Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 13, 2026
Optima Vida Healthcare, LLC (“Optima Vida Healthcare,” “OVH,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit www.ovhmed.com, communicate with us through the website, or use online services that link to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies primarily to information collected through our website and related online services. Information that constitutes protected health information (“PHI”) in connection with healthcare services provided by Optima Vida Healthcare may also be subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and our Notice of Privacy Practices.
If this Privacy Policy and our Notice of Privacy Practices address the same PHI differently, the Notice of Privacy Practices governs our use and disclosure of that PHI.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on how you interact with Optima Vida Healthcare, we may collect the following categories of information.
Information You Provide to Us
You may provide information such as:
Name
Email address
Telephone number
Mailing or billing address
Date of birth or other identifying information
Information submitted through website forms
Communications you send to us
Appointment or service requests
Payment and transaction information
Other information you choose to provide
If you become a patient, additional medical, health, demographic, insurance, prescription, laboratory, and other healthcare information may be collected through our patient intake, electronic health record, patient portal, telehealth, laboratory, pharmacy, or other healthcare systems. The collection, use, and disclosure of PHI is also addressed in our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:
Internet Protocol (IP) address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Referring website or source
Approximate geographic information derived from an IP address
Date and time of visits
Website interactions
Cookie and similar technology information
We may use cookies and similar technologies necessary for website functionality, security, performance, and other permitted purposes.
2. How We Use Information
We may use information we collect to:
Operate, maintain, and improve our website and services
Respond to questions and requests
Facilitate appointment and service requests
Provide customer and patient support
Process or facilitate payments
Communicate about services requested by you
Maintain website security and prevent fraud or misuse
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Maintain appropriate business and healthcare records
Protect the rights, safety, and security of Optima Vida Healthcare, our patients, users, and others
Perform other activities with your authorization or as otherwise permitted by law
Information collected in connection with healthcare services may also be used for treatment, payment, healthcare operations, and other purposes described in our Notice of Privacy Practices and permitted by applicable law.
3. Healthcare and Protected Health Information
Optima Vida Healthcare provides healthcare services through telehealth and other authorized methods.
Information you provide as part of establishing or receiving healthcare may constitute PHI under HIPAA or other applicable healthcare privacy laws.
Our practices concerning PHI are described in our Notice of Privacy Practices, which is available through our website.
You should use designated patient intake, portal, or communication systems when submitting medical or other sensitive healthcare information when instructed to do so.
Please do not submit medical emergencies through website forms, email, or other non-emergency communication methods.
4. Service Providers and Third Parties
We may use third-party service providers to help operate our website, healthcare practice, and business. Depending on the service involved, these providers may support functions such as:
Website hosting and infrastructure
Patient intake and patient portals
Electronic health records
Telehealth technology
Appointment scheduling
Payment processing
Communications
Laboratory services
Pharmacy services
Information technology and security
Professional, administrative, or regulatory services
These third parties may receive information only as appropriate for the services they perform and subject to applicable contractual, privacy, security, and legal requirements.
Where required by HIPAA, Optima Vida Healthcare enters into appropriate Business Associate Agreements with vendors that create, receive, maintain, or transmit PHI on our behalf.
We do not authorize third parties to use PHI for their own advertising purposes except where expressly authorized by the individual or otherwise permitted by applicable law.
5. Pharmacies and Laboratories
When clinically appropriate, Optima Vida Healthcare may transmit prescriptions to pharmacies selected or authorized in connection with your care. We may also work with laboratories or diagnostic service providers when testing is ordered or requested as part of healthcare services.
Pharmacies, laboratories, and other healthcare entities may maintain their own privacy policies and legal obligations concerning information they receive.
6. Payment Information
When you purchase or pay for services, payment information may be processed by third-party payment processors.
We may receive information concerning the transaction, such as payment status, amount, date, transaction identifier, and limited billing information. Payment processors may collect and process financial information according to their own privacy and security practices.
Additional terms concerning recurring charges, when applicable, are described in our Recurring Payment Policy and any disclosures presented before authorization.
