Terms of Use & Privacy Policy 

Effective: September 2, 2019

Welcome to Belaray Dermatology, PC’s website. We are pleased you are here. Please review carefully our “Terms of Use for this Website.” These terms apply throughout our entire website. Additional terms may apply via state and federal laws. We hope you find our website useful.

No website can replace the physician/patient relationship. Our website is designed to provide information about our practice and to offer useful information about health care issues. This website does not represent or create :

a care provider – patient relationship

provide specific medical advice

constitute the practice of medicine

provide a substitute for medical care

Users of this website should always seek the advice of a licensed physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions regarding personal health or medical conditions. If you believe you have a medical problem or condition, please seek medical attention from a qualified provider.

*** If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.

Links from this website to third party websites do not imply this practice’s endorsement of any other websites’ product or service. Links from this website to third party websites are provided for your convenience and are intended only to enable access to these third party websites and for no other purpose. Please use your independent care and judgment when accessing these third party websites.

This website is designed and operated for users 18 years old and older. This website is not intended to be accessed by children. Those under the age of 18 should have a parent or guardian assist with use of this website.

By using this website you agree that you will not:

Disrupt, disable, “hack” or in any way interfere with the proper functioning of this website

Use this website in a way that violates any law, act or treaty

Copy or “scrape” any content or images from this website without this practice’s prior written approval

If you access our “Patient Portal/ Klara” or any other secured access area of this website, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password. You also are responsible for all activities and actions that are transacted under your account or password.

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, repurpose, post, “scrape,” or use in any way of the content or images contained in this website without this practice’s prior written approval.

VI. Digital Millenium Copyright Act

This practice complies with the provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. If you have a concern regarding the use of copyrighted material on this website, please contact us at: belaray at belaray dot com

You understand and agree that this practice’s website and any services content, or information contained on or provided by this practice is provided on an “as is” basis. This practice does not make any express or implied warranties. In addition, this practice does not guarantee that use of its website will be free from technological difficulties including, but not limited to, unavailability of information, downtime, service disruptions, viruses or worms, and you understand that you are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output.

To Our Patients: By choosing to use e-mail to communicate with us, you understand and agree to the following: The use of e-mail poses risks to the confidentiality of your health information. The internet is an open network and provides no inherent protection for confidential information. You accept these risks and waive the requirements under the HITECH Act for us to communicate with you. Further, e-mail sent to our office may not be routinely monitored. Please contact our practice by telephone (516-822-7546) or in person about critical or time-sensitive issues. In the event of a medical emergency, please contact 911.

You assume any and all risks when using this website. This practice shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, monetary, punitive, special or exemplary damages, fines, fees, or penalties which are in any way related to the use of this website.

Your only, sole and exclusive remedy for any claim or alleged claim arising from the use of this website is to STOP USING THIS WEBSITE.

You agree that you will indemnify and hold harmless this practice from any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs and/or expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) that in any way relate to your use or misuse of this website. This shall include any third party claims which may arise as a consequence of your use of this website.

This practice may alter, modify, revise, or amend any or all of this “Terms of Use for this Website” at any time. Such alterations, modifications, revisions or amendments shall be effective immediately upon either posting it/them to this website or upon notifying you.

You agree and consent that any claim or dispute that in any way relates to your use of this website is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Nassau County, New York. This consent and agreement also applies to any person attempting to advance a claim on your behalf.

If you or anyone on your behalf has a question or concern about the “Terms of Use for this Website,” please contact us at belaray at belaray dot com. Thank you.

Last updated: September 2, 2019

Please read this Policy carefully. Belaray Dermatology, PC. ("Belaray", “We,” “Us" or “Our”) respects the privacy of visitors to this website.

We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time by posting a new privacy policy at this location. Therefore, we encourage you to refer to this Policy on an ongoing basis so that you understand our Policy and are aware of any changes. This Privacy Policy is a part of and inclusive of the terms set forth in Belaray’s Terms of Use. Neither document shall be considered independent of the other, and in application both the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use shall be considered a singular agreement.

