PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: July 14, 2026
At Dental Deal (https://dentaldeal.org), we are committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our patients and website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information.
1. WHO WE ARE
Our website address is: https://dentaldeal.org. You can contact us regarding any privacy matters or data requests through our official website contact channels.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHY
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our website or reach out to our clinic. This includes:
- Contact Forms & Inquiries: If you fill out a form on our site, we collect your name, email address, phone number, and any details you provide about your dental needs so we can respond to your request.
- Appointment & Patient Intake: Any personal or health-related information submitted to schedule or prepare for a dental appointment is kept strictly confidential.
- Website Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors can download and extract this data.
3. COOKIES
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies, which contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login information (lasts 2 days) and screen choices (lasts 1 year). If you select "Remember Me", your login persists for two weeks.
4. EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES
Articles or pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, scheduling tools, images, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
5. DATA SHARING AND PROTECTION
We treat your information with the highest level of confidentiality. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. Your data is only shared under strict circumstances:
- Security & Spam: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
- Healthcare Providers: Patient information is only shared with authorized medical staff or specialists involved directly in your dental care or insurance processing.
6. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR DATA
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users that register on our website (if any), we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Website administrators can also see and edit that information. Any inquiries submitted via contact forms are kept for the duration necessary to fulfill your request and manage our business records.
7. YOUR RIGHTS OVER YOUR DATA
If you have an account on this site, have submitted forms, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, medical, or security purposes.
