Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 19, 2026

1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy At Clinical Nutrition Center (CNC), led by Dr. Ethan Lazarus, we recognize that weight loss and clinical nutrition are deeply personal. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your health information. While CNC is a direct-billing practice and does not transmit standard electronic transactions to insurers, we voluntarily strive to meet or exceed the privacy standards set by HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA).
2. Information We Collect

• Affirmative Consent for Sensitive Data: In compliance with the Colorado Privacy Act, we will obtain your explicit, affirmative consent before collecting or processing any sensitive health data through our website forms. We do not infer consent from mere website navigation.
• Voluntary Health Information: When you use our “Contact Us” forms or register for an appointment, you may provide your name, contact details, and brief health goals.
• Secure Portal Data: Clinical data, laboratory results, and sensitive health histories are managed exclusively through our Secure Patient Portal and our on-premises Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, not through public website forms.
• Automated Technical Data: We use “cookies” and similar tools to analyze website traffic (e.g., your browser type, time of visit, and originating URL). This data is used in aggregate to improve our site’s functionality and does not identify you personally.

3. How We Use and Protect Your Information We use your information strictly to coordinate your medical weight loss treatment, communicate with you regarding appointments or clinical updates, and improve the educational content on our website. We do not rent, sell, or trade your personal or health information to third parties.
4. Secure Communication Standards For your protection, all clinical questions and sensitive data should be transmitted via our Secure Patient Portal. Please be aware that standard email and website contact forms are not encrypted. By using them, you acknowledge the inherent risk of interception by unauthorized parties. We may send appointment reminders via SMS only if you have explicitly opted-in; you may opt-out at any time by replying “STOP.”
5. Your Rights (Colorado Privacy Act & Medical Ethics) As a patient of Clinical Nutrition Center in Colorado, you have the right to access a copy of your medical records and personal data, request corrections to inaccurate information, request the deletion of non-medical personal data (subject to medical record retention laws), and opt-out of our educational newsletters or marketing communications at any time.
6. Security Measures We maintain rigorous physical, technical, and administrative safeguards at our Greenwood Village facility to protect your data. This includes an encrypted, on-premises EHR system and restricted access to patient files.
7. Contact Us If you have questions regarding this policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact our clinic: Clinical Nutrition Center 5995 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Ste 150 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Phone: 303-750-9454 | Fax: 303-750-1996