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TDO PRIVACY POLICY
1. INTRODUCTION. TDO Software, Inc. (“TDO,” “us,” “we,” or “Company”) is committed to
respecting the privacy rights of our customers, visitors, and other users of our website, software and
products (“Products,” which include services). We deal with users directly through the Company
website (the “Company Site”) and indirectly through the practice management system and Products
we provide to dental professionals (“TDO Customers”). TDO Software is installed on servers in the
offices of all TDO Customers and some subscribe to TDO Cloud Service that includes a website for
their practice (the “Services Site”). We created this Privacy Policy to give you confidence as you visit
and use the Company Site or the Services Site or deal with TDO Customers, and to demonstrate our
commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Privacy Policy is only
applicable to the Company Site and the Services Site (together, the “Sites”) and the limited
involvement we have with the information collected by TDO Customers. It does not cover any
website that you may be able to access either from (a) the Sites or (b) TDO Customers who provision
their own websites. Any of these other websites may have data collection, storage, and use practices
and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy is separate and distinct from and in addition to our compliance with U.S.
HIPAA Rules found in 45 CFR Part 160 and 164.
2. FOR VISITORS TO THE COMPANY SITE (NOT THE WEBSITES OF TDO CUSTOMERS
SUCH AS YOUR DENTAL PROFESSIONAL) - INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
2.1. TYPES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
(a) TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTED. We automatically track and collect the following categories
of information when you visit the Company Site: (1) IP addresses; (2) domain servers; (3) types of
computers accessing the site; and (4) types of web browsers used to access the site (collectively
“Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify you but is
helpful for marketing purposes or for improving your experience on the site. We also use “cookies”
to customize content specific to your interests, to ensure that you do not see the same advertisement
repeatedly, and to store your password so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the site.
(b) PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED. In order for you to request and receive
information from us or for TDO Customers (only) to pay charges incurred or post information in
discussion forums or chat groups, we require you to provide us with certain information that
personally identifies you (“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes the following
categories of information: (1) Contact Data (such as your name, mailing address, and e-mail address);
(2) Financial Data (such as your account or credit card number); (3) Demographic Data (such as your
zip/postal code, age, date of birth) and (4) Other Data Collected that could directly or indirectly
identify you. If you communicate with us by e-mail or complete online forms, surveys, or contest
entries, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information.
Any messages that TDO Customers post to any of our chat groups, bulletin boards, or forums will be
public information as described below, not Personal Information.
(c) GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) - EUROPEAN
REPRESENTATIVE. Pursuant to Article 27 of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR), TDO Software Inc. has appointed European Data Protection Office (EDPO) as its GDPR
representative in the EU. You can contact EDPO regarding matters pertaining to the GDPR by
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sending an email to privacy@edpo.brussels, using EDPO’s online request form, or writing to EDPO
at Avenue Huart Hamoir 71, 1030 Brussels, Belgium.
2.2. USES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
We believe in minimizing the data we collect and limiting its use and purpose to those (1) for which
we have been given permission, (2) necessary to provide the Products you purchase or interact with
(including services by your dental professional) or (3) we might be required or permitted for legal
compliance or lawful purposes.
(a) USE OF INFORMATION. We use Contact Data to send you information about our company
or our Products, or promotional material from some of our partners, or to contact you when necessary.
We use TDO Customer Financial Data to verify their qualifications for certain Products and to bill
you for them. We use your Demographic Data to customize and tailor your experience on the site,
displaying content that we think you might be interested in and according to your preferences.
(b) SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. We share certain categories of information we
collect from you in the ways described in this Privacy Policy. We share Demographic Data with
advertisers and other third parties only on an aggregate (i.e., non-personally-identifiable) basis. We
share Contact Data of TDO Customers with other TDO Customers so they can contact each other for
allowable purposes. We also share Contact Data and Financial Data with our business partners who
assist us by performing core services (such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, or data storage and
security) related to our operation of the Sites. Those business partners have all agreed to uphold the
same standards of security and confidentiality that we have promised to you in this Privacy Policy,
and they will only use your Contact Data and other Personal Information to carry out their specific
business obligations to the Company. If you do not want us to share your Contact Data with any third
parties, please email us at webadmin@tdo4endo.com and we will do so, but please understand that
such a request will likely limit your ability to take advantage of all of the features we offer on the
Company Site.
