Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through thebodybarmd.com and related online interactions. It is separate from the health information we create or receive while providing care, which is protected under HIPAA and described in our Notice of Privacy Practices below.

When you use our website, we may collect:

• Contact form details: your first and last name, email address, phone number, the treatment you're interested in, and any message you choose to include.
• Booking details: information you enter when scheduling through our online booking provider.
• Automatically collected data: standard technical information such as IP address, browser type, device, and pages viewed, gathered through cookies and analytics.

Please provide only the information requested. Email and phone are not the place for medical history, diagnoses, or other sensitive health details; those belong in your consultation.

Appointments and consultation requests are scheduled through a third-party online booking provider. That provider processes the information you enter during booking on our behalf under its own terms and privacy practices.

Our online booking provider is Mangomint. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the independent data practices of this vendor.

As a physician-led medical practice, health information we create or receive in the course of providing care (“protected health information,” or PHI) is protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Our Notice of Privacy Practices describes how PHI may be used and disclosed for treatment, payment, and health care operations, and the rights you have with respect to that information.

The Notice of Privacy Practices is provided to patients at the practice and is available on request.

Information you send by email or enter during online booking is generally not PHI and is not sent through a HIPAA-secure channel. Health information is collected and protected separately once you become a patient.

We use the information you provide to:

• respond to your inquiries and questions;
• schedule, confirm, and manage appointments;
• provide the information or services you request;
• operate, maintain, and improve our website; and
• comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies, along with analytics tools, to understand how visitors use the site and to improve performance. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, though some features may not function as intended if you do.

We retain contact-form information only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and to meet our legitimate business and legal-compliance needs. Medical records, once you are a patient, are retained in accordance with Maryland law and professional recordkeeping requirements.

Under the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) and other applicable law, Maryland consumers may have the right to:

• confirm whether we process your personal data and access that data;
• correct inaccuracies in your personal data;
• delete personal data you have provided;
• obtain a portable copy of your personal data; and
• opt out of targeted advertising, the sale of personal data, and certain profiling.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us using the details below. We will verify and respond to your request as required by law.

We maintain reasonable administrative and technical safeguards designed to protect the information you share with us, and this website is served over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Our website is intended for adults and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the effective date above and post the updated policy on this page.

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us:

• The Body Bar MD Aesthetics
• 9050 Baltimore National Pike, Suite 104, Ellicott City, MD 21042
• 410-861-0206
• hello@thebodybarmd.com