Privacy & Notice of Privacy Practices

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices

Your rights

You may also request a paper copy of this notice and may authorize a personal representative to exercise rights for you when that person has legal authority to do so.

Your choices

For certain uses and disclosures, you may tell us your preference, including sharing information with family or others involved in your care. Written authorization is generally required for uses or disclosures that are not otherwise permitted by law, including most uses for marketing, sale of protected health information, and most disclosures of psychotherapy notes.

How we may use and disclose health information

We may use or disclose protected health information for treatment, payment, and health care operations, and for other purposes permitted or required by law. Examples may include public health and safety activities, health oversight, research when legally permitted, workers’ compensation, certain law-enforcement or government requests, organ and tissue donation, medical examiner or funeral director activities, and responses to court or administrative processes.

Substance use disorder records: To the extent we maintain records that are protected by 42 CFR Part 2, those records receive the additional protections required by that law. In general, Part 2 records may not be used or disclosed in civil, criminal, administrative, or legislative investigations or proceedings against you without your written consent or a qualifying court order and subpoena.

Our responsibilities

• We are required by law to maintain the privacy and security of protected health information.
• We will notify affected individuals as required if a breach compromises the privacy or security of protected health information.
• We must follow the duties and privacy practices described in the notice that is currently in effect.
• We will not use or disclose protected health information other than as described here unless you authorize us in writing or another law permits or requires it.

We may change this notice. A revised notice may apply to information we already maintain and will be available on this website and upon request.

Questions or HIPAA complaints

You may also file a HIPAA complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights. Blue Lotus will not retaliate against you for filing a privacy complaint.

Website Privacy Policy

This section applies to information collected through bluelotuslongevity.com. The public website and its general contact form are not intended to function as a patient portal. Please do not submit detailed diagnoses, medical histories, treatment records, Social Security numbers, payment-card numbers, or other highly sensitive medical information through ordinary website forms or email.

Information we collect

• Contact inquiries: name, email address, optional phone number, state, consultation type, and any message you choose to provide.
• Newsletter subscriptions: email address, subscription status, and subscribe or unsubscribe dates.
• Technical and security data: IP address, browser/device information, request data, and similar server logs used to operate and protect the website.
• Optional analytics data: website usage information collected through Google Analytics only after you consent, unless analytics is otherwise disabled.
• Map data: when a third-party map is loaded, the map provider may receive limited technical information needed to provide the map.

How we use website information

• Respond to inquiries and requested consultations.
• Send newsletters or marketing emails when you subscribe, with an unsubscribe option.
• Operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the website.
• Measure website usage when you have consented to optional analytics.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights, users, and services.

Sharing

We do not sell personal information and do not use website information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We may disclose limited information to service providers that support hosting, email delivery, analytics you authorize, mapping, security, or legal compliance, subject to applicable law and contractual protections where required.

Cookies, local storage & analytics

The site uses essential browser storage for functions such as remembering your cookie preference. Optional Google Analytics is loaded only after you select Accept all. Advertising storage, ad personalization, and ad user-data storage remain disabled by this site’s consent configuration.

If your browser sends a recognized Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, this site treats it as a choice to keep optional analytics disabled. You can reopen the consent controls at any time using Cookie Preferences in the footer.

Retention

• Ordinary website inquiries are generally retained for up to 24 months unless they become part of a patient record or must be retained longer for legal, security, or operational reasons.
• Newsletter information is retained while you remain subscribed. A limited suppression record may be retained after unsubscribe so we can honor the opt-out.
• Security, server-log, and analytics information is retained according to operational need and applicable provider settings.

California privacy

California privacy laws may provide rights regarding certain personal information, depending on the law and whether it applies to the information and organization involved. Where applicable, you may request access, correction, or deletion of eligible website information and may exercise other rights provided by law. Medical information governed by HIPAA and certain other health information may be exempt from some California consumer-privacy provisions.

Blue Lotus does not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We will not discriminate against you for exercising applicable privacy rights.

Children

This website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the public website.

Third-party services

Links, embedded maps, analytics services, social platforms, and other third-party services may have their own privacy practices. Their policies govern information they independently collect.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as our services, technology, or legal obligations change. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated when material changes are published.

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