The GeeseMed website, however accessed, and mobile applications ( collectively, the “site” ) are provided by GeeseMed, LLC. (“GeeseMed” or “we”), a company organized under the laws of Georgia, U.S.A.
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for GeeseMed This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:
- What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
- The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.
We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order.
Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.
In order to use this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact you about the products/services on our site in which you have expressed interest. At your option, you may also provide demographic information (such as gender or age) about yourself, but it is not required.
We use “cookies” on this site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:
Θ See what data we have about you, if any.
Θ Change/correct any data we have about you.
Θ Have us delete any data we have about you.
Θ Express any concern you have about our use of your data.
1. Terms and Conditions of use
By accessing the site, you accept the following Terms and Conditions. You are only authorized to use the Site and its services if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and to these Terms and Conditions. We may revise these Terms and Conditions from time to time by posting changes to the Site and indicating the date of the last revision. Any such revisions shall be effective when posted. Your continued use of the Site following such changes constitutes your agreement to the modified terms.
2. Copyright
Permission to use, copy and distribute the data, information or other content published by GeeseMed on the site (collectively, the “Documentation”) is hereby granted on the condition that no part of the Documentation is used for commercial purposes and is strictly restricted to use for informational purposes. Some of the Documentation may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights.
3. Content Disclaimer
This site and All CONTENT published on this site is provided “AS IS” and “as available” without any representation or warranty of any kind wither express or implied. GeeseMed hereby specifically disclaim any and all representations and warranties, express or implied, regarding site content, functionality, or materials or information provided by us through the site, including, without limitation, any warranty regarding infringement, ownership, accuracy, timeliness, completeness and availability and any implied warranties for merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose. Any GeeseMed documentation may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes and additions may be made by GeeseMed from time to time to any documentation contained on the site.
Where we provide or enable links to third-party sites, we do so for information purposes only and we accept no liability for your use of the same.
4. Site user engagement
4. 1 . GeeseMed Responsibility for user-submitted information.
The Site acts, in part, as a passive channel for online distribution of user-submitted information. Certain parts of the Site contain information submitted by visitors of the Site. Examples may be neighborhood reports, discussion forums, and comments on blog postings. GeeseMed will not screen information in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring posted material. The user-submitted information may not reflect GeeseMed view and GeeseMed does not have any obligation to monitor, edit, or review any user-submitted information. GeeseMed assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the user-submitted information.
The information submitted by users on out Site may be collected, transferred to, and stored by us in the U.S. and by our affiliated in other countries where we operate, including the Asia. Therefore, data submitted by users located in the Asia may be processed outside the Asia. In this event, we will ensure that such recipient offers an adequate level of protection.
4. 2. Appropriate Conduct When Submitting Information OR Using OR Accessing The Site
You represent and warrant that information submitted by you on the Site is true and correct and that you have the right to submit any such information. You agree that you will not use language and content which may be reasonably regarded as inappropriate by users. Your use of the Site and your submission of information on the Site must comply with any and all applicable laws.
You are responsible for your own conduct and communications relating to this Site and for any consequences thereof. You will be responsible for all obligations incurred, liabilities for harm caused, and actions taken through your use of or access to the Site. You agree to access and use the Site only to send and receive messages and material that are legal and are related to the lawful content on the Site.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Site, you will not:
(a) defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights ( such as rights of privacy and publicity ) of others;
(b) upload, post or otherwise make available any inappropriate, defamatory, obscene, or unlawful content;
(c) upload, post or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any party, unless you are the owner of the rights, or have the permission of the owner or other legal justification to use such content;
(d) upload, post or otherwise make available any other content, message, or communication prohibited by applicable law. the Terms and Conditions or any other applicable policies or guidelines;
(e) download any file posted by another that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner;
(f) impersonate another person or entity, or falsify or delete any author attributions or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of Content, software or other material;
(g) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities;
(h) promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual;
(i) transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature.
(j) download, share, access, or otherwise use the Documentation and/or any other content on the Site for commercial purposes;
(k) rent, lease, loan, trade, or sell/re-sell the Documentation or access to the services or Documentation;
(l) remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Site or Documentation;
(m) use bots, scripts, or other automated methods to access the Siote or any of the services or Documentation;
(n) engage in “framing”, “mirroring”, or otherwise simulating the appearance of function of the Site or any Documentation; OR
(o) access the services and/or Documentation through interfaces not expressly provided or authorized by GeeseMed.
4.3 Abusive User-Submitted Information
GeeseMed reserves the right to remove or change user-submitted information which it determines, in its sole discretion, violates these Terms and Conditions without any liability to you or any user. GeeseMed reserves the right to terminate your ability to access or use the Site or any Documentation and prevent your further access to the service or Documentation, if it, in its sole discretion, believes that you are violating or have violated the Terms and Conditions or any applicable law relating to the Site or Documentation.
