This Privacy Policy describes how Bighorn Orthodontics, collects, uses, and discloses information from and about you when you visit our website, bighornortho.com. We do not sell or share mobile or personal data with third parties, affiliates, or partners for marketing or promotional purposes. We only share data with third parties when it is strictly necessary to deliver our service and only under binding agreements that ensure confidentiality. Under no circumstances will mobile data be shared or sold for advertising or promotional use
Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Schedule an appointment or request a consultation.
- Fill out patient forms online.
- Sign up for newsletters or other communications.
- Contact us via email, phone ((406) 640-5940), or through website forms.
The types of personal information collected may include:
- Name, address, email address, and phone number.
- Health and insurance information, as necessary for orthodontic services.
​We may also automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the website, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, and information about how and when you use our site. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our website, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and Manage Services: To schedule appointments, provide orthodontic care by Dr. Jeffrey Rector, DDS, and process patient forms.
- Communicate with You: To send you updates, appointment reminders, and respond to your inquiries.
- Improve Our Website: To understand how our users interact with our site and make improvements to the user experience.
- Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information with third parties in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work (e.g., payment processing, hosting, data analysis, email delivery).
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
- Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.
Bighorn Orthodontics is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information and is a HIPAA-compliant practice.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is available in our separate Cookie Policy (if applicable)