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Last updated: 11/9/2026

Terms of Service

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Thank you for visiting or using Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC’s website. (the “Service”). The
Service include all text, data, illustrations, and graphical elements available on our website.
These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) apply to all Services that are linked to these Terms.
The information provided through the Services is for informational purposes and does not
replace the medical advice of your doctor or healthcare provider. Please consult your
healthcare provider for advice about a specific medical condition.

By accessing, browsing and/or using the Services, the individual (on behalf of the individual
and any organization associated with such individual) (collectively, “you”) agree to, and are
bound by, the Terms, and Privacy Policy. You must not access the Services if you do not
agree to each of the Terms and Privacy Policy.

Ownership
The Services and all intellectual property rights to the same (including trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade dress), that appear in connection with the Services are owned by
or licensed to Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. You do not acquire any right, title, or interest
in or to the Services. Any rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms are expressly
reserved to Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC.

Access
Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. reserves the right to prohibit, restrict or discontinue your
access to certain pages within the Services, or all of the Services, if you violate anything in the
Terms or for any other reason. Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. may modify these Terms at
any time without notice. The modified Terms will be effective upon posting on or via the
Services. To remain in compliance, Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. suggests that you
review the Terms, as well as the other policies listed above, at regular intervals.
Prohibited Conduct

You will not use the Services for any type of inappropriate use. Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat,
LLC. has the right to determine whether any particular use constitutes inappropriate use of
the Services.

You agree that you will not:
1. Violate any local, state, federal or international laws or any other applicable laws, rules,
or regulations in using this website or accessing any material on this website;
2. Except as expressly permitted by Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC., use any robot,
spider, crawler, scraper, script, or any automatic device or means to harvest, gather,
access, copy, or otherwise use the materials and information on the Services;

3. Except as expressly permitted by Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. as part of a
mutually-negotiated agreement, you must only use the Services for non-commercial
purposes, which includes a prohibition on (i) using any portion of the Services to
develop, create, train, fine tune, or ground (including through a retrieval-augmented
generation (RAG) model), any large language model, foundation model, deep
machine learning, generative artificial intelligence model or algorithm, or any
software or tool that incorporates artificial intelligence, (ii) including or summarizing
any portion of the Services in the output of any such model, algorithm, or software, or
(iii) using a third-party data set created in any part by these prohibited activities;
4. Transmit or otherwise provide any harmful or objectionable content using the
Services, including content that (i) violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of
others, such as any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other
proprietary right of any person or entity, (ii) impersonates another or is fraudulent,
unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity
rights, vulgar, obscene, profane, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise reasonably
objectionable, or (iii) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense,
give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, rule, or regulation;
5. Take any action that imposes an unreasonably large load on the Services’
infrastructure or otherwise interferes with the proper functioning of the Services or
any activity being conducted on the Services;
6. Use the Services for unauthorized framing of or linking to, or access via automated
devices, bots, agents, scraping scripts, intelligent search or any similar means of
access to the Services;
7. Use or attempt to use hacking, password mining, or any other means to gain or
attempt to gain unauthorized access to Services or any other system or network or
account connected to Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC.; and
8. Use the Services in any manner that is harmful to Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. or
any third party.

Medical Disclaimer
IF THIS IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL
(911) FOR PROMPT EDICAL ATTENTION. DO NOT RELY ON ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
OR THE SERVICES FOR ASSISTANCE IN REGARD TO YOUR IMMEDIATE, URGENT MEDICAL
NEEDS. THE SERVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED TO FACILITATE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. CANNOT GUARANTEE RESPONSE TIMES IF YOU
CHOOSE TO USE THE SERVICES IN THE EVENT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
Security
Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information related to the security of the Services.
Disclaimer of Warranty

SERVICES, MATERIALS, AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” COASTAL EAR,
NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
ALTHOUGH OUR HEALTH INFORMATION CONTENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. DOES NOT
GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION AND
IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS OR FOR THE RESULTS OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. DOES NOT
OPERATE OR CONTROL THE INTERNET AND THEREFORE COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND
THROAT, LLC. DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-
FREE OR FREE OF TECHNOLOGY DOWNTIMES OR UNAVAILABILITY.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. CANNOT
AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE AGAINST VIRUSES, WORMS, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED
USERS OR HACKERS ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE SERVICES OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM THE SERVICES.
Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. also reserves the right to temporarily or permanently
discontinue the Services, any page, or any functionality on the Services at any time and
without notice.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL COASTAL EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, LLC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR MONETARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING FEES, AND
PENALTIES IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. YOUR SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE
SERVICES. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL
MATERIAL AND SERVICES.

Some jurisdictions do not permit limitations of liability and in those jurisdictions some of the
foregoing limitations may not apply to you. The limitations in these Terms shall apply to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. and its
respective directors, officers, agents, and employees, individually or collectively, from and
against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in
connection with any actual or alleged violation or breach of any of the representations,
warranties, agreements or promises made by you in these Terms or based on your use of the
Services.

