This privacy policy sets out how Cottingham Dental Practice uses and
protects any information that you give Cottingham Dental Practice when
you use this website. Cottingham Dental Practice is committed to
ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide
certain information by which you can be identified when using this
website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance
with this privacy statement. Cottingham Dental Practice may change this
policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this
page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
This policy is effective from 01/04/14.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you
with a better service – in particular for the following reasons:
- internal record keeping
- we may use the information to improve our products and services
- we may periodically send promotional emails about new products,
special offers or other information which we think you may find
interesting using the email address which you have provided
- from time to time, we may also use your information to contact
you for market research purposes (we may contact you by email, phone or
mail): we may use the information to customise the website according to
your interests.
Security
At Cottingham Dental Practice we are committed to ensuring that your
information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or
disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and
managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect
online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your
computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie
helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular
site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual.
The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and
dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your
preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This
helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in
order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for
statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the
system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling
us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie
in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about
you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from
taking full advantage of the website.
Click on the Cookies button in the footer for further details.
Links to other websites
Cottingham Dental Practice’s website may contain links to other
websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave
our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that
other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection
and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such
sites: such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should
exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the
website in question.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to
third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to
do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional
information about third parties which we think you may find interesting
if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you
under the Data Protection Act 2018. If you
would like a copy of the information held on you please write to
Cottingham Dental Practice, Cottingham House, 190-192 King Street,
Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 5QJ.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect
or incomplete, please write to us as soon as possible, at the above
address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.