Protection of personal data and the use of cookies

Here’s everything you need to know about the information collected through https://dentaltexture.com/ – hereinafter referred to as “website”.

You will find out why we request personal data, how they are stored, how long we keep them and how they are processed.

Read on.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Chapter 1: Personal data
• Article 1.1: General remarks
• Article 1.2: Data collected through the appointment form
• Chapter 2: Cookie policy
• Article 2.1: General information
• Article 2.2: What are cookies?
• Article 2.3: The role of cookies
• Article 2.4: Cookies used by the website
• Article 2.5: Deleting Cookies
• Chapter 3: Your rights
• Chapter 4: Final remarks

CHAPTER 1: PERSONAL DATA

ARTICLE 1.1: GENERAL INFORMATION

It is important to know that all personal data is collected only after giving your explicit consent.

What personal data do we request through online forms?

• your name
• your phone number
• your e-mail adress
• information about your health

We encourage you to use the question form if you have any concerns and the review form if you want to share your experience at the office with others.

This website has a security certificate installed – which means that all information transmitted through it is safe (data is encrypted).

We also inform you that the data provided by you is not transmitted to third parties.

The reason for the request, storage and processing of personal information are detailed in the following sections:

ARTICLE 1.2: DATA COLLECTED THROUGH

APPOINTMENT FORM

The personal data requested through the appointment form are your name and contact information (email address or phone number).

The information provided about your health remains at your discretion.

The purpose of requesting this data is to facilitate scheduling a future visit to the medical office.

These personal data are not stored by the website.

The collected data are sent via email to the attending physician.

CHAPTER 2: COOKIE POLICY

ARTICLE 2.1: GENERAL INFORMATION

It is important to know that the website will use cookies only after giving your explicit consent.

ARTICLE 2.2: WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small files saved on your device (laptop, tablet, phone) during your visit to the website.

They are generated after loading a web page or when submitting an online form.

It is good to know that they do not represent a threat to data privacy or online security as they can only be accessed by the website that generated them or by you, the user.

Their lifetime can be from a few minutes to a few months (or until you delete them).

ARTICLE 2.3: ROLE OF COOKIES

The role of cookies is to store certain (limited) information between your different visits.

For example, this website saves a cookie on your device when you agree to the website’s terms and conditions of use.

Cookies should only be used to save simple data in the “name = value” format.

For the example above, the cookie saved by the website would be in the form “terms = accept”.

Thus, on your next visit, “the website knows” that you have already accepted the terms – and by default, it will no longer display that information window.

ARTICLE 2.4: COOKIES USED BY THE WEBSITE

First of all, cookies can be:

• own cookies (generated by the website)
• third party cookies (Google Analytics)

Own cookies do not store personal data.

Among the cookies generated by the website, we mention:

• for accepting the terms of use of the website
• last specialty visited (to display relevant articles)

Third-party cookies are used to analyze online traffic.

SECTION 2.5: DELETING COOKIES

The vast majority of cookies have a short lifetime – meaning that after a certain period, they are automatically deleted.

However, you must know that you have total control over them.

You can set your browser (Google Chrome, Firefox) not to accept them at all, or you can delete the cookies used by the website.

You must bear in mind that some websites cannot function properly without permission to use cookies.

CHAPTER 3: YOUR RIGHTS

Because you benefit from the right to information, you can ask for additional details about the information we request or the cookies used by the website.

You also have the right to modify the dataand the right to delete personal data.

You can at any time request the rectification, completion, or deletion of the personal data you have provided.

You have any time the right to withdraw consent regarding the processing of personal data.

CHAPTER 4: FINAL REMARKS

For any uncertainties regarding the protection of data provided through online forms or the website’s cookie policy, please contact us.

We are at your disposal with additional clarifications.

You can file a complaint against the way personal data is processed with the National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing.