Privacy Policy

Website Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting the privacy of those who visit www.movewisehealth.com (“Website”). This Website is owned and managed by Move Wise Health Studio LLC (“Move Wise Health Studio,” “us,” “our,” or “we”). This Privacy Policy, along with our Terms & Conditions, explains how we gather and use your information as it relates to your activities on this Website. 

If you use this Website, you consent to our collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. We may change this policy without notice, and your use signifies that you agree to be bound by any changes. 

How we collect information about you.

We may collect technical information.

Our Website’s server and management system routinely collect information about the origin and site navigation of visitors to this Website. This data might include technical information (e.g., your processor type, processor speed, operating system type, browser type, audio devices, modem devices, video cards, page views, and protocol address). Collected technical information is not linked to any of your personal identifying information. Move Wise Health Studio may use this information to manage or modify this Website.

We may collect personal information.

Move Wise Health Studio only collects personally identifiable information if you expressly provide it to us. 

We may use cookies.

We may use cookies to collect anonymized information about how our visitors use this Website. This allows us to improve the Website and personalize your visit experience. Cookies are small data text files that are sent from a server computer to your computer during a web browsing session. The cookies are typically stored on your computer’s hard drive, and websites use them to simulate a continuous connection to that site and to allow a computer to automatically identify your browser when you visit the website. Some browsers automatically accept cookies, but you may be able to prevent cookies by changing your browser’s settings. If you disable cookies, it may impair your ability to use some features of this Website. Please visit www.allaboutcookies.org if you want to learn more about cookies. 

How we use your information.

We may use personally identifiable information.

Move Wise Health Studio may use personally identifiable information that you share with us as follows. We may use it: (1) if you elect to receive information about Move Wise Health Studio’s programs, items, or services, to provide you with such information, including marketing and promotional materials; (2) to improve this Website; and (3) to create non-personal summary or aggregate data for business analysis, market analysis, communications management, research, planning, and other lawful purposes. Unless we have your consent, we will never sell or lease your information.

You may opt out of communications from us.

If you no longer wish to receive our marketing or promotional communications, please contact us with your request. We will respect your wish to opt out of communications.

Do not provide us with your Protected Health Information (PHI).

We take confidentiality and privacy seriously.

Our Privacy Policy details how Move Wise Health Studio approaches the confidentiality of its visitors and clients. We take our responsibility to protect the privacy of your information seriously. However, because this Website is not intended to transmit or store protected health information (“PHI”), Move Wise Health Studio’s activities as they relate to this Website do not comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). The protections extended to our records and data are not necessarily extended to non-PHI-related information shared or transmitted on this website.

We have no affirmative duty to monitor the information that you provide.

It is important that you not use, provide, transmit, store, or disclose any PHI through our Website. We have no affirmative duty to monitor the sensitivity or type of data that you might provide, transmit, store, or disclose while using this Website. If we have actual knowledge that you are using, providing, transmitting, storing, or disclosing PHI through our Website, we may revoke your access to the Website and its Content.

You indemnify us against damages from your sharing of PHI.

If you use, provide, transmit, store, or disclose PHI in connection with this Website or the Content (in violation of this Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions), you agree to indemnify Move Wise Health Studio against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising out such use, provision, transmission, storage, or disclosure of PHI.

This Website is not intended for children.

This Website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of eighteen, and we do not collect personally identifiable information from any person who we know to be under the age of eighteen. If we inadvertently come to possess personally identifiable information about a child under the age of eighteen, we will not knowingly disclose that information to any third party.

The security of communications.

We are not responsible for the privacy of emails.

While our Website may offer you the opportunity to communicate with Move Wise Health Studio via email, most email is unencrypted. This means that unauthorized persons may be able to intercept emails that you exchange with Move Wise Health Studio. By sending us an email or using this Website’s contact features, you agree that we are not responsible for the privacy of any email messages.

The security of third-party websites.

Third-party website links.

Move Wise Health Studio may provide links in this Website to unaffiliated third-party websites. If you follow these links, you demonstrate your agreement that we are not responsible for and do not control the information on these websites. Prior to following any third-party link, you should review that website’s privacy policy and terms of use, as your visit to the website may bind you to those third-party terms and policies. 

How we monitor social media.

Move Wise Health Studio may be active on social media, and we encourage your participation in our social media channels. This may include our blog(s), Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, LinkedIn, and other channels (collectively our “social media”). We may expand or narrow our available social media channels without notice, and this policy applies to our activities on any social media outlet, on this Website, and those websites and social media accounts that you access through our affiliates. 

Your participation in our social media channels demonstrates your agreement that Move Wise Health Studio may monitor and remove any postings or content that, in its sole discretion, we deem is inappropriate. 

Our social media activity does not constitute health advice.

Our social media postings and content do not constitute medical or healthcare advice, and they are not a substitute for the advice of a licensed healthcare professional who is familiar with your health history. Move Wise Health Studio is a personal health and wellness company which focuses on movement as the key to well-being. Even if the posting user is a licensed healthcare professional, their comments should not be construed as personal health advice. If you have a medical concern, you should always personally consult with a healthcare provider. In an emergency, you should call 911.

We prohibit certain content on our social media.

Your activity on Move Wise Health Studio’s social media is public, and information shared on social media often cannot be un-shared. Your decision to post something may be irrevocable or incapable of being undone. Please be cautious to not disclose personally identifiable information, such as your location, medical records, or financial information.

Accordingly, you alone are responsible for your activity on Move Wise Health Studio’s social media. You specifically agree not to: (1) misrepresent yourself or use another person’s identity; (2) engage in harassment, defamation, personal attacks, spam, offensive content, or illegal activities; and (3) publish illegal, obscene, defamatory, threatening, unlawful, disruptive, profane, harassing, or abusive content.

We have no duty to monitor our social media accounts.

Move Wise Health Studio may, but has no affirmative duty to, oversee its social media accounts. Your use signifies your understanding that Move Wise Health Studio may monitor, prohibit, restrict, block, suspend, terminate, or delete your access to its social media at any time. We may review, edit, and/or delete anything you publish on its social media without notice and in our sole discretion. 

Visitors may reproduce postings on our social media.

If you post content on Move Wise Health Studio’s social media, you provide us with a non-exclusive, royalty-free, and worldwide license to reproduce, distribute, edit, reformat, publish, or display the content for any purpose. You acknowledge that Move Wise Health Studio cannot and does not control the conduct of other visitors to its social media, who may reproduce visitors’ posts without permission.

The opinions expressed by individuals who are unaffiliated with Move Wise Health Studio do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Move Wise Health Studio.

This Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into the Website Terms & Conditions.

This Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into our Terms & Conditions. By using this Website, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy and the Terms & Conditions. Do not use this Website if you do not agree to this. Your continued use of this Website signifies your agreement to any changes that Move Wise Health Studio may make to this Privacy Policy and our Terms & Conditions. 

We are not subject to the California Shine the Light Law.

We are located in the State of New York, have no physical presence in the State of California, and have fewer than 20 employees. Thus, we are not subject to California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (commonly known as “Shine the Light” law).

We are not subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The European Union (EU) has adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is an expansive data privacy and protection framework of laws designed to protect the personal data of individuals located in the EU. The GDPR applies to an entity that maintains an establishment in the EU if it processes personal data in the context of that EU establishment.

Move Wise Health Studio neither maintains an establishment in the EU nor conducts any form of an effective or real exercise of activity through stable arrangements. Likewise, Move Wise Health Studio does not conduct any processing activities related to any offering of goods or services to data subjects in the EU, nor does it envisage offering goods or services to data subjects in the EU. Finally, Move Wise Health Studio does not process the personal data of data subjects in the EU related to monitoring the behavior of data subjects as their behavior takes place within the EU. 

Move Wise Health Studio primarily markets to, interacts with, seeks to attract, and provides services to people and companies in the United States.

Wellness Services Notice of Privacy Practices

This notice describes how Move Wise Health Studio LLC (“Move Wise Health Studio”) may use and disclose your health information. It also explains how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.

Wellness Privacy Practices in Summary

Client Rights - You may:

  • Get a copy of your paper or electronic record.

  • Correct your paper or electronic health record.

  • File a complaint with us if you believe your privacy rights have been violated.

  • Ask us to limit the information we share about you.

  • Get a list of those with whom we’ve shared your information.

  • Get a copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices.

  • Request that we use only confidential communication methods with you.

  • Choose someone to act on your behalf.

Client Choices - You have choices about how we use or share your information:

  • If we tell your family or friends about your health.

  • If we provide disaster relief services.

  • If we sell your information.

  • If we market our services.

Our Uses and Disclosures of Your Information - We may use or share your information when we conduct these activities:

Privacy Practices in Detail

Detailed Client Rights

This section explains some rights/responsibilities.

You may: Obtain an electronic or paper copy of your health record.
You may ask us to see or obtain an electronic or paper copy of your health record and other health information we have about you. Ask us how to do this. Under most circumstances, we will provide you with a copy or a summary of your health information within 30 days of your request. We may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.

You may: Ask us to correct the information in your health record.
You may ask us to correct health information in your record that you believe is incorrect or incomplete. Ask us how to do this. If we deny your request, we will provide you with a written explanation for that denial within 60 days.

You may: Request confidential communications from us.
You may ask us to contact you in a specific way (e.g., cell phone only) or to send mail to a different address (e.g., a friend’s home). We will comply with all reasonable requests.

You may: Ask us to limit what information we use or share.
You may ask us to refrain from using or sharing certain health information in our operations or to obtain payment for our services. We are not required to comply with your request, and we may decline your request if we reasonably believe that it would affect our services to you.
If you pay for our services or a healthcare item in full out-of-pocket, you may ask that we not share that information for the purpose of securing payment or sharing our healthcare operations with any health insurer. We will agree to this request unless a law requires us to share that information.

You may: Request a list of those with whom we have shared information about you.
You may request a list of the times that we have shared your health information for the six years prior to the date of your request. The accounting will include the recipient and the reason your information was shared. We will include all disclosures except for those relating to services to you, payment, operations, and certain other disclosures.
We will provide you with one accounting per year at no cost, but we will charge a reasonable, cost-based fee if you request another within 12 months.

You may: Request a copy of this notice.
You may request a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically. We will provide you with a paper copy promptly.

You may: Choose someone to act on your behalf.
If you have given someone your power of attorney, or if someone is your legal guardian, that person may exercise your rights and make choices about your health information. We will verify that this person has this authority and can act for you before we take any action.

You may: File a complaint:
You may complain to our Privacy Officer, Megan Wise, if you believe we violated your rights. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Detailed Client Choices

You have some choices about how we use and disclose your information. If you have a clear preference for how we share your information in the situations described below, please discuss that with us so we may respect your wishes.

In these situations, you have a right and a choice to instruct us as to how you’d like us to: (1) Share information with your family or others involved in our services to you, and (2) share information as we respond to a disaster relief situation.

If you cannot tell us your preference (e.g., if you are incapacitated), we may share your information as we believe is in your best interest. We may share your information when it is necessary to lessen a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.

In other situations, however, we will never share your information unless you provide us with your written permission:

  • When we seek to use your information for our marketing purposes.

  • When we seek to sell your information.

  • When we seek to share any psychotherapy notes or HIV-related information from your record (although we do not provide mental healthcare or HIV-related services, such information might be included in records shared that you provided to us).

Detailed Uses and Disclosures

The most common ways we use or share your health information include when we:

Provide services to you.
We can use your health information and share it with other professionals who are providing services to you.

Operate our practice.
We can use and share your health information to run our practice, improve our services to you, and contact you.

The less common ways we use or share your health information include when we:

  • Report suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence.

  • Report adverse medication reactions.

  • Assist with public health and safety issues.

  • Prevent or reduce a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety.

  • Conduct research.

  • Prevent disease.

  • Support government functions such as military, national security, and presidential protective services.

  • Contribute to the public good or assist with public health and research.

  • Comply with state or federal laws.

  • Support health oversight agencies’ activities as authorized by law.

  • Assist with product recalls.

  • Demonstrate to them that our practice is compliant with federal privacy laws.

  • Respond to law enforcement requests.

  • Respond to court or administrative agency orders or subpoenas.

  • Respond to lawsuits and legal actions.

Detailed Practice Responsibilities

We maintain the privacy and security of your health information. We will alert you promptly if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information. We will comply with the duties and privacy practices described in this notice, and we will offer you a copy of this document. We will not use or share your information, other than as described here, without your express written permission. If you authorize a use or disclosure of your information, you may revoke that authorization in writing at any time.

About This Notice

  • This notice is effective on July 2018.

  • Our Chief Privacy Officer is Megan Wise.

  • We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request and on our website.