4. 4. Your Rights To user-submitted Information
GeeseMed claims no ownership or control over any the information submitted by you. You or a third-party licensor, as appropriate, retain all patent, trademark and copyright, if any, to any information you submit and you are responsible for protecting those rights. By submitting information, you grant GeeseMed a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, adapt, publish and create derivative works from the information you submit to the site for the purpose of display and distribution. This licence terminates when such information is deleted from the Site.
5. Privacy
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more Information.
6. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold GeeseMed harmless from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, resulting from your use of the Site and/or Documentation, including but not limited to, any violation of these Terms and Conditions.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, WE DISCLAIM LIABILITY, AND YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE, FOR ANY LOSSES AND EXPENSES OF WHATEVER NATURE AND HOWSOEVER ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND/OR SITE, OR ANY WEBSITE OR APPS WITH WHICH EITHER IS LINKED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGED, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS CAUSED BY A VIRUS, CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR OTHER LOSSES OF ANY KIND OR CHARACTER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US, OUR LICENSORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS TO YOU, OR ANY OTHER PARTY EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE THE AMOUNT YOU PAID GeeseMed TO USE THIS SITE. YOUR CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES IS OUR SOLE LIABILITY, AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, IN THE EVENT OF THE BREACH BY US OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE FORGOING SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY YOU MIGHT HAVE. No action, regardless of form, arising out of this agreement may be brought by you more than twelve (12) months after the cause of action first arose.
8. Choice of Law
The Site, and these Terms and Conditions are made in Georgia. These Terms and Conditions are subject to Georgia law, without regard to its choice of law provisions, and suit, must be brought exclusively within the courts of the state of Georgia, Cobb Country. You agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the state of Georgia.
9. Enforceability
Should any part of the Terms and Conditions be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, this shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion and such remaining portion shall remain and such remaining portion shall remain in full force and effect as if the invalid portion of the Terms and Conditions had been eliminated.
Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.
Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.
While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.
You are consenting to receive unencrypted email, text messages from your healthcare provider that may contain health related information or healthcare management advice at the telephone number(s) and/or email that you have provided.
By accepting these terms, you agree that we may send you automated text messages through your wireless provider to the valid mobile or landline number and email to the email address that you have provided us. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold your healthcare provider, our electronic medical record vendor, MDOfficeManager LLC, and its affiliated companies harmless from any third-party claims, liability, damages or costs arising from your request to receive emails, text messages or from providing your healthcare provider with a phone number that is not your own. You agree that your healthcare provider and its technology solution vendors will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of, any information sent to you or from you, including opt-out requests. You must be 18 years or older in order to participate or have the express permission of a parent/guardian (but in any case, you must be at least 13 years old). You understand that you are not required to consent in order to receive medical care and advice from your healthcare provider.
This is a standard-rate messaging program where message and data rates may apply. Frequency of messages may vary depending on the number of messages that you are due to be sent by your healthcare provider.
If at any time you wish to stop receiving text messages from us, you can text STOP on reply to a text message that you receive from us. Upon texting STOP, your phone number will be unsubscribed from this service and you will not receive any further health and wellness messaging notifications via text.
Frequently asked questions:
What sort of messages can we send you?
As your healthcare provider, our goal is to stay in touch with you even when you’re not in their office. To keep the lines of communication open and based on need, we can send you messages via SMS/text, email and secure messages on the Patient Portal. Example of communication from our practice can include: appointment reminders, prescription refill messages and Tele visit notifications for upcoming visit or other procedures. We respect your need for privacy and will not send you telemarketing related messages or share your contact details with anyone.
What does it mean when you opt-in or activate?
By choosing to opt-in for voice and or text messages from us, your healthcare provider office, you are consenting to receive text messages to the number we have on file for you. We have chosen to use this automated service reminders offered by MDOfficeManager. Please direct all your communication directly with us, your healthcare provider office and not our technology vendor companies.
Please note: Phone, emails and text messages are considered unsecure methods of contact and may result in disclosure of sensitive information to unauthorized individuals. You are assuming the risk involved by activating these services and will not hold the practice responsible.
Can you turn off these services later?
Yes, simply contact us, your healthcare provider office and ask to adjust your communication preferences. You can also text STOP on reply to a text message that you receive from us. On texting STOP, your phone number will be unsubscribed from this service and you will not receive any further health and wellness messaging notifications via text.
What if you need further help?
Please note that these services are either simply to remind you of important or necessary steps that you need to take for living a better healthier lifestyle or for offering you convenient ways to connect with us, your healthcare provider outside the walls of their clinic. If there is ever an emergency or if you need help, please call 911 or call our offices during regular working hours right away. Should you need additional help text HELP on reply to a text message and access the same message.
Did you know simple steps you take can protect your health information online?
Password protect any device from which you view or download your health information, both on your mobile phone or home computer. Make sure your password meets the criteria for a strong secure password which means it consists of at least six characters and uses a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Also, if you are using a public computer to access your health information, be sure to log out.