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Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Velocity Physical Therapy (“the Clinic,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to protecting the privacy of our patients, visitors, and users. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use and protect that information, and your rights regarding your personal data when you visit our website at velocity-pt.com

Our Contact Information: Velocity Physical Therapy  Email: info@velocity-pt.com

Information We Collect

We collect information from you when you visit our website, primarily through contact forms and engagement tools.

Comments and Engagement Data

When visitors leave comments or fill out forms on the site, we collect the following data:

  • Form Data: The information provided in contact forms (such as name, email, and phone).

  • Technical Data: The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

User Accounts and Registration Data

For users who register on our website (if applicable), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile.

Media and Location Data

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors to the website can download and extract location data from images on the website.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for specific, legitimate purposes related to the functionality and security of our website:

  • Spam Detection: We use the collected IP addresses and browser user agent strings for automated spam detection.

  • Gravatar Service Integration: An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

  • Account Management: We use your information to set up, maintain, and manage your account and its functionality.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure a smooth user experience and personalization of our services. These cookies serve various purposes related to user convenience and website operations:

 
  • Commenting and User Preference Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again for subsequent comments. These cookies will last for one year.

  • Account Management and Session Cookies: When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This temporary cookie contains no personal data and is automatically discarded when you close your browser. Once you log in, we set up additional cookies to save your login credentials and screen display preferences. Last for two days, while screen options cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login credentials persist for two weeks. Logging out of your account will immediately remove the login cookies.

  • Content Editing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article (if applicable), an additional cookie is saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These websites may:

  • Collect data about you.

  • Use cookies.

  • Embed additional third-party tracking.

  • Monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that external website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We only share your data as necessary for operational security and site functionality:

  • Spam Detection Service: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

  • Password Resets: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security and administrative purposes.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • Right to Access (Data Portability): You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.

  • Right to Erasure: You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction:

  • Confidentiality: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized employees or service providers who need to know that information to maintain and improve the performance of our website.

  • Administrative and Legal Obligations: We maintain our data according to our administrative, legal, or security obligations.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your rights, or our data handling practices, please contact us at:
Velocity Physical Therapy
info@velocity-pt.com
Website: velocity-pt.com