Our website address is: https://healthyvision.ca

1. What personal data we collect and why we collect it

a. With your consent

Any information that you voluntarily input on our website implies that you have given us consent to use and store your personal information.  For example, when you use our “Contact” form on our website, you are voluntarily giving us consent to store your personal information you added into the form and that you have read and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policies (this policy). Once email is transmitted from our secure encrypted website servers onto the internet, the information may not private.  If you are concerned about confidentiality, it is best to talk to us in person or phone us directly instead of using our “Contact” form.

b. Withdraw your consent

You may withdraw your consent at anytime by contacting us to delete your personal information on file subject to retention laws in force.  We will immediately stop using your information as soon as possible after we confirm with you what the consequences are of deleting your information from our systems. eg. email addresses or contact numbers equates to no more appointment reminders or electronic billing receipts.

2. Comments

We may in the future have a blogging section where visitors can leave comments on the site.  We may collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

If we have a future blogging section, an anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.  After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. 

4. Contact forms

When you use our “Contact” form on our website, you are voluntarily giving us consent to store your personal information you added into the form and that you have read and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policies (this policy). Once email is transmitted from our secure encrypted website servers onto the internet, the information may not be private.  If you are concerned about confidentiality, it is best to talk to us in person or phone us directly instead of using our “Contact” form.

5. Cookies

When visiting our website your browser may collect statistical information using cookies.  A web cookie is a small file saved onto your computer by your browser when visiting a website.

When browsing Dr. Fujimoto’s website, cookies are used to collect anonymous statistical information such as browser type, screen size, traffic patterns and pages visited. This information helps provide you with better service and experience when using our website.  We do not store personal information in cookies, nor do we collect personal information from you without your knowledge.

Most browsers are configured to accept cookies by default. If you wish, you can change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies, or to warn you when a site is about to save cookies on your hard drive. If you do deny cookies, your browsing and user experience may be diminished as well as the functionality of the website.

For a more detailed explanation about cookies visit AboutCookies.org

6. Embedded content and links to or from other websites

Embedded content:   Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Links to other websites:  Our website may contain links to other websites. These links may be used for information and educational purposes only.  Once you leave our website we have no control nor take responsibility over how your information is collected, used, and stored. 

It your responsibility to read the third parties privacy and terms of use policies.  If you do not agree to their policies do not continue to access their website.

7. Analytics

We may utilize third party tools such as Google Analytics to help us make a better browsing experience for our website.  To read more about their Privacy policy goto policies.google.com.  We are not responsible for how they collect your information.

8. Who we share your data with

The information you provide will not be used as marketing tool but rather to respond to your request for information, appointment reminders, or for receipt/invoice purposes. We will not sell or distribute your information to any third parties.  If we sell our business, however, we reserve the right to transfer your information as well as our assets and data on those assets to the new owner of the business as is.

There are limited circumstances where information can be used without consent when:

• it is clearly in the person’s interests that person’s consent cannot be obtained in a timely way, or that person would not reasonably be expected to withhold consent.
• there is a legal authority for the use as is authorized by a statute of Ontario or Canada, a regulation of Ontario or Canada, a bylaw of a local government body, or a legislative instrument of a professional regulatory organization.
• it is for an inspection or audit if the audit is either of or by the organization and is authorized by a statute or regulation of Ontario or Canada or if it’s by another organization and it’s not practical to use non-identifying information for the purpose of the audit.
• it is for the purposes of an investigation or legal proceeding.
• it is necessary to collect or pay a debt owed to Dr. Fujimoto.
• it is necessary to respond to an emergency that threatens the life, health, or security of a person or the public.
• where legally bound by law, to provide your information to law enforcement agencies to prevent fraud, abuse, or to protect the interests of Dr. Fujimoto and its owner, clients, contractors, and employees.

All our web services remain in Canada and on Canadian IT Infrastructure, and are not subject to foreign policy or laws forcing us to disclose your personal information that you voluntarily provided to us, to foreign entities.

9. What rights you have over your data

You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.  This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

10. Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

11. Your contact information

The information you provide us will be used to respond to your request for information, appointment reminders, or for receipt/invoice purposes. 

12. Additional information

a. How we protect your data

Protecting the privacy of your personal information is important to us.

Dr. Fujimoto takes reasonable security measures against unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or destruction of information.  We limit the amount of personal information we collect in the first place making security easier.

We have developed policies and practices including those that protect personal information.  They include but not limited to the following physical security, technological security, such as password protection, administrative security, such as confidentiality agreements and terms of use for information technology, and how we respond to inquiries and complaints.

b. Regulatory disclosure