Privacy policy

Who we are

Center for Lower Extremity Surgery is a trade name and specialty practice of Ozturk Foot & Ankle INC (“we,” “us”). This policy explains how we handle information collected through this website, lowerextremitysurgery.com.

This policy and your medical information

This policy covers the website only. Health information that we create or receive as your healthcare provider is protected under federal and state law and is described in Ozturk Foot & Ankle’s Notice of Privacy Practices, which you can request from our office.

Information you choose to give us

• Email. If you email us, we receive your email address and message. Email is for general, non-clinical questions only.

Information collected automatically

• Server logs. Our hosting provider automatically processes technical information such as IP address, browser type and the pages requested, to deliver and secure the website.
• Analytics. If enabled, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand, in aggregate, how the website is used — for example which pages are visited and whether people use the call or directions buttons. Google signals and advertising personalization are turned off, and we don’t send names, phone numbers or form contents to analytics. Analytics uses cookies or similar technologies. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, analytics is not loaded.

We don’t use advertising or retargeting pixels on this website, and we don’t sell personal information.

How we use information

• to respond to your request and schedule appointments
• to operate, maintain and secure the website
• to understand how the website is used, in aggregate, so we can improve it
• to comply with legal obligations

How information is shared

We share information only with service providers that help us operate the website and handle requests — such as our hosting provider, our appointment-request processor, and our analytics provider — under agreements that limit how they can use it, and when required by law. Where a service provider handles health information on our behalf, we require a business associate agreement.

Links to other websites

This website links to services we don’t control, including Zocdoc for online booking, Google Maps for directions, and educational websites. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies.

Retention and security

We use encryption in transit (HTTPS), but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure — which is another reason not to send medical details by email.

Children

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information online.

Your choices

• You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings.
• You can enable Global Privacy Control in a supporting browser to prevent analytics from loading.
• You can contact us to ask about information you have submitted through this website.

Contact us

Questions about this policy: call 908-215-5953 or email info@ozturkfootankle.com. See also our accessibility statement and medical disclaimer.

Changes to this policy

We will post any changes on this page and update the effective date above.