Privacy Policy | SPADE Skin Care

Privacy Policy

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION

Spade Skin Care Medical is a full medical spa located in Redondo beach California. All of our treatments are supervised by a Medical Director and treatments are performed by either Nurse Practitioners or Registered Nurses. The sales and administrative duties including consultations are performed by trained professional who work for Spade Skin Care & More.

Your Privacy is Important to Us

We value your feedback and would like to inform you of our commitment to privacy. You usually can visit our site without submitting any information about yourself. However, if you send us an e-mail, or otherwise subscribe to any of our newsletters, your name and e-mail address will be held on file. We do not share the information with any outside organization nor do we sell information for marketing purposes. However, due to the nature of electronic communications, we cannot and do not provide any assurances that the contents of your e-mail will not become known or accessible to third parties. We urge you not to disclose any confidential information about yourself or your health to us via electronic correspondence.  Doing so is understood to be at your own risk.

OUR PLEDGE REGARDING YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION

Spade is committed to protecting medical, health and personal information about you (“Health Information”). We are required by law to maintain the privacy of your Health Information, provide you information about our legal duties and privacy practices, inform you of your rights and the ways in which we may use Health Information and disclose it to other entities and persons.

HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

The following sections describe different ways that we may use and disclose your Health Information. Some information, such as certain drug and alcohol information, HIV information, other information and mental health information is entitled to special restrictions related to its use and disclosure. Not every use or disclosure will be listed. All of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information, however, will fall within one of the following categories. Other uses and disclosures not described in this Notice will be made only if we have your written authorization.

For Treatment. We may use Health Information about you to provide you with a safe medical treatment. We may disclose Health Information about you to our medical staff technicians, or other health system personnel who are involved in taking care of you. For example, a nurse treating you for Laser Hair Removal may need to know if you have various conditions that will affect the treatment. This will allow our providers to adjust the laser accordingly.

Information Disclosure. We may use and disclose your Health Information to other medical doctors or facility to obtain guidance to safely treat you. An example can be in a case of skin reaction, we share the information to our laser partners to better understand how to treat the skin condition provided they have more expertise in the laser they manufactured. This occurs on rare occasion.

For Health Care Operations. We may use and disclose Health Information about you for our business operations. For example, your Health Information may be used to review the quality and safety of our services, or for business planning, management and administrative services. We may contact you about alternative treatment options for you or about other promotions or services we provide. We may also use and disclose your health information to an outside company that performs services for us such as accreditation, legal, computer or auditing services. These outside companies are called “business associates” and are required by law to keep your Health Information confidential. We may also disclose information to doctors, nurses, technicians, medical and other students, and other health system personnel for performance improvement and educational purposes.

Appointment Reminders. We may contact you to remind you that you have an appointment at Spade.

Fundraising Activities or Promotional Items. We may contact you to provide information about sponsored activities, special offers including sales and events. We may use contact information, such as your name, address and phone number, date of birth, the outcome of your care, and the dates you received treatment or services at Spade. You may opt-out of receiving fundraising information by contacting us at (310)316-1954 or by email at info@myownspade.com.

Individuals Involved in Your Care or Payment for Your Care. We may release medical information to anyone involved in your medical care, e.g., a friend, family member, personal representative, or any individual you identify. We will not disclose it to anyone whom you do not authorize.

As Required by Law. We will disclose Health Information about you when required to do so by federal or state law.

To Prevent a Serious Threat to Health or Safety. We may use and disclose Health Information about you when necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of the public or another person. Any disclosure would be to someone able to help stop or reduce the threat.

Military and Veterans. If you are or were a member of the armed forces, we may release Health Information about you to military command authorities as authorized or required by law.

Health Oversight Activities. We may disclose Health Information to governmental, licensing, auditing, and accrediting agencies as authorized or required by law.

Lawsuits and Other Legal Proceedings. We may disclose Health Information to courts, attorneys and court employees in the course of conservatorship, writs and certain other judicial or administrative proceedings. We may also disclose Health Information about you in response to a court or administrative order, or in response to a subpoena, discovery request, warrant, or other lawful process.

