Privacy & Cookie Policy
New Park Dental Data Protection Policy & Procedures
New Park Dental aims to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into effect on 25th May 2018. This policy and the related procedures lays out how New Park Dental complies with the GDPR. All team members must ensure they read, understand and comply with our policy and procedures in relation to GDPR.
Ensuring that individuals’ personal information is processed in line with the requirements of the GDPR and that individuals’ privacy is respected is imperative and all team members must give this a very high priority.
To comply with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act (1998), our practice has notified the Information Commissioner that personal information relating to patients and team members is processed and stored within our practice.
Data Processing
Includes collecting the information about an individual, using it, storing it, securing it, disclosing it and destroying it etc. GDPR applies to all businesses and organisations and to all personal data held about individuals. In a dental practice this means patients, employed and self-employed team members, referrer’s and anyone else that the practice processes data for.
Consent to data processing
Consent is one of the legal bases for processing personal data. Consent is not appropriate as a legal basis for processing personal data in relation to patient care or to administer an employment contract or a self-employed associate agreement.
Consent must always be obtained for direct marketing.
We also obtain consent for the following:
Personal Information - patients
Personal information about our patients includes:
Ensuring that individuals’ personal information is processed in line with the requirements of the GDPR and that individuals’ privacy is respected is imperative and all team members must give this a very high priority.
To comply with the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act (1998), our practice has notified the Information Commissioner that personal information relating to patients and team members is processed and stored within our practice.
Data Processing
Includes collecting the information about an individual, using it, storing it, securing it, disclosing it and destroying it etc. GDPR applies to all businesses and organisations and to all personal data held about individuals. In a dental practice this means patients, employed and self-employed team members, referrer’s and anyone else that the practice processes data for.
Consent to data processing
Consent is one of the legal bases for processing personal data. Consent is not appropriate as a legal basis for processing personal data in relation to patient care or to administer an employment contract or a self-employed associate agreement.
Consent must always be obtained for direct marketing.
We also obtain consent for the following:
- Text messages for appointment reminders
- Emails for appointment reminders to ask a patient to book an appointment
- Taking and using photographs
- Sharing personal information with a referral practice
- Sharing information relating to appointment details, treatment details or costs with a named individual.
Personal Information - patients
Personal information about our patients includes:
- The patient’s name, current and previous addresses, bank account/credit card details, telephone number/e-mail address and other means of personal identification such as his or her physical description
- Information that the individual is or has been a patient of the practice or attended, cancelled or failed to attend an appointment on a certain day.
- Information concerning the patient’s medical history, including their physical and/or mental condition and their oral health or condition.
- Information about discussions undertaken and agreements reached on treatment options, including costs of any proposed treatment.
- Information about the treatment that is planned, is being undertaken or has been provided.
- Information about family members and personal circumstances supplied by the patient or others.
- The amount that was paid for treatment, the amount owing, or the fact that the patient is a debtor to the practice.
Does our website use Cookies?
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We use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website.
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We use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website. We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website.
Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies.
If you do not wish to receive cookies from us, you can turn cookies off on your web browser: please follow your browser provider’s instruction in order to do so.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept liability for any malfunctioning of your device or its installed web browser as a result of any attempt to turn off cookies.
