Privacy Policy
Sentara Medical Group Website Privacy Statement
Sentara Medical Group is dedicated to protecting the privacy of Web site users. Sentara Metabolic & Weight Loss Surgery Center is a practice that is part of Sentara Medical Group. As a user of our Web site, you will have access to comprehensive information about Sentara Metabolic & Weight Loss Surgery Center’s weight loss surgery program.
Sentara Medical Group wants you to feel as comfortable as possible when visiting our Web site and using the services it offers. This Privacy Statement tells you what information we collect, how we protect it and what choices you have about how that information is used. Your privacy refers to any information that is collected about you while interacting with sentaraweightloss.com.
Sentara Medical Group may revise these terms and conditions at any time. We will clearly display changes if and when they occur, so that you will always know what information is being collected, how it is being used, and under what circumstances it is being disclosed. Please review this document periodically to be aware of any changes posted, because your continued use of the site will indicate your approval of all changes.
We urge you to read the following Privacy Statement so that you will understand both our commitment to you and your privacy, and how you can participate in that commitment.
Collection of Information
By using this web site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as discussed in this section.
Generally, personal information is not requested or collected. However, some features offered on sentaraweightloss.com require you to register first and provide basic, personal information.
Sentara Medical Group collects information that you volunteer through electronic forms such as the "Patient Portal". When information is requested from you, Sentara Medical Group attempts to clearly indicate which information is required and which information is optional. We will ask for your "permission" to contact you or send you information (see next section for more).
Overall, your information is used to maintain accuracy in Sentara Medical Group's customer files, improve the content of the Web site, and enhance our products and services.
How Sentara Uses Your Information
Sentara Medical Group does not sell, trade, rent or share your personal information to organizations outside Sentara Healthcare and its affiliate companies unless required to do so by legal, judicial or governmental proceedings.
Sentara Medical Group reserves the right to store and use any information you voluntarily provide for marketing and communications specific to Sentara without additional notice. However, we will make every effort to get your permission ("opt-in") for Sentara Medical Group to contact you in the future. You will also have the option of respectfully requesting that Sentara Medical Group not contact you ("opt-out").
The information collected about the domain name of the server from which you are visiting is collected in aggregate and used to determine the number of visitors to our site, sources of traffic, and other key indicators of Web site usage to create a better experience for visitors to Sentara.com. This information does not identify you personally.
Sponsoring Organizations
Sentara Medical Group works with various organizations to improve and enhance its Web site. Where Sentara has entered into a relationship with such an organization, Sentara Medical Group requires the respective organization to fully disclose their business practices including a privacy statement. Sentara Medical Group encourages you to read the disclosure statements of any such organization so that you are aware of any differences from its own disclosure statements.
Your Responsibility
Sentaraweightloss.com includes links to other sites. If you choose to visit another site, Sentara Medical Group cannot assume responsibility for its content or information handling practices. We encourage you to review each site's privacy policy prior to entering into transactions with the respective site.
Sentara Medical Group's Responsibility
Sentara Medical Group wants your Personal Information to remain as secure as reasonably possible. Your Personal Information is stored securely. All of our staff must abide by our Privacy Policy and those who violate it are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Sentara Medical Group will store your Personal Information in databases for a reasonable time period to ensure that the information remains current. We will update our database periodically to ensure that it remains current, and will purge your Personal Information when we believe it is no longer valid or current.
Security
Sentara Medical Group has taken the appropriate precautions to protect information sent over the Internet. Sentara Medical Group's Web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Sentara Medical Group employs strict security measures to safeguard transactions that take place over the Internet. Any personal information is stored in a secure database and sent and received by a secure, encrypted Internet channel wherever possible.
Your Email
If you contact us by email, your message will be forwarded to our employees or agents best able to address your questions and concerns. Please note that email transmissions over the Internet with sentaraweightloss.com are not encrypted.
Non-encrypted Internet email communications are not completely secure or private and may be intercepted and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us.
To protect your privacy, please do not use email to communicate confidential information. Please choose to contact us by telephone for matters that require greater privacy and security.
Feedback
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please contact us at 757-388-6120.
