Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 11, 2026

Dr. Bastacky ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website: https://www.drbastacky.com/

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://www.drbastacky.com/

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Information submitted through forms
IP address and browser information (for security and spam detection)

When visitors leave comments, we also collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor's IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. Their Privacy Policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/

Cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience.

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to check browser compatibility. Login cookies last for two days, and screen preference cookies last for one year. Selecting "Remember Me" keeps login active for two weeks.

Editing or publishing an article will store an additional cookie with no personal data, expiring after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this website may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the original website.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information for marketing purposes.

We may share limited data with trusted service providers solely to operate our website and services, such as hosting providers, analytics services, and messaging platforms.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely.

Registered user data is stored in user profiles and may be edited or deleted by the user, except for usernames.

Website administrators can view and manage this information.

Your Rights

You may request:

An exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
Deletion of your personal data.

This does not include any data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

SMS Communications & Consent

By submitting your phone number through our website forms, you expressly consent to receive SMS text messages from Dr. Bastacky. These messages may include appointment reminders, follow-ups, customer support messages, and occasional promotional messages.

Message Frequency

Message frequency may vary depending on your interaction with our services.

Message & Data Rates

Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan.

Opt-Out Instructions

You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. After opting out, you will no longer receive SMS messages unless you opt in again.

Help Instructions

For assistance, reply HELP or contact us through our website or call (410) 862-3032.

Data Sharing & SMS Privacy

We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS consent data with third parties for marketing purposes.

We may share your information only with trusted service providers that help us deliver SMS communications and never for their own marketing purposes.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.

Carrier Disclaimer

Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Phone: (410) 862-3032

Website: https://www.drbastacky.com/