Privacy Policy

Jessica Lee Reader, d/b/a Vitalized Body​ (“we”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains who we are, how we collect, share, and use personal information about you, and how you can exercise your privacy rights.

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors and customers using or accessing vitalizedbody.com for the services that we provide. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your Personal Data and how we will treat it. By submitting Personal Data to us, you agree to us using your data as follows:

Who We Are

Vitalized Body is a registered business in South Carolina, USA that provides health and nutrition services.

For any privacy-related questions, you can reach us at privacy@vitalizedbody.com

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We may collect and process the following Personal Data about you:

• When you fill in forms, send us an email, or communicate with us in any other way on vitalizedbody.com, we may collect data such as your name, email, company, and website URL.
• We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you. Cookies are data files that are stored by your internet browser or your computer, and which often include an anonymous unique identifier. The web pages you browse are then able to recognize some information contained in the cookies stored by your browser. After you give us consent to store cookies on your device, this information will be stored for when you browse the site next time. You can withdraw this consent at any time by deleting cookies for each of the browsers that you use (such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft Edge). While some cookies are necessary to ensure proper communication with the website, some cookies may also contain anonymous analytical information about your browsing to display content relevant to you, and may be stored for a longer period of time. For more information about cookies, and how to disable them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

How We Use Your Personal Information

By default, we only process the minimal amount of Personal Data necessary to operate our business properly. We do not collect any sensitive Personal Data such as data regarding racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership.

We may use information held about you in the following ways:

• To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• To provide you with the information, products, or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you. We may send you emails in which you can unsubscribe at any time.
• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
• To compile aggregated statistics about our site usage and to better understand the preferences of our visitors.
• To notify you about changes to our service.

Sharing Your Information

We are committed to keeping your e-mail address and information confidential. We do not sell, rent, or lease our subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except for the following:

• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your Personal Data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms of Service or other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us or any of our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
• We sometimes use other companies to perform certain business-related functions, such as information storage, maintaining databases, and processing payments. When we employ another company to perform a function of this nature, we only provide them with the information that they need to perform their specific function.

Security

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to prevent the loss, misuse, access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your personal information. We will store all the personal information you provide on servers, protected with passwords and firewalls. All electronic transactions you make to or receive from us will be encrypted using SSL technology.

However, no Internet or email transmission is ever 100% secure or error-free. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to us. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the Internet or by email. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorized access.

Where We Store Your Data

The data that we collect from you when you visit or use our website is stored on servers managed by Cloudways, a third-party service provider that complies with relevant data protection regulations. Cloudways’ Privacy Policy is available here (https://www.cloudways.com/en/terms.php#privacy).

We use MailChimp for WooCommerce. When shopping, we keep a record of your email and the cart contents on our server. This record is kept to repopulate the contents of your cart if you switch devices or need to come back another day. By submitting your Personal Data, you agree to this transfer, storing, or processing.

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website, including information about your computer, visits, and use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google’s Privacy Policy is available here (https://policies.google.com/privacy).

Your Rights

We take reasonable steps to ensure that the data we collect is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and up to date. You may contact us directly at any time about accessing, correcting, updating, or deleting your personal information, or altering your data or marketing preferences by emailing us at privacy@vitalizedbody.com.

You also have the right to ask us not to process your Personal Data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes.

HIPAA Compliance

Vitalized Body is committed to complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect your personal health information. This section outlines how your health information may be used and disclosed, as well as your rights under HIPAA.

Your Rights

• Access Your Health Record: You can request to see or obtain a copy of your health record within 30 days. We may charge a fee for this, as permitted by South Carolina law. For details, contact us directly.
• Request Corrections: If you believe any information in your health record is incorrect or incomplete, you can ask us to correct it. If we deny your request, we’ll provide a written explanation within 60 days.
• Confidential Communications: You may request that we contact you in a specific way or at a different address. We will accommodate reasonable requests.
• Limit Uses or Disclosures: You can ask us not to use or share certain information, particularly if you pay for a service out-of-pocket. We will comply with your request unless legally required to do otherwise.
• Obtain a List of Disclosures: You can request a list of instances where your health information was shared in the past six years. We provide one list per year for free; additional requests may incur a reasonable fee.
• Receive a Copy of This Notice: You can request a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you have agreed to receive it electronically.
• Authorized Representatives: If you have designated someone with power of attorney or have a legal guardian, they can exercise your rights and make decisions regarding your health information. We will verify their authority before taking any action.
• File a Complaint: If you believe your rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with us:
• Contact Information
  Jessica Lee Reader, d/b/a Vitalized Body
  Email: jessica@vitalizedbody.com
  Phone: 864-735-7002

You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201, or by calling 1-877-696-6775. We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Your Choices

• Share with Family or Friends: You can direct us to share information with family members or friends involved in your care.
• Disaster Relief: You may specify if we should share information in disaster relief situations.
• Fundraising: We may contact you for fundraising purposes, but you can opt out of these communications.
• Marketing and Sale: We will not use or share your information for marketing purposes or sales without your explicit written permission.

Our Uses and Disclosures

• Support Your Wellness: With your consent, we may share your information with other health professionals involved in your care.
• Operational Purposes: We use and share your information to manage our services and communicate with you about your care.
• Billing: We use your information to process payments and obtain reimbursement from health plans.

How We Use and Share Your Information

• Public Health and Safety: We may share information to prevent disease, address recalls, report adverse reactions, or handle public health issues.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose information as required by law or in response to legal proceedings.

Our Responsibilities

• We are legally required to protect your health information and notify you in the event of a breach.
• We must adhere to the practices described in this notice and provide you with a copy upon request.
• You can change your permissions in writing, and we will follow your updated instructions.

Changes to This Notice

We may update this notice. The new terms will apply to all information we have about you. The most recent version of this notice will be available on our website and can be requested directly.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

Future changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by email.

Contact Us

For any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@vitalizedbody.com
Phone: 864-735-7002

Last revised: August 30, 2024