Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 12, 2026
Last Updated: September 12, 2026

DoctorEmrani.com (“Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when visiting or interacting with this Website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use it, when it may be disclosed, the choices available to you, and your privacy rights.

By using DoctorEmrani.com, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information in several ways.

Information You Provide Directly

When you voluntarily interact with the Website, you may provide information such as:

Your name;
Email address;
Information included in a contact form or message;
The reason for contacting us, such as a book inquiry, media request, speaking request, or other inquiry;
Newsletter subscription information; and
Any other information you voluntarily provide.

Please do not submit Social Security numbers, financial account information, medical records, insurance information, detailed health information, or other highly sensitive information through the Website’s general contact forms.

Newsletter Information

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name and email address in order to send you newsletters, articles, announcements, and related communications.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting us.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our web server, hosting provider, security services, analytics services, or other website technologies.

This information may include:

IP address;
Browser type and version;
Device type;
Operating system;
Referring website;
Pages visited;
Date and time of access;
Approximate geographic region derived from an IP address;
Website interaction information;
Cookie or similar technology identifiers; and
Security, diagnostic, and error-log information.

We use this information primarily to operate, secure, maintain, understand, and improve the Website.

2. How We Use Information

We may use personal information for purposes including:

Responding to messages and inquiries;
Processing requests submitted through the Website;
Providing newsletters and other communications you requested;
Managing newsletter subscriptions and unsubscribe requests;
Operating and maintaining the Website;
Improving Website content, performance, accessibility, and usability;
Understanding how visitors use the Website;
Protecting the Website against spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats;
Troubleshooting technical problems;
Complying with applicable laws, regulations, legal proceedings, or governmental requests; and
Protecting our rights, users, property, and security.

We do not use information submitted through the Website to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

3. Medical and Health Information

DoctorEmrani.com provides information concerning Afshine Emrani, MD, FACC, his books, professional activities, and medical practice. However, the general Website and its public contact forms are not intended to serve as a patient portal or secure method for transmitting protected health information.

Do not use the Website’s general contact forms to send private medical information, diagnoses, laboratory results, prescriptions, insurance information, or other protected health information.

Patients and prospective patients should contact Los Angeles Heart Specialists directly regarding appointments or medical care.

Los Angeles Heart Specialists
18370 Burbank Blvd., Suite 401
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone: (818) 996-4100

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or seek immediate medical attention.

Information handled as part of an actual physician-patient relationship may be subject to separate medical privacy requirements, including applicable federal and state health-information laws and the medical practice’s Notice of Privacy Practices. Those practices are separate from this Website Privacy Policy.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies, pixels, local storage, server logs, and similar technologies.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

Keeping the Website functioning properly;
Remembering Website or privacy preferences;
Website security and fraud prevention;
Measuring Website traffic and performance;
Understanding how visitors interact with Website content; and
Supporting embedded third-party features.

Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function. Other cookies or technologies, where used, may be optional and subject to your consent depending on your location and applicable law.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies will not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect Website functionality.

5. Security and Spam Prevention

We may use security and anti-spam technologies, including services such as Cloudflare Turnstile where enabled, to determine whether Website interactions are legitimate and to protect the Website from automated abuse, spam, malicious traffic, and other security threats.

These services may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser characteristics, device information, and interaction data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

6. Embedded Content and Social Media

The Website may include or display content from third-party platforms, including social-media services such as Instagram and links to services such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Substack, and other platforms.

Embedded content may behave in the same manner as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those third parties may collect information about your device, browser, IP address, interactions, or account if you are logged into their service.

Third-party platforms operate under their own terms and privacy policies. We do not control their privacy practices.

7. External Links and Amazon

The Website contains links to websites and services operated by third parties.

For example, books displayed on DoctorEmrani.com may link to Amazon for additional information or purchasing. When you follow an external link, you leave DoctorEmrani.com and the third party’s privacy policy and terms apply.

We do not control how Amazon or other third-party websites collect, use, or disclose your information.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, payment information entered on a third-party website is collected directly by that third party and not by DoctorEmrani.com.

8. How We Share Information

We may disclose personal information to service providers that help us operate the Website, such as:

Website hosting providers;
Email and newsletter providers;
Website maintenance providers;
Security and spam-prevention providers;
Analytics providers;
Cloud infrastructure providers; and
Other vendors that provide services necessary to operate the Website.

These providers may process information only as necessary to perform services for us, subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

We may also disclose information:

When required by law;
In response to a subpoena, court order, or lawful governmental request;
When reasonably necessary to protect our rights or safety;
To investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents; or
In connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale, or transfer of relevant assets.

9. Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell personal information for money.

We also do not knowingly sell personal information belonging to children under 16 years of age.

Certain privacy laws define terms such as “sell” or “share” more broadly than an ordinary sale, particularly when information is disclosed for cross-context behavioral advertising.

If we use technology in the future that constitutes the sale or sharing of personal information under applicable law, we will provide any legally required notice and opt-out mechanism.

Where applicable, we will also recognize legally required browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control (“GPC”).

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to:

Respond to communications;
Maintain newsletter subscriptions;
Maintain security records;
Resolve disputes;
Meet contractual obligations; and
Satisfy legal, tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements.

Retention periods vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

Newsletter information may generally be retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion, subject to limited records we may need to maintain to document your unsubscribe request.

Messages and inquiries may be retained for a reasonable period based on their nature and whether additional follow-up is required.

Server, security, and technical logs may be retained for shorter periods unless needed to investigate security incidents, fraud, abuse, or technical issues.

11. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no internet transmission, website, electronic storage system, or security measure can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should therefore avoid transmitting sensitive information through ordinary Website forms or email.

12. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident and applicable California privacy law applies to our processing of your personal information, you may have rights that include:

Right to Know: The right to request information regarding categories and specific pieces of personal information collected about you, as applicable.
Right to Delete: The right to request deletion of certain personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
Right to Correct: The right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
Right to Opt Out: The right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information where applicable.
Right to Limit Certain Uses of Sensitive Personal Information: Where applicable, the right to restrict certain uses or disclosures of sensitive personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: The right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising applicable privacy rights.

We do not currently sell personal information for monetary consideration.

If our practices constitute “sharing” under applicable California law, eligible California residents may exercise the applicable opt-out rights.

Where required, we will honor Global Privacy Control or other legally recognized opt-out preference signals.

You may also use an authorized agent to make a privacy request where permitted by applicable law. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity or the authority of an agent before completing certain requests.

13. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Similar Privacy Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction providing similar data-protection rights, applicable law may provide you with rights regarding your personal information.

Depending upon the circumstances, these rights may include:

Access to your personal information;
Correction of inaccurate information;
Deletion of personal information;
Restriction of processing;
Objection to certain processing;
Data portability;
Withdrawal of consent; and
The right to lodge a complaint with an applicable data-protection authority.

Legal Bases for Processing

Where the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar law applies, we may process information based on one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent. For example, when you voluntarily subscribe to a newsletter or consent to optional cookies.

Legitimate interests. For example, operating, maintaining, improving, and securing the Website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms.

Performance of a contract or steps requested before entering into a contract. For example, when processing certain requests you initiate.

Legal obligations. When processing is necessary to comply with applicable law.

You may withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before consent was withdrawn.

14. International Data Transfers

DoctorEmrani.com is operated from the United States.

If you visit the Website from outside the United States, your personal information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those countries may differ from the laws in your jurisdiction.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for international data transfers, we or our service providers will use appropriate transfer mechanisms.

15. Children’s Privacy

This Website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 through the Website.

If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so that appropriate action can be taken.

16. Email Communications

If you subscribe to newsletters or other promotional communications, we may send emails to the address you provide.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link contained in the communication.

We may retain limited information necessary to ensure that an unsubscribed address remains suppressed from future marketing communications.

Transactional, administrative, privacy, or security-related communications may not be subject to marketing opt-out requests where those communications are necessary.

17. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a “Do Not Track” setting.

Because there is no universally adopted standard governing all Do Not Track signals, the Website may not respond to traditional Do Not Track signals.

Where legally required, however, we will recognize applicable opt-out preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.

18. Third-Party Privacy Practices

This Privacy Policy applies only to DoctorEmrani.com.

We are not responsible for the privacy, security, or content practices of third-party websites or services linked from or embedded within this Website.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external service before providing personal information.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in:

Website functionality;
Technology;
Service providers;
Business practices; or
Legal and regulatory requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

Material changes may also be communicated through additional Website notices when appropriate or legally required.

20. Contact Us and Privacy Requests

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to submit a privacy request, you may contact:

Afshine Emrani, MD, FACC / DoctorEmrani.com
Email: doctoremrani@gmail.com

For matters related specifically to patient care: