PRIVACY POLICY

At LASIK MD, and each of its affiliates (collectively, “LASIK MD,” “we,” “us,” “our”), we consider the respect of everyone’s right to privacy as a fundamental value. That’s why we place great importance on preserving and ensuring the protection and confidentiality of the personal information you entrust to us.

By choosing LASIK MD’s services, you consent to us collecting, using, disclosing, and retaining your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy”).

This Privacy Policy explains our practices with respect to personal information we collect and process about you. This includes information we collect through, or in association with, our website located at https://www.lasikmd.com/, our apps that we may provide, our products and services that we may offer from time to time via our website and/or related apps, our related social media sites, or otherwise through your interactions with us (the website, apps, products, services, and social media pages, collectively, the “Services”). Please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information of our employees or employment applicants, or to information that is not personal information.

Please review the following to understand how we process and safeguard personal information about you. By using any of our Services, whether by visiting our website or otherwise, and/or by voluntarily providing personal information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the practices contained in this Privacy Policy.

This Policy consists of the following elements:

1. What are the objectives of the Privacy Policy?
2. What personal information do we collect?
3. How do we collect your personal information?
4. For what purposes do we use your personal information?
5. Who has access to your personal information and with whom can it be shared?
6. How do we use cookies and similar technologies?
7. What is our policy regarding links to third-party websites and services?
8. What happens in case of business transfers?
9. What is our policy on the international use of personal information?
10. What are your rights regarding your personal information?
11. How can you contact us?
12. How do we update this Privacy Policy?
13. What is the applicability of this Privacy Policy?

1. What are the objectives of the Privacy Policy?

Respecting privacy and protecting personal information are essential to us. This Policy aims to inform you of the reasons and how LASIK MD, or anyone acting on our behalf, will collect, use, and disclose your personal information.

2. What personal information do we collect?

LASIK MD may collect personal information in various forms, but only through lawful means and only for the necessary purposes disclosed to you, as described in this Policy, or in accordance with applicable laws.

The personal information collected and its sensitivity may vary depending on the context of the interactions between you and LASIK MD.

Personal information that may be collected, used, and disclosed can include:

• Name and contact details: First name, last name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar information used to communicate with you.
• Demographic information: Information about you, such as your age, gender, country, and preferred language of communication.
• Health information: We are committed to maintaining the privacy of any protected health information you provide to us. Details about your rights regarding your protected health information, LASIK MD’s obligations regarding your protected health information, and how LASIK MD may use and disclose your protected health information are found in our Notice of Privacy Practices, which is available on our website https://www.lasikmd.com/hippa-privacy-policy or by contacting us.
• Information collected when you visit our websites, such as:
• Data about the websites visited and usage.
• Location data: Information about your device’s location. For example, location data may be collected from a device’s IP address or from your account profile data indicating a less precise location, such as a city name.
• Other data: Other data provided when you use our website, including data from Google Analytics and data received via certain social networks.
• Any other personal information voluntarily provided by you. 

Children under 16 years of age are not permitted to use the Services, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 16. By using the Services, you represent that you are 18 years of age or older, or are 16 years of age or older and have valid parental consent to do so. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your children have provided us with personal information, please contact us.

3. How do we collect your personal information?

We collect your personal information from the following sources:

• Directly From You: We may collect personal information directly from you when you use our Services or submit information to us (whether such information is submitted through our website, to our call center agents or clinic staff, for the purposes of entering in a contest or sweepstakes, or otherwise).
• Automatically or Indirectly From You: For example, through logging and analytics tools, cookies, pixel tags, and as a result of your use of and access to the Services through your browser or device, mobile app or desktop.
• From Service Providers and other third-parties: We may collect personal information for order processing and fulfillment services, commercial email providers, security consultants, and other Service Providers we engage with your consent.

For example, we partner with ad networks to serve advertisements across the Internet. These advertisers use cookies, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your online activity and provide online behavioral advertising.

4. For what purposes do we use your personal information?

We use personal information about you to serve you in your daily life and to comply with our legal obligations in accordance with applicable laws.

LASIK MD may use and disclose personal information for the following purposes:

• Protected Health Information (PHI): Details about your rights regarding your protected health information, LASIK MD’s obligations regarding your protected health information, and how LASIK MD may use and disclose your protected health information are found in our Notice of Privacy Practices, which is available on our website https://www.lasikmd.com/hippa-privacy-policy or by contacting us.
• Supporting marketing initiatives and business development: With your consent, we may use the personal information we have collected, including personal information provided in the context of contests or draws, to communicate directly with you to offer you research opportunities, services, procedures, or documentation offered by LASIK MD that may interest you or from which you may benefit. If you no longer wish to receive this information, you have the right to request removal from our list using the contact details provided in Section 11 of this Policy. If you wish to be removed from our marketing lists or update your personal information, you may send us an email requesting to opt-out at privacyus@lasikmd.com. You may also update your information by calling us at 1-855-341-2020.

We collect, use and disclose your personal information with your consent or as permitted or required by law. Generally, by providing us with personal information we will assume that you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of such information for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy or otherwise at the time of collection. We limit our collection of personal information to what is reasonable under the circumstances. You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to contractual and legal restrictions and reasonable notice.

