Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Black Hills Dental – https://blackhills.dental/
At Black Hills Dental, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, communicate with our team, or receive services from our practice.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information when you visit our website or use our services:
- Personal Information: Name, phone number, email address, date of birth, and any other information you voluntarily provide via forms or appointment requests.
- Health Information: If you are a patient, we may collect personal health information necessary to provide dental services, in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
- Technical Data: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, time spent on our site, and other analytics data collected via cookies and tracking technologies.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Schedule and manage appointments
- Communicate with you about services, promotions, or updates
- Improve our website and patient experience
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory obligations
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your information. We may share your information with third parties only in the following situations:
- With trusted service providers who assist in operating our website, managing patient records, or processing payments, under strict confidentiality agreements
- As required by law, regulation, subpoena, or court order
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of our practice, patients, or others
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience on our website. You can modify your browser settings to disable cookies, but this may affect site functionality.
5. Data Security
We implement appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal and health information from unauthorized access or disclosure.
6. Your Choices
You may:
- Opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in our communications
- Request access to or correction of your personal information
- Contact us to ask that we delete your information, subject to legal and operational obligations
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verified parental consent.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at:
Black Hills Dental
Address: 1300 Junction Ave
Zip Code: 57785
State: South Dakota
City: Sturgis
State: South Dakota
Black Hills Dental Our website address is: https://blackhills.dental.
Dental Notice of Privacy Practices
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND
DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT TO US.
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES
We at Black Hills Implant and Family Dental understand that medical information about you and your health is personal. Applicable federal and state law requires us to maintain the privacy of your health information. We are also required to give you this Notice about our privacy practices, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your
health information. We must follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice while it is in effect This Notice takes effect 05/22/23 and will remain in effect until we replace it. We will let you know promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information. We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and the terms of this Notice at any time, provided such changes are permitted by applicable law.
We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our Notice effective for all health information that we maintain, including health information we created or received before we made the
changes. Before we make a significant change in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and make the
new Notice available upon request. You may request a copy of our Notice at any time. For more information about
our privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice, please contact us using the information listed at the
end of this Notice.
USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION
We may use and disclose health information about you for treatment, payment, and healthcare operations. For
example:
To Treat You: We can use or disclose your health information to a physician or other healthcare provider providing treatment to you.
Billing and Payment for Services: We can use and disclose your health information to obtain payment for
services we provide to you.
Healthcare Operations: We can use and disclose your health information in connection with our healthcare operations which include quality assessment and improvement activities, reviewing the competence or
qualifications of healthcare professionals, evaluating practitioner and provider performance, conducting training
programs, accreditation, certification, licensing, or credentialing activities.
Your Authorization: In addition to our use of your health information for treatment, payment, or healthcare
operations, you may give us written authorization to use your health information or to disclose it to anyone for any purpose. If you give us an authorization, you may revoke it in writing at any time; your revocation will not affect any use or disclosures permitted by your authorization while it was in effect. Unless you give us a written authorization,
we cannot use or disclose your health information for any reason except those described in this Notice.
To Your Family and Friends: We must disclose your health information to you as described in the Patient Rights section of this Notice We may disclose your health information to a family member, friend, or another person to the extent necessary to help with your healthcare or with payment for your healthcare, but only if you agree that we may do so.
Persons Involved in Care: We may use or disclose health information to notify, or assist in the notification of
(Including identifying or locating) a family member, your personal representative, or another person responsible for
your care, of your location, your general condition, or death. If you are present, then prior to use or disclosure of
your health information, we will provide you with an opportunity to object to such uses or disclosures. In the event
of your incapacity or emergency circumstances, we will disclose health information based on a determination using our professional judgment disclosing only health information that is directly relevant to the person’s involvement in
your healthcare. We will also use our professional judgment and our experience with common practice to make reasonable inferences of your best interest in allowing a person to pick up filled prescriptions, medical supplies, Xray’s, or other similar forms of health information.