7. Cookies, Analytics, and Tracking Technologies
Our website may use cookies, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies to operate the website, maintain security, understand how visitors use our website, measure website performance, evaluate marketing efforts, and improve our services.
These technologies may collect information such as your IP address, browser and device information, referring website, pages viewed, interactions with website features, and approximate geographic information.
We may use third-party technologies and services, which may include Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google advertising and conversion-measurement technologies, and other analytics or marketing technologies.
The specific technologies used on our website may change as our services and marketing activities evolve.
Because Optima Vida Healthcare provides healthcare services, we take additional precautions regarding tracking technologies on pages or systems that may involve health information. We do not intend to disclose protected health information to advertising or analytics providers in a manner prohibited by HIPAA or other applicable law.
We do not authorize advertising or analytics technologies to collect information from authenticated patient portals, clinical intake forms, telehealth encounters, medical records, or other systems containing protected health information except where the technology and disclosure are permitted by applicable law and appropriate safeguards are in place.
Third-party analytics and advertising providers may process information according to their own privacy policies. Where required by applicable law, we may provide choices regarding non-essential cookies or tracking technologies.
You may be able to limit certain cookies or tracking technologies through your browser settings, device settings, or other privacy controls. Disabling certain technologies may affect some website functionality.
8. Communications
If you provide your contact information, we may communicate with you regarding inquiries, appointments, services, account matters, healthcare operations, or other interactions you initiate with us.
Electronic communications, including ordinary email and text messaging, may involve privacy and security risks. Where appropriate, we may direct patients to use designated secure systems for communications involving sensitive medical information.
Marketing communications, if offered, will be handled in accordance with applicable law and any required consent or opt-out requirements.
9. When We May Disclose Information
We may disclose information:
To service providers performing services on our behalf
To healthcare providers, pharmacies, laboratories, and other entities involved in healthcare services when permitted by law
At your direction or with your authorization
When required or permitted by applicable law
In response to lawful legal process
To investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse
To protect the rights, property, health, or safety of Optima Vida Healthcare, our patients, users, or others
In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, financing, sale, or transfer of all or part of our business, subject to applicable legal requirements
Disclosures of PHI are additionally governed by HIPAA, applicable state law, and our Notice of Privacy Practices.
10. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, electronic communication, network, or information system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use appropriate caution when transmitting information electronically.
11. Data Retention
We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain business and healthcare records, meet legal and regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and fulfill other legitimate purposes.
Medical records and other healthcare information may be subject to specific federal or state retention requirements.
12. Children's Privacy
Our website is not intended for independent use by children under 18.
Healthcare services for minors, when offered, are provided in accordance with applicable consent, authorization, privacy, and healthcare laws.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the general website in violation of applicable law.
13. Links to Other Websites and Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, patient portals, pharmacies, laboratories, payment services, or other online services.
A third-party website or service may have its own privacy practices and terms. We encourage you to review those policies when leaving our website.
Optima Vida Healthcare is not responsible for the privacy practices of unaffiliated third-party websites except to the extent responsibility is imposed by applicable law.
14. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you reside and the laws applicable to your information, you may have rights regarding certain personal information, including rights to request access, correction, deletion, or other action.
These rights may be subject to exceptions and may differ from rights concerning medical records and PHI.
Rights concerning PHI are described in our Notice of Privacy Practices.
To submit a privacy request concerning information covered by this Privacy Policy, contact us using the information below. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, technologies, legal requirements, or privacy practices.
When we make changes, we will update the effective date displayed at the top of this Policy. Material changes may be communicated through additional methods when required by law.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact:
Optima Vida Healthcare, LLC
Email: support@ovhmed.com
Website: www.ovhmed.com
For questions or complaints specifically concerning protected health information or HIPAA rights, please refer to our Notice of Privacy Practices for the appropriate privacy contact information and procedures.
Contact
Optima Vida Healthcare, LLC
Telehealth medical services
support@ovhmed.com
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