Privacy Policy

Lower Alsace Emergency Medical Services respects the privacy of visitors to our website and is committed to protecting personal information submitted through our online services. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through our website, how that information may be used, and the choices available to website visitors.

Information We May Collect:

When you visit or interact with our website, we may collect information including:

Information you voluntarily provide through contact forms, application forms, requests for information, or other website submissions.
Contact information such as your name, email address, telephone number, or mailing address.
Information submitted in connection with employment, volunteer, scholarship, billing, records, or other requests.
Technical information such as your internet protocol address, browser type, device information, approximate location, pages visited, and website usage information.
Cookies and similar technologies used for website operation, security, analytics, preferences, and related functions.

How We Use Information:

Information collected through our website may be used to:

Respond to questions, requests, or inquiries.
Process employment, volunteer, scholarship, billing, records, or other submissions.
Communicate with individuals who contact the organization.
Maintain, operate, secure, and improve our website.
Analyze website usage and performance.
Meet legal, regulatory, administrative, or operational requirements.
Protect the organization, our personnel, our systems, and website users from fraud, misuse, or security threats.

We do not sell personal information collected through this website.

Cookies and Website Analytics:

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security, analytics, and user preferences. Where applicable, visitors may be provided with options to manage cookie preferences through the website's cookie consent system. Some cookies are necessary for the website to function and may not be disabled through the consent tool.

Health Information and HIPAA:

Lower Alsace Emergency Medical Services is a healthcare provider and may be subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, commonly known as HIPAA. Certain information submitted through specifically designated healthcare-related forms or services may constitute Protected Health Information, or PHI. Where applicable, PHI is handled in accordance with our HIPAA policies, our Notice of Privacy Practices, and applicable federal and state law.

Visitors should not submit medical information or other sensitive health information through general website contact forms unless the form specifically indicates that it is intended for that purpose. Our website Privacy Policy does not replace our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices.

Third-Party Services:

Our website may use third-party services to provide website hosting, analytics, communications, security, forms, payment processing, or other functionality. These services may process information as necessary to provide their services to us. Our website is currently hosted and managed using Wix and may use services provided by Wix and approved third-party applications integrated with the website.

Links to Other Websites:

Our website may contain links to external websites. Lower Alsace Emergency Medical Services is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of websites operated by other organizations. Visitors should review the privacy policies of external websites before submitting personal information.

Data Security:

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information submitted through our website. However, no website, network, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Data Retention:

Information collected through the website is retained only as long as reasonably necessary for operational, administrative, legal, regulatory, or recordkeeping purposes. Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

Requests Regarding Personal Information:

Individuals may contact us with questions about personal information submitted through the website or to request correction or deletion of information where applicable. Requests may be subject to legal, regulatory, contractual, medical-record, billing, or other record-retention requirements.

Children's Privacy:

Our website is intended primarily for general public and organizational use. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website except where information is voluntarily submitted by a parent, guardian, applicant, or participant in connection with an organizational program.

Changes to This Privacy Policy:

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, services, technology, legal requirements, or organizational practices. The effective date below will be updated when material changes are made.

Contact Us:

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to:

Lower Alsace Ambulance Association
750 North 25th Street
Reading, PA 19606-1400
Email: info@laems555.org

Phone: 610-779-0190

Effective Date: September 14, 2026