Marketing Health-Related Services: We will not use your health information for marketing purposes without
your written permission.
Required by Law: We may use or disclose your health information when we are required to do so by state or
federal law, including with the Department of Health and Human Services if it wants to see that we are complying with federal privacy law.
Abuse or Neglect: We may disclose your health information to appropriate authorities if we reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or the possible victim of other crimes. We
may disclose your health information to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or
the health or safety of others.
National Security: We may disclose to military authorities the health information of Armed Forces personnel under certain circumstances. We may disclose to authorized federal officials’ health information required for lawful intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities. We may disclose to correctional institution or law enforcement official having lawful custody of protected health information of inmate or patient under certain circumstances.
Respond to organ and tissue donation requests: We can share health information about you with organ procurement organizations.
Work with a medical examiner or funeral director: We can share health information with a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director when an individual dies.
Address workers’ compensation, law enforcement, and other government requests: We can use
or share health information about you:
- For workers’ compensation claims
- For law enforcement purposes or with a law enforcement official
- With health oversight agencies for activities authorized by law
- For special government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services
Respond to lawsuits and legal actions: We can share health information about you in response to a court or
administrative order, or in response to a subpoena.
Appointment Reminders: We may use or disclose your health information to provide you with appointment reminders (such as voicemail messages, postcards, text messages or letters).
PATIENT RIGHTS
Access: You have the right to look at or get copies of your health information, with limited exceptions. You may
request that we provide copies in a format other than photocopies. We will use the format you request unless we
cannot practically do so. (You must make a request in writing to obtain access to your health information. You
may obtain a form to request access by using the contact information listed at the end of this Notice. We will
charge you a reasonable cost-based fee for expenses such as copies, mailing, and staff time. You may also
request access by sending us a letter to the address at the end of this Notice. If you request an alternative format, we will charge a cost-based fee for providing your health information in that format. If you prefer, we will prepare a summary or an explanation of your health information for a fee. Contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice for a full explanation of our fee structure.)
Disclosure Accounting: You have the right to receive a list of instances in which we or our business associates disclosed your health information for purposes, other than treatment, payment, healthcare operations and certain other activities, for the last 6 years, but not before April 14, 2003. If you request this accounting more than once in a 12-month period, we may charge you a reasonable, cost-based fee for responding to these additional requests.
Restriction: You have the right to request that we place additional restrictions on our use or disclosure of your
health information. We are not required to agree to these additional restrictions, but if we do, we will abide by our agreement (except in an emergency).
Alternative Communication: You have the right to request that we communicate with you about your health information by alternative means or at alternative locations. (You must make your request in writing.) Your request
must specify the alternative means or location and provide satisfactory explanation how payments will be handled under the alternative means or location, you request.
Amendment: You have the right to request that we amend your health information. (Your request must be in
writing, and it must explain why the information should be amended.) We may deny your request under certain circumstances.
Records Transfer: If a healthcare practice where your health information records reside is sold or merges with
another practice or organization, your records will be transferred to the new owner. However, you may request that copies of your health information be transferred to another practice.
Electronic Notice: If you receive this Notice on our Web site or by electronic mail (e-mail), you are entitled to receive this Notice in written form.
QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS
If you want more information about our privacy practices or have questions or concerns, please contact us.
If you are concerned that we may have violated your privacy rights, or you disagree with a decision we made about
access to your health information or in response to a request you made to amend or restrict the use or disclosure of your health information or to have us communicate with you by alternative means or at alternative locations, you may complain to us using the contact information listed at the end of this Notice. You also may submit a written complaint to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by sending a letter to 200 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, calling 1-877-696-6775, or visiting www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints/.
We support your right to the privacy of your health information. We will not retaliate in any way if you choose to file a complaint with us or with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Privacy Officer: Nikki Hettinger
Telephone: 6053475103
E-mail: nikki@blackhills.dental
Address: 1300 Junction Ave
Zip Code: 57785
State: South Dakota
City: Sturgis