Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine
Website and Social Medica Privacy Policy
Your Information. Your Rights. Our Responsibilities.
Effective 06/17/2025: This notice describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed, and how you can access this information. Please review it carefully.
Gabriel Raw Pettersen, MD Inc., dba Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine (“Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”), describes what information we collect from or about you, including how we collect, use, share and store that information, and what choices you may have regarding your information in connection with www.pettersenlifestyle.com or any other Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine -related website, webpage, application, social media, or other Internet, mobile, or wireless offerings (collectively “Website”) that posts a link to this Privacy Notice or Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s Terms of Use.
This Privacy Notice applies to any individual in the United States, regardless of the individual’s state of residency, who visits the Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine Website or related content or receives Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine services (“User”, “you, or “your”).
Please read this Privacy Notice in its entirety. By using the Website, you are consenting to the practices described in this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound thereby. If you do not agree with the terms of the Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.
1. INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT
Types of Information:
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine may collect:
· Personal Information: Name, contact details, payment information, and other identifiers.
Health Information: Medical history, treatment details, and related health records.
Usage Data: Interaction details when using our website or patient portal.
2. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine may use personal information for a variety of Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s business purposes and to the extent and manner permitted by law:
To fulfill or meet the reason for which the information is provided. For example, to respond to your questions or communications regarding Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine Membership, Services or pricing. If you become a member, we may use your personal information to process your payment, provide membership and renewal information and to support and facilitate your receipt of Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine Services or programs.
To publish content on the Website when, under some circumstances, Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine publishes testimonial comments or enables public participation forum by Users on the Website.
To personalize your Website experience and to deliver content and service offerings relevant to your interests (with your consent, where required by law).
To help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our Website, Services, databases and other technology assets, and business on behalf of Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine and its Users.
For marketing Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s Services or Programs, including providing you (via alerts, banner ads, postal mail, event registration, email and other notices) with information about offers, programs and Services that Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine believes may be of interest to you.
At the request of law enforcement or governmental agencies or in response to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process, or to establish, protect or exercise Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s legal or other rights to defend against a legal claim or as otherwise allowed by law or regulation.
3. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine does not sell your personal information, personal health information or sensitive information to third parties for their business purposes, nor do we share your information, except as permitted by law, as described in this Privacy Policy or otherwise with your consent.
We may share information about you to third parties for Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s business purpose, such as with agents, contractors, or service providers, who help us operate the Website, assist with Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s marketing, conduct business on our behalf or help us complete a service you requested, such as processing your credit card payment. When we share information for a business purpose, we do so only to the extent required for our business purpose and only as permitted by relevant law.
We may also share personal information with third parties if you have directed and authorized us to do so in connection with Services Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine provides to you (for example, referrals to specialist).
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine may share personal information when required to do so by Federal or State enforcement officials, when state or federal law requires us to do so (such as to comply with an inquiry from law enforcement officials), when ordered by a court or by other compulsory legal process or when we believe, in good faith, it is necessary for Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine to comply with its legal obligations or to investigate or prevent suspected illegal activities or fraud.
4. SECURITY
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine implements safeguards to protect personal and medical information. While we take security seriously, no system is completely immune to risk.
5. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Depending on applicable laws, you may have rights to:
Access, review, and update your health records
Request restrictions on certain data uses
Obtain copies of your medical information
File a complaint if you believe your privacy rights are violated
California residents may be entitled to certain additional or different disclosures under California law
6. CHILDREN
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not intended for use or view by children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information about children or sell products or services to children. Consistent with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not use the Website.
7. “DO NOT TRACK” DISCLOSURES
California and Delaware law require Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine to indicate whether it honors “Do Not Track” settings in your browser concerning targeted advertising. How servers should respond to the “Do Not Track” signal is not yet the subject of consensus in the Internet community. As a result, the Website does not change its behavior when it receives the “Do Not Track” signal.
8. VISITING THE WEBSITE FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
If you are visiting the Website from outside of the United States of America, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored or processed in the United States. The data protection, privacy and other laws of the United States and other countries might not be as comprehensive as those in your country. By using any portion of the Website, you understand and consent to the transfer of your information to our facilities in the United States and to those third parties with whom we share it as described in this Privacy Policy.
9. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
We may update or change this Privacy Notice at any time and from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Notice and its effective date is reflected by the version and date located at the top of this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to consult this Privacy Notice periodically for any updates or changes.
10. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, the practices of this Website, or your interaction with this Website, contact:
Email: info@pettersenlifestylemedicine.com
CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT NOTICE
This California Privacy Notice applies exclusively to “Personal Information” as defined by the CCPA, which does NOT include the following:
Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or other law, including information that MDVIP may receive under a Business Associate Agreement with an MDVIP-affiliated physician.
Publicly available information Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine obtains from government records.
De-identified or aggregated consumer information.
Information that is otherwise covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
This California Privacy Notice does not apply to Personal Information that we may collect about employees, applicants for employment, or contractors in the employment context.
Information that we may collect includes:
A. Identifiers, which may include, for example, a User’s name, address, telephone number, Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine account information, marital status, or education information, etc.
B. Personal Information, which may include, for example, a User’s credit card number or other personal financial, health insurance information, etc. (to the extent not covered by other laws);
C. Protected classification information, which may include, for example, a User’s age, gender, marital status, etc.
D. Commercial Information, which may include, for example, records concerning a User’s Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s Services.
E. Internet or other similar network activity, which may include, for example, a User’s browsing or search history, cookie identifiers, or information on the User’s interaction with our Website, etc.
F. Geolocation, which may include, for example, the location of a User’s computer or device when the User accesses the Website.
G. Professional or employment information which may include, for example, a User’s present employment or past employment history.
H. Inferences drawn from other personal information, such as to create a profile reflecting the User’s personal preferences or characteristics.
Personal Information may be obtained directly from you, indirectly from you, directly or indirectly from your activity on the Website or physician.
II. How We Use Personal Information
The Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine Privacy Notice describes our uses of Personal Information, for our business practices or as permitted by law.
III. Personal Information We Share
Please see description of what we share and how we share Personal Information in Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s Privacy Notice.
Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine does not sell any personal information to any third party.
IV. Your Rights Under the CCPA Concerning Your Personal Information
Under the CCPA you may have the right to make specific choices regarding the collection and use of your Personal Information.
A. Access to Specific Information: You may have the right to request, no more than twice per calendar year, information concerning the Personal Information we have collected about you over the past 12 months, such as, the general categories of Personal Information we have collected and their source, the business purpose for the collection, specific Personal Information that we have in our possession concerning you, and whether and why we shared or sold your Personal Information.
B. Data Portability: You may request that we provide you with a copy of your identifiable Personal Information in our possession.
C. Deletion Request Rights: You may request that we delete any of your Personal Information in our possession, subject to certain exceptions. We may deny your request if there is a business or legal reason that prevents us from deleting the information, such as: to complete the transaction for which the information was collected; to comply with a legal obligation; to detect, correct or prevent illegal or fraudulent activity; to protect the legal rights or interests of Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine or others; for Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine’s internal or administrative uses; or for any other legally permitted purpose. Because of the nature of the Personal Information Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine collects and the manner in which it is collected or stored, Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine may be unable to associate certain Personal Information with any specific, individual User. Accordingly, Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine may be unable to delete certain Personal Information even when using reasonable efforts to honor your request.
D. Right to Opt-Out of Sale: Under the CCPA, you may have the right to opt out of the sale of your Personal Information. However, Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine does not sell your Personal Information.
E. Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights:
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a request to us by either:
Calling us at 1(209) 804-5630.
Email: info@pettersenlifestylemedicine.com
V. California “Shine The Light” Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 (“Shine the Light” Law) permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your Personal Information by Pettersen Lifestyle Medicine to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. As described above, we do not disclose your Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Nevertheless, if you wish to make such a request, please send an email to or write us at:
Email: info@pettersenlifestylemedicine.com
VI. Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against any User for exercising any of his/her privacy rights, as set forth in the CCPA. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:
Deny you goods or services.
Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits or imposing penalties.
Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level of quality of goods or services.
VII. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
If you have any questions or concerns about this California Privacy Notice or any Request made hereunder, please contact:
Email: info@pettersenlifestylemedicine.com
For more information see: www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/noticepp.html.
Changes to the Terms of this Notice
We can change the terms of this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be available upon request, in our office, and on our website.
Contact Information:
Gabe Pettersen, MD
Privacy Officer
Email: info@pettersenlifestylemedicine.com
Phone: (209) 804-5630