Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 8/31/2026

Advanced Dental Care of Toledo, doing business as ABA (“ABA,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide to us.

This Privacy Policy explains how wecollect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit our website,submit forms, schedule appointments, communicate with our office, or otherwiseinteract with us.

Information We Collect
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We may collectinformation that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Telephone ormobile number
  • Mailingaddress
  • Date of birth
  • Appointmentinformation
  • Dentalinsurance information
  • Informationsubmitted through website forms
  • Communicationsyou send to our office
  • Informationnecessary to provide dental services or respond to your requests

We may also automaticallycollect certain technical information when you use our website, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Device type
  • Operatingsystem
  • Pages viewed
  • Referringwebsite
  • Approximatelocation based on IP address
  • Cookies andsimilar technologies

When applicable, healthinformation collected as part of providing dental care may also be subject toapplicable healthcare privacy laws and our Notice of Privacy Practices.

How We Use Your Information
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We may use the information we collect to:

  • Schedule,confirm, and manage appointments
  • Provideappointment reminders and service notifications
  • Respond toquestions and requests
  • Communicateregarding dental services and treatment
  • Verifyinsurance or assist with billing and payment matters
  • Maintainpatient and administrative records
  • Improve ourwebsite, services, and patient experience
  • Sendpromotional or marketing communications when you have provided the appropriateconsent
  • Protectagainst fraud, misuse, security threats, or unlawful activity
  • Comply with applicable legal, regulatory, andprofessional requirements
SMS/Text Messaging Privacy
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If you provide your mobile telephone number and separately consent to receive SMS messages from Advanced Dental Careof Toledo, we may send you text messages in accordance with the consent you provided.

Depending on the type of consent you provide, messages may include appointment reminders, appointment confirmations,scheduling updates, office notifications, service-related communications, or marketing and promotional messages.

Message frequency varies. Message anddata rates may apply.

You may opt out of SMS communications at any time by replying STOP to a message. You may reply HELP for assistance or contact our office directly.

Consent to receive marketing or promotional SMS messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods orservices.

Mobile Information and SMS Consent

No mobile information will be sharedwith third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

SMS opt-in information and consentwill not be sold, rented, shared, or transferred to third parties or affiliatesfor their own marketing or promotional purposes.

We may use service providers that assist us in delivering text messages and operating our communications systems. These providers may process information only as necessary to provide services on ourbehalf and are not permitted to use your SMS opt-in information for their ownmarketing or promotional purposes.

All other categories of information sharingdescribed in this Privacy Policy exclude SMS opt-in data and consent. SMS opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties for marketing purposes.

Marketing Communications
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Where permitted by law and where appropriate consent has been obtained, we may use your contact information to send information about our services, special offers, promotions, dental-care opportunities, or other updates from Advanced Dental Care of Toledo.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link included in the email.

You may unsubscribe from marketing SMSmessages by replying STOP.

Opting out of marketing messages does not prevent us from contacting you regarding appointments, transactions, treatment,account matters, or other non-marketing communications when permitted by law.
Insurance and FinancingInformation
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Information regarding insurance, financing, estimated treatment costs, or payment options on our website is provided for general informational purposes only.

Insurance coverage and benefits vary by plan and patient. Any estimate of insurance coverage is not a guarantee of payment by an insurance provider.

Patients remain responsible for amounts not covered by insurance unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Third-party financing programs may be subject to separate eligibility requirements and terms established by the financing provider.
How We Share Information
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We do not sell your personal information.

We may share personal information whenreasonably necessary with service providers that perform services on ourbehalf, such as:

  • Websitehosting providers
  • Appointmentscheduling providers
  • Patientcommunication platforms
  • Paymentprocessors
  • Dentalinsurance and billing service providers
  • Informationtechnology and security providers
  • Professionaladvisers
  • Other vendorsnecessary to operate our practice

These service providers are permitted to access information only as necessary to perform services on our behalf and subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

We may also disclose information when required by law, regulation, legal process, court order, or governmental request, or when reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, safety,or security of Advanced Dental Care of Toledo, our patients, or others.

For clarity, mobiletelephone numbers, SMS opt-in information, and SMS consent are not shared withthird parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes.

Age Requirement and Parental/Guardian Consent
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Youmust be at least 18 years of age to submit forms, provide consent, oropt in to receive SMS/text messages from Advanced Dental Care of Toledo throughthis website.

If the patient is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must submit the information and provide any required consent on the minor's behalf.

By submitting a website form or opting in to receive SMS/text messages, you confirm that you are at least 18 years old or that you are the parent or legal guardian authorized to act on behalf of the minor patient.
Privacy
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Your use of this website is also subject to our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard personal information.

Patient health information may also be subject to our separate Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable healthcare privacy laws.

Our website Privacy Policy and these Terms do not replace any Notice of Privacy Practices required under applicable healthcare law.
Health and Patient Information
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Information collected in connection with dental treatment or patient care may be protected under federal or state healthcare privacy laws.

Where applicable, our collection, use,and disclosure of protected health information are governed by our separate Notice of Privacy Practices and applicable healthcare privacy requirements.

This website Privacy Policy is not intended to replace our Notice of Privacy Practices.

Cookies and WebsiteTechnologies
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Our website may use cookies and similartechnologies to:

  • Keep thewebsite functioning properly
  • Understandhow visitors use the website
  • Improvewebsite performance
  • Measuretraffic and engagement
  • Remembercertain user preferences
  • Help protectthe website against fraud or misuse

You can generally control cookies throughyour browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect websitefunctionality.

Third-Party Websites and Services
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Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services, including appointment scheduling, financing,insurance, payment, mapping, social media, or other external platforms.

We are not responsible for the privacypractices of websites or services operated by third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those services before providing personal information.
Data Security
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We use reasonable administrative,technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.

However, no internet transmission,electronic communication, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
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We retain personal information for aslong as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, provide services, maintain required business and patient records,comply with legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, and enforceagreements.

Patient and healthcare records may be retained for periods required by applicable healthcare laws and professionalrequirements.
Children's Privacy
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Advanced Dental Care of Toledo provides dental services to pediatric patients; however, our website is not intended to solicit personal information directly from children under the age of 13 without involvement or authorization from a parent or legal guardian.

Parents and legal guardians may contactus regarding information submitted on behalf of a minor.
Your Privacy Choices
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Depending on applicable law and thenature of the information involved, you may request that we:

  • Provideinformation about personal information we maintain about you
  • Correctinaccurate information
  • Update yourcontact information
  • Stop certainmarketing communications
  • Addressquestions regarding how your information is used

Certain information may need to beretained to comply with healthcare, financial, legal, insurance, or regulatoryrequirements.

To exercise a privacy choice or ask aprivacy-related question, contact our office using the information below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy
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We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, services, technology, orlegal obligations.

When we make changes, we will update the“Effective Date” at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Contact Us
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If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact:
Advanced Dental Care of Toledo
DBA
5859 Secor Rd, Toledo, OH 43623
Phone: 419-474-994
Email : manager.adct@gmail.com