Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At Lowcountry Eye Specialists, we are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard information obtained through our website.

This policy applies to information collected through our website. Information related to your medical care may also be subject to our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.

Collection of Your Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide through our website, including your:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address (if applicable)
• Information submitted through our Contact Us form

We may also collect certain technical information automatically, including your browser type, device information, IP address, referring website, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This information helps us understand website usage, improve functionality, and enhance the visitor experience.

Our website may provide links to third-party services, including online appointment scheduling and patient portal platforms. These services may have their own privacy policies and data-handling practices. We encourage you to review their policies before submitting personal information.

How We Use Your Information

The information collected through our website may be used to:

• Respond to your questions and general inquiries
• Assist with appointment-related communication
• Provide information about our eye care services
• Improve website functionality and user experience
• Maintain website security and performance
• Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

We may share information with trusted service providers who assist with website hosting, website functionality, analytics, and other necessary operations. Such information sharing should be limited to legitimate operational purposes and subject to applicable privacy and security requirements.

We may also disclose information when required by law or when necessary to protect our legal rights, patients, staff, or property.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, support website functionality, and better understand how visitors interact with our website.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites recognize certain preferences and collect information about website usage.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Where available, you may also manage certain cookie preferences through our website's consent settings.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain website features.

Protection of Your Information

Lowcountry Eye Specialists recognizes the importance of protecting personal information and takes reasonable measures to help safeguard information collected through its website against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We strive to use appropriate administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect website information.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure. We encourage visitors to avoid submitting sensitive medical or financial information through general website forms.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website functionality, information-handling practices, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.