Law Enforcement. If asked to do so by law enforcement, and as authorized or required by law, we may release Health Information:

  • To identify or locate a suspect, fugitive, material witness, certain escapees, or missing person;
  • About a suspected victim of a crime if, under certain limited circumstances, we are unable to obtain the person’s agreement;
  • About a death suspected to be the result of criminal conduct;
  • About criminal conduct at UCLA Health;
  • In case of a medical emergency, to report a crime; the location of the crime or victims; or the identity, description or location of the person who committed the crime.
Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors. We may disclose medical information to a coroner or medical examiner. This may be necessary, for example, to identify a deceased person or determine cause of death. We may also disclose medical information about patients to funeral directors as necessary to carry out their duties.

National Security and Intelligence Activities. As required by law, we may disclose Health Information about you to authorized federal officials for intelligence, counterintelligence, and other national security activities.

Protective Services for the President and Others. As required by law, we may disclose Health Information about you to authorized federal officials so they may conduct special investigations or provide protection to the President, other authorized persons or foreign heads of state.

Inmates. If you are an inmate of a correctional institution or under the custody of law enforcement officials, we may release Health Information about you to the correctional institution as authorized or required by law.

Marketing or Sale of Health Information. Most uses and disclosures of your Health Information for marketing purposes or any sale of your Health Information would require your written authorization.

OTHER USES AND DISCLOSURES OF HEALTH INFORMATION – Other uses and disclosures of Health Information not covered by this Notice will be made only with your written authorization. If you authorize us to use or disclose your Health Information, you may revoke that authorization, in writing, at any time. However, the revocation will not be effective for information that we have already used and disclosed in reliance on the authorization.

YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION

Your Health Information is the property of Spade. You have the following rights regarding the Health Information we maintain about you:

Right to Inspect and Copy. With certain exceptions, you have the right to inspect and/or receive a copy of your Health Information. If we have the information in electronic format, then you have the right to get your Health Information in electronic format if it is possible for us to do so. If not, we will work with you to agree on a way for you to get the information electronically or as a paper copy. To inspect and/or to receive a copy of your Health Information, you must submit your request in writing to:
Spade Skin Care Medical Inc.,
1611 S Catalina Ave #L70
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

If you request a copy of the information, there is a fee for these services. We may deny your request to inspect and/or to receive a copy in certain limited circumstances. If you are denied access to Health Information, in most cases, you may have the denial reviewed. Another licensed health care professional chosen by Spade will review your request and the denial. The person conducting the review will not be the person who denied your request. We will comply with the outcome of the review.

Right to Request an Amendment or Addendum. If you feel that Health Information, we have about you is incorrect or incomplete, you may ask us to amend the information or add an addendum (addition to the record). You have the right to request an amendment or addendum for as long as the information is kept.

Amendment. To request an amendment, your request must be made in writing and submitted to:
Spade Skin Care Medical Inc.,
1611 S Catalina Ave #L70
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

You must be specific about the information that you believe to be incorrect or incomplete and you must provide a reason that support the request. We may deny your request for an amendment if it is not in writing, we cannot determine from the request the information you are asking to be changed or corrected or your request does not include a reason to support the change or addition. In addition, we may deny your request if you ask us to amend information that Was not created by Spade, Is not part of the Health Information kept by Spade, Is not part of the information which you would be permitted to inspect and copy;

Right to be Notified of a Breach. You have the right to be notified if we or one of our Business Associates discovers a breach of unsecured Health information about you.

CHANGES TO SPADE HEALTH’S PRIVACY PRACTICES AND THIS NOTICE We reserve the right to change our Health System’s privacy practices and this Notice. We reserve the right to make the revised or changed Notice effective for Health Information we already have about you as well as any information we receive in the future. We will post a copy of the current Notice inside of our practice and at any time you may request a copy of the current Notice in effect.

QUESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS If you believe your privacy rights have been violated, you may file a complaint
Spade Skin Care Medical Inc.,
1611 S Catalina Ave #L70
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT

The Spade Health Notice of Privacy Practices provides information about how we may use and disclose protected health information about you.

