Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 11, 2026

Ring Family Dentistry (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our website.

Who We Are

Website: www.ringfamilydentistry.com

Information We Collect

We may collect the following information:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Information submitted through website forms
  • IP address and browser information (for security and spam detection)

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website.

  • If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies remain for one year.
  • If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies.
  • Login cookies last for two days, while screen preference cookies remain for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie containing no personal information will be stored and expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this website may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves exactly as if you visited those websites directly.

These websites may collect information about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information for marketing purposes.

We may share limited information with trusted service providers solely for operating our website and services, including hosting providers, analytics services, and messaging platforms.

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email.

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their associated metadata are retained indefinitely.
  • Information for registered users is stored in user profiles and may be edited or deleted by the user, except for usernames.
  • Website administrators may access and manage this information.

Your Rights

You may request:

  • An exported copy of the personal information we hold about you.
  • Deletion of your personal information.

This does not include information we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

SMS Communications & Consent

By submitting your phone number through our website forms, you expressly consent to receive SMS text messages from Ring Family Dentistry. These messages may include appointment reminders, follow-up communications, customer support messages, and occasional promotional messages.

Message Frequency

Message frequency may vary depending on your interaction with our services.

Message & Data Rates

Message and data rates may apply based on your mobile carrier’s messaging plan.

Opt-Out Instructions

You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying STOP to any message. After opting out, you will no longer receive SMS messages unless you opt in again.

Help Instructions

For assistance, reply HELP or contact us through our website or call (405) 621-1555.

Data Sharing & SMS Privacy

We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile phone number or SMS consent data with third parties for marketing purposes.

We may share your information only with trusted service providers that assist us in delivering SMS communications, and only for that purpose.

Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.

Carrier Disclaimer

Mobile carriers are not responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Phone: (405) 621-1555
Website: www.ringfamilydentistry.com