Last updated: March 1, 2023
This Privacy Policy explains how Elizabeth Story, M.D. (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit elizabethstorymd.com (the “Website”). It applies only to this Website. How we handle your protected health information as a patient is described separately in our Notice of Privacy Practices, as required by HIPAA, which is available at our office or on request.
Please do not send medical information through this Website
This Website is not a secure channel for medical communication. Please do not submit symptoms, diagnoses, medications, or other health details through website forms, comments, or email links. To discuss your care, call our office at 817-346-4000.
Information we collect
- Information you give us: your name, email address, phone number, and message when you contact us or sign up for updates.
- Information collected automatically: your IP address, browser type, device, pages viewed, and referring site, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
How we use information
- To respond to your inquiries and schedule consultations
- To operate, secure, and improve the Website
- To understand how visitors use the Website through aggregated analytics
- To send practice news you have asked to receive (you can unsubscribe at any time)
We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies and analytics
We use Google Analytics and related Google services through Site Kit by Google to measure Website traffic. These services use cookies to collect usage data, which Google processes under its own privacy policy. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or opt out of Google Analytics with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Third-party services
We use service providers to host and protect the Website, including Akismet to filter spam submissions. These providers may process limited information, such as your IP address, on our behalf. Links to other websites are provided for convenience; we are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Data security and retention
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards to protect information submitted through the Website. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. We keep website inquiries only as long as needed to respond and for our business records.
Children
This Website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them online.
Your choices
You may ask us to access, correct, or delete personal information you submitted through the Website by contacting us below. Requests regarding your medical records are handled under our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.
Contact us
Elizabeth Story, M.D.
6049 Harris Parkway, Suite 100, Fort Worth, TX 76132
Phone: 817-346-4000