Effective Date: January 1, 2025
Last Updated: February 17, 2026
Short Hills Ophthalmology ("SHO," "the Practice," "we," "us," or "our") is a comprehensive eye care medical practice dedicated to providing patients in the Short Hills, New Jersey area with high-quality ophthalmological services, including routine eye examinations, advanced surgical procedures, and specialized ocular care.
This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we collect through our website located at shorthillseye.com (the "Website"), how we use that information, and the rights you may have regarding your information. This policy applies to information collected when you visit our Website, use our online forms, subscribe to our newsletter, or otherwise interact with us through digital channels.
Important Distinctions:
By accessing and using our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our data practices, please discontinue use of the Website. Please also review our Terms of Use and Cookie Policy for additional information about your use of this Website.
We collect personal contact information that you voluntarily provide to us through various forms and channels on our Website:
When you visit our Website, we automatically collect certain technical and behavioral information, including:
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing behavior. These technologies are described in detail in Section 5 of this Privacy Policy and in our Cookie Policy.
We may receive information about you from third-party sources, including:
We do NOT purchase or utilize B2B lead generation databases or similar commercial data sources to supplement visitor information.
It is critical to understand that the following sensitive information is NOT collected through this Website's forms, contact pages, or data collection mechanisms:
If you need to share any of this information with Short Hills Ophthalmology, please contact the Practice directly by phone at (973) 379-2544 or visit us in person. Such sensitive information should never be submitted through the Website and will be governed by our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices when collected during patient care.
For individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, or Switzerland, our legal bases for processing include:
We share information with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our Website, process scheduling requests, conduct analytics, and run marketing campaigns. These partners are contractually obligated to use your information only for the purposes for which we provide it and to maintain appropriate security measures:
Form Hosting and Patient Communication:
Email Marketing and Communications:
Analytics and Performance Monitoring:
Advertising and Marketing Platforms:
Website Hosting and Infrastructure:
Other Services:
If SHO is involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale, or bankruptcy, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
We may disclose your information when required by law or when we believe disclosure is necessary to:
We may share your information with other third parties when you provide specific consent to do so.
No Sale of Personal Information: SHO does not sell personal information to third parties for monetary consideration. However, the use of advertising technologies may constitute "sharing" or "targeted advertising" under certain state privacy laws. See Section 8 for information about opting out.
We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to enhance your Website experience and gather analytics. This section provides an overview; see our Cookie Policy for full cookie tables and detailed information.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our Website to function properly and cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality:
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website:
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertising and measure campaign effectiveness:
Short Hills Ophthalmology implements enhanced privacy protections on pages containing HIPAA-compliant appointment scheduling forms:
Third-party analytics and advertising tracking technologies are restricted on pages containing HIPAA-compliant appointment scheduling forms. This ensures that scheduling form interactions are not observed, tracked, or shared with third-party analytics or advertising providers.
Purpose and Impact:
Standard website forms (such as general contact and callback request forms) operate under the normal tracking practices described in Section 5.1 of this policy. These forms collect limited contact information and are not subject to the same enhanced restrictions as HIPAA-compliant scheduling forms.
Cookies may be "session cookies" (automatically deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent cookies" (remain on your device until expiration or manual deletion). Our marketing cookies typically persist for 30–90 days, while analytics cookies may persist up to 26 months to enable year-over-year performance analysis.
You have several options to control cookies on our Website:
Browser Settings:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically view, block, or delete cookies. Note that blocking essential cookies may impair Website functionality. For instructions, visit allaboutcookies.org.
Analytics Opt-Out:
Advertising Opt-Outs:
Industry Opt-Out Tools:
Opting out of advertising cookies does not mean you will no longer see advertisements — it means the ads you see will be less relevant to your interests. For full cookie details, see our Cookie Policy.
We implement industry-standard technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction:
While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but continuously work to improve our security practices.
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
All marketing emails from SHO include a clear unsubscribe mechanism. We will process your opt-out request within 10 business days. Note that you may continue to receive transactional communications (e.g., appointment confirmations, scheduling updates) even after opting out of marketing emails.
