Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement explains how this personal professional website for Dr. Damiano G. Barone handles information. The site is intended to provide general information about Dr. Barone's clinical interests, research, publications, media, and appointment pathways through Houston Methodist.

Information you provide

If you contact the office, request an appointment, or follow links to Houston Methodist scheduling resources, you may provide information such as your name, contact details, reason for contact, or referral-related information. Appointment scheduling and clinical communications are handled through Houston Methodist and its official systems, not through this website as a patient portal.

Please do not send sensitive or detailed personal health information through ordinary website forms or email. Protected health information should be shared only through secure clinical channels provided by Houston Methodist or another appropriate healthcare system.

Automatically collected information

Like most websites, this site may collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, referring pages, and access times. This information is used to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.

How information is used

Information may be used to respond to inquiries, direct patients or referring clinicians to the appropriate scheduling pathway, maintain website security, understand general website usage, and comply with legal obligations. This website does not sell personal information.

Cookies and analytics

This site may use cookies or similar technologies for basic site functionality, analytics, performance measurement, or embedded third-party content such as videos. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

External links

This website links to external sites including Houston Methodist, academic institutions, publication databases, professional profiles, review sites, social media, and video platforms. Those websites have their own privacy practices. This website is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites.

Security

Reasonable measures are used to protect the website and information submitted through it. No website, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure. Do not use this website for urgent medical needs or for transmitting detailed sensitive health information.

Changes to this Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated from time to time. The current version will be posted on this page.

Contact Information

Questions about this Privacy Statement may be directed to:

Dr. Damiano G. Barone
Houston Methodist Hospital
6560 Fannin St, Scurlock Tower, 9th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713.441.3800 · Fax: 713.793.1015