Belaray expressly reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting an amended version on its website. Such modifications will be deemed accepted as of the date of posting. Your continued use of Belaray and its services following any modification will be deemed to constitute your acceptance of and agreement to the amended terms.

Collection of Personal Information

At various locations on our Site, such as when you contact us, we may request that you supply us with personally identifiable information (e.g., name, e-mail address, postal addresses, home, work and/or mobile telephone number, birth date, gender and/or credit card information) (herein referred to “Personal Information). If you do not want your Personal Information collected, please do not submit it to us. If you do not want to give us any Personal Information, you can choose not to use these features of our Site. If you do not want Belaray to use your Personal Information, do not disclose your Personal Information through this Site. We are only interested in offering you convenient online services that match your interests and needs.

When you do provide us with Personal Information, we use your Personal Information for six general reasons. First, we use Personal Information to provide you with the healthcare services that you request. Second, we may use your Personal Information to send you information about Belaray. Third, we may use your information in aggregate, in anonymized form to help us evaluate and modify our website and other related services or related marketing materials. Fourth, we may disclose your information in aggregate, in anonymized form to our partners who are conducting statistical research and analysis on various health issues; these partners may include pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical research entities, educational institutions, insurance companies, and data processing companies. Fifth, we may customize our marketing communications depending on the Personal Information we have about you by sending you information that we believe will be to your benefit. Sixth, we may use your information to the extent such use or disclosure is consistent with your consent.

If you register for announcements/newsletter or for information about Belaray, you can always choose not to be contacted or to "opt-out" of further contact or solicitations from Belaray.

Belaray takes its responsibility to keep your information private very seriously. Accordingly, Belaray shares your Personal Information in only the following circumstances:

Operations and Maintenance Contractors. Belaray may share your Personal Information with third parties as is necessary to provide services to you or respond to your requests for products and information, unless you have opted-out of receiving information. Third-party contractors may access your Personal Information to send you this information on behalf of Belaray. Belaray also may hire third-party technology providers to host this website and to store your Personal Information.

Legal Authorities. Belaray may disclose Personal Information when required by law or legal process; when necessary to protect and defend the rights or property of Belaray or when necessary to protect the personal safety of Belaray website users and customers.

Aggregate Information. Aggregate information does not contain any Personal Information about our users. From time to time, Belaray may share aggregate, non-identifiable information about website usage with third parties, including government agencies and advertisers.

Belaray is a platform for individuals over the age of eighteen (18). If you are a minor or a representative of a minor, you are not authorized to utilize Belaray. Belaray does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under the age of eighteen (18) or send them requests for personal information. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), you should not furnish us with any identifiable information about yourself. If we learn that personally identifiable information of persons under eighteen (18) years of age has been collected on the Site, we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.

We may use “cookies” – small pieces of data or text files that are stored on your computer tied to information about you. This information will help us enhance your experience on the Site (e.g., the option of saving your username and password for the Site by placing a cookie on your personal computer). Cookies can store non-personally identifiable information, such as what websites, pages, or advertisements your browser has accessed and may be tied to the personal information you knowingly choose to provide to us.

Advertisers may occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed by advertisers. We may also use advertising service vendors to help present advertisements on the Site. These vendors may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve you advertisements tailored to interests you have shown by browsing on this and other websites you have visited, to determine whether you have seen a particular advertisement before and to avoid sending you duplicate advertisements. In doing so, these vendors may collect non-personal information from you (see above for more information). The use of cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by these advertising service vendors is subject to their own privacy policies, not ours, and Belaray disclaims all liability in connection therewith.

You have control over cookies. Most Internet browsers can be set to refuse to accept cookies, although this may affect your Internet experience. You can also erase cookies that are already on your computer, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or “help” screen to learn more about these functions.