This section describes your rights regarding information collected through our Website. Your rights regarding clinical medical records and Protected Health Information (PHI) are governed separately by HIPAA and the Practice's Notice of Privacy Practices. Those HIPAA rights include:
To exercise HIPAA rights regarding your clinical records, contact Short Hills Ophthalmology directly at (973) 379-2544 or info@shorthillseye.com.
This section applies to California residents and describes rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). While SHO is based in New Jersey, visitors to our Website may include California residents.
Under the CCPA and CPRA, California residents have the right to:
To submit a privacy rights request:
We will verify your identity before responding. We will respond within 45 days (with a possible 45-day extension if necessary). You may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf.
While SHO does not sell personal information for monetary consideration, we use advertising technologies (Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Facebook Pixel) that may constitute "sharing" for targeted advertising purposes under California law. California residents may opt out by:
California residents may request information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. SHO does not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To verify or ask questions, contact info@shorthillseye.com.
Several U.S. states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws. Because SHO collects data primarily from individual patients and website visitors, these laws may apply depending on your state of residence. States with enacted privacy laws include Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island.
If you are a resident of one of these states, you may have rights including:
Short Hills Ophthalmology is based in New Jersey and primarily serves New Jersey patients. As of the effective date of this Privacy Policy, New Jersey does not have a comprehensive consumer privacy law comparable to the CCPA. However, New Jersey residents have privacy protections under applicable federal laws, including HIPAA for healthcare-related information. SHO monitors legislative developments in New Jersey regarding data privacy and will update this policy accordingly.
To exercise rights under applicable state laws, please email info@shorthillseye.com or call (973) 379-2544. We will respond within the timeframes required by applicable law (typically 45 days).
SHO is based in New Jersey, United States, and our services are designed primarily for patients in the New Jersey area. Our Website is hosted on U.S.-based servers operated by Rocket.net. If you access our Website from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.
If you are located in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have specific rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR, including:
When we transfer personal data from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland to the United States, we rely on appropriate safeguards including:
For questions about international data transfers or to exercise your rights under GDPR, please contact us at info@shorthillseye.com. We will respond within one month as required by GDPR.
We retain your personal information for different periods depending on the purpose for which it was collected and legal requirements:
Upon expiration of the retention period, we securely delete or anonymize personal information using industry-standard methods including secure overwriting, cryptographic erasure, or physical destruction. Cloud-hosted data deletion includes removal from all backups and replicas, typically completed within 30–90 days.
We may retain certain information longer when required by law, necessary for legal proceedings, or to protect our rights and interests.
Our Website is designed for adult patients (18 years of age and older). We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18, and our Website is not directed to children under 13.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at info@shorthillseye.com.
Pediatric Patients: Parents or legal guardians seeking to schedule appointments for minor patients should submit the scheduling request using their own (parent/guardian) contact information. Do not submit detailed medical information about your child through Website forms. Clinical information about minor patients is governed by the Practice's HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices. Parents and legal guardians have rights to access and control their child's health information in accordance with HIPAA and state law.
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites, including patient portal platforms, social media, insurance providers, and health information resources. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through our Website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
Patient portals linked from our Website are operated by independent third parties under their own terms of service and privacy policies. Use of third-party patient portals may involve registration, login credentials, and submission of Protected Health Information subject to that vendor's policies.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.
For material changes that significantly affect your privacy rights or how we process your information, we will provide prominent notice through one or more of the following:
Your continued use of our Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Short Hills Ophthalmology
Privacy Inquiries
551 Millburn Ave
Short Hills, NJ 07078
Email: info@shorthillseye.com
Phone: (973) 379-2544
Website: shorthillseye.com
Privacy Rights Requests: All requests to exercise privacy rights should be directed to info@shorthillseye.com. We will respond within 45 days or as otherwise required by applicable law.
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This Privacy Policy was last updated on February 17, 2026, and is effective as of January 1, 2025. SHO is committed to protecting your privacy and maintaining transparency about our data practices.