Sentara Medical Group is dedicated to protecting the privacy of Web site users. Sentara Metabolic & Weight Loss Surgery Center is a practice that is part of Sentara Medical Group. As a user of our Web site, you will have access to comprehensive information about Sentara Metabolic & Weight Loss Surgery Center’s weight loss surgery program.
Sentara Medical Group wants you to feel as comfortable as possible when visiting our Web site and using the services it offers. This Privacy Statement tells you what information we collect, how we protect it and what choices you have about how that information is used. Your privacy refers to any information that is collected about you while interacting with sentaraweightloss.com.
Sentara Medical Group may revise these terms and conditions at any time. We will clearly display changes if and when they occur, so that you will always know what information is being collected, how it is being used, and under what circumstances it is being disclosed. Please review this document periodically to be aware of any changes posted, because your continued use of the site will indicate your approval of all changes.
We urge you to read the following Privacy Statement so that you will understand both our commitment to you and your privacy, and how you can participate in that commitment.
Collection of Information
By using this web site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as discussed in this section.
Generally, personal information is not requested or collected. However, some features offered on sentaraweightloss.com require you to register first and provide basic, personal information.
Sentara Medical Group collects information that you volunteer through electronic forms such as the "Patient Portal". When information is requested from you, Sentara Medical Group attempts to clearly indicate which information is required and which information is optional. We will ask for your "permission" to contact you or send you information (see next section for more).
Overall, your information is used to maintain accuracy in Sentara Medical Group's customer files, improve the content of the Web site, and enhance our products and services.
How Sentara Uses Your Information
Sentara Medical Group does not sell, trade, rent or share your personal information to organizations outside Sentara Healthcare and its affiliate companies unless required to do so by legal, judicial or governmental proceedings.
Sentara Medical Group reserves the right to store and use any information you voluntarily provide for marketing and communications specific to Sentara without additional notice. However, we will make every effort to get your permission ("opt-in") for Sentara Medical Group to contact you in the future. You will also have the option of respectfully requesting that Sentara Medical Group not contact you ("opt-out").
The information collected about the domain name of the server from which you are visiting is collected in aggregate and used to determine the number of visitors to our site, sources of traffic, and other key indicators of Web site usage to create a better experience for visitors to Sentara.com. This information does not identify you personally.
Sponsoring Organizations
Sentara Medical Group works with various organizations to improve and enhance its Web site. Where Sentara has entered into a relationship with such an organization, Sentara Medical Group requires the respective organization to fully disclose their business practices including a privacy statement. Sentara Medical Group encourages you to read the disclosure statements of any such organization so that you are aware of any differences from its own disclosure statements.
Your Responsibility
Sentaraweightloss.com includes links to other sites. If you choose to visit another site, Sentara Medical Group cannot assume responsibility for its content or information handling practices. We encourage you to review each site's privacy policy prior to entering into transactions with the respective site.
Sentara Medical Group's Responsibility
Sentara Medical Group wants your Personal Information to remain as secure as reasonably possible. Your Personal Information is stored securely. All of our staff must abide by our Privacy Policy and those who violate it are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
Sentara Medical Group will store your Personal Information in databases for a reasonable time period to ensure that the information remains current. We will update our database periodically to ensure that it remains current, and will purge your Personal Information when we believe it is no longer valid or current.
Security
Sentara Medical Group has taken the appropriate precautions to protect information sent over the Internet. Sentara Medical Group's Web site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Sentara Medical Group employs strict security measures to safeguard transactions that take place over the Internet. Any personal information is stored in a secure database and sent and received by a secure, encrypted Internet channel wherever possible.
Your Email
If you contact us by email, your message will be forwarded to our employees or agents best able to address your questions and concerns. Please note that email transmissions over the Internet with sentaraweightloss.com are not encrypted.
Non-encrypted Internet email communications are not completely secure or private and may be intercepted and viewed by other Internet users, without your knowledge and permission, while in transit to us.
To protect your privacy, please do not use email to communicate confidential information. Please choose to contact us by telephone for matters that require greater privacy and security.
Feedback
If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please contact us at 757-388-6120.