Website Privacy Policy

This WEBSITE has security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under our control. These measures include encryption of data using the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) system, and using a secured messaging service when we send your personal information electronically. Despite these measures, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from us via this WEBSITE by Internet or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. At your discretion, you may contact us at the mailing address or telephone number listed on Wolverine Dermatology website herein. If you have privacy or data security related questions, please feel free to contact the office identified at the end of this document.

SITE VISITOR DATA

Wolverine Dermatology routinely gathers data on activity at this WEBSITE, such as how many people visit the site, the pages they visit, where they come from, how long they stay on the site, etc. The data is collected on an aggregate, anonymous basis, which means that no personally identifiable information is associated with the data. This data helps us improve the Service for you, including it site content and overall usage. The information is not shared with other organizations for their independent use.

COLLECTING AND USING PERSONAL DATA

Except as disclosed in this policy and the Notice of Privacy Practices, we do not collect any identifiable information about visitors to this site.

WEB LOGS

We maintain standard web logs that record data about all visitors and customers who use this site and we store this information for a while. These logs may contain the Internet domain from which you access the site (such as aol.com, abc.org, etc.); the IP address which is automatically assigned to your computer when you get on the Internet (a static IP address may be identifiable as being connected to you, while a dynamic address is usually not identifiable); the type of browser and operating system you use; the date and time you visited the site; the pages you viewed on the site; the address of the website you linked from, if any. If you sign on to this WEBSITE to use its secured features, our web logs will also contain an individual identifier and show the services you have accessed.

All web logs are stored securely, and may only be accessed by Wolverine Dermatology employees or designees on a need-to-know basis for a specific purpose. Wolverine Dermatology uses web log information to help us design our site, to identify popular features, to resolve user, hardware, and software problems, and to make the site more useful to visitors.

INTERNET COOKIES

We may place Internet “cookies” on the computer hard drives of visitors to this Service site. Information we obtain from cookies helps us to tailor our site to be more helpful and efficient for you. The cookie consists of a unique identifier that does not contain information about you or your health history. We use two types of cookies, “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies.

A session cookie is temporary, and expires after you end a session and close your web browser. We use session cookies to help customize your experience on our site, maintain your signed-on status as you navigate through our features, and to track your “click path” through our web pages.

You may have software on your computer that will allow you to decline or deactivate Internet cookies, but if you do so, some features of this site may not work properly for you. For instructions on how to remove cookies from your hard drive, go to your browser’s help file for detailed instructions.

E-MAILS

We may use a third-party vendor to help us manage some of our e-mail communications with you. While we may supply this vendor with e-mail addresses of those we wish them to contact, your e-mail address is never used for any purpose other than to communicate with you on our behalf. When you click on a link in an e-mail, you may temporarily be redirected through one of the vendor’s servers (although this process will be invisible to you) which will register that you’ve clicked on that link, and have visited our WEBSITE. Wolverine Dermatology never shares any information, other than your e-mail address, with our third-party e-mail vendor, which does not share these e-mail addresses with anyone else.

EVALUATION AND RESEARCH

We may periodically ask users to complete surveys asking about their experiences with features of the Web site. Our surveys ask visitors for demographic information such as age, gender, and education, but will not request in such surveys that users provide specific information about any medical condition. We use survey information for research and quality improvement purposes, including helping Wolverine Dermatology to improve information and services offered through this WEBSITE. Demographic information and web log data may be stored for future research and evaluation.

DISCLOSURES

We may disclose personal information to any person performing audit, legal, operational, or other services for us. We will use information which does not identify the individual for these activities whenever feasible. Personal information disclosed to vendors or contractors for our operational purposes may not be re-disclosed to others by such a vendor or contractor.

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, for any reason. We will notify you to the extent required by law and indicate at the end of this Privacy Policy when the latest revisions occurred.

We may disclose personal information when required to do so by a subpoena, court order, or search warrant. We may disclose personal information as we deem it appropriate to protect the safety of an individual or for an investigation related to public safety or to report an activity that appears to be in violation of law. We may disclose personal information to protect the security and reliability of this WEBSITE and to take precautions against liability.

OPT OUT

If a user makes a request to receive information in an ongoing manner through this WEBSITE by providing their e-mail address a user may make a request to discontinue future mailings by simply using the “unsubscribe” link at the end of the email or replying with “unsubscribe” in the email subject line. Similarly, if you receive information about a Wolverine Dermatology service through e-mail or text message, you may make a request to discontinue receiving similar messages in the future. All such materials sent to you by e-mail will contain information about how to opt out.

For further information, please contact:

Wolverine Dermatology
1673 Gezon Parkway
Wyoming, MI 49519

Office phone: 616-243-DERM (616-243-3376)
FAX: 616-243-3377

(Last revision date 2/21/2024)