Privacy Policy
Effective Date (Last Edited On): February 14, 2022
Summary
Shady Grove Fertility1 (“SGF,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. We have established this Privacy Policy to inform you of the specific practices and guidelines that protect the security and confidentiality of your personal information. By using our website, shadygrovefertility.com, or any subdomain, application or online services available on, or accessible via, shadygrovefertility.com (collectively, the “Services”), or by transmitting information to us by email or other electronic means, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Services. This Privacy Policy is in addition to and does not supplant our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Updates
SGF may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. All updates will be posted on this web page. If we make significant changes, we will notify you by posting them here. Please check this website for the most current version of our Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Services after we have posted such updates constitutes your acceptance of them.
Linked Websites
The Services may contain links to external websites. SGF does not maintain these sites and is not responsible for the privacy practices of sites that it does not operate. Please refer to the specific privacy statements posted on those sites.
Aggregate Data Collection
SGF tracks use of the Services and uses visitor logs to compile anonymous aggregate statistics. This aggregate information is collected across the Services and includes anonymous website statistics. When you browse our website, we collect information about your browsing session through the use of cookies. Our Cookie Policy is incorporated herein by reference.
Types of Personal Information Collected
SGF may collect, store, and use personally identifiable information (such as name, email address, postal code, and email preferences) when it is voluntarily submitted to us, such as when you register for our informational newsletters or contact us.
California Residents
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights:
- The right to request, up to 2 times in a 12-month period, that we identify to you (1) the categories of personal information we have collected, disclosed or sold about you in the last 12 months, (2) the categories of sources from which the personal information was collected, (3) the business purpose for which we use this information, and (4) the categories of third parties with whom we share or have shared your personal information in the last 12 months;
- The right to request, up to 2 times in a 12-month period, that we disclose to you, free of charge, the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you in the last 12 months;
- The right to request, up to 2 times in a 12-month period, that we delete personal information that we collected from you, subject to certain exceptions;
- The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties;
- The right to designate an authorized agent to submit one of the above requests on your behalf.
- The right to not be discriminated against in receiving different or less favorable pricing, service or financial incentive for exercising any of the above rights.
Minors
The Services are not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you must not provide your personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from any person under the age of 18.
Use of Personal Information
We may use your personal information to contact you, improve the Services, provide you with information that you have requested, or provide you with additional information that SGF believes may be of interest to you. We may also use this information to respond to your inquiries, provide you with technical support, and enforce our other policies governing use of the Services. We may combine your information with other information about you that is available to us, including information from other sources. Use for any other purpose will be with your express consent. SGF will not sell or rent your personal information to any other company or organization. SGF may share your information with third-party service providers who perform marketing or other services on our behalf. SGF may access and/or disclose your personal information to law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies, or other third parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate in connection with an investigation of illegal activity, to enforce our policies governing the Services, and for regulatory compliance. SGF may also disclose your information in connection with corporate restructuring, merger, or consolidation with, or sale of substantially all of our assets to a third party. We do not guarantee that any entity receiving such information in connection with such a transaction will abide by this Privacy Policy.
Security Measures
Information that you provide to SGF through shadygrovefertility.com is encrypted using industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Your information is processed and stored on controlled servers with restricted access. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to the Services, and you do so at your own risk. SGF therefore disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.
Third-Party Information
By using the Services, you acknowledge and affirm that you have provided notice to, and obtained consent from, any third party individuals whose personal information you supply to us.
Governing Law
You agree that any dispute relating to privacy or the terms in this Privacy Policy will be resolved according to the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict of law rules. You agree that the courts of the State of Maryland have exclusive jurisdiction over any legal proceedings arising out of or related to our Services.
Applicable Laws
SGF is headquartered in the United States and our collection and use of your personal information is subject to applicable United States privacy laws. If you are accessing the Services from any location with regulations or laws governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from United States laws or regulations, please note that you are transferring personal information to the United States and you consent to that transfer and to the collection and processing of such information in the United States.
How to Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, our information handling practices, or any other aspect of privacy and security of your personal information, please contact us:
Shady Grove Fertility
9601 Blackwell Road, Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20850
Attention: Chief Compliance Officer
[email protected]
