Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to McLaren Dental Associates, P.C.(“we,” “us,” or “our practice”) and the website at mclarendental.com. It describes how we handle information you submit through this website. Information you share with us during in-office care is governed separately by our Notice of Privacy Practices under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), available at our office.

We collect information in two ways:

• Information you give us. When you submit a contact form, request an appointment, or email us, you may share your name, phone number, email address, preferred appointment date, reason for contact, insurance information, and any details you choose to include in your message.
• Information collected automatically. Like most websites, we receive standard technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type, the pages you view, and the time of your visit. This is used for basic site analytics and security.

• To respond to appointment requests, questions, and inquiries you send us
• To verify and coordinate dental insurance benefits when you request it
• To improve the website and ensure it operates correctly
• To comply with applicable laws and respond to lawful requests

We do not sell, rent, or trade information submitted through this website. We do not use your information for third-party marketing.

Our practice is a HIPAA-covered entity. Protected Health Information (PHI) you share with us during the course of treatment is handled in accordance with our Notice of Privacy Practices. Please avoid submitting detailed medical history or PHI through the website contact forms — call us at (989) 631-7880 for those discussions. A copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices is available at our front desk and on request.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences and to measure site usage in aggregate. These analytics are not used to identify individual visitors. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies through their settings; doing so may affect some features of the site.

We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate this website — for example, map embeds and font hosting. These providers may receive limited technical data (such as your IP address) when their content loads. We do not share contact-form submissions with third parties for marketing.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect the information you submit. No internet transmission is ever 100% secure — we encourage you to use phone for highly sensitive matters and to never share passwords or financial-account numbers through web forms.

• You may decline to provide information through the website at any time.
• You may request that we update or remove information you previously submitted by contacting us.
• For PHI maintained in your dental record, your full HIPAA rights apply — see our Notice of Privacy Practices.

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children online. Parents and guardians who wish to schedule pediatric care should call our office directly.

We may update this policy from time to time. The revised version will be posted here with an updated effective date. Significant changes will be summarized at the top of the page.

Questions about this policy or about how your information is handled? Reach out: