1. Website Privacy
This website provides general information about our practice and lets you contact us or request an appointment. We collect only what you choose to share:
- Contact details you submit (such as name, phone, or email) when you reach out or request a consultation.
- Questions you type into our on-site assistant, which are answered from our own knowledge base. We do not send these questions to any outside advertising or analytics service.
We use this information solely to respond to you and coordinate your care. We do not sell your information, and we do not use third-party advertising trackers or marketing pixels on this site.
Cookies & tracking
This site does not use advertising cookies, Google Analytics, or social-media tracking pixels. Limited information (such as your browser type and IP address) may be processed by our hosting provider to deliver and secure the website, consistent with standard web operation.
Secure communication
Email and text are not encrypted end-to-end. If you contact us through these channels, please keep messages general and avoid sharing protected health information. We will move any clinical conversation to a secure, appropriate channel.
2. HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
As a healthcare provider, World Class Skin is committed to protecting your Protected Health Information (PHI) in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This summary explains how your medical information may be used and disclosed, and your rights regarding that information.
How we may use and disclose your information
- Treatment — to provide, coordinate, and manage your dermatologic care, including sharing information with other professionals involved in your treatment.
- Payment — to bill and obtain payment for services, including verifying coverage where applicable.
- Healthcare operations — for quality improvement, training, scheduling, and administrative functions necessary to run the practice.
- As required by law — for public health, safety, or legal obligations when required or permitted.
Any other use or disclosure of your PHI — including most marketing communications — requires your written authorization, which you may revoke at any time.
Your rights
- Request access to and a copy of your medical records.
- Request corrections to your health information.
- Request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures.
- Request confidential communications through a specific channel or address.
- Receive an accounting of certain disclosures of your information.
- Receive a paper copy of this notice on request.
- File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights were violated, without fear of retaliation.
3. Contact Our Privacy Officer
To exercise any of these rights, ask a question, or file a privacy complaint, contact our Privacy Officer:
World Class Skin
360 San Miguel Drive, Suite 503, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 820-7546
Email: [email protected] (for general, non-medical inquiries only)
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights.