At Affinity Dental Clinic, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website and use our services. By accessing our website and providing your personal information, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1.1 Personal Information: We may collect personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you voluntarily provide it to us through our website's contact forms or when you communicate with us via email or phone.
1.2 Usage Information: We may collect non-personal information about your interactions with our website, including your IP address, browser type, referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamps, and website usage patterns. This information is collected by cookies and similar technologies.
2.1 Personal Information: We may use your personal information to:
2.2 Usage Information: We may use usage information to:
3.1 Service Providers: We may share your personal information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, conducting business operations, or providing services on our behalf. These service providers are obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes specified by us.
3.2 Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in response to a valid request from a governmental authority or law enforcement agency.
3.3 Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our business or assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction. We will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our website if such a transfer occurs and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We take appropriate security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
You have certain rights regarding the personal information we hold about you. These rights may include the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, as well as the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your information. To exercise these rights or if you have any questions about our privacy practices, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.
We comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means that we process your personal information lawfully, fairly, and transparently, and we only collect and use your personal information for specified purposes. We take appropriate measures to ensure the accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality of your personal information.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those third parties before providing any personal information.
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file placed on your computer's hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.
Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information like how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit.
We may use cookies to:
Analyse our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions.
Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
Test content on our website. For example, 50% of our users might see one piece of content, the other 50% a different piece of content.
Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.
Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.
You can use your web browser's cookie settings to determine how our website uses cookies. If you do not want our website to store cookies on your computer or device, you should set your web browser to refuse cookies.
However, please note that doing this may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you.
Unless you have changed your browser to refuse cookies, our website will issue cookies when you visit it.
Open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday
Occasional Saturdays – Private only
Vacancies available. Contact the practice by phone to enquire
Suite 1E
Southgate House
88 Town Centre
Basildon ( Essex )
SS14 1BN
