Your Privacy
How My Eye Doctor collects, uses and protects your information when you search for eye doctors, request appointments and write reviews on myeyedoctor.net.
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We don't sell personal information or use it for targeted advertising.
Appointment requests go to the office you choose, so it can contact you.
You can search, compare and request appointments without signing up.
We collect only what's needed to pass on your request, nothing more.
Your shortlist is stored in your own browser, not on our servers.
Ask us anytime to see, correct or delete your information.
My Eye Doctor ("we", "us" or "our") runs myeyedoctor.net, an online directory and patient guide that helps people find eye doctors, compare their profiles and send appointment requests. Our business address is 9001 Wilshire Blvd #306, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, United States.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, how we use it, who we share it with and the choices you have. It applies to myeyedoctor.net and to emails we send you. It doesn't apply to the websites or offices of the eye doctors listed on our site, which have their own privacy practices.
My Eye Doctor is not a healthcare provider. We don't diagnose, treat or keep medical records. When you request an appointment, we pass your request to the doctor's office, and the care you receive is between you and that office.
We only ask for what we need to run the directory and pass your requests to eye doctors. The table below shows what we collect and where it comes from.
| When | What we collect |
|---|---|
| You request an appointment | Your name, email address, phone number, preferred date and time, the doctor and office you chose, the reason for your visit and your insurance plan, if you add it. |
| You write a patient review | Your name, email address, star rating, review text and the month of your visit. To stop spam, we also store a short, scrambled code made from your IP address, which can't be turned back into the address. |
| You email us or use our contact form | Your name, email address and anything you include in your message. Our contact form opens your own email app, so the message is sent by you, not stored on our site. |
| A practice lists or updates a profile | Doctor names, NPI numbers, credentials, office addresses, phone numbers, hours, specialties, accepted insurance and photos supplied by the practice. |
| You browse our site | Basic technical details that every website receives, such as your browser type, device, pages visited and the date and time of your visit. See Cookies And Similar Tools below. |
Please don't include detailed medical history, Social Security numbers or insurance member ID numbers in a booking request, review or email. The doctor's office will ask for what it needs directly.
We don't use your information to make automated decisions about you, and we don't use booking or review details for advertising.
Some details you share, like the reason for your visit, can relate to your health. We treat these details with extra care.
Because My Eye Doctor is a directory and not a healthcare provider or health plan, we're generally not a "covered entity" under the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Once your request reaches the doctor's office, the office handles your information under its own privacy obligations, which may include HIPAA.
If you live in Washington State, Nevada or another state with a consumer health data law, you have the right to know what health-related data we hold, to ask us to delete it, and to withdraw your consent. We only collect this data to provide the service you asked for, and we don't sell it. To use these rights, email info.myeyedoctor@gmail.com.
We don't sell your personal information, and we don't share it for targeted advertising. We share information only in these cases:
| Who | Why |
|---|---|
| The doctor's office you choose | To receive and respond to your appointment request. The office then contacts you directly. |
| Other visitors | Only your published review, shown with your first name or the name you chose, your rating and the month of your visit. Your email address is never shown. |
| Service providers | Companies that host our site, deliver our emails and protect us from spam and attacks. They may only use your information to provide their service to us. |
| Legal and safety reasons | When the law requires it, to respond to valid legal requests, or to protect the safety and rights of our users and others. |
| Business changes | If My Eye Doctor is merged, sold or reorganized, your information may move to the new owner, who must keep protecting it as this policy describes. |
Cookies are small files that websites store on your device. We use as few as possible.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the site, like forms, may not work properly without essential cookies. Read our Cookie Policy for details.
| Information | How long we keep it |
|---|---|
| Appointment requests | Up to 24 months after the request date, then deleted, unless you ask us to delete them sooner |
| Reviews never confirmed by email | Deleted automatically after 14 days |
| Published reviews | For as long as the doctor's profile is listed, or until you ask us to remove the review |
| Emails to our team | Up to 24 months after the conversation ends |
| Spam protection codes | Up to one hour for rate limits, and stored with a review for as long as the review exists |
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS), limited access for our team, spam and abuse protection, and trusted service providers. No website or email system can be completely secure, so please don't send sensitive details we haven't asked for.
Wherever you live, you can ask us to:
California residents. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to know, delete and correct personal information, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We don't sell or share personal information for advertising, and we won't treat you differently for using your rights.
UK and Swiss residents. Under the UK GDPR and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, you also have the right to restrict or object to how we use your information and to receive it in a portable format. We rely on your request (to pass on an appointment request), our legitimate interests (to run and protect the site) and your consent (for reviews) as our legal bases. You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office in the UK or the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner in Switzerland.
To use any of these rights, email info.myeyedoctor@gmail.com with "Privacy request" in the subject. We'll reply within 30 days, or sooner where the law requires. We may ask you to confirm your identity first, for example by replying from the email address you used. You can also ask someone you trust to make a request for you with your written permission.
We're based in the United States, and our service providers may store information in the United States or other countries. If you use our site from the UK, Switzerland or elsewhere, your information may be transferred to and stored in the United States. Where the law requires it, we use appropriate safeguards for these transfers.
Our site is meant for adults. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, or under 16 in the UK and Switzerland. A parent or guardian may request an appointment for a child, in which case we treat the child's details with the same care as all booking information. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we'll delete it.
Doctor profiles and our guides may link to practice websites, maps, insurers and trusted health organizations. We don't control these sites, and their privacy policies apply when you visit them.
We may update this Privacy Policy as our site or the law changes. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it last changed. If we make a significant change, we'll post a clear notice on our site before it takes effect.
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