Valmed LLC dba OmLife Health Clinic (“OHC”) is dedicated to protecting our patients’ right to privacy as provided under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and Washington State Law.
You may view our HIPAA Privacy Policy by clicking here.
If you have a HIPAA question or concern you may contact us by e-mail at compliance@valmedseattle.com
Regulations
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Sharing Health Information with Family Members and Friends
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION POLICY AND OPT-IN
I would like the ability to discuss my personal health matters via email communication. I give my permission for Valmed LLC dba Omlife Health Clinic providers and staff to discuss personal health matters, understanding that email may not be a confidential mode of communication.
PRIVACY POLICY
You can reach us by telephone at: Voice: 1.253.444.5511
This Privacy Policy is part of Valmed LLC (“VML”)’s dba OmLife Health Clinic’s (“OHC”) Terms of Use. The Terms of Use can be viewed by clicking here. By visiting this website, User must agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, as it is written. If for any reason User does not agree with the terms of this Policy or the Terms of Use, please do not use this Site.
OPT-OUT
If you wish to opt-out; i.e., you submitted a contact request or contacted us in another way, please send an email using our contact form. Put the words ‘OPT-OUT’ in the subject line and provide your name so that we can identify you. If we receive such an email we will not contact you and we will delete any and all information from our database.
MODIFY YOUR INFORMATION
If you wish to change or modify the information you have submitted to us, please send email using our contact form. Put the words ‘MODIFY’ in the subject line and provide your name and briefly outline what information you would like us to modify or change in your record.
Information Collected
Our Web server does not recognize automatically information regarding the originating domains or e-mail addresses of visitors.
We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on the pages users access or visit, and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations.
We may utilize “cookies” which are electronic identifiers that are transferred automatically to your computer through your web browser. This information allows us to store information you provide us and store information about you so we can recognize you when you visit our Site in the future.
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address is stored automatically in our computers. This information is used to make changes and upgrades to the Site, and to improve the user experience. Our computers also store information regarding your computer and your connection to our Site, such as the browser type, your operating system and platform, and your user history to, through, and away from our Site.
From time to time, VML may also collect information about you from third parties. Such information includes: updated contact information, search terms, and search results from your web searches.
Use of Information
The information we collect is used for internal review and is then discarded, used to improve content of our Site, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual consumer, and is used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes.
VML discloses personally identifiable information about individual users in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, or when VML has a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable laws, valid legal process, a court order, a current judicial proceeding, or to protect rights or property.
We do not share your information with anyone other than current providers or employees of VML. Any disclosures may be made to help us enforce or apply existing terms and conditions and/or other agreements, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our websites, our users or others. We may also share your information with third parties for data validation, enhancement, information verification, and suppression services, and, to the extent permitted by law, individual reference or look-up services. Your use of this site constitutes a waiver of any HIPAA protection that may exist for the limited purposes expressly stated herein.
We may also share information with governmental agencies or other companies assisting us in fraud prevention or investigation. We may do so when (1) permitted or required by law, (2) trying to protect against or prevent actual or potential fraud or unauthorized transactions, or (3) investigating fraud that has already taken place. In all cases, this information is not provided to these entities for marketing purposes.
No Responsibility for Privacy Policy of Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain “hyperlinks” to other websites. VML is not responsible for the privacy practices, or lack thereof, of linked sites. VML encourages users to read the privacy policies of any website user visits. VML’s Privacy Policy only applies to information collected by us through your use of this Site only.
If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending an e-mail to us, calling us at one of the above telephone numbers or writing to us at the above address and telling us that you do not want to receive e-mail from us.
Disputes / Guarantee
If you have a dispute with our services or our billing, please contact our offices for a complete review. We will work with you to ensure your satisfaction.
We retain the right to seek monetary compensation for any dispute against our billing or services delivered that is fully compliant to the services requested.