Internal Medicine, Lipid & Wellness Practice
Effective Date: January 1, 2016
Last Updated: October 22, 2026
This Website Privacy Policy explains how Internal Medicine, Lipid & Wellness Practice (“Practice,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information when you visit our website at https://www.imlwp.com (the “Site”) or take part in our text messaging program (the “SMS Program”).
This policy covers information collected through the Site (for example, analytics data and information you submit through a website contact form) and through the SMS Program.
If you become a patient, information we maintain in your medical record or through clinical systems is protected health information handled under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and described in our Notice of Privacy Practices, available at the office.
If you contact us through the Site or the SMS Program, we may collect:
Important: Please do not submit sensitive medical information (e.g., symptoms, diagnoses, test results) through a general website contact form or by text message. For clinical matters, use the patient portal or call us.
Important: Please do not submit sensitive medical information (e.g., symptoms, diagnoses, test results) through a general website contact form. For clinical matters, use the patient portal or call us.
When you use the Site, we may collect:
We may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site and understand usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site (e.g., traffic sources, page views). Google Analytics may use cookies and collect usage data. We configure and use analytics tools in a way intended to avoid collecting sensitive medical information through the Site.
reCAPTCHA
We use reCAPTCHA (a bot/spam prevention service) to help protect the Site from abuse. reCAPTCHA may collect information about your device/browser and interactions to determine whether activity appears automated.
If you agree to receive text messages from IMLWP, verbally in our office or by phone, or by texting JOIN, START or YES to our number, we use your mobile number to send appointment reminders and confirmations, scheduling and office updates, and replies from our staff, and to receive your messages. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to opt out at any time. Texting is optional and is not a condition of receiving care. See our Text Messaging Program page at https://www.imlwp.com/text-messaging and Section 12 of our Terms & Conditions.
No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. We do not sell, rent, or share your mobile number or your text messaging opt-in data and consent with any third party. Information sharing with subcontractors in support services, such as the text messaging provider that delivers our messages and customer service, is permitted. All other categories in this policy exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Text messages are not encrypted and may be viewed by anyone with access to your phone. You may ask us to contact you by another method at any time.
We may use information collected through the Site and the SMS Program to:
We may share information:
We do not sell personal information. Mobile phone numbers and text messaging opt-in data and consent are excluded from all of the sharing above, except delivery by our text messaging service provider, and are never shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.
We do not sell personal information for money.
The Site contains a link to an external patient portal: https://app.elationpassport.com/passport/login/. The portal is operated by a third party. Your use of the portal is subject to the portal provider’s terms and privacy practices.
The Site may also link to external sites, including Dr. Kordonowy’s Substack. We are not responsible for third-party privacy practices.
We use reasonable safeguards designed to protect information collected through the Site and the SMS Program. No method of transmission over the internet or by text message is completely secure.
We retain Site-related and SMS Program information as long as necessary for the purposes described above, including records of your text messaging consent and opt-out, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Depending on what information we have, you may request to:
To make a request, contact us using the information below.
If a security incident affects certain personal information, Florida’s data breach notification law (Florida Information Protection Act, FIPA) may require notice to affected individuals and, in some cases, regulators.
We may update this Privacy Policy. Updates will be posted on this page with a new “Last Updated” date.
Internal Medicine, Lipid & Wellness Practice
6160 Winkler Road
Fort Myers, FL 33919
Phone: (239) 362-3005
Email: staff@imlwp.com
Southwest Florida’s premier Medical Home. Dedicated to prevention, access, and the patient relationship. Serving Fort Myers, Sanibel, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples, Punta Gorda & surrounding Southwest Florida areas.
Contact
6160 Winkler Road
Fort Myers, FL 33919
(239) 362-3005
Fax: (239) 362-3392
staff@imlwp.com