TERMS

These Terms of Use are a binding agreement between you and Spade, and govern your access and use of the Site, which includes any information, data, tools, products, services and other content (together, “Content”) available on or through the Site.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING THE SITE. EACH TIME YOU ENTER THE SITE, YOUR USE INDICATES YOUR FULL ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS OF USE IN THEIR THEN CURRENT FORM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE EXIT THE SITE.

As we may revise these Terms of Use from time to time, you should review them periodically.

Spade grants you a limited right to use the Site only for your own private, non-commercial informational purposes only, and to print pages from the Site only in connection with that use. You may not modify, distribute, transmit, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content, including any text, graphics, logos and other source-identifying symbols, designs, icons, images, or other information, software or code obtained from the Site. You are prohibited from removing any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice or legend contained on (or printed from) the Site or on any printed pages. In addition, you are prohibited from decomposing, decompiling, reverse engineering, disassembling or otherwise deconstructing all or any portion of the Site.

MEDICAL ADVICE DISCLAIMER

NO INFORMATION IN THIS SITE IS PROVIDED WITH THE INTENTION TO GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE OR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ACCURATE USE OF SPADE PRODUCTS. SPADE CANNOT ANSWER UNSOLICITED E-MAILS REQUESTING PERSONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.

VISITORS SHOULD ALWAYS CONSULT A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISIONS OR UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIONS OR NOT UNDERTAKING ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO ANY HEALTH CARE PROBLEM OR ISSUE YOU MIGHT HAVE AT ANY TIME, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

our Privacy Statement is a part of these Terms of Use. Use of this Site indicates your consent to the collection and use of your Personal Data as set forth in the Privacy Statement.

Privacy Of MINORS

Protecting the privacy of children is important to our company. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from persons under 18 years of age, and no part of the Site is directed to persons under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access the Site at any time or in any manner. If we learn that personal information of persons under 18 years of age has been collected without verified parental consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

Visiting www.myownspade.com from Outside the United States

The Site is hosted in the United States by GoDaddy. If you are accessing the Site from outside the United States, please be advised that the information you provide us may be transferred to, processed and stored in the United States where our servers are located and our central database is operated. You acknowledge and understand that the data protection and other laws of the United States might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. Through your continued use of the Site (which is governed by U.S. law, this privacy policy, and our Terms of Service), you consent to the transfer of your personal information to the United States.

COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

The Site and the Content contain copyrighted materials, trademarks, and other proprietary materials that are owned by Spade, its affiliates and/or third parties and are protected by intellectual property laws of the United States and other countries.

You should assume that all Content of the Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used, copied, reproduced, downloaded, modified, published, distributed, transmitted, or exploited, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, except as provided herein and without the express written permission of Spade or the original creator of the material.

Product names, logos, trademarks, and service marks that are used or displayed on the Site (collectively, the “Trademarks”) are registered or unregistered trademarks and the exclusive property of Spade or its affiliates. No use of the Trademarks may be made without Spade’s prior written authorization, except to identify the product or services of the company. Other product names, logos, trademarks, and service marks appearing on the Site that are not owned by Spade may not be used without express permission from its owner.

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right, either express or implied, under any intellectual property of Spade or any third party.

USER RESPONSIBILITY

Each person assumes full responsibility and all risks arising from use of the Site.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY OF SPADE, OUR AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, DATA PROVIDERS, AND LICENSORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AND ASSIGNS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT), PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXISTENCE OR USE OF THE SITE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SPADE OR ANY OF THE OTHER ENTITIES OR PERSONS LISTED ABOVE HAS BEEN ADVISED AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS INCLUDES DAMAGES TO, OR FOR VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT.

IF YOU RELY ON THIS SITE OR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, INACCURACIES, AND/OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON OR PROMOTED OVER THIS SITE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND SPADE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE.

SPADE HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CREATED BY LAW, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

SPADE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A TIMELY BASIS, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR THAT THE DATA CONTAINED ON THE SITE WILL BE TIMELY OR ERROR FREE.

Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. To the extent that Spade may not, as a matter of applicable law, disclaim any implied warranty or limit its liabilities, the scope and duration of such warranty and the extent of Spade’s liability will be equal to the minimum permitted under such applicable law.

YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPADE, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, VENDORS AND LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OWNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, OF WHATEVER NATURE, THAT ARISE OUT OF ANY BREACH BY YOU OF THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOW BY LAW.

You further agree that any claim related to this Site must be filed within one year after it arises.

NON-PERSONAL DATA

Any non-Personal Data that you transmit to, or post on, this Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like, is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and nonproprietary data, and Spade shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such data. Spade and any of our affiliates may use such data for any purpose whatsoever in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the following purposes: reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and further posting. Further, we and any of our affiliates shall be free to use such data, including, but not limited to, any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained therein, for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products incorporating such data. Please consult our Privacy Statement for more data.

LINKS TO OTHER WEB SITES

You are free to establish a hypertext link to this Site so long as the link does not state or imply any endorsement or sponsorship of you, your company, or your site by Spade. Without the prior written permission of Spade, you may not frame or scrape any of the content on the site nor incorporate into another website or other service any intellectual property of Spade.

LINKS TO SPADE’S WEBSITES

Spade encourages other websites to link to this Site, provided that these links comply with the guidelines set forth herein. Links to this Site from other sites should be text-only and may not include Spade’s logo or other intellectual property. We strictly prohibit any suggestions of Spade endorsement or recommendation of a specific company, product, or service.

LINKS FROM SPADE’S WEBSITES

This Site may include links to other sites. These links are provided solely for purposes of convenience. Spade is not responsible for the content or accuracy of data contained on other sites or other sites’ privacy practices. Spade is not liable for any damages or injury arising from content contained on other sites. Links to third-party sites are not a referral or endorsement of any other entity, item, or service. You release Spade and its affiliates from any damages that you may incur, and agree not to assert any claims against them, arising from your purchase or use of third-party supplied data, products and services.

JURISDICTION

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as solicitation or promotion for any product or for the use of any product in a way which is not authorized by the country in which the reader is physically located. This Site provides information about products or uses that may not be available in particular countries. Some of the products mentioned may in certain countries be approved or cleared by regulatory authorities for sale or use with different indications, dosages, and restrictions.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as solicitation or promotion for any product or for the use of any product in a way which is not authorized by the country in which the reader is physically located. This Site provides information about products or uses that may not be available in particular countries. Some of the products mentioned may in certain countries be approved or cleared by regulatory authorities for sale or use with different indications, dosages, and restrictions.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Spade reserves the right to alter or delete material from this Site at any time without notice. Please check often for updates, as we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify these Terms of Use at any time, and your use of the Site indicates your acceptance of any revisions to these terms.

Spade’s failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then it shall be severed and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary so that such provision shall no longer be held to be invalid or unenforceable, and these Terms of Use shall be interpreted so as to achieve the intent expressed herein to the greatest extent possible in the jurisdiction in question. Any such modification, invalidity or unenforceability shall be strictly limited both to such provision and to such jurisdiction.

Spade may assign its ownership, control, or other rights to any party at any time without any notice to you. Your rights and duties cannot be assigned without Spade’s written consent. Nothing in these Terms of Use provides any third party with any remedy, claim, or cause of action.

Cookies

In operating this site, we may use a technology called ‘cookies.’ A cookie is a piece of information that the computer that hosts our site gives to your browser when you access the Site. Our cookies help us to provide additional functionality to the site and help us analyze site usage more accurately. We use Google, as a third-party vendor who uses cookies to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. We collect internet activity information in order to facilitate the operation of our websites and services, analyze trends, to track users’ movements around the website and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole, and to deliver marketing and advertising communications to you.

We collect this information through the placement of Google Analytics code and Google Tag cookies, and scripts on our website.

We have implemented the following:

  • Remarketing
  • Google Display Network Impression Reporting
  • Demographics and Interests Reporting
We may use cookies for these purposes:

  • To advertise or market our products and services, including special promotions
  • To improve our website
  • To provide you with secure access to our web assets
If anyone of the above items are unclear to which you still have questions or need further clarification, you may send an email to info@myownspade.com for a prompt response.

Updated on October 2021