Privacy Policy
Balanced Women’s Wellness, PLLC
Effective Date: September 10, 2026
1. Introduction
Balanced Women’s Wellness, PLLC (“Balanced Women’s Wellness,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, and protected when you visit www.menopausect.com (the “Website”), contact the practice, or use links and services made available through the Website.
This Website provides general information about the practice and its services. It is not intended to be used to transmit urgent or emergency medical information.
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect the following types of information:
- Contact information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and information included in a website inquiry.
- Information you provide when requesting information or communicating with the practice.
- Technical information that may be collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website, and general usage data.
- Cookie and analytics information used to understand Website traffic, performance, and visitor activity, if such technologies are enabled.
3. Health and Medical Information
Please do not use a general Website contact form or standard email to send medical records, diagnoses, treatment information, Social Security numbers, payment card information, or other sensitive health information unless you have been specifically instructed to do so through a secure method.
Information submitted through a patient portal, appointment scheduling platform, telehealth platform, or other third party service may be subject to that service provider’s privacy and security practices. Protected health information handled by Balanced Women’s Wellness in connection with patient care is governed by applicable health privacy laws and the practice’s patient privacy notices, as applicable.
4. How We May Use Information
Information collected through the Website may be used to:
- Respond to inquiries and requests.
- Provide information about services and appointment options.
- Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website.
- Understand Website usage and performance.
- Comply with legal, regulatory, or professional obligations.
- Protect the rights, safety, security, and integrity of the practice, its patients, Website visitors, and others.
5. Cookies and Analytics
The Website may use cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies to support Website functionality and understand how visitors use the Website. You may be able to limit or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect Website functionality.
6. Third Party Services and Links
The Website may link to or use third party services, including appointment scheduling, telehealth, mapping, social media, analytics, or other service providers. When you leave this Website or use a third party service, that provider’s privacy policy and terms may apply. Balanced Women’s Wellness is not responsible for the privacy practices of unaffiliated third parties.
7. Information Sharing
Balanced Women’s Wellness does not sell personal information. Information may be shared with service providers that help operate the Website or support practice functions, when reasonably necessary to provide requested services, or when required or permitted by law.
8. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information under our control. However, no website, email transmission, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
9. Data Retention
Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Policy, to meet legal or professional obligations, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate records, and enforce agreements.
10. Children’s Privacy
This Website is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us.
11. Your Privacy Choices
You may contact Balanced Women’s Wellness to ask questions about personal information you have submitted through the Website or to request that inaccurate contact information be corrected. Certain information may need to be retained when required by law, professional obligations, or legitimate business needs.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Your continued use of the Website after an update means the revised Policy will apply to future Website use.
13. Contact Us
Questions about this Privacy Policy may be directed to:
Balanced Women’s Wellness, PLLC
Tanya Smith, CNM, MSN, MSCP
Email: tanya@menopausect.com
Phone: 860-367-2691
Fax: 860-672-3868
Website: www.menopausect.com