We will not collect additional categories of personal information other than those categories listed above. If we intend to collect additional categories of personal information, we will provide you with a new notice at or before the time of collection.

5. Who has access to your personal information and with whom can it be shared?

The personal information we collect will be held at our offices or on our servers and those of our service providers and only those employees who require it for the purposes of their duties will have access to those files.

We do not share your personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of LASIK MD, except with our authorized service providers and partners or prospective partners who need access to personal information for the purposes listed in this Policy and within its limits, as well as in the following cases:

• Our affiliated entities.
• Government agencies or regulators when permitted or required to do so by law; in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or authority or any regulatory authority; and/or to protect the integrity of the Services or our interests, rights, property, or safety, and/or that of our users and others.

6. How do we use cookies and similar technologies?

LASIK MD may use cookies, Internet tags, invisible pixels, log files, or other technologies to collect certain personal information about visitors to our websites, and recipients of our newsletters, invitations, and other communications. Cookies are information elements transmitted from the server to the browser during a website visit and uniquely identify the current connection. This data may include information such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, pages that you visit on our site, the date and time of your visit, your browsing time, and other statistics.

Cookies used serve primarily to track the search history related to the session to facilitate the user’s online browsing experience. It is important to note that enabling the cookie option can allow other servers to install cookies on your system, depending on the chosen configuration. You can configure your browser settings to notify you of the presence of cookies, thus giving you the option to accept or reject them.

7. What is our policy regarding links to third-party websites and services?

As a convenience, we may reference or provide links to third-party websites and services, including those of unaffiliated third parties, our affiliates, service providers, and third parties with which we do business. When you access these third-party services, you leave our Services, and we are not responsible for, and do not control, the content, security, or privacy practices employed by any third-party websites and services. You access these third-party services at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party services; please refer to the Privacy Policies or policies for such third-party services for information about how they collect, use, and process personal data. LASIK MD is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any other websites to which we link or which may link to our site(s).

8. What happens in case of business transfers?

We may, in the future, sell or otherwise transfer some or all of our business, operations or assets to a third party, whether by merger, acquisition or otherwise. Personal information we obtain from or about you via the Services may be disclosed to any potential or actual third-party acquirers and may be among those assets transferred.

9. What is our policy on the international use of personal information?

Your personal information is stored on the servers of our service providers in Canada, and for some cloud correspondence and e-fax services, we use trusted providers with servers located in the United States, and Ireland. By using the website, you consent to the transfer of personal information outside of your country. Privacy laws may differ from one jurisdiction to another, and when located outside of these countries, such personal information is subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is located and may need to be disclosed to governments, courts, law enforcement agencies, or regulatory authorities in Canada, United States and Ireland, in accordance with the laws of these jurisdictions. However, our practices regarding your personal information will continue to be governed by this Policy at all times.

10. What are your rights regarding your personal information?

• Your Nevada Privacy Rights: Nevada residents have the right to request that their personal information not be sold (as defined under applicable Nevada law), even if their personal information is not currently being sold. Requests may be sent to privacyus@lasikmd.com and are free of charge.
• Your Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon and Texas Rights: If you are located in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon or Texas, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. The section describes how we collect, use, and share your personal information under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”), the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), the Connecticut Act Concerning Personal Information Privacy and Online Monitoring (“PDPOM”), the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”) and the Texas Data Privacy Act (“TDPA”), and your rights with respect to that personal information.     
  
  As a Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Oregon or Texas resident, you have some or all of the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and we may decline your request as permitted by law. You can ask to appeal any denial of your request in the same manner through which you may submit a request.
• Right to Access and Portability: You have right to access your personal information and/or receive a copy of the personal information that we have collected about you.
• Right to Correct: You have the right to correct inaccurate personal information that we have collected about you.
• Right to Delete: You have the right to delete the personal information we have obtained about you or that you have provided to us with certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Tracking for Targeted Advertising Purposes: You have the right to opt-out of certain tracking activities for targeted advertising purposes.
• Right to Opt-out of Profiling: If we process your personal information for profiling purposes as defined by the VCDPA, CPA, PDPOM, UCPA, OCPA and/or TDPA you can opt-out of such processing.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: have the right to be free from discrimination as prohibited by the VCDPA, CPA, PDPOM, UCPA, OCPA and/or TDPA.

Requests can be sent to privacyus@lasikmd.com. You may also contact us at 1-855-341-2020.

11. How can you contact us?

If you have any questions, comments or complaints about our privacy practices, please contact the Privacy Officer at:     
LASIK MD     
Privacy Officer     
PO Box 803, Jupiter, FL 33468     
1-855-341-2020     
privacyus@lasikmd.com     
 

12. How do we update this Privacy Policy?

We may make changes to this Privacy Policy from time to time. We always indicate the date of the last modifications. If the changes are significant, we will publish a highlighted notice on our website or communicate with you to inform you, subject to applicable laws.

13. What is the applicability of this Privacy Policy?

This Privacy Policy is subject to the Terms and conditions (https://www.lasikmd.com/terms-conditions) that govern your use of the Services. This Privacy Policy applies regardless of the means used to access or provide information through the Services.

Effective Date: December 7, 2020     
Last update: March 6, 2025