When you provide us with your e-mail address pursuant to messaging us or if you subscribe to our e-mail list or electronic newsletter, we may share your e-mail with certain third party charities, and other entities consistent with our mission that we believe may be of interest to you. Consistent with our mission, we may use e-mail addresses to occasionally deliver information relevant to you, such as special events, benefits, newsletters, promotions, surveys and notification of other noteworthy news items. If you send us an e-mail with questions or comments, we may use the personal information you provide to respond to your questions or comments, and we may save your questions or comments for future reference. However, we will provide you with the option to change your preferences and opt-out of receiving those communications. You may request at any time that we not e-mail you in the future by clicking the “unsubscribe” link which is included at the bottom of any e-mail communication that you receive from us and hitting send, or by contracting us at belaray at Belaray dot com. When contacting us by e-mail, please insert “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject line and the body of the message. If you unsubscribe, you should assume that your request has been received and is being processed. Please allow ten (10) business days from when the request was received to complete the removal of your e-mail address from our database as some of our promotions may have been in process before submitting such request we will make reasonable efforts to discontinue these e-mail communications as soon as possible.

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose information as required by law, rule or regulation or where we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to protect its rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, as requested by a governmental or law enforcement authority or other legal process. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

From time to time, Belaray may share the information you provide to Belaray, including Personal Information, with outside contractors, auditors, consultants, or others hired by Belaray to assist in providing financial or operational activities on Belaray’s behalf. Belaray requires these parties to use such Personal Information only for an authorized purpose on behalf of Belaray and consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Belaray maintains reasonable security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information on its Portal, in accordance with the Security Rule. However, it is not possible to guarantee the security or integrity of information disclosed online. As no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure; we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Because no physical or electronic security is impenetrable, by using the Site, you agree to assume all risks in connection with the information sent to us or collected by us when using the Site. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold Belaray harmless from and against any claim, loss, cause of action, fine, investigation, audit, fee (including attorneys fee) or other liability resulting from any Breach (as defined by the Security Rule) from Your use, access or maintenance of Your personal information, whether caused by you or Belaray. You understand by use of the site and based on the fees collected by Belaray, Belaray is not an insurance company or assuming the risk of exposure of your personal information.

As a convenience to our visitors, the Site may contain links to other websites that we believe may offer useful information. When you click on one of these links, you will be transferred from the Belaray website and be connected to the website of the organization or company that you selected. Each of these linked sites maintains its own independent privacy policies and procedures, which you should consult before providing any of your Personal Information. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and we do not promote or endorse any such other websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This Policy applies solely to information collected by our Site and does not cover information collected elsewhere, including without limitation on websites linked to from the Site.

Verification of Information

We use outside sources to verify a user's accounting credentials to validate that users access to our system.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

A user may review, request corrections, ask that we delete, or refuse further collection or use of the Personal Information Belaray collects from said user by contacting Belaray using the contact information provided at the end of this document and requesting such modification to user’s account.

By using the Site or submitting Personal Information to the Site, You are agreeing that Belaray may deliver all privacy and opt out notices to You in the manners described in this Privacy Policy.

The Site may offer web logs, web postings, bulletin boards, chat rooms, newsgroups or other forums which permit users to interact online. Any information you transmit online in such forums will be made public and Belaray cannot control nor is it responsible for the use any third party may make of such information.

Questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy should be directed to Belaray using the following contact information:

Postal Address:

Belaray Dermatology, 358 S Oyster Bay Rd, Hicksville, New York, 11801

Attention: Jeffrey Ellis, MD

Email: belaray at Belaray dot com

Telephone: (516)822-SKIN

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE OVER PRIVACY IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY (WHICH INCLUDES, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE CHILD PRIVACY POLICY ADDENDUM) AND Belaray'S TERMS OF USE (INCLUDING ANY INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES CONTAINED THEREIN).

Belaray is not assuming liability, and, therefore shall not be liable to the You for any claims, debts, liabilities, obligations, costs, expenses, actions, causes of action and claims for relief as a result of any claim, audit, investigation, litigation or arbitration, or any other cause, whatsoever, regardless of whether or not such loss or damage was caused by or contributed to by Belaray’s negligent performance, or failure to perform any obligation. You hereby release Belaray from any claims for contribution or indemnity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Belaray’s total liability for losses suffered by You or any of its affiliates under or related to this Agreement shall in no event exceed an amount equal to the greater of: (i) average monthly fee paid by You under this Agreement at time of loss, or (ii) $100.

Copyright Information

All information on this Site is the property of Belaray. 

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