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Notice of Privacy Practices

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.

This notice applies to OC Bare Inc, doing business as Bare Waxing and Laser, at all of our locations.

Your Rights

When it comes to your health information, you have the right to:

  • Get a copy of your records. Ask to see or get a copy of your treatment records, intake forms, and photos we keep in your chart, on paper or electronically. We’ll respond within 30 days and may charge a reasonable, cost-based fee.
  • Ask us to correct your records. If you think something is wrong or missing, ask us in writing. We may say no, and if we do, we’ll tell you why in writing within 60 days.
  • Request confidential communications. Ask us to contact you a certain way (for example, only by email) or at a certain address. We’ll say yes to reasonable requests.
  • Ask us to limit what we use or share. We aren’t required to agree, and we may say no if it would affect your care. If you pay for a service in full yourself, you can ask us not to share it with your health insurer, and we’ll say yes unless the law requires us to share it.
  • Get a list of who we’ve shared your information with. Ask for a list of the times we’ve shared your information in the 6 years before your request, who we shared it with, and why. This doesn’t include treatment, payment, operations, or disclosures you asked us to make. One list a year is free.
  • Get a copy of this notice. You can ask for a paper copy at any time, even if you agreed to get it electronically.
  • Choose someone to act for you. If someone is your legal guardian or has your medical power of attorney, they can use these rights for you. We’ll confirm they have that authority first.
  • File a complaint. If you believe your privacy rights were violated, contact our Privacy Officer (below). You can also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights at 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20201, by calling 1-877-696-6775, or at hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/complaints. We will never retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

To use any of these rights, contact our Privacy Officer in writing.

Your Choices

You can tell us your preferences for these. Just let us know:

  • Sharing information with family, close friends, or others involved in your care.
  • Sharing information in a disaster relief situation.
  • If you can’t tell us your preference (for example, if you’re unconscious), we may share information if we believe it’s in your best interest, or to prevent a serious and imminent threat to health or safety.

We never do these unless you give us written permission:

  • Marketing. We won’t use your health information to market to you without your written permission. This doesn’t stop us from sending you general Bare offers or appointment reminders.
  • Before and after photos. Photos taken for your chart stay in your chart. We will only use your photos on our website, social media, or advertising if you sign a separate photo release, and you can revoke it in writing at any time.
  • Selling your information. We never sell your health information.

How We Use and Share Your Information

Your care. We use your information to treat you and share it with the providers treating you. Example: your Removal Specialist or nurse reviews your intake form and notes before your service.

Running Bare. We use your information to run our spas and improve care. Example: using visit history for scheduling, quality checks, and staff training, or sending appointment reminders by text or email.

Payment. We use your information to bill and collect payment for your services, memberships, and packs.

Vendors who help us. We share information with companies that help us run Bare, like our booking and payment software. They must protect your information under written agreements.

Other ways we may share your information, when the law allows or requires it:

  • Public health and safety, like reporting adverse reactions or preventing a serious threat to someone’s health or safety
  • Reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or domestic violence
  • Health oversight agencies, like licensing boards
  • Responding to court orders, subpoenas, and lawsuits
  • Law enforcement, as the law requires
  • Workers’ compensation and other government requests
  • Coroners, medical examiners, and organ donation
  • Complying with the law, including if the Department of Health and Human Services asks to confirm we’re following privacy laws

For any other use, we’ll ask for your written permission. You can revoke it in writing at any time, except for anything we already did relying on it.

Our Responsibilities

  • We’re required by law to keep your health information private and secure.
  • We’ll let you know promptly if a breach happens that may have compromised the privacy or security of your information.
  • We must follow the practices in this notice and give you a copy of it.
  • We won’t use or share your information in ways not described here unless you tell us we can in writing.

California Law

California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act and other state laws can give you more protection than federal law. When state law is stricter, we follow it. Some information, like HIV test results, mental health records, and reproductive health information, has extra protection under California law, and we’ll only share it as those laws allow.

Changes to This Notice

We can change this notice, and the changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new notice will be posted on our website, available at our spas, and given to you on request.

Contact Us

Privacy Officer, Bare Management
OC Bare Inc, doing business as Bare Waxing and Laser
24451 Alicia Parkway, Suite 2, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
949-380-1340 · hi@barewaxingandlaser.com

Effective date: November 1, 2026