Internet Privacy Policy – Accelerated Recovery Centers, LLC.
Effective Date: Revised January 1, 2014
This Privacy Policy describes how and when Accelerated Recovery Centers collects, uses and shares information about you when you visit our Website. By using this Website, you consent to the collection, transfer, manipulation, storage, disclosure and other uses of information collected from you as described in this Online Privacy Policy.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our Website and not to information collected offline, including telephonically, via SMS messaging, via email, via HIPAA compliant video conferencing or through any other means.
No Patient Brokering
In full compliance with Federal and individual State laws, Accelerated Recovery Centers does not offer or pay any commission, bonus, rebate, kickback, or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, to induce the referral of patients or patronage from an internet referral source, a detoxification facility, an addiction treatment provider, a mental health care provider, a general health care provider, an addiction treatment facility or a general health care facility.
In full compliance with Federal and individual State laws, Accelerated Recovery Centers does not solicit or receive any commission, bonus, rebate, kickback, or bribe, directly or indirectly, in cash or in kind, or engage in any split-fee arrangement, in any form whatsoever, in return for referring patients or patronage to an internet referral source, a detoxification facility, an addiction treatment provider, a mental health care provider, a general health care provider, an addiction treatment facility or a general health care facility.
What Information Does Accelerated Recovery Centers Collect From Visitors to Our Website?
Upon visiting Accelerated Recovery Centers Website, a third party server automatically logs your visit. The server logs may include information such as your browser search term and web queries, Internet Protocol address, Media Access Control address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your search query, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
Additionally, Accelerated Recovery Centers collects information you expressly provide. For example, when using our Website, you may voluntarily choose to fill out a form and provide your name, e-mail address, phone number or other contact information. In order to protect your privacy we do not ask visitors to our Website to provide insurance information.
For Website users that choose to contact Accelerated Recovery Centers by phone, we may monitor and/or record telephone conversations for our business purposes, such as quality control, training purposes and to protect our rights.
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Accelerated Recovery Centers does not sell or trade the information we collect from you to outside third parties other than as described here. Accelerated Recovery Centers may disclose the information we collect to business partners who have signed legally binding nondisclosure agreements and/or, if applicable, a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement. These business partners assist us in operating our Website and assist us in providing services to our clients and prospective clients. Accelerated Recovery Centers may be required to release your information when we believe release is necessary to comply with state and federal law, respond to legal processes (such as a search warrants, subpoenas or court orders), to enforce our Website policies, or to protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. Non-personally identifiable visitor information (including unique device identifiers) may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. At times and with your express written consent, Accelerated Recovery Centers may also disclose your personal information for other purposes not listed here. Accelerated Recovery Centers may disclose your personal information to a potential or actual acquirer, successor, or assignee as part of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in bankruptcy or similar proceedings), but only when legally binding non-disclosure agreements and/or HIPAA Business Associate Agreements are in place.
Use of Website Visitor Information
Accelerated Recovery Centers may use the information we collect from you to contact you at your request, to personalize your Website experience, to improve our Website and to protect the security of your personal information, to improve our business and clinical processes or to monitor the Website for compliance with our Terms of Service and state and federal laws. Accelerated Recovery Centers may also use de-identified personal information for statistical analysis, research, and other analytical purposes.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Accelerated Recovery Centers may use cookies and similar technologies to enable the Website and Internet Service Providers’ systems to recognize your browser, capture and remember certain information.
Accelerated Recovery Centers may use cookies and similar technologies to understand and save your preferences for future Website visits and compile aggregate data about Website usage and interactions so that we can offer better Website experiences in the future. Accelerated Recovery Centers may contract with third-party service providers that use these technologies to assist us in better understanding our Website visitors. These third party service providers may collect information about your online activities over time, on other devices, and on other websites or web based applications, if those websites and web based applications also use the same Internet Service Provider.
Accelerated Recovery Centers employs Google Analytics, which uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of our website and generates reports on Website activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, web based applications and other online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, and opt out of them by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Interest Based Advertising
Accelerated Recovery Centers may partner with ad networks and other ad serving providers who serve ads on behalf of Accelerated Recovery Centers. Some of those ads may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information Advertising Providers collect about your visits to our Website and other websites over time. Advertising Providers may utilize cookies and similar technologies to make advertising more relevant to you.
You may visit www.aboutads.info to learn more about this type of advertising and how to opt-out of this form of advertising by companies participating in the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) self-regulatory program. Note that electing to opt-out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications. It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests. In addition, note that if you use a different browser or erase cookies from your browser, you may need to renew your opt-out choice.
Please review your web browser “Help” file to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please note that if you delete, or choose not to accept, cookies from the Website, you may not be able to utilize the features of the Website to its fullest potential.
Do-Not-Track Signals
Some browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that, when activated, signals to website and other online services that you do not want to be tracked. However, there is not yet an accepted standard for how to respond to browser DNT signals, and we do not currently respond to them.
Children
Accelerated Recovery Center’s Website is not intended for, nor do we knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of eighteen.
Email Policies
Accelerated Recovery Centers will use all reasonable means to protect the privacy of the information you send us by email. However, because of the risks outlined below, Accelerated Recovery Centers cannot guarantee that email communications will be confidential. Additionally, Accelerated Recovery Centers will not be liable in the event that you or anyone else inappropriately uses your email.
Security
Accelerated Recovery Centers maintains reasonable and appropriate measures designed to maintain information we collect in a secure manner. Accelerated Recovery Centers has taken certain physical, electronic, and administrative steps to safeguard and secure the information we collect from our Website visitors. Even though Accelerated Recovery Centers follows reasonable procedures to try to protect the information in our possession, no security system is perfect and we cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your information will be completely secure in all circumstances.
Disclaimer Statement
All of the content on Accelerated Recovery Centers’ Website, including any images, text, external links, graphics or any other material posted on the Website, are intended solely for informational purposes. The information and opinions expressed on this Website are intended to address specific questions typically asked about treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders and are not designed to constitute advice or recommendations as to any disease, ailment, or physical condition. You should not act or rely upon any information contained on this Website without seeking the advice of your personal physician or clinician. If you have any questions about the information or opinions expressed on this Website, please contact Accelerated Recovery Centers or your doctor or clinician. The information contained herein may be written by non-medical professionals and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, treatment or diagnosis of any disease or disability. Please seek advice by contacting a qualified medical professional with any questions that you may have regarding your physical or mental health conditions. If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or are experiencing any other medical emergency, dial 911 immediately or visit your local emergency room.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
Should Accelerated Recovery Centers make any changes to its privacy policy, those changes will be posted and dated here.
Contacting Us
Should you have any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00AM EST and 5:00PM EST using the information below:
Accelerated Recovery Centers
1640 Powers Ferry Road
Marietta, Georgia 30067
administration@acceleratedrecovery.com