Governing Law
You agree that any claim or dispute relating to the Services shall be construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New Jersey without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The
parties agree to be bound and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the local, state
or federal courts located in New Jersey.

User Name and Password
In the event you access any Service requiring a User Name and Password, you are solely
responsible for keeping such User Name and Password strictly confidential.

SMS Patient Engagement Program
Coastal Ear, Nose & Throat offers text messaging to patients who have consented to receive
communications from the practice. These messages may support patient engagement
related to treatment, symptoms, care follow-up, and other health-related communications,
as applicable to the patient's care and the services offered.
Coastal ENT uses a third-party communications platform to facilitate these messages on its
behalf.

Message Frequency
Message frequency varies depending on your care, interactions with Coastal ENT, and
participation in the messaging program.

Message and Data Rates
Message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and service plan.

Opting Out
You may opt out of text messages at any time by replying STOP. After opting out, you will
receive no further messages through the applicable SMS program, except for a confirmation
of your opt-out.
 

Consent
Consent to receive text messages is voluntary and is not a condition of receiving medical care
or purchasing services. Consent to text messages is separate from consent to receive emails
or other communications.
 Children

Except as otherwise indicated, Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. does not knowingly or
intentionally collect personal information from children under age 18. The content of the
Services is directed at adults, and therefore the Services are intended for use only by adults
over the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please consult a parent or guardian for help
in using the Services.

External Links
Please note that Services may be linked to other sites which may have different terms of use.
Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. does not own, control, manage, supervise, direct or
otherwise have any involvement in the business or affairs of any third-party site. Coastal Ear,
Nose and Throat, LLC. does not endorse and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the
content of the third-party site. Once you use another site, you are subject to the privacy
policy of that site. Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. encourages you to be aware when you
are leaving the Coastal Ear, Nose and Throat, LLC. site to read the privacy statements of each
website that you visit before providing any personally identifiable information.
Trademarks and Copyrights

All trademarks, service marks, and logos or copyrights displayed and used in this site are the
property of their respective owners. Nothing in the Services should be construed as granting
any right or license to use any trademark or copyright without the written permission of any
content of the Services.

Privacy
Any information you provide to us through the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy.
Please read the full text of our Notice of Privacy Practices to understand how Coastal Ear,
Nose and Throat, LLC. uses any protected health information under the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.
Last updated: 11/5/2026

 

Last modified: December 29, 2022

Introduction

We (collectively the "Company", "We" or “Us”) respect your privacy and the Company is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.

This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit this website (our "Website") and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information we collect:

• On this Website
• In e-mail, text, phone and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
• Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
• When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this policy.

It does not apply to information collected by:

• Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
• Any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.

Children Under the Age of 13

Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the contact information located within the Website.

Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

• By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, and telephone number ("personal information");
• That is about you but individually does not identify you; and/or
• About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.

We collect this information:

• Directly from you when you provide it to us.
• Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies.
• From third parties - for example, our business partners.

Information You Provide to Us

The information we collect on or through our Website may include:

• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to our service, posting material, or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website.
• Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.
• Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
• Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial and personal information before placing an order through our Website.
• Your search queries on the Website.

You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, "posted") on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, "User Contributions"). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although we may limit access to certain pages, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies

As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:

• Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
• Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.

We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking).

The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:

• Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
• Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
• Speed up your searches.
• Recognize you when you return to our Website.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

• Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
• Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
• Web Beacons. Pages of our the Website and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an e-mail and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
• Javascript which uses third-party services to store data about activities and transactions
• Trackable telephone numbers which keep track of phone calls made to some phone numbers on this site
• Offline website data – including both local and remote storage of activities
• Geo-targeting information about your location at the time of use of the site.

We do not collect personal Information automatically, but we may tie this information to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or you provide to us.

Third-party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

How We Use Your Information

We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:

• To present our Website and its contents to you.
• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
• To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
• In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
• For any other purpose with your consent.

We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third-parties' goods and services that may be of interest to you.

We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers' target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.

We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:

• To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
• To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
• To third parties to market their products or. We contractually require these third parties to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For example, if you give us an e-mail address to use the "e-mail a friend" feature of our Website, we will transmit the contents of that e-mail and your e-mail address to the recipients.
• For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
• With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

• To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• To enforce or apply our terms of use or terms of sale and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
• If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Company, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Your California Privacy Rights

California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write us or call us based on the contact information and address found in the Website.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.

Contact Information

To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, please write us or call us based on the contact information and address found in our Website.

 

Open Payments Database Information

Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1278, physicians are required to provide a notice to their patients regarding the Open Payments database (Database), which is managed by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS. The Open Payments database is a federal tool used to search payments made by drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals. It can be found at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov