Privacy Policies

HIPAA Notice of Privacy Policy

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires all health care providers to provide Notice of Privacy Practices. The notice will inform you of the ways we may use your information and the occasions on which we may disclose this information to others.

The notice will also explain your rights regarding your health information:

• Right to request restriction
• Right to receive confidential communications
• Right to inspect and copy your health information
• Right to amend your health information
• Right to an accounting of disclosures
• Right to a paper copy of the notice
• Right to complain if you feel your privacy has been violated

For more information about this notice or about Beaumont Hospitals' privacy policies, please contact by mail or phone:

Beaumont Hospital
Doug Clarkston, Privacy Officer
3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road
Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769
phone: 248-551-5006

Website Privacy Policies

Beaumont has established website policies designed to protect the privacy of website visitors. Information gathered by Beaumont is used only with the visitor's permission to provide credible and personally relevant health information, and to improve Beaumont's site.

Beaumont's website has been developed by William Beaumont Hospitals, 3601 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073. Contact us by e-mail at webmaster@beaumont.edu or by telephone at 800-633-7377 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except on holidays.

What information do we collect?

Beaumont collects the domain name (e.g., xyz.com) of a visitor's server whenever possible. Beaumont collects any information a visitor provides on a survey or feedback form, or on subscription form.

How do we use the information we collect?

Beaumont does not sell, trade or rent personal information about its website visitors.

The domain name of the server from which a visitor comes is used to determine the number of visitors to our site, and the sources of that traffic.

E-mail addresses provided by visitors are used to:

• Respond to comments submitted through feedback and surveys forms, when appropriate
• Distribute personalized e-mails about health care information to those who request such personalized e-mails

Visitors who complete a survey, and indicate a willingness to participate in future surveys, are asked to provide their names, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, etc. That information may be shared with carefully screened market research firms who conduct market research for Beaumont.

How can I get my name removed from your files?

If you no longer wish to receive e-mails from Beaumont, please let us know by sending an e-mail message to webmaster@beaumont.edu. Please be certain to provide the following, so we can honor your request:

• Your full name
• Your e-mail address (If you use more than one e-mail address, send a message from each of your e-mail accounts.)
• A sentence asking that your e-mail address be removed from our files

What about "cookies"?

"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies. Beaumont uses cookies only to monitor the number of visitors from other websites. Our cookies do not contain information that allows us to identify you personally. To view our website, your browser needs to accept cookies.

Your consent

By using our website, you consent to the collection and use of the information discussed above. Changes in this policy will be posted on this page so that you may always be aware of what information is being collected, how it is being used, and under what circumstances it is being disclosed.

Tell us what you think

Beaumont welcomes your questions and comments, about privacy or about any other subject. Please send your e-mail to webmaster@beaumont.edu.