Website Privacy Policy
This policy covers this website (visitworldofsmiles.com). Your child's dental and health records are covered by a separate document, our Notice of Privacy Practices, as required by HIPAA.
Effective date: October 2026
The short version
- This website has no forms, no accounts and no sign-up. We do not ask you to type anything here.
- Booking, patient forms and payments happen on Weave, the secure system our office uses. When you click "Book" or a patient form, you leave this site and Weave's privacy policy applies.
- We never sell or rent information about visitors.
- Please do not send health information by e-mail, text or social media. Call us at (503) 626-9700 instead.
What this website collects
Like almost every website, our web host (Vercel) receives the basic technical information every browser sends, such as your device's internet address, browser type and the page you asked for, so the page can be delivered and kept safe from attacks. These logs are kept for a short time and are not used to identify you.
How we count visits (no cookies): the website counts its own visits so we can see how many families find us and which pages help. It notes which pages are opened, roughly how long each is on screen and how far it is scrolled, where the visit came from (for example a search engine or one of our ads), the general kind of device and browser, the approximate city, and taps on our phone number, booking, directions and e-mail links. It does not use cookies or store anything on your device, does not keep your internet address, never sees anything you type, and is not shared with or sold to any other company. To tell visits apart on the same day it uses a code that is replaced every day and cannot be traced back to you. If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control signal, nothing is counted.
Google tag: we use the Google tag (Google Ads) to understand how many people visit and which pages help families find us. It uses cookies and counts only the kind of button tapped (call, book, directions). It never sees anything about your child's health, and nothing you type anywhere. You can block these cookies in your browser settings or with Google's opt-out tool at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Things from other companies on our pages
Some pages show a map (map pictures from OpenStreetMap, which sets no cookies; the "Get directions" button opens Google Maps), YouTube videos (in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode), a Google calendar and podcast players from Spotify. These companies may set their own cookies when you play or use them. Their own privacy policies apply. Links to other websites (for example Weave, Google reviews or our social media) leave our site.
Children
This website is written for parents and guardians. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone online, including children under 13.
Staff log-in
Our team has a private page for updating the website. It uses one small cookie only for staff who log in. Visitors never see it.
Your choices and questions
Questions about this policy: call (503) 626-9700, write to World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry, 11790 SW Barnes Rd, Suite 280, Portland, OR 97225, or e-mail info@visitworldofsmiles.com.
If we change this policy, we will update the effective date above.