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Privacy Policy

Last updated August 14, 2025

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us by using the information at the bottom of this page.

When you visit our website (https://MaurstadDentistry.com), and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Sites and our services.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our website, and/or any related services, sales, marketing, or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the “Services”).

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us.

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact information, health insurance, and payment information.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the Services or otherwise contacting us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect can include the following:

Publicly Available Personal Information. We collect first name, maiden name, last name, nickname, phone numbers, email addresses, business email, business phone number, and other similar data.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

  1. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Services for a variety of business purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To send you appointment, marketing, and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time.

To send administrative information to you. We may use your personal information to send you product, service, and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.

Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.

Request Feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.

To enforce our terms, conditions and policies for Business Purposes, Legal Reasons and Contractual.

To respond to legal requests and prevent harm. If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.

To deliver services to the user. We may use your information to provide you with the requested service.

To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Services.

For other Business Purposes. We may use your information for other Business Purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience. We may use and store this information in aggregated and anonymized form so that it is not associated with individual end users and does not include personal information. We will not use identifiable personal information without your consent.

  1. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.

We may process or share data based on the following legal basis:

  • Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information in a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
  • Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
  • Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Services, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Services over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
  • Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Third-Party Advertisers. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Services. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
  1. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information.

  1. DO WE USE GOOGLE MAPS?

In Short: Yes, we use Google Maps for the purpose of providing better service.

This website, mobile application, or Facebook application uses Google Maps APIs. You may find the Google Maps APIs Terms of Service here. To better understand Google’s Privacy Policy, please refer to this link.

By using our Maps API Implementation, you agree to be bound by Google’s Terms of Service.

  1. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal information for longer than 2 years.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

  1. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

  1. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us.

  1. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services. To opt-out of interest-based advertising by advertisers on our Services visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/  .

  1. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.

  1. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Services, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Services. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Services, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

  1. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

In Short: Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

  1. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us using the information listed at the bottom of this page.

HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the laws of some countries, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request form from our website or contact us using the information at the bottom of this page. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.

We collect your email address and phone number in order to:

  • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
  • Market to our mailing lists or continue to send emails to our patients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:

  • NOT use false, or misleading subjects or email addresses
  • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way
  • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters
  • Monitor third party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
  • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
  • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email message.

Privacy Policy for SMS Messaging

Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry Privacy Policy for SMS Messaging
Effective Date: August 14, 2025

Links:

  • Terms and Conditions: https://maurstaddentistry.com/privacy-policy-2025/
  • Privacy Policy: https://maurstaddentistry.com/privacy-policy-2025/
  • National Do Not Call Registry: https://www.donotcall.gov/


Introduction
At Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry, protecting your privacy is our priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you opt into our SMS program. By enrolling, you agree to these terms, which comply with the 2025 Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Campaign Registry requirements, and CTIA Best Practices.

  1. Information We Collect
  • Phone Number: The mobile number you provide to receive SMS messages.
  • Message Interaction Data: Delivery and engagement metrics (e.g., delivery status, response keywords).
  • Consent Records: Timestamps and methods of opt-in (web form, keyword, verbal, or paper).

 

  1. How We Use Your Information
  • Send SMS messages (notifications, updates, and reminders) per your opt-in preferences.
  • Demonstrate regulatory compliance (TCPA 2025, Campaign Registry).
  • Improve messaging and measure engagement.
  1. One-to-One Consent Requirement
    Under the January 2024 FCC ruling, opt-in consent applies solely to Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry. We do not share your consent with third parties or affiliates unless you expressly agree.
  2. Message Frequency & Data Rates
    The SMS message frequency will vary but will not be more than 3-5 unless there is a notification event. Message and data rates may apply; check your carrier’s terms.
  3. Opt-Out & HELP Instructions
  • Text “STOP” to any message to unsubscribe immediately.
  • Text “HELP” for assistance or contact us at office@maurstaddentistry.com or 402-895-0220.

