the physical property of Healthy Habits, the information belongs to you. You have:

  • The right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your information.
  • The right to revoke your authorization to use or disclose health information except to the extent that action has already been taken.
  • The right to receive confidential communications.
  • The right to obtain a copy or inspect your health information.
  • The right to amend protected health information.
  • The right to receive an accounting of disclosures of protected health information.

Healthy Habits’ Rights

  1. Healthy Habits has 30 days with which to comply with a patient’s request to review or copy their health information. Healthy Habits is allowed an additional 30 days if the record is off site.  Healthy Habits may charge a fee for copying the health record.
  2. The physicians have the right to review the record and remove any information they deem to be harmful to either the patient or to another individual.
  3. The patient will be supervised by Healthy Habits’ staff during any review of the record. Supervision is allowed and required to prevent the removal or altering of the medical record. Healthy Habits will charge staff time for this service.

Healthy Habits’ Duties

  1. Healthy Habits is required by law to maintain the privacy of confidential information and provide individuals with notice of its legal duties and privacy practices with respect to such information.
  2. Healthy Habits is required to abide by the terms of this Notice; and
  3. Healthy Habits reserves the right to change the terms of its Notice and to make the new Notice provisions effective for all confidential information that it maintains. Revisions to this Notice will be posted in the patient waiting area.

Complaints

Individuals may complain to the Clinic Manager in writing to 14 S Baltic Place, Meridian, ID 83642.  You may also contact the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at 200 Independence Ave, S.W., Washington DC 20201, calling 1-877-6966775 or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.

We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this HIPAA Privacy Policy, please contact us.