Website Privacy Policy

What This Privacy Policy Covers

This policy applies to the Villages Optical website, villagesoptical.com. Health information you share with us as a patient, in our office or through an appointment request, is also protected by federal law and handled as described in our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.

Information We Collect

You can visit our website without telling us who you are. We only receive personal information that you choose to send us, for example when you:

• request an appointment using our online appointment page,
• call us or send us a message, or
• contact us through our Facebook page.

Please do not send detailed medical information through the website or social media. Call us at (352) 775-2833 instead.

Like every website, our web host automatically records basic technical information for each visit, such as the browser type, the pages requested, and the date and time. We use these records only to keep the site running and secure.

Cookies and Your Browser

Our website does not use advertising or analytics cookies. If you use the accessibility options on our site (such as larger text or high contrast) or close an announcement, your browser remembers that choice on your own device so you don’t have to set it again. That information never leaves your device, and you can clear it at any time in your browser settings.

Other Companies’ Services

Some links take you to services run by other companies, such as Google Maps (directions and reviews) and Facebook. Our map is a picture, so Google is not contacted until you click it. Once you leave our website, that company’s own privacy policy applies.

How We Use Information

We use the information you send us only to respond to you, schedule and provide your care, and run our practice. We do not sell or rent your personal information, and we do not share it for other companies’ marketing.

Security

Our website is served over a secure, encrypted connection (HTTPS). No method of sending information over the internet is completely secure, so please use the phone for anything sensitive.

Children

Our website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them online.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last changed.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your information? Contact our Privacy Officer: