San Diego Smile CenterPrivacy Policy
Last updated: September 29, 2026
COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING OF INFORMATION
San Diego Smile Center (“San Diego Smile Center,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect through our website, how we use and disclose it, the analytics and advertising technologies that may be used on the site, your choices regarding those technologies, and rights available to California residents.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through our website and does not replace any separate privacy notice that may apply to information collected as part of providing dental care or through our patient records.
Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect:
- Information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, telephone number, appointment or service inquiries, and the contents of messages you submit through our forms.
- Information about your use of the website, such as pages viewed, interactions with the site, browser and device information, approximate geographic information, referring URLs, and technical information.
- Cookie and similar technology information, including identifiers and information about how you interact with our website.
- Information provided through third-party services or embedded functionality, where those services are enabled in accordance with your consent choices.
Please do not submit confidential medical information, payment information, or other sensitive information through a general website contact form unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure channel.
How We Use Information
We may use information we collect to:
- respond to questions, requests, and appointment inquiries;
- communicate with you about requested services;
- operate, maintain, and improve our website;
- understand how visitors use our website and improve its content and functionality;
- measure the effectiveness of our website and marketing activities, where permitted;
- protect the security and integrity of our website; and
- comply with legal obligations and enforce our rights.
We do not use website analytics as a substitute for your dental or medical record.
Analytics and Advertising Technologies
Our website may use third-party analytics and advertising technologies. These technologies can collect information such as IP address or approximate location, browser and device characteristics, pages viewed, interactions, referring information, identifiers, and information about how you use the website.
Non-essential analytics and advertising technologies are intended to be controlled by our consent mechanism. Where required, these technologies should not be activated until the applicable consent has been provided.
Google Analytics
We may use Google Analytics 4, including the measurement property identified as G-JS3YCY5737, to understand website traffic and visitor interactions.
Google Analytics may collect information such as page views, events and interactions, browser and device information, approximate location, and online identifiers. Where enabled, Google Signals may provide additional measurement capabilities based on information associated with users who have enabled relevant Google settings.
Google's processing of information is subject to Google's own privacy policies and terms.
Meta/Facebook technologies
Certain third-party forms or integrations may use Meta technologies, including Facebook's fbevents.js. When enabled, these technologies may collect information about visits, interactions, browser/device characteristics, and identifiers for measurement, advertising, or related purposes.
We are reviewing and controlling legacy third-party integrations, including the former Wonderist form integration, as part of our website privacy and accessibility remediation.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for several purposes.
Some technologies are necessary for the website to function. Others are used for analytics, advertising, personalization, or measurement.
You can make choices about non-essential technologies through our cookie/consent controls where available. Your choices may affect the functionality or personalization available on the website.
We do not consider a cookie or similar technology to be inherently incapable of identifying or being associated with a person merely because it does not contain a person's name. Online identifiers, device information, and other data can in some circumstances be associated with an individual or household.
Your Privacy Choices
Where our consent mechanism is available, you can use it to accept or reject categories of non-essential cookies and similar technologies.
You may also be able to control certain technologies through your browser or through privacy settings provided by third-party services.
Global Privacy Control
Our website recognizes the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where applicable. When a valid GPC signal is detected, we will apply the site's applicable opt-out/privacy preference rather than requiring you to repeat that request manually, subject to applicable law and the technical capabilities of the site.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information
We may disclose information to service providers and other third parties that help us operate our website, communicate with visitors, provide requested services, maintain our systems, analyze website usage, or perform other services on our behalf.
These providers may include website hosting, form-processing, analytics, advertising, security, and technology providers.
We do not describe these disclosures as nonexistent merely because a provider does not receive your name. Certain third parties may receive online identifiers, device information, IP address, usage information, or other information through cookies, pixels, scripts, or similar technologies.
We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to legal process, protect our rights or the safety of others, investigate fraud or security issues, or as part of a business transaction.
California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional privacy rights, including rights to:
- Know/access certain personal information we collect, use, disclose, or otherwise process about you.
- Delete certain personal information, subject to exceptions provided by law.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, as those terms are defined under California law.
- Limit certain uses and disclosures of sensitive personal information, where applicable.
- Not be discriminated against for exercising applicable privacy rights.
California residents may also use an applicable Global Privacy Control signal to communicate certain opt-out preferences.
These rights are subject to applicable legal exceptions and verification requirements. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests in order to protect personal information from unauthorized disclosure or deletion.
To exercise applicable California privacy rights, contact us using the contact information provided on this website and identify the nature of your request. We will process requests within the time periods required by applicable law.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the website.
Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, no transmission over the Internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
For this reason, please do not submit confidential medical or other highly sensitive information through an ordinary website contact form unless we specifically instruct you to do so through a secure method.
Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing requested services, maintaining business and legal records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and complying with legal obligations.
Retention periods may differ depending on the type and purpose of the information.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those websites. When you leave our website, review the privacy policy of the third party before providing information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technology, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise a privacy right, please contact San Diego Smile Center through the contact information provided on our website.
