Medical Disclaimer & Privacy Policy

Last Updated on January 02, 2024

This is a paid advertisement for this practice. Not a referral service. The information provided is not a guarantee or prediction of your treatment. Your results may vary depending on different factors.

The information on this site is not, nor is intended to be medical advice. We are committed to protecting your privacy. The information you enter on our site is held on trust between you and us. We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to third parties. This privacy statement discloses how the information you provide is used and protected.

All information contained within this site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to treat, cure, or prevent any health problem. No action should be taken solely on the contents of this website or our testimonials. Always consult a physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health or on any opinions expressed within this website. Results vary from patient to patient.

Federal Guidelines

Federal Guidelines do apply. Medicare and Medicaid replacement plans are not eligible for free or discount offers. The patient and any other person responsible for payment has a right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, examination, or treatment that is performed as a results of and within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment.

We operate services such as web sites, blogs, email publications, online publications, social media, and other mechanisms herein called the “Services”.

By using this site you are agreeing to our various policies listed below. Check this page at any time for the most updated policies and disclaimers. If you disagree with any of our policies please discontinue the use of this site and any Services.

The information presented on the services is not intended as specific medical advice and is not a substitute for professional medical treatment or diagnosis. Read our Medical Advice Notice.

Medical Advice Notice

The contents of this web site, including articles, graphics, photos, images, and all other material (the “Content”), are for your private use and informational purposes only. If you have a medical emergency, do not rely on the Content to treat your condition; call your doctor or go to a hospital immediately. The Content is not intended to be professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding any medical concerns or conditions.

Reliance on the Content or any other information of any of its employees, agents, authors or others providing Content on the Site is solely at your own risk. The Site and the Content are provided on an “as is” basis without warranty.

The Site may contain health or medical-related materials and advice that you may find offensive or sexually explicit. If you find any of the Content offensive, stop using the Site and Services.

How We Collect and Use Information

We collect the following types of information about you:

Information you provide us directly:

We ask for certain information to facilitate your requests such as email subscriptions, appointment requests, etc.

We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you access our websites or Service through a third-party connection or log-in, for example, through Facebook Connect, by “following,” “liking,” adding an application, linking your account to the Service, etc., that third party may pass certain information about your use of its service to us. This information could include, but is not limited to, the user ID associated with your account (for example, your Facebook UID), an access token necessary to access that service, any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service. If you allow us access to your friends list, your friends’ user IDs, and your connection to those friends, may be used and stored to make your experience more social and to allow you to invite your friends to use our Service. You should always review, and if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking or connecting them to the Service. You may also unlink your third party account from the Service by adjusting your settings on the third party service.

Do we use ‘cookies’?

We may use cookies for tracking purposes

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

If you disable cookies off, some features will be disabled that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.

Analytics information

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users:

https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We have implemented the following:

- Remarketing with Google AdWords

- Google Display Network Impression Reporting

- Demographics and Interests Reporting

We along with third-party vendors, such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions, and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.

Opting out

Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt-out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify the users via email within 7 business days.

We also agree with the individual redress principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or a government agency to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN-SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address in order to:

- Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:

- NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses

- Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way

- Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters

- Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.

- Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly

- Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email

- If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at sanmarcospainclinic@gmail.com or follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.

Clear gifs/web beacons information

When you use the Service, we may employ clear gifs (also known as web beacons) which are used to anonymously track the online usage patterns of our Users. In addition, we may also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients. The information allows for more accurate reporting and improvement of the Service.

Location data

When you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may access, collect, monitor and/or remotely store “location data,” which may include GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device. Location data may convey to us information about how you browse and use the Service. Some features of the Service, particularly location-based services, may not function properly if use or availability of location data is impaired or disabled.

Commercial and marketing communications

We use the information we collect or receive, such as your email address, to communicate directly with you. We may send you emails containing newsletters, promotions, and special offers. If you do not want to receive such email messages, you will be given the option to opt-out or change your preferences. We also use your information to send you Service-related emails (e.g., appointment verification, purchase and billing confirmations, and reminders, changes/updates to features of the Service, technical and security notices). You may not opt-out of Service-related emails.

Sharing of Your Information

At our discretion and as legally allowable, we may share your information to third parties outside our affiliated companies (including any parent, subsidiaries and affiliates) without your further consent. We may share your information with third-party business partners for the purpose of providing the Service to you and for additional offerings, publications, and services that you may find of interest.

For example, we have a 3rd party business party that provides a content-based publication of local events. We are the exclusive sponsor of this publication and it is meant to enhance our relationship with you.

Instances where we are required to share your information

We will disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we reasonably believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement; (b) to enforce our Terms of Use or to protect the security, quality or integrity of our Service; and/or (c) to exercise or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of our Users, or others.

Sharing certain service type information we collect about you

We may share certain service type information, including information obtained through tools such as cookies, log files, device identifiers, location data and clear gifs (such as anonymous usage data, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, number of clicks, etc.): (i) with our third-party business partners for the purposes described in the section above on “How We Collect and Use Information.”

Keeping your information safe

We care about the security of your information and uses commercially reasonable safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of all information collected through the Service.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect or solicit any information from anyone under the age of 18. The Service and its content are not directed at children under the age of 18. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us.

Links to Other Websites and Services

We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Service, including the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from the Service to another website, our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites or services. Your browsing and interaction on any third-party website or service, including those that have a link or advertisement on our website, are subject to that third party’s own rules and policies. In addition, you agree that we are not responsible and we do not control over any third-parties that you authorize to access your User Content. If you are using a third-party website or service (like Facebook, Google groups, or an IRC chatroom) and you allow such a third-party access to the User Content you do so at your own risk. This Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect by other means (including offline) or from other sources other than through the Service.

Success Stories and testimonials used

All testimonials and success stories used on this site are from the facility being promoted, from participants at facilities with similar programs or from other public utterances made by persons under similar treatments. Success stories are used under copyright (where copyrights apply) of the collecting organization and are not a promise of particular results. No two medical situations are the same and results vary by individual. Users of this site are urged to do their own due diligence before starting any treatment program.

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San Marcos Pain Clinic

307 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA

(512) 640-0315

https://sanmarcospainclinic.com/

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