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Privacy Policy

Latest Update: November 2, 2025

This Privacy Policy outlines how Glendale Vascular (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, utilizes, and shares information obtained through our website, https://glendalevascular.com (the “Site”). This policy also details your rights regarding your personal information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Glendale Vascular is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of our patients and website visitors. We are legally obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your health information and to provide you with this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices.

Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as information that is automatically collected when you visit our Site.

Information You Provide

  • Contact Information: When you fill out our contact form at https://glendalevascular.com/contact/ or call us at (818) 230-6522, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.
  • Protected Health Information (PHI): If you are a patient, any medical information you provide is considered Protected Health Information (PHI) and is protected under HIPAA. This includes information related to your past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care to you, or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to you.

Information Collected Automatically

We use Google Analytics and Google Search Console to understand how our visitors use our Site. These services use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information that may include:

  • Device and Usage Information: This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.
  • Location Information: We may collect general location information based on your IP address.

This information is generally considered “personal information” under the CCPA.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Provide Medical Services: We use your PHI to provide you with medical treatment and to coordinate your care. This may include sharing your information with other healthcare providers involved in your treatment.
  • To Respond to Your Inquiries: We use your contact information to respond to your questions and requests submitted through our contact form or by phone.
  • To Improve Our Website: We use the information collected through Google Analytics and Search Console to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
  • For Healthcare Operations: We may use and disclose your PHI for our healthcare operations, which include activities such as quality assessment and improvement, reviewing the competence or qualifications of healthcare professionals, and conducting training programs.
  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information as required by law, such as in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information with the following third parties:

  • Business Associates: We may share your PHI with third-party “business associates” that perform functions or activities on our behalf, such as billing or transcription services. We have written contracts with our business associates that require them to protect the privacy and security of your PHI.
  • Service Providers: We may share the personal information collected through our website with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting and data analysis. These service providers are obligated to protect your information and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes.
  • As Required by Law: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

We will not sell your personal information to third parties.

Your Rights Under HIPAA

As a patient, you have the following rights regarding your PHI:

  • Right to Inspect and Copy: You have the right to inspect and obtain a copy of your PHI that we maintain.
  • Right to Amend: If you believe that your PHI is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to request that we amend the information.
  • Right to an Accounting of Disclosures: You have the right to request a list of certain disclosures we have made of your PHI.
  • Right to Request Restrictions: You have the right to request a restriction or limitation on the PHI we use or disclose about you for treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
  • Right to Request Confidential Communications: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about medical matters in a certain way or at a certain location.
  • Right to a Paper Copy of This Notice: You have the right to a paper copy of this notice upon request.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us in writing at the address below.

Your Rights Under the CCPA

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you the personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information, so this right is not applicable.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your “Right to Know” or “Right to Delete,” please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information.

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics to help us understand how users engage with the site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of the website, which is then transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage. You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps by visiting www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Via our Contact Page: https://glendalevascular.com/contact/

By Mail: 1030 S Glendale Ave Suite 402, Glendale, CA 91205

By Phone: (818) 230-6522