THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.

I. Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information
We may use or disclose your protected health information without your written consent, written authorization, or oral agreement for the following purposes:

Treatment
We may use your health information within our office to provide health care services to you, or we may disclose your health information to another provider if it is necessary to refer you to them for services.
We may use your health information during communication with you via address, phone/text, e-mail, social media, and messages regarding appointment reminders, missed appointments, rescheduling notifications, office closures, newsletters/events, birthday/holiday notices, and information about your treatment, treatment alternatives, or other health-related information.
We may use your photograph/likeness, and/or written or verbal testimony on marketing material such as brochures, websites, print, digital, and social media.
We may provide treatment in an open room where other patients are also being treated. You are aware that other persons in the office may overhear some of your protected health information during care. Should you need to speak with the doctor at any time in private, the doctor will provide a room for these conversations.

Payment
We may disclose your health information to a third party such as an insurance carrier, government agency, employer, or any review agency which conducts practice utilization under an agreement with the patient's employer or payment source to obtain payment for services provided to you.

Health Care Operations
We may use your health information to conduct internal quality assessment and improvement activities and for business management and general administrative activities.

Other Permitted Disclosures
We may also use or disclose your protected health information without written consent under the following circumstances:
• Emergency situations requiring immediate care
• When required by law and we were unable to obtain your consent after attempting to do so
• When substantial barriers to communication exist and we determine you intend for us to treat you
• To notify family members, personal representatives, or others responsible for your care regarding your location, general condition, or death
• To public health authorities for the purposes of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability
• To government authorities authorized to receive reports of child abuse or neglect
• To any governmental body including the Food and Drug Administration as required
• To your employer to evaluate whether you have a work-related injury or illness
• To a government authority authorized to receive reports of abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
• To a health oversight agency for oversight activities required by law
• In response to a law enforcement official, court order, or subpoena
• To a coroner, medical examiner, or funeral director
• For research purposes
• When necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health or the safety of others
• To comply with workers' compensation laws and benefit programs

Except for the above circumstances, any use or disclosure of your health information will be made only with your written authorization, which may be revoked in writing at any time.

All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties, excluding aggregators and providers of the text message services.

SMS Communications and Opt-In Consent
More Life Chiropractic may collect your name, email address, phone number, and message details when you submit a form, request an appointment, contact our team, or opt in to receive text messages from us.
By providing your phone number and checking the applicable consent box on our website forms, you agree to receive text messages from More Life Chiropractic. These messages may include appointment confirmations, appointment reminders, follow-up messages, patient communication, wellness updates, and service-based messages.
Consent to receive text messages is not a condition of any purchase or service. Message frequency may vary. Msg & data rates may apply. You may opt out at any time by replying STOP. You may request assistance by replying HELP.
More Life Chiropractic does not sell, rent, or share SMS opt-in consent, phone numbers, or text messaging data with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies
More Life Chiropractic may use cookies, tracking pixels, analytics tools, and similar technologies to understand website activity, improve user experience, and measure performance. These technologies may collect information such as your browser type, device information, IP address, pages visited, and interactions with website content. You may control or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Data Security
More Life Chiropractic takes reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the personal information we collect against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no system or method of electronic transmission is completely secure.

Ohio Record Retention
In accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4734 and Ohio state law, More Life Chiropractic retains patient records for a minimum of 10 years from the date of last treatment, or until a minor patient reaches the age of 21, whichever period is longer. Records are maintained securely and in compliance with applicable state and federal requirements.

II. Your Rights
You have the right to receive a paper copy of this notice upon request.
You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of your health information (we are not required to agree to all requested restrictions).
You have the right to receive confidential communications concerning your health information.
You have the right to inspect or copy your protected health information within the boundaries permitted by law.
You have the right to request an amendment to your health information.
You have the right to an accounting of disclosures of your health information.

III. Our Duties
We are required by law to maintain the privacy of protected health information and to provide you with notice of our legal duties and privacy practices. We must abide by the terms of this notice while it is in effect. We reserve the right to change the terms of this notice as applicable by local, state, or federal law, including Ohio Revised Code 3701.74, and to make new notice provisions effective for all protected health information that we maintain.

IV. Complaints
You may file a complaint with us or with the Secretary of Health and Human Services if you believe your privacy rights have been violated. Complaints to our office should be submitted in writing to our Privacy Official at the address below. We will not take any action against you for filing a complaint. You may also file a complaint with the State Chiropractic Board of Ohio if you believe your rights under Ohio law have been violated.