 

  1. Data Sharing & Disclosure
  • We will never sell your data.
  • We may share data with service providers (e.g., carriers) with strict confidentiality regarding SMS delivery.
  • National Do Not Call Registry (DNC) protections apply to SMS; we honor existing DNC registrations unless you expressly opt in.
  1. Security of Your Information
    Reasonable measures are in place to protect your data, though no system is infallible.
  2. Record-Keeping & Proof of Consent
    We retain all opt-in and opt-out records, including timestamps and consent methods, to comply with TCPA 2025 and Campaign Registry guidelines.
  3. Changes to This Policy
    We may update this Policy as laws evolve. Material changes will be communicated via SMS or on our website. Continued use after updates constitutes acceptance.
  1. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to update your SMS preferences, you can contact us at:

Email: office@maurstaddentistry.com
Phone: 402-895-0220
Address: 621 N 114 ST, Omaha, NE 68154

Key 2025 Compliance Elements:

  • One-to-One Consent: Consumers are only giving consent to receive messages from the specific business they opt in for, not from multiple parties​ or third parties.
  • Clear Disclosures: The policy includes clear language about the nature of the messages, frequency, potential charges, and opt-out mechanisms​
  • Do Not Call Protections: The policy reflects the latest FCC guidance that DNC protections apply to SMS, making it clear that businesses must adhere to DNC regulations​
  • Data Sharing and Record-Keeping: Emphasizes the importance of maintaining proof of consent and clear guidelines on how data is shared for operational purposes.

This updated Privacy Policy example aligns with current 2025 TCPA and FCC guidelines, ensuring your business remains compliant while fostering transparency with consumers.

Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry SMS Terms and Conditions

Effective Date: August 12, 2025

Introduction

By joining our SMS program provided by Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry you agree to receive recurring text messages (notifications, updates, and reminders) on the number you provide, under these Terms that adhere to TCPA (2025) and CTIA Best Practices.

  1. Opt-In Consent

In accordance with the 2025 TCPA guidelines, your participation in our SMS service requires explicit one-to-one consent. This means that by opting in, you consent to receive messages from Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry only. Consent cannot be shared with other companies or third-party entities without your direct approval.

To join our SMS program, you may opt in through the following methods, in compliance with the 2025 CTIA Guidelines:

  • Web Form: Provide consent by checking a clearly labeled checkbox explicitly stating SMS program enrollment during the opt-in process.
  • In-Person Paper Form: Sign or complete a paper intake form that includes a dedicated section with clear language outlining SMS consent.

 

  1. Message Frequency
    You will receive no more than 3-5, unless for urgent notifications. Standard carrier rates apply.
  2. Opt-Out Process
    Reply “STOP” any time to end messages; “HELP” to receive support instructions; or contact office@maurstaddentistry.com / 402-895-0220.
  3. Terms of Consent
    Your consent is voluntary and not a condition of purchase. You may receive informational messages as described at opt-in.
  4. Privacy Policy
    Your mobile number and interaction data are governed by our Privacy Policy: https://maurstaddentistry.com/privacy-policy-2025/. Data is used solely for SMS delivery purposes.
  5. Message & Data Rates
    Standard rates may apply per your carrier plan. Stony Brook Dental, P.C., d/b/a Maurstad Dentistry is not liable for carrier charges.
  6. Record-Keeping & Compliance
    We maintain detailed logs of opt-ins/opt-outs (dates, times, methods) to satisfy TCPA 2025 proof-of-consent requirements.
  7. Changes to Terms
    We reserve the right to update these Terms. Significant changes will be sent via SMS or posted online. Continued participation implies acceptance.
  8. Disclaimers & Liability
    Message delivery depends on carrier networks; we cannot guarantee uninterrupted service or delivery times.

Contact Information
Email: office@maurstaddentistry.com
Phone: 402-895-0220
Address: 621 N 114 ST, Omaha, NE 68154