(c) USER CHOICE REGARDING COLLECTION, USE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF
PERSONAL INFORMATION. You may choose not to provide us with any Personal Information. In
such an event, you can still access and use some of the Company Site; however, you will not be able
to access and use those portions of the Company Site that require your Personal Information.
(d) USER RIGHTS TO ACCESS, CORRECT, AMEND, ERASE OR DELETE PERSONAL
INFORMATION. You have the right to access the Personal Information that we have about you and
you have the right to correct, amend, erase or delete that information at your choice or when it is
inaccurate or has been processed in violation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield
Principles (referenced below). If you want to access, correct, amend or delete your Personal
Information on the Company Site, please email us at webadmin@tdo4endo.com and we will
cooperate with you do so, but please understand that, while we won’t take any prohibited action due
to your making a request, such a request will likely limit your ability to take advantage of all the
features that we offer on the Company Site. We will acknowledge your data requests within 10
business days and respond within 30 calendar days, including, when requested, sending you a copy
of your Personal Information that we have collected.
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3. FOR VISITORS TO THE SITES OF TDO CUSTOMERS SUCH AS YOUR DENTAL
PROFESSIONAL (AND THEIR PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES AND REFERRING MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE
While we have designed their practice management systems, TDO Customers primarily control
the information that is collected and how it is used and shared, not us. As described below, we do
have access to or process some of the data that the customer of TDO Cloud Service collects in its
system. Further, TDO Cloud Service includes a website configured for each of these TDO Customers
and we back up the data in the practice management systems of those customers.
3.1. TYPES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
(a) TRAFFIC DATA COLLECTED. The Services Site is configured to automatically track and
collect the following categories of information when you visit the Services Site: (1) IP addresses; (2)
domain servers; (3) types of computers accessing the Site; and (4) types of web browsers used to
access the Services Site (collectively “Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that
does not personally identify you but is helpful for marketing purposes or for improving your
experience on the Services Site. The Services Site also use “cookies” to customize content specific
to your interests, to ensure that you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly, and to store your
password so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the Services Site.
(b) PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED. In order for you (that is, TDO Customers, their
authorized patients, employees, contractors or referring dental professionals) to access certain
premium services and functionality that is delivered via the Services Site or directly by the TDO
Customer, you might be required to provide certain information that personally identifies you
(“Personal Information”). Personal Information includes the following categories of information: (1)
Contact Data (such as your name, mailing address, and e-mail address); (2) Demographic Data (such
as your zip/postal code, age, date of birth, names of dentists and doctors) and (3) Other Data Collected
that could directly or indirectly identify you (including patients’ dental and medical records, billing
history, miscellaneous notes and your use of the Services Site). If you communicate with us by email
any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information.
3.2. USES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
We believe in minimizing the data we collect and limiting its use and purpose to those (1) for which
we have been given permission, (2) necessary to deliver the services that the TDO Customer wants
to provide to you or (3) we might be required or permitted for legal compliance or lawful purposes.
(a) USE OF INFORMATION. As described above, we do not control the data that is collected by
the TDO Customer or how it is used or shared. While the TDO Customer’s practice management
system is configured for backup storage in the office, the TDO Customer might also store Personal
Information in another location. For customers of TDO Cloud service, we provide backup and storage
remotely.
We provide troubleshooting, administrative and technical services to all TDO Customers and when
requested can access information that is collected on the practice management system to provide that
assistance. For customers of TDO Cloud Service, we can track the log-in and activities of all users
and can also monitor some aspects of the TDO Customer’s practice, including number of medical
professionals, hours worked, locations, site licenses and usage.
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(b) SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF TDO CUSTOMERS. We share certain
categories of information we collect from TDO Customers in the ways described in this Privacy
Policy. We share Demographic Data with advertisers and other third parties only on an aggregate
(i.e., non-personally-identifiable) basis. We share Contact Data with other companies who may want
to send information about their Products or services, unless you have specifically requested that we
not share Contact Data with such companies. We also share Contact Data and Financial Data with
our business partners who assist us by performing core services (such as hosting, billing, fulfillment,
or data storage and security) related to our operation of the Services Site. Those business partners
have all agreed to uphold the same standards of security and confidentiality that we have promised
to you in this Privacy Policy, and they will only use your Contact Data and other Personal Information
to carry out their specific business obligations to us. If you do not want us to share your Contact Data
with any third parties, please email us at webadmin@tdo4endo.com, but please understand that such
a request will likely limit your ability to take advantage of all of the features and services we offer.
(c) USER CHOICE REGARDING COLLECTION, USE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF
PERSONAL INFORMATION. You may choose not to provide us with any Personal Information. In
such an event, you can still access and use much of the Services Site; however you will not be able
to access and use those portions of that site that require your Personal Information.
(d) USER RIGHTS TO ACCESS AND TO CORRECT, AMEND, ERASE OR DELETE
PERSONAL INFORMATION. You have the right to access the Personal Information that we have
about you and you have the right to correct, amend, erase or delete that information at your choice or
when it is inaccurate or has been processed in violation of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Privacy Shield Principles (referenced below). If your Personal Information has been submitted to
us by a TDO Customer such as your dental professional and you wish to exercise any rights
you may have under applicable data protection laws, please inquire with the TDO Customer
directly. Because we may only access the data of TDO Customers upon instructions from the
respective customer, if you wish to make your request directly to us, please provide the name
of the TDO Customer who submitted your data when you contact us. We will refer your request
to that TDO Customer, and will support that TDO Customer as needed in responding to your
request within a reasonable timeframe. Please contact us at webadmin@tdo4endo.com. If you
request to delete your Personal Information that is still necessary for us or TDO Customers to provide
the services you have ordered, the request will be honored only to the extent that (1) it is approved
by the TDO Customer who controls your Personal Information, (2) the Personal Information is no
longer necessary for any services being provided and (3) the Personal Information is no longer
required for our legitimate business purposes, legal or contractual record keeping requirements. We
will assist the TDO Customer when requested in transferring or porting your Personal Information
where it is technically feasible to transfer it automatically. Please understand that such a request will
likely limit your ability to take advantage of all the features on the Site of the TDO Customer.
4. FOR VISITORS TO THE COMPANY SITE AND THE SITES OF TDO CUSTOMERS
SUCH AS YOUR DENTAL PROFESSIONAL (AND THEIR PATIENTS, EMPLOYEES AND
REFERRING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS)
4.1. ANALYTICS AND CONVERSION TRACKING
(a) We may use analytics services that use cookies, Javascript and similar technologies to help
us analyze how users use the Products. The information generated by these services about your use
of the Products (including your IP address or a truncated version of your IP address) is transmitted to
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and stored by analytics service providers on their servers. Those service providers will use this
information for the purpose of evaluating your, and other users’, use of the Products, compiling
reports for us on website activity and providing other services relating to website activity and Internet
usage.
(b) We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating
system and browser type, for system administration and in order to create reports. This is statistical
data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. For
example, we use cookies on our site for Google Analytics (the “Analytics Service”). The Analytics
Service is a web-based analytics tool that helps website owners understand how visitors engage with
their website. The Analytics Service customers can view a variety of reports about how visitors
interact with their website so that they can improve it.
(c) Like many services, the Analytics Service uses first-party cookies to track visitor
interactions as in our case, where they are used to collect information about how visitors use the Sites.
We then use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Sites.
(d) Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive. These
cookies are used to store information, such as the time that the current visit occurred, whether the
visitor has been to the site before and what site referred the visitor to the web page.
(e) The Analytics Service collects information anonymously. They report website trends
without identifying individual visitors. You can opt out of the Analytics Service without affecting
how you visit our site. For more information on opting out of being tracked by Google Analytics
across all websites you use, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
(f) We may also use Google conversion tracking and/or similar services to help us understand
your and other users’ use of TDO Products.
4.2 NEW, IMPROVED OR ENHANCED PRODUCTS. We use the information that we collect
to deliver, improve, update and enhance the Products in order to (1) improve and optimize the
operation and performance of the Products, (2) identify security risks, errors or possible
enhancements, (3) detect and address fraud and abuse, (4) collect aggregate statistics about use of
the Products and (5) understand and analyze how you use the Products. Much of the data collected
is aggregated or statistical data about how individuals use the Products, and is not linked to
Personal Information, however, to the extent it is or is linked to Personal Information, we treat it
accordingly.
4.3 CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. Except as
otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and will
not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a court order or
other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our Terms of Service. Your
Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties. We provide
you with the capability to transmit your Personal Information via secured and encrypted channels if
you use a similarly equipped web browser.
