Cookie Policy
A plain-English explanation of the cookies this website uses and how you can control them.
Manage your cookie preferences
You can review or change which optional cookies you allow at any time.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or phone when you visit a website. They let the site remember your actions and preferences, and they help site owners understand how their pages are used.
Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser (session cookies) and others remain until they expire or you remove them (persistent cookies). We also use similar technologies such as local storage and pixels; we refer to all of them here as "cookies."
2. Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They support page navigation, security, load balancing, and remembering choices you make on a form. Without them, parts of the site will not work correctly.
3. Analytics cookies
We use analytics cookies, such as those set by Google Analytics, to understand which pages patients find helpful, how visitors reach us, and where the experience can be improved. This information is aggregated and is not used to identify you personally.
4. Performance cookies
Performance cookies help us measure page speed, detect errors, and confirm that maps, forms, and images load properly across devices and browsers. They are used only to keep the website reliable.
5. Marketing cookies
We do not currently use advertising or retargeting cookies on this website. If marketing cookies are introduced in the future, we will update this policy and, where required, request your consent first. [PLACEHOLDER — update if the practice adds advertising or remarketing tools.]
6. Third-party cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties whose services appear on our pages, including Google Analytics and the embedded Google Maps on our Locations and Contact pages. Those providers set cookies under their own policies, and we do not control them.
7. Managing cookies in your browser
You are always in control. Most browsers let you view, block, and delete cookies from their settings menu:
- Chrome — Settings › Privacy and security › Third-party cookies.
- Safari — Settings › Privacy › Manage Website Data.
- Firefox — Settings › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge — Settings › Cookies and site permissions.
- You can also opt out of Google Analytics across all sites using Google's browser add-on.
8. What happens if you disable cookies
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent forms, maps, or navigation from working properly. Blocking analytics or performance cookies will not affect your ability to use the website.
9. Cookies and vendors actually in use
Before launch, the practice will confirm the exact technologies and vendors deployed on this website so the list below is precise rather than illustrative:
- [Placeholder – Confirm Cookie & Tracking Technologies Actually In Use]
- [Placeholder – Confirm Third-Party Vendors & Subprocessors]
- [Placeholder – Confirm Cookie Names, Purposes, and Expiration Periods for each category]
10. Consent banner
If a cookie consent banner is displayed on this website, your choices there control which optional cookies are set, and this policy describes the categories those choices apply to. You may change your preferences at any time through the banner or your browser settings.
11. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies? Email [Placeholder – Confirm Privacy Contact Email] or call 512-551-3490.
This page is maintained by Austin Cardiovascular Clinic for general informational purposes. It is not legal advice — please have your counsel review this content before publication.
Details to confirm before launch
- Effective date and last updated date for each policy
- Legal business name, mailing address, and registered agent (if applicable)
- Privacy contact email and HIPAA privacy officer contact details
- Accessibility contact email and response commitment
- Governing state and dispute-resolution terms
- The cookie and tracking technologies actually deployed on the site
- The full list of third-party vendors, analytics, and subprocessors
- Data retention schedule for website inquiries and analytics
