At Platinum Dental Surgery, we are committed to providing our patients with exceptional service. As providing this service involves the collection, use and disclosure of some personal information about our patients, protecting their personal information is one of our highest priorities.
At Platinum Dental Surgery, accessible from https://platinumdental.com.ng/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Platinum Dental Surgery and how we use it.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Platinum Dental Surgery. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Information We Collect
The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.
The information we collect about you includes:
Personally Identifiable Information
Our Website and our Service Providers only collect personally identifiable information (“PII”) with your consent. Collection of PII occurs if you register for an appointment on the Website, subscribe to a newsletter, tweet to us, or use other features and resources on the Website. You may visit our Site anonymously, but that may prevent you from engaging in certain Website features or Services. The PII we may collect includes the following:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Telephone Number
- Email address
- Date of birth
- Location
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
Our Website Service Providers and Affiliates may collect non-personally identifiable (anonymous) information (“Non-PII”) from visitors. Non-PII cannot identify a specific individual unless combined with Personally Identifiable Information. Examples of Non-PII that may be collected by the Website or required to provide the Services, including:
- ZIP code
- City
- State
USES AND DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
To Contact You: We may use your protected health information to contact you to remind you about appointments, inform you about treatment options, or advise you about other health-related benefits and services.
Treatment: We may use and disclose your protected health information to provide, coordinate or manage your health care and any related services. This includes coordinating your health care with a third party, consulting with another health care provider, or referring you to another health care provider. For example, your dentist may need to know if you have other health problems that might complicate your treatment and therefore may request your medical record from another health care provider that has provided treatment to you.
Payment: We may use and disclose your protected health information to obtain or provide payment for your dental services. This may include sharing information with the person or entity responsible for paying, such as your HMO. Your insurance company or health plan may need your information for activities such as determining eligibility or coverage for insurance benefits and reviewing services provided to you. For example, we may give your insurance company information about your dental surgery so your insurance will pay for the care.
How we Operate: We may use or disclose your protected health information for our health care operations, such as to support our business activities and to ensure that quality dental care is provided. Some of these activities involve quality assessments, peer or employee review, training health care professionals, licensing and accreditation activities, data aggregation, compliance- or audit-related activities, and business planning and development. For example, we may use your information to evaluate the performance of our dentists and staff in providing care to you.
Business Associates: We may disclose your protected health information to third parties that perform services, such as billing or legal services. We have written contracts with third parties requiring them to protect the privacy of your protected health information.
Log Files
Platinum Dental Surgery follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, Platinum Dental Surgery uses ‘cookies’. These cookies are used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Children’s Information
Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.
Platinum Dental Surgery does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
