Privacy Policy

SoCal Lymphatics ("we," "us," "our") collects and uses personal information to provide our services. Dana Freedland Katz does business as SoCal Lymphatics. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we may share it with, and your choices regarding it. Your use of our services constitutes your acknowledgment of the practices described here, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

I. Information We Collect

When you provide it to us, this may include your:

• Name
• Contact information (email, phone number)
• Home address
• Payment/credit card information
• Age or date of birth
• Brief medical history
• Any other information you provide through forms, surveys, or the Site

When you use our services or visit our website, this may include your:

• Appointment and service history
• Transaction information
• Location data (if collected through the Site or a mobile device)
• Content and timing of communications with us
• Information automatically collected via your device — IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time/date of visits

This may include information gathered through cookies (small files stored on your browser or device) for purposes such as remembering your preferences, understanding site usage, and measuring the effectiveness of communications. You can decline cookies through your browser settings, though this may limit some Site features.

II. How We Use Your Information

• To provide our services — creating/updating your records, scheduling appointments, processing payments, sending receipts, maintaining and troubleshooting our systems, and communicating with you about your care or account.
• Customer support — responding to questions or concerns.
• Marketing — with your consent where required, we may send you information about our services, promotions, or updates via email, text, or social media.
• Legal compliance — to address disputes, comply with legal or regulatory requirements, or respond to lawful requests from authorities.

III. When We Share Your Information

We may share your information with third parties involved in providing our services, such as:

• Vendors and service providers
• Payment processors
• Cloud storage providers
• Scheduling or communication platforms
• Analytics providers (e.g., to understand how visitors use our website)

We may also share information where required by law, to protect safety, or in connection with a sale, merger, or transfer of our business.

We do not sell your health information, and any sharing of Protected Health Information (PHI) is handled in accordance with HIPAA and California privacy law.

IV. Additional Information

Opt-Out

You may opt out of promotional communications at any time using the unsubscribe link in our messages or by contacting us directly.

Data Retention

We retain information as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services and for other purposes such as legal compliance, dispute resolution, fraud prevention, and record-keeping requirements (including California medical record retention requirements).

Visitors Outside the United States

We operate in the United States, and any information you provide may be accessed or stored here. If you use our Site from outside the U.S., you consent to this transfer.

Requests & Inquiries

To ask about your information or this policy, please contact us directly.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Continued use of our services after an update constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised policy, to the extent permitted by law.