PRIVACY STATEMENT

HOOT HRT is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable federal and state privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act. This Statement of Privacy applies to our website and governs data collection and usage. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

This Practice collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address, and telephone number. This Practice also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by this website. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of this website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

Use of Your Personal Information

This Practice collects and uses your personal information to operate the website and deliver the services you have requested. This Practice may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from this Practice and its affiliates, which include licensed partner providers and contracted service vendors supporting the delivery of our healthcare services.

This Practice does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. This Practice may share data with trusted partners solely to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for service deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services and are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

This Practice does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Legally Required Disclosures

This Practice may disclose your personal information as required by law, including in response to lawful requests by public authorities such as courts, law enforcement agencies, or regulatory bodies. Where required by law, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you of such disclosure in advance, except where prohibited by law or court order.

Use of Cookies and Tracking Technologies

This website uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to personalize your online experience and collect analytics data. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer.

We may use the following categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: Used to understand how visitors interact with the website, such as Google Analytics. This data is aggregated and anonymous.
Functional Cookies: Used to remember your preferences and improve your experience.
Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant content and track the effectiveness of our communications.

You may opt out of non-essential cookies by adjusting your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain portions of this website. California residents and other users with applicable rights may have additional opt-out options under their respective state laws.

Security of Your Personal Information

This Practice uses commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information, such as a payment card number, is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

However, no data transmission over the internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you believe your interaction with us is no longer secure, please contact us immediately.