Mr Waseem Bhat believes that user privacy is integral to the success, growth, and utilisation of the Internet. This statement outlines the practices that her practice will adhere to with respect to the privacy of site users. This statement may undergo review and alteration as new services and programmes are introduced, requiring modifications to this statement. We encourage you to periodically revisit this Privacy Policy.
We do not collect personally identifiable information regarding the users of our Internet site – including email addresses – without obtaining user consent. In certain instances, we may request that users voluntarily provide information, including email address, street address, telephone number, or other details, to enable us to personalise and enhance a user’s site visit or to provide the opportunity for follow-up after the site visit. The provision of such information by users is entirely voluntary.
As your treating clinician and therefore custodian of personal information relating to your medical treatment, I must only use that information in accordance with all applicable law and guidance. This Privacy Notice provides you with a detailed overview of how I will manage your data from the point at which it is gathered and onwards, and how that complies with the law. I will use your personal information for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, providing you with care and treatment, sharing it with other medical professionals and research/clinical audit programmes. In addition, you have a number of rights as a data subject. You can, for instance, seek access to your medical information, object to me using your information in particular ways, request rectification of any information which is inaccurate or deletion of information which is no longer required (subject to certain exceptions). This Privacy Notice also sets out your rights in respect of your personal information, and how to exercise them.
To use this site, you must be at least 18 years old. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personally identifiable information about visitors under 18 years of age.
Use of Provided Information
If you voluntarily provide information, you consent to the collection and use of your personally identifiable information by the practice. However, we do not sell or rent personal information collected through this site to any third party.
We may provide aggregate statistics about website visitors, such as volume, traffic patterns, referral sources, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors. However, these statistics will not include any personally identifiable information about the users. We may also disclose information in special cases when we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Conform to legal requirements or comply with legal processes
- Protect and defend our rights or property
- Enforce the Website Terms and Conditions of Use
- Act to protect the interests of our users or others
Occasionally, we may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide personally identifiable information to the appropriate governmental authorities. We will disclose such information upon receipt of a court order, subpoena, or to cooperate with a law enforcement investigation. We reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that we, in good faith, believe to be unlawful.
If you have voluntarily provided personally identifiable information, Mr Waseem Bhat may, from time to time, send mail or email to you regarding products and services. If you do not wish to receive such offers and mailings, you can easily indicate your preference by checking the appropriate box on the submission form.
Personal information
As one of my patients, the personal information I hold about you may include the following:
a) Name
b) Contact details, such as postal address, email address and telephone number (including mobile number)
c) Financial information, such as credit card details used to pay us and insurance policy details
d) Occupation
e) Emergency contact details, including next of kin
f) Background referral details
g) Clinical photographs (with verbal consent).
Disclosures to third parties:
I may disclose your information to the third parties listed below for the purposes described in this Privacy Notice. This might include:
a) A doctor, nurse, carer or any other healthcare professional involved in your treatment
b) Other members of support staff involved in the delivery of your care, like receptionists and porters
c) Anyone that you ask me to communicate with or provide as an emergency contact, for example your next of kin or carer
d) NHS organisations, including NHS Resolution, NHS England, Department of Health
e) Other private sector healthcare providers
f) Your GP
g) Your dentist
h) Other clinicians (including their medical secretaries)
i) Third parties who assist in the administration of your healthcare, such as insurance companies
j) Private Healthcare Information Network
k) National and other professional research/audit programmes and registries, as detailed under purpose 4 above
l) Government bodies, including the Ministry of Defence, the Home Office and HMRC
m) Our regulators, like the Care Quality Commission, Health Inspectorate Wales and Healthcare Improvement Scotland
n) The police and other third parties where reasonably necessary for the prevention or detection of crime
o) Our insurers
p) Debt collection agencies
q) Credit referencing agencies
r) Our third party services providers such as IT suppliers, actuaries, auditors, lawyers, marketing agencies, document management providers and tax advisers
s) Selected third parties in connection with any sale, transfer or disposal of our business
t) I may also use your personal information to provide you with information about products or services which may be of interest to you where you have provided your consent for me to do so.
Other disclosures
Updating information and rectification
Please inform us if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be updated.
Your rights under GDPR
You have the following rights under applicable European data protection law:
The right of access: You have the right to obtain confirmation from us as to whether or not we process personal data from you and you also have the right to at any time obtain access to our personal data stored by us. To exercise this right you will need to contact us.
The right to erasure (also known as the right to be forgotten): I may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to ensure that it remains accurate. In the event that there are any material changes to the manner in which your personal information is to be used then I will provide you with an updated copy of this Privacy Notice. In some circumstances, you have the right to request that I delete the personal information I hold about you. However, there are exceptions to this right and in certain circumstances I can refuse to delete the information in question. In particular, for example, I do not have to comply with your request if it is necessary to keep your information in order to perform tasks which are in the public interest, including public health, or for the purposes of establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
The right to withdraw your consent: If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on the consent before the withdrawal. To exercise this right you contact us at any time.
The right to data portability: You may have the right to receive the personal data concerning you and which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to transmit those data to another controller.
The right to object: You may have the right to object to the processing of your personal data as further specified in this Privacy Policy.
The right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office
You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are unhappy with the way that I have dealt with a request from you to exercise any of these rights, or if you think I have not complied with our legal obligations. More information can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website: https://ico.org.uk/
Regarding Cookies
Mr Waseem Bhat may utilise a standard Internet technology called “cookies” to collect information about how the website is accessed and utilised. Cookies can enable a website operator to determine if a user visited the site in the past and thereby save and recall preferences that the user may have set during browsing. Cookies do not allow the website to retrieve any other data from your hard drive or obtain your email address. Mr Waseem Bhat’s website may also employ memory-based cookies to support user authentication for future web applications. While users retain the ability to adjust browser settings to accept all cookies, receive notifications when a cookie is sent, or reject all cookies, please note that it may not be possible to utilise certain services that require registration in the future if the browser is set to reject cookies.
External Websites
This site includes links to other websites. While Mr Waseem Bhat website aims to link exclusively to sites that uphold our high standards and respect for privacy, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by other sites. For enquiries or concerns regarding this statement, please contact us at www.wbplasticsurgery.co.uk.
