Privacy policy.
Galway Ultrasound Specialists
Last Update March 2021.
Galway Ultrasound Specialist acknowledges your right to privacy. In this privacy notice we explain how we collect, share and use your personal information. It also underlines your data privacy rights and how you can exercise those rights.
You should read this privacy policy before using our website. By using the website you automatically consent to the confines of our privacy policy.
If you have an issue with any part of our privacy policy please contact us.
Our website provides details on the services offered by us, our contact details and allows you to enquire about a service directly through the enquiry form.
What personal data do Galway Ultrasound Specialists collect through our website?
We are obliged to only collect essential data that is necessary for us to fulfil your request.
When you contact us via email we collect:
Your email address and any other information you elect to provide us in your message.
When you contact us via the enquiry form we collect:
Your name, phone number, email address and any other information you elect to provide us.
When you browse the website we may also automatically collect certain data including your IP address, device type, browser type, broad geographical location, unique device identification numbers. We potentially can also collect information on how you interact with our site e.g. pages accessed, links clicked. This data is utilised by our internal analytics to develop our service appropriately. This information may be collected by us using cookies or comparable technology. This is explained fully in our cookie policy
We do not collect or process sensitive personal data through the Website (e.g., your health information, opinion about your religious and political beliefs, racial origins, membership of a professional or trade association, or information about your sexual orientation), unless you decide to provide such data to us.
This privacy policy does not relate to personal data we collect outside this website for the provision of medical services. Medical information is strictly protected by data protection laws and such medical information will be stored in our systems only after you provide your explicit prior consent at our premises. For further details on what medical information we collect and share relating to patients please see our data privacy notice for patients.
If you don’t provide us with the personal data when requested, we may not be able to perform the requested operation and answer your appropriately.
Who do we share your personal information with?
· We may share your personal data to third-party service providers (i.e., data processors). For example, we may share your personal and non-personal data with companies that provide services to us, such as web analytics, advertising, e-mail circulation, and enhancement of the security of our website.
· The disclosure and sharing of your personal data is limited to the situations when we believe disclosure is necessary for example for law enforcement purposes, to fulfil our contractual obligations, allow operation of our business and website or pursue legitimate business interests.
International data transfers
Personal data we collect may be transferred and processed in countries outside Ireland and the EU. We will only transfer your data if it is necessary to do so. If we deem it necessary, we will ensure that any third party we transfer your data to will use your personal data in accordance with our data privacy policy.
Your data protection rights
You have the following data protection rights:
• Access your stored personal data
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Transfer your personal data to another processor
• Request the deletion of your personal data from our systems
• Object and restrict processing of your personal data
• Withdraw your consent to your data retention
• Right to make a complaint
You can exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details provided under “contact us” in the footer below.
You have the right to complaint to the data protection authority www.dataprotection.ie about or practices. We would appreciate if you contact us with any complaint initially and we will answer you in a timely manner.
Data Controller
Galway Ultrasound Specialists Ltd, having principal place of business at Block 15, Galway technology Park, Parkmore, H91AY0Y, act as the data controller concerning your personal data and are responsible for the collection and processing of personal data obtained through this website.
Data Retention
Your personal information will be retained only when we have a legitimate requirement to retain it. If there is no legitimate need to retain your information we will delete or anonymise it.
Links to third party websites
This website contains links to third party websites. Galway ultrasound specialists are not responsible for the content of these websites and not responsible for their data privacy and collection practices. If you choose to access linked third party website, you do so at your own risk and should examine their data privacy policies.
Personal Data Security
At Galway Ultrasound Specialists, we use appropriate physical, technical and organisational procedures to protect any personal information we have collected from you. These procedures are aimed to provide a suitable level of protected to the risk of processing your personal information.
To enhance your security please use a secure network when accessing our website.
In the event of a security breach we will immediately inform the Irish Data Protection Commission and take appropriate measures to alleviate the breach in accordance with the law.
If we would like to use your personal data for reasons that are not mentioned in this Privacy Policy we will alert you and, if required by the applicable law, seek your prior consent to those specific purposes.
Consent
When you use our website, you consent to your data being used in accordance with our privacy policy. Your use of the Website is subject to this Privacy Policy.
If we use your personal data for any other reason not disclosed in this policy, we will request your consent to do so.
We do not collect through the website any personal data from those we are aware are under the age of 18. If a person under 18 has provided us with personal data without parental or guardian consent in advance, the parent or guardian request that the child’s personal data be deleted. Our contact details are specified in the section “Contact us”.
Marketing communication.
We do not send you any direct marketing communications without obtaining your prior consent, unless we would like to inform you about our services that are similar to the services that you have already ordered from us.
You can opt-out from marketing communication at any time by contacting us directly. Our contact details are indicated in the section “Contact us”.
Informational notices.
If required, we may send you informational notices related to the website. Communication will be made only on a necessary basis and it does not fall within the scope of direct marketing communication.
Non-Personal Data
When you browse the website, we collect some technical non-personal data, such as the browser type and the URL addresses of websites clicked to and from the Website. Please note that such information does not contain any personal data and it cannot be used to identify you. We collect non-personal data for online analytics purposes only.
In case your non-personal data is combined with some of your personal data in a way that allows your identification, we will treat such non-personal data as personal data.
Updates to the privacy policy
This privacy policy may be updated in response to changes in our business practice, legal changes or technological updates. We will obtain your consent to any material privacy notice alterations if and when consent is required under data protection laws.
The date that the privacy notice was last update is published at the beginning of the privacy notice.
How to contact us
Please contact us with any questions or concerns regarding the collection and use of your personal data at
Galway Ultrasound Specialists,
Block 15,
Galway Technology Park,
Parkmore,
Galway.
H91AY0Y