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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 05 Nov 2026

Last Updated: 06 Aug 2026

Dr. Clifford A. Taylor, M.D. (“Dr. Taylor,” “the Practice,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Website Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, maintain, and disclose information when you visit or interact with our website at https://cliffordtaylormd.com/ (“the Site”).

This policy applies to information collected through the Site. Medical and health information that we create, receive, maintain, or transmit in connection with providing healthcare services may also be protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and other applicable laws. Our use and disclosure of protected health information is described separately in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

1. Information You Provide Us

You may browse much of the Site without directly providing personal information. However, we may collect information that you voluntarily submit through our consultation form, by telephone, by email, or through another communication method.

This information may include:

  • Your first and last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Insurance-provider information
  • Appointment or consultation preferences
  • Information included in an optional message
  • Other information you voluntarily provide

Please do not submit detailed medical histories, diagnoses, medication information, Social Security numbers, payment-card information, or other highly sensitive information through a general website form unless specifically instructed to do so through an approved secure method.

Submitting a consultation request does not establish a physician-patient relationship and does not guarantee that the Practice will be able to accept you as a patient.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, our website systems and service providers may automatically receive limited technical information, such as:

  • Internet Protocol address
  • Browser and device type
  • Operating system
  • Referring website
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of access
  • General website interaction and performance information
  • Security and error logs

We may use cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for website functionality, security, traffic management, user preferences, and performance measurement.

3. How We Use Information

We may use information collected through the Site to:

  • Respond to consultation and appointment requests
  • Contact you using the telephone number or email address you provide
  • Determine whether the Practice’s services may be appropriate for your needs
  • Schedule or administer appointments
  • Communicate about services, office procedures, or insurance matters
  • Provide courtesy insurance-claim assistance when requested
  • Operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Site
  • Detect spam, fraud, misuse, or security threats
  • Maintain appropriate business and legal records
  • Comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements

Providing your phone number authorizes the Practice to use that number to respond to your inquiry and communicate about requested services. We will not use your phone number for unrelated promotional text messages without any consent required by law.

4. Health Information and HIPAA

Information you submit through the Site may include health-related information. Whether information is considered protected health information under HIPAA depends on the circumstances in which it is received, maintained, and used.

Protected health information maintained by the Practice in connection with patient care is governed by our Notice of Privacy Practices. If there is a conflict between this Website Privacy Policy and the Notice of Privacy Practices regarding protected health information, the Notice of Privacy Practices will control.

A general website inquiry should not be used as a substitute for secure patient communication, medical advice, diagnosis, or emergency assistance.

5. How We May Share Information

We may disclose personal information only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to:

  • Practice personnel
    Information may be shared with Dr. Taylor and authorized workforce members who need it to respond to inquiries, administer appointments, provide services, or operate the Practice.
  • Service providers
    We may use service providers for website hosting, maintenance, form processing, email delivery, cybersecurity, data storage, professional services, and related operational functions.
    These providers may access information only as needed to perform services for the Practice and are expected to protect it appropriately. When a vendor creates, receives, maintains, or transmits protected health information on behalf of the Practice, the Practice will require appropriate HIPAA contractual protections when applicable.
  • Healthcare and insurance organizations
    When legally permitted and appropriate, information may be shared with healthcare providers, insurance companies, clearinghouses, or other organizations involved in treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.
  • Legal and safety purposes
    We may use or disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
    - Comply with applicable law, regulation, subpoena, court order, or government request
    - Protect the rights, safety, or property of patients, website visitors, the Practice, or others
    - Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or unlawful activity
    - Respond to an immediate and serious threat to health or safety
    - Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims
    We do not sell patients’ medical information. We do not disclose health-related information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

6. Cookies and Analytics

The Site may use cookies or similar technologies to support functions such as:

  • Maintaining website security
  • Preventing Spam
  • Remembering website preferences
  • Measuring website performance
  • Understanding general website traffic

The Practice will not knowingly configure analytics or advertising technologies to receive protected health information in violation of applicable law.

You may be able to limit cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functions.

Practice confirmation required: Before publishing this policy, verify whether the Site uses Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, call-tracking software, session-recording software, advertising pixels, embedded maps, or similar tracking technologies. Any active technology should be specifically identified here and evaluated for healthcare privacy compliance.

7. Telehealth and Third-Party Services

The Practice currently uses Doxy.me for telehealth appointments. When you access an external telehealth platform or another third-party service, that provider may process information under its own privacy and security terms.

Telehealth appointments should be accessed from a private location using a trusted device and secure internet connection whenever possible.

Links to outside websites or services are provided for convenience. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability, or content of third-party websites.

8. Email and Electronic Communications

Standard email and ordinary text messaging may not provide the same privacy protection as a secure patient portal or approved telehealth system.

Although we take reasonable precautions, no method of internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Avoid using ordinary email, text messaging, or the website consultation form to send highly sensitive medical information unless specifically instructed by the Practice.

9. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, misuse, or disclosure.

These measures may include encrypted website connections, access controls, software updates, malware protection, backups, security monitoring, and restricted access to submitted information.

No website, email system, database, or internet transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

10. Information Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Respond to your inquiry
  • Provide requested services
  • Maintain business and patient records
  • Meet professional, insurance, accounting, legal, or regulatory obligations
  • Resolve disputes
  • Protect the Practice’s legal rights
  • Maintain appropriate security and audit records

Medical records are retained according to applicable healthcare record-retention requirements and the Practice’s record-retention policies.

11. Your Choices and Requests

Depending on the type of information and applicable law, you may ask us to:

  • Explain what non-medical personal information we maintain about you
  • Correct inaccurate contact information
  • Delete certain website inquiry information
  • Stop nonessential marketing communications
  • Communicate with you using a particular method

These rights may be limited when information must be retained for treatment, billing, legal, regulatory, security, or recordkeeping purposes.

Requests involving medical records or protected health information should be made under the procedures described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.

12. Children’s Privacy

The Site is not designed to collect information directly from children under 13 without the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

A child or minor should not submit personal or health information through the Site without the permission and involvement of a parent or legal guardian, except where applicable law permits the minor to act independently.

13. Emergency Communications

The Site, consultation form, email, and general office messaging are not continuously monitored and must not be used for emergencies.

If you believe you or another person is experiencing a medical or psychiatric emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Website Privacy Policy when our practices, technology, services, or legal obligations change.

The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes will apply prospectively unless otherwise permitted or required by law.

15. Contact Us

Questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Website Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Dr. Clifford A. Taylor, M.D.
Attn: Clifford Taylor
261 James Street, Suite 2ER
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 540-1656
Email: ctaylor@cliffordtaylormd.com
Website: https://cliffordtaylormd.com