Website Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 14, 2026
Summit’s Healthcare, LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website summitshealth.com (the “Site”) and provides in-person family medicine and remote telehealth services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Site or utilize our virtual services.
Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, or could reasonably be linked to you:
- Personal Identifiers: Name, email address, physical mailing address, phone number, and date of birth.
- Medical & Telehealth Data: Medical histories, symptoms, health conditions, treatment plans, and virtual consultation data submitted securely through PracticeQ intake forms.
- Billing Information: Credit card numbers, billing addresses, and health insurance details processed securely through encrypted third-party payment gateways.
- Technical Usage Data: IP addresses, browser types, and usage sessions collected via essential cookies.
Cookies and Advertising Tracking
We use tracking technologies, including cookies and pixels provided by third-party advertising platforms such as Google and Meta. These tools collect non-personal technical usage data to optimize our marketing campaigns and measure ad effectiveness. They do not track, collect, or store your clinical medical histories, protected health information (PHI), or intake form responses. You can manage cookie preferences directly through your browser settings.
How We Use Your Information
We process your personal and medical data to:
- Deliver medical treatments, evaluate health profiles, and facilitate telehealth consultations.
- Schedule appointments and securely issue electronic prescriptions to pharmacies.
- Securely process payments and verify health insurance eligibility.
- Comply with state and federal healthcare legislation, medical board rules, and legal mandates.
Information Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We share data strictly with:
- Business Associates: HIPAA-compliant IT vendors, secure telehealth software providers, and electronic health record (EHR) systems like PracticeQ that sign formal Business Associate Agreements (BAAs).
- Pharmacies & Laboratories: To fulfill electronic prescriptions and coordinate laboratory test processing.
- Legal Enforcement: When required by subpoena, court order, or to preserve patient safety.
SMS and Mobile Messaging Privacy
We use short message service (SMS) text messaging to send you convenient appointment confirmations, scheduling reminders, and clinical care updates.
- No Sharing of Mobile Data: Summit’s Healthcare, LLC will never sell, rent, share, or lease your mobile phone number or SMS consent data to third parties, affiliates, or external marketers for marketing or promotional purposes.
- Opt-In Data Protection: All mobile opt-in data and consent information remains strictly confidential within our secure, HIPAA-compliant PracticeQ EHR network.
- How to Opt Out: You can cancel text notifications at any moment by replying STOP to any text message received from our clinic.
Data Security
We deploy comprehensive administrative, technical, and physical protocols to safeguard your personal data. All online data transmissions, video evaluations, and electronic forms are protected using end-to-end encryption (SSL/TLS).