SKIN | Medical Aesthetics Atelier
3 Market St, Suite 400, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Effective Date: 10/3/2026
THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
Our Commitment to Your Privacy
Your health information is personal, and we take its protection seriously. This notice applies to all records of your care created or maintained by SKIN | Medical Aesthetics Atelier.
Protected health information (PHI) includes any information that identifies you and relates to your health or care, such as:
Personal and demographic information
Medical history and treatment information
Appointment and service records, including treatment photos
Billing and payment information
Our Legal Duties
We are required by law to:
Maintain the privacy and security of your protected health information
Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices
Follow the terms of the notice currently in effect
Notify you if a breach occurs that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information
How We May Use and Share Your Information
Treatment. We use your information to provide, coordinate and manage your care. For example, your provider reviews your medical history before recommending a treatment, and we may consult with other healthcare professionals when necessary.
Payment. We use your information to bill for services and collect payment. For example, we may provide information to an insurer when a service is covered.
Healthcare Operations. We use your information to run our practice. For example, we may use it for quality improvement, staff training, licensing, regulatory compliance and administrative reviews.
Appointment Reminders and Communication. We may contact you about appointments, scheduling, treatment follow-ups and practice information by phone, text, email or patient communication systems. You may ask us to use a different method. Standard email and text messages may not be fully secure, and we will honor your preferences.
Individuals Involved in Your Care. We may share relevant information with a family member, friend or other person you identify who is involved in your care or responsible for payment, unless you object. In an emergency, we may use professional judgment to decide whether sharing information is in your best interest.
Business Associates. We work with companies that help us operate, such as our booking and payment systems. They are required by contract to protect your information.
Disclosures Required or Permitted by Law
We may share your information without your authorization when required or permitted by law, including for:
Public health reporting
Health oversight activities, such as audits and inspections
Reporting abuse, neglect or domestic violence
Court orders, subpoenas and lawful law enforcement requests
Preventing a serious threat to health or safety
Workers' compensation claims
Uses That Require Your Written Authorization
We will not use or share your information for any purpose not described in this notice without your written authorization. This includes:
Using your photos, including before-and-after photos, in marketing or on social media
Marketing communications paid for by a third party
Selling your health information
You may revoke an authorization at any time in writing, except where we have already acted on it.
Your Rights
Right to Access. You may request to see or get a copy of your medical and billing records, including an electronic copy. We will respond within 30 days and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
Right to Request Corrections. You may ask us to correct information you believe is incorrect or incomplete. We may decline, but we will explain why in writing.
Right to Request Restrictions. You may ask us to limit how we use or share your information. We are not required to agree, except that if you pay for a service in full out of pocket and ask us not to share it with your health plan, we will honor that request unless the law requires us to share it.
Right to Confidential Communication. You may ask us to contact you in a specific way or at a specific address. We will accommodate reasonable requests.
Right to an Accounting of Disclosures. You may request a list of certain times we have shared your information in the past six years. We will provide one list per year at no charge.
Right to a Copy of This Notice. You may request a paper copy of this notice at any time, even if you received it electronically.
Right to Choose Someone to Act for You. If you have given someone medical power of attorney, or someone is your legal guardian, that person can exercise your rights.
Changes to This Notice
We may change this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The current notice will be posted on our website, available in our office, and provided upon request.
Questions and Complaints
If you have questions, or believe your privacy rights have been violated, please contact our Privacy Officer:
SKIN | Medical Aesthetics Atelier
3 Market St, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Phone: 609-900-5785
Email: info@myskinnj.com
Attention: Privacy Officer
You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201, by calling 1-877-696-6775, or online at www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints.
We will not retaliate against you for filing a complaint.