Our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy will inform you of the general terms and conditions of your use of our site, how we protect your personal information, and about what choices you have concerning the use of such information. Please read this policy carefully and refer back to it regularly.

We may change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues and reflect changes on our site. We will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather and how we might use that information. This policy does not apply to your use of unaffiliated sites to which any of our sites may link.

The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery maintains this web site to provide general information only. The content is for informational use only and is not intended to make claims about safety and/or efficacy of any product/procedure mentioned.

Some of the information contained in this web site may not be applicable to every situation. A patient contemplating surgery or a facial procedure should seek and select a physician experienced and qualified to perform the procedure.

IMPORTANT: For any cosmetic surgery, there will be exceptional, average, and below average scenarios regardless of who performs the surgery. The results you can hope for are dependent on you, your anatomy, your heredity, lifestyle choices, whether you smoke, drink, take medications and/or vitamins, and any previous cosmetic surgeries. Most important is your commitment to maintaining your post-surgical results by following your surgeon’s recommendations.

Information Protection

Your information is private and never sold or shared with others. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. Some Web sites covered by this policy may request personal information from you in order to complete a form or transaction. Credit card information is not stored or re-used in any manner. Your information will only be used to execute the immediate transaction, and will be provided to other parties only as necessary to complete your transaction. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery will not provide any of your personal information to third parties without your permission, unless compelled by law or court order to do so, and will not sell any personal information to third parties for purposes of marketing, advertising, or promotion.

Information Collected by Email and Forms

The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery collects the e-mail address of those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who give us their e-mail address. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery collects information that is voluntarily provided by those individuals who communicate with us via e-mail or who submit forms on our web site.

We will also collect information about aggregate Web site usage. Statistics that we gather about unique visits, repeat visits and page views are all based on IP address, not on your individual activities. Non-personally identification information might include the browser you use, the type of computer, technical information about your means of connection to our site-such as the operating systems and the Internet service providers utilized, and other similar information. We may also automatically gather information about the areas you visit and search terms you utilize on our sites or to navigate to our sites and about the links you may select to reach our sites. We use such information to administer the site and, in the aggregate, to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our sites. This way we know which areas of our sites are favorites of our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our sites.

3rd-party Content

Users may find content on our sites that link to the sites of third parties. We do not control the contents or links that appear on these sites. In addition, these sites or services, including their contents and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services will have their own privacy policies and customer service policies, or no policy (policies) at all. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party sites or services before providing any of them with your personal information.

Communication

It is our policy not to respond to unsolicited e-mail without knowing the name and address of the person who is communicating with us. We also do not open any email attachments from individuals we do not know. E-mail communications do not establish a patient-physician relationship which can only be established with a one-on-one office visit with a thorough history and physical examination, which we are not soliciting. If we offer general information, it is only that and may not be applicable to your individual situation and does not take the place of a visit to a physician.

Please note that E-mail messages sent to this or any Web site may not be secure. Please also be aware that there is no guarantee of confidentially in e-mail communications and ours are not encrypted. There also may be delays of unknown length in the time for us to respond. Site visitors are discouraged from sending confidential information by e-mail. Although we strive to protect your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of information you disclose in an email and you disclose such information at your own risk. Site visitors sending e-mail accept the risk that a third party may intercept e-mail messages. If you still wish to communicate with us via email after reading this and wish us to respond, please e-mail us, but understand that by doing so you are accepting these conditions and realities.

If a member of the general public sends The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery an e-mail message or fills out a web-based form with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, that information will only be used for the purposes for which the form is intended, to respond to the question or comment, and to analyze trends. The message or form may be redirected to another person who is better able to respond to the question or comment. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery does not market such information. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery does not use such information in any way that would reveal personally identifying information to outside parties unless we are legally required to do so.

If you “opt-in” to receive information from us you may change your mind at any time. If at any time you would like to stop receiving information or correspondence from our office or opt-out of a feature, you may do so by emailing us at the address provided below. You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely remove or modify information in our databases and servers although we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.

Personally Identifiable Information

If you send us an electronic mail message with a question or comment that contains personally identifying information, or fill out a form that e-mails us this information, we will only use the personally identifiable information to respond to your request and analyze trends. We may redirect your message to another person who is in a better position to answer your question. For site management functions, information is collected for analysis and statistical purposes. This information is not reported or used in any manner that would reveal personally identifiable information and will not be released to any outside parties unless legally required to do so in connection with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using any of our sites, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. Your continued use of the sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.

Non-Discrimination Notice

The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

The Julian Institute of Plastic Surgery provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively within the practice such as:

Qualified sign language interpreters

Written information in other formats: (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats.)

Provides free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as qualified interpreters or information written in other languages.

If you need these services, contact Rachael Gargano, who will coordinate these services.

If you believe that Rachael Gargano has failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex, you can file a grievance with: Ruth Hoock, 10429 Spring Hill Dr. Spring Hill, FL 34608 (352)556-5248. You can file a grievance in person or mail. If you need help filing a grievance Ruth Hoock is available.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Ave, SW Room 509F, HHH Building

Washington, DC 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/indes.html.

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