(a) LOST OR STOLEN INFORMATION. If you have provided your credit card information to
us, you must promptly notify us if your credit card, user name, or password is lost, stolen, or used
without permission. In such an event, we will remove that credit card number, user name, or password
from your account and update our records accordingly. We will give prompt notice to you and
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appropriate government authorities of any data breach involving your Personal Information and will
cooperate in any investigations conducted.
(b) PUBLIC INFORMATION. The Sites contain links to other websites. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We also make chat rooms, forums, message
boards, and newsgroups available to TDO Customers. Please understand that any information that is
disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We have no control over its use and you should
exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information.
(c) STORED INFORMATION. We follow generally accepted standards to store and protect the
Personal Information we collect, both during transmission and once it is stored, including encryption
where appropriate. We retain Personal Information only for as long as necessary to support TDO
Customers or their provision of services to others, and then for legitimate legal or business purposes.
(d) “DO NOT TRACK.” Some browsers allow you to automatically notify website you visit not
to track you using a “Do Not Track” signal. Due to the lack of consensus of what such signals mean,
we currently do not alter our practices when we receive a “Do Not Track” signal from a visitor’s
browser.
4.4 AGE RESTRICTIONS. Our Sites are intended for use by those 18 and over, including the
parents and guardians of minor children. Our Sites are not targeted to, intended to be used by or
designed to entice individuals under the age of 18. If you know of or have reason to believe that
anyone under the age of 18 has provided us with any Personal Information, please contact us.
5. UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY. We reserve the right, at any time and
without notice, to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such
change, update, or modification on the Company Site and without any other notice to you. Any such
change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Company Site.
6. SITE TERMS OF USE. Use of the Sites is governed by, and subject to, the Terms of Use (the
“Terms”). This Privacy Policy is incorporated into the Terms. Your use, or access, of the Sites
constitutes your agreement to be bound by these provisions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE
TERMS AND THIS PRIVACY POLICY YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THE
SITES.
7. TRANSFER OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ABROAD AND PRIVACY SHIELD
FRAMEWORK. Our servers are maintained in the United States and that is where we provide
customer support. By using the Sites or the services of a TDO Customer or communicating with us,
you freely and specifically give us your consent to export your personally identifiable information to
the United States and to store and use it in the United States as specified in this Privacy Policy. You
understand that data stored in the United States may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law
enforcement authorities in the United States. TDO complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of
Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Information transferred from the
European Union and Switzerland to the United States. TDO has certified to Department of Commerce
that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is a conflict between the terms in this Privacy
Policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more
about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit
https://www.privacyshield.gov/. TDO is responsible for the processing of Personal Information we
receive under each Privacy Shield Framework, and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as
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an agent on our behalf. In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, TDO commits to resolve
complaints about our collection or use of your Personal Information. EU and Swiss individuals with
inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield Policy should first contact TDO at
webadmin@tdo4endo.com. TDO has further committed to refer unresolved Privacy Shield
complaints to ICDR-AAA, an alternative dispute resolution provider located in the United States. If
you do not receive timely acknowledgement of your complaint from us, or if we have not addressed
your complaint to your satisfaction, please visit https://go.adr.org/privacyshield.html for more
information or to file a complaint. The services of https://go.adr.org/privacyshield.html are provided
at no cost to you. Under certain conditions, more fully described on the Privacy Shield website, you
may invoke binding arbitration when other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted.
8. LAW. This Privacy Policy and our legal obligations hereunder are subject to the laws of the
State of California and the U.S. regardless of your location. You hereby consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of and venue in the courts located in the State of California, County of San Diego, in all
disputes arising out of or relating to the Sites, except as specifically provided below. With respect to
Personal Information received or transferred pursuant to each Privacy Shield Framework, TDO is
subject to the regulatory enforcement powers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. We cooperate
with government and law enforcement officials to enforce and comply with the law. We will disclose
any information about you to government or law enforcement officials as we, in our sole discretion,
believe appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including in response to lawful requests
by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements), to protect
property and rights, to protect public safety or to prevent activity that we consider to be illegal or
unethical.
9. CONTACT. For questions or concerns relating to privacy, we can be contacted at
webadmin@tdo4endo.com.