Thank you for considering Advantage Chiropractic for your chiropractic needs. Protecting your privacy and personal information is important to us. We take your privacy seriously and want you to feel confident that your personal information is safe with us. In this privacy policy, we explain how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with New Zealand privacy laws.

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1) Collection of Personal Information
 

We may collect personal information about you in a number of ways, including when you make an appointment, complete a form on our website, correspond with us, or use our services. The personal information we collect may include but is not limited to:

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• Your name, address, email address, and phone number;

• Your health and medical history;

• Your payment details;

• Information about your use of our website, such as your IP address, browser type, and other technical information;

• Other information relevant to your healthcare.
   

We collect this information to provide you with our chiropractic services, communicate with you about your treatment and care, and respond to your inquiries. We may also use your personal information to improve our services and to analyze website usage.

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2) Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
 

We use your personal information to provide our chiropractic services to you and to communicate with you about your treatment and care. We may also use your personal information for other purposes that are reasonably necessary for our business, such as marketing our services or improving our website.

We will not disclose your personal information to third parties unless we have your consent or are required to do so by law. However, we may disclose your personal information to our service providers, such as IT support and marketing agencies, who assist us in providing our services to you.

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3) Storage and Security of Personal Information
 

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We store your personal information in a secure location and use encryption technology and other security measures to protect your personal information when it is transmitted to us and when we store it. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your personal information.

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4) Access and Correction of Personal Information
 

You have the right to access, update, and correct any personal information we hold about you. If you would like to access, update, or correct your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable.
 

5) Retention of Personal Information
 

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide you with our chiropractic services and to comply with our legal obligations. After this time, we will securely destroy or de-identify your personal information.

6) Appointments Privacy

You accept consent to treatment in a setting where there is limited aural and visual privacy. If you would rather have an appointment when there are no other bookings at the clinic please reach out in advance and we can organize a time at no additional charge.

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7) Changes to this Privacy Policy
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We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on our website with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about our data practices.

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8) Contact Us
 

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us below by clicking Contact us

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We take your privacy seriously and want you to feel confident that your personal information is safe with us. We comply with all applicable New Zealand privacy laws and regulations, including the Privacy Act 2020, and strive to continuously improve our privacy practices.