Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025 · Last Updated: June 2025

1. Introduction

Global Ambulatory Surgery Centers ("GASC," "we," "us," or "our"), located at 8031 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and safeguard information you provide when visiting gascmd.com or submitting a contact or appointment request through our website.

As a healthcare facility, we are subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and its implementing regulations. This policy should be read alongside our separate HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices, which governs how we handle your protected health information (PHI) in the context of your care.

2. Information We Collect

When you submit a contact or appointment request form on this website, we collect:

• First and last name
• Email address
• Phone number (optional)
• The message or inquiry you submit

We do not collect health or medical information through this website. Please do not include sensitive medical information in your website inquiry. Any clinical information exchanged after you become a patient is governed by HIPAA and our Notice of Privacy Practices.

We also collect standard web analytics data (page views, general device/browser type, referring pages) through Vercel Analytics. This data is aggregated and not linked to your personal identity.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information submitted through our contact form is used solely to:

• Respond to your inquiry or appointment request
• Route your message to the appropriate member of our team
• Follow up with you regarding your requested procedure or service

We do not use your contact information for marketing, do not sell it to third parties, and do not share it with any party except as described below.

4. HIPAA Notice

Global Ambulatory Surgery Centers is a HIPAA-covered entity. If you become a patient, your protected health information (PHI) — including medical records, billing information, and treatment details — is handled in strict accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. You have the right to:

• Access and request copies of your medical records
• Request corrections to your health information
• Receive a full accounting of disclosures of your PHI
• Request restrictions on how we use or share your PHI
• File a complaint with our Privacy Officer or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services if you believe your rights have been violated

Our full HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices is available upon request and will be provided to you at the time of your first appointment.

5. Information Sharing and Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party service to process contact form submissions:

• Resend (resend.com) — a transactional email delivery service. When you submit the contact form, your name, email, phone number, and message are transmitted to Resend's infrastructure for delivery to our internal team. Resend does not use your data for any purpose other than message delivery. See Resend's privacy policy at resend.com/privacy.

We do not share your personal information with any other third parties, advertisers, or data brokers.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information submitted through this website from unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. Contact form submissions are transmitted over encrypted HTTPS connections. Our website is hosted on Vercel's secure cloud infrastructure.

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. If you have concerns about transmitting sensitive information online, please contact us by phone at (443) 825-4050.

7. Cookies and Analytics

This website uses Vercel Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics service that does not use cookies and does not track individual users across sessions or sites. No personally identifiable information is collected through analytics. We do not use advertising trackers, remarketing pixels, or third-party cookies.

8. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted information through our contact form, please contact us so we can remove it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, to exercise your rights under HIPAA, or to submit a privacy inquiry, contact us at: