Privacy Policy of Blue Ocean Mental Health in Los Angeles, CA

Welcome to the Blue Ocean Mental Health website. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information about you when you visit our website www.familyhealthcareshoreline.com.

Privacy Policy for Blue Ocean Mental Health

Blue Ocean Mental Health and Esder Shin, PMHNP-BC, (“Blue Ocean Mental Health,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This document outlines how Blue Ocean Mental Health collects, utilizes, and disseminates information obtained through our website, BlueOceanMentalHealth.com (our “Website”). Note that the procedures detailed herein do not apply to protected health information (“PHI”). Our Notice of Privacy Practices provides specifics on our privacy methods regarding PHI. Once we accept information submitted on our Website, it is handled according to our Notice of Privacy Practices. Please review this policy closely. By using our Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

Information You Provide to Us

We gather information directly provided to us through our Website when you:

• Share your personal information to utilize our Website.
• Request details from us.
• Subscribe to newsletters or our email list.
• Make inquiries.
• Engage in surveys or promotions.
• Contact or interact with us in other ways.

The information collected may include personal data. “Personal Information” is data that can identify an individual when alone or combined with other details (such as name, email address, home address, phone number, payment card info, or date of birth). De-identified information that cannot trace back to an individual does not qualify as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate our Website, we employ automatic data collection technologies to gather details about your equipment, browsing habits, and patterns, including:

• Information on your Website visits, including traffic data, location data, logs, and resources accessed and used.
• Details on your computer and internet settings, including IP address, operating system, and browser type.

Automatically collected data may include personal information or be linked with personal data acquired via other methods or from third parties. Such data aids in improving our Website and providing a customized service, enabling us to:

• Estimate audience size and usage trends.
• Save details about your preferences, allowing personalization of the Website to fit your interests.
• Accelerate search processes.
• Identify you upon return visits to our Website.

We utilize various technologies for automatic data collection, including:

• Cookies: Small text files placed on your hard drive by a web page server; they monitor visitor numbers and save login information to enable specific Website functionalities. Note that you can set browser software to reject cookies, potentially hindering the use of all site features or functions.
• Web Beacons: Small graphic images embedded in websites or emails that collect anonymous, non-personal data; they track Website use and email opening statistics.

Third-party website analytics services may be applied on our Website. Collected data enhances usability on BlueOceanMentalHealth.com without tracking non-voluntarily entered personal data or tracking browsing habits across websites without such services.

How We May Use Your Information

Collected data, including personal information, is utilized for Website operation and service delivery. Additionally, data may be used lawfully for purposes including:

• Fulfilling product or service requests.
• Offering services that may interest you.
• Tailoring content, advertising, and services to your preferences.
• Sending solicitations, product announcements, and other relevant materials (optional opt-out available).
• Dispatching critical email messages concerning Service usage, such as updates or confirmations (non-opt-out due to importance).
• Pre-populating forms for data collection by Blue Ocean Mental Health or sponsors.
• Handling billing, accounts, and records.
• Enhancing customer service and service offerings.
• Describing any other identified purpose upon information provision.
• Pursuing additional purposes with your consent.

Data may serve analytic, market research, or marketing purposes legally. Usage analysis may be conducted for business administration, support, improvement, and development, which might involve contacting you concerning service updates, feedback solicitation, or important Website/service developments. Notifications about other offered services may be communicated via various channels, such as mail, phone, fax, or email. We also collect anonymous, non-personal site usage data.

How We May Share Your Information

Agents, vendors, consultants, and service providers may access Website-collected data to perform services on our behalf, including processing credit card payments via third-party providers. These providers cannot use Personal Information beyond the purposes intended by our collaboration.

We may share information:

• To conduct statistical analysis, send correspondence, or facilitate customer support.
• With business partners, affiliates, or third parties for their marketing endeavors.
• With affiliates for internal business purposes.
• To comply with legal requirements or procedures (e.g., responding to court orders/subpoenas).
• To satisfy government agency demands, such as law enforcement.
• To prevent harm, financial loss, or investigate suspected illegal activity.
• To enforce policies or safeguard rights, property, or safety.

Sharing may occur before/during negotiations of business mergers, purchases, sales, or asset transfers. We maintain the right to transfer Website-obtained data following business asset or operation transfers (e.g., through mergers, reorganizations, liquidation).

Third-Party Links

Our Website may contain links to external websites or platforms not controlled by Blue Ocean Mental Health. These sites may have their tracking technologies, soliciting personal data directly from you. Upon following links, please review their privacy terms. We hold no responsibility for content or privacy practices beyond our control.

Accessing and Changing Information

You can request information concerning data collected about you, with few exceptions. Reach out to info@BlueOceanMH.com for access, correction, or deletion requests. Change requests cannot be accommodated if they violate legal requirements or result in inaccuracies.

Your California Privacy Rights

In compliance with California’s “Shine the Light” law, residents may inquire about personal information sharing with third parties/affiliates for their direct marketing purposes. Businesses must disclose information upon request or allow opt-in/out. We may share collected data with third parties for direct marketing purposes. California residents can request compliance details at info@BlueOceanMH.com or post to 11850 Wilshire Blvd, 200A, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Requests must state “California Privacy Rights Request,” including name/address details. Annually, one response is provided per customer, not required through channels outside the specified email/postal address.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website is unsuitable for children under 16, and no intentional data collection concerning children under 16 is performed unless given by a parent, guardian, or authorized adult. If informed of unauthorized personal information from any individual below 16, it will be deleted. In states allowing minors to seek medical treatment independently, data from under-16s aids in accessing needed medical services.

Data Security

Reasonable methods protect personal information from loss, theft, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, though Internet transmission cannot assure complete security.

Storage

Traffic data and postings are preserved indefinitely, even following “deletion,” and potentially archived elsewhere. Personal information is kept as account activity or service necessity dictates, and to fulfill legal/dispute resolution obligations. Removal requests cannot assure full data deletion from all Website servers due to technological limitations.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the ability to amend this Privacy Policy anytime. Posting revised policies immediately enacts changes, with the updated date reflected at the page’s top. Continued Website usage signifies consent under the enacted Privacy Policy, subject to applicable laws. Periodically review this document. For further inquiries about this Privacy Policy or related practices, contact us via:

Email: info@BlueOceanMH.com
Postal Address: 11850 Wilshire Blvd, 200A, Los Angeles, CA 90025