Knoxville Kidney Center is committed to protecting the privacy of our patients, as well as all users of our website. To that end, we provide this page to explain what data we collect, why we collect it, our procedures with regard to that data, and your rights with regard to any data that may be transmitted to our site as a result of your use.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Cookies
In an effort to improve your experience on knoxvillekidneycenter.com, we may use an industry-standard technology known as “cookies.” A cookie is a small text file that our site (like millions of others) may place on the computer or device on which you’re browsing this website so that we may easily remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies on this website by selecting the appropriate settings in your Web browser; however, please do note that if you refuse the use of cookies, certain functionality may not be available on knoxvillekidneycenter.com.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
We want to underscore that Knoxville Kidney Center, PLLC, has no interaction or control over data collected about you by third parties.
Analytics
Knoxville Kidney Center’s website uses Google Analytics, a service with collects data about how you use the website. This data, while it doesn’t record any personally identifiable information about you, helps us understand how people use our website and make decisions about how we can create the best experience for our users.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. 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.
Where we send your data
Visitor emails may be checked through an automated spam detection service.