Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Winning Smile Dental Practice. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy applies to all personal data processed by us through our website, our booking engine "You Can Book Me", and our use of Google Analytics.

Data Controller

Winning Smile Dental Practice is the data controller responsible for your personal data. Our contact details are:

• Name: Winning Smile Dental Practice
• Address: Winning Smile, Main Street, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.
• Email: wsmiledentist@gmail.com
• Phone: (021) 437 1944

Types of Data Collected

1. Personal Identification Information: Name, date of birth, email, phone number, and address.
2. Health Information: Dental health and history relevant to your treatment.
3. Booking Information: Appointments scheduled via "You Can Book Me".
4. Website Usage Data: Collected through Google Analytics, including IP address, browser type, and behavior on our website.

Purpose of Data Processing

1. Appointment Management: To schedule, reschedule, or cancel appointments.
2. Dental Services: To provide personalized dental care and treatment.
3. Communication: To inform you about your appointments, changes in our services, or dental health tips.
4. Website Improvement: To analyze website usage and improve user experience.

Legal Basis for Processing

1. Consent: Where you have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for a specific purpose.
2. Contractual Necessity: Processing your data is necessary for a contract you have with us.
3. Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.
4. Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party.

Data Sharing and Transfer

1. You Can Book Me: We share your booking information with "You Can Book Me" to manage appointments.
2. Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics for website analytics. Google may process your data in the United States.
3. Third Parties: We may share your data with healthcare providers, insurance companies, or as required by law.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

1. Access: Request access to your personal data.
2. Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
3. Erasure: Request erasure of your personal data.
4. Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data.
5. Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another entity.
6. Objection: Object to processing of your personal data.
7. Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be posted on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us using the details provided above.