Privacy Policy

THIS PRIVACY POLICY APPLIES TO THE PACIFICDENTALSERVICES.COM WEBSITE

This privacy statement sets out how Pacific Dental Services® LLC (PDS®) uses and protects any information that you give PDS when you use the Pacific Dental Services website. PDS is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. You can be assured that information you provide on this website will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. PDS may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. This policy is effective October 19, 2023.

PDS understands that your privacy is important. We’ve created this Privacy Policy to inform you about the ways we collect, use, disclose and otherwise treat your personal information. By visiting PacificDentalServices.com, you agree to the practices described here in our Privacy Policy.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE GATHER ABOUT YOU?

  • Your contact information, such as your email, home address, ZIP code, phone number and email when filling out the web site’s contact form or when applying for a job at PDS.
  • Your preferences and interests when applying for a job at PDS.
  • Other information, such as your location, your IP address, the browser/device/hardware you are using, your GPS location and what pages you visit on our site. Such items are collected when you apply for a job at PDS and/or visit our digital ads.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

  • To keep an internal record for our reporting and analysis purposes.
  • To provide you with relevant content, materials, offers, and programs.
  • To improve our sites, products, services, and other marketing purposes.
  • To remain in communication with you with regarding any products or services you requested.
  • We will never sell your information.

Any information collected is disclosed to you here and is used as permitted or required by law. We also abide by the set rules prescribed to us by Google AdWords https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/143465.

SECURITY

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. 

HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU?

  • When you register to any of our sites.
  • Through tracking tools, such as cookies, tags and other technologies.

WHAT ARE COOKIES? HOW DO WE USE THEM?

  • A cookie is a small file that asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. The cookie helps analyze web traffic or informs when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. 
  • We transfer cookies to your device to provide you with personalized services and content and to identify which of our sites or pages are of most interest to you. We do, however, recommend that you leave these cookies on as it allows us to provide you with the best patient experience possible through reporting and analysis. By disabling cookies, you will also be prevented from experiencing the entire site as was intended, and we will not be able to personalize our services to you. To disable cookies, please visit your browser’s settings.
  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads to you based on your past visits to our website. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
  • Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Pacific Dental Services website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over other websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information that you provide whilst visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. 

HOW DO THIRD PARTIES COLLECT AND USE YOUR INFORMATION?

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, show our ads on sites across the internet.
  • Please be aware that third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from our website and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads.
  • Additionally, please be aware that Facebook may also use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from our website and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads.
  • You may opt-out of the collection and use of information for ad targeting by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) tool at http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ and through the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
  • You may also opt-out of Acxiom by visiting https://isapps.acxiom.com/optout/optout.aspx, Datalogix by visiting https://www.datalogix.com/privacy/, Epsilon by visiting https://www.datalogix.com/privacy/ and BlueKai by blocking all third-party trackers through your internet security settings.

WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE? CAN I CONTROL MY PRIVACY?

  • If you wish to inquire about how we are using your personal information and for requests to opt-out, email our Privacy Contact at privacy@pacden.com.  
  • If you are a California resident, you have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These rights can be viewed in our California Privacy Policy located here.
  • To delete your cookies, please visit your browser’s settings.
  • To turn off push notifications or your GPS locator on your phone, please visit your device settings.
  • To opt-out of email communications sent to you, please refer to the unsubscribe instructions listed on the bottom of the emails we send to you.
  • Please note, that law may require us to comply by disclosing any information that we collect about you.


WHAT IS OUR POLICY TOWARD CHILDREN?

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13 without expressed permission from a parent or guardian. If you feel the privacy of your child has been compromised by our site, please advise the Privacy Contact by emailing privacy@pacden.com.

TRADEMARK

The contents of The Pacific Dental Services website are protected by United States and International copyright and trademark law. Any unauthorized use or reproduction of this website is prohibited and may subject a violator to civil and criminal penalties. All rights reserved.


HOW DO I CONTACT PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES?

If you have any questions about this privacy notice, please email privacy@pacden.com.

PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES PRIVACY POLICY REVISIONS

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. Any updates will be posted here. Please check our site regularly for updates.