Whether you are a registered patient or a member of our digital community, your personal data is of the utmost importance to Dermnurse Medical Aesthetics. We use your data to provide excellent service, relevant and helpful communications and to facilitate your interaction with our online community. We value the trust you place in us and will never misuse your data or abuse it.
As a registered provider of healthcare services, we take great care when handling your sensitive data. We understand the importance of protecting your right to privacy, and as a partially digitalized business, we have taken great care to ensure we keep your personal data safe and secure.
Our reputation depends on the integrity of our service to you; therefore, we remain committed to the ongoing review of our data storage and processing to give you peace of mind. We will remain open and honest, and comply with the transparency obligations of your right to be informed. What type of information do we hold about you?
We currently collect and process personal information about you, including your name, age, and contact details. We also collect what is classed as ‘special category data’ – personal data that needs more protection because it is sensitive. Specifically, this includes:
We use special category data to help us assess your individual needs and provide the right treatment, products, and services.
How we get the information and why we have it
Most of the personal, sensitive, and medical information we process is provided to us directly by you. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information that you provide to us.
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| You have registered as a website user to purchase a product, leave a comment or sign up to clinician services. | When you register as a website user to purchase a product, interact with our online community, pause, or register for clinician services, you will provide personal information such as your name, contact details, gender and date of birth. |
| You have completed our online menopause assessment questionnaire | When you complete the menopause assessment questionnaire you share your email address with us so that we can send you your personalised report. You may also share sensitive information on your health and lifestyle that we use to determine your personalised report and tailor any subsequent healthcare provision you choose to engage with us for. |
| You have signed up to our online community | When you register to engage with other users within our online community, pause, you will provide personal information such as your name, contact details, gender and age. Only your name will be shared with other community users. We will not share contact details or sensitive information. |
| You have completed one of our online contact forms or surveys | You may choose to contact us via an online contact form or provide feedback via a customer satisfaction survey. You will be asked to provide your name and contact details so we can respond to you appropriately. |
| You have sent us an email or a letter | If you write to us by email or letter your details may be recorded as a contact so that we can fulfil the purpose of your enquiry. Your details will be stored and processed safely and securely and you will not be opted in to marketing communications unless you express your wish to do so. |
| You have contacted us by telephone | If you contact us by telephone your details may be recorded as a contact so that we can fulfil the purpose of your enquiry. Your details will be stored and processed safely and securely and you will not be opted in to marketing communications unless you express your wish to do so. |
| You have registered as a patient with Dermnurse Medical or our Model M-MAP | When you register as a private patient of Dermnurse Medical you will need to provide an Alberta Health number and up-to-date photographic ID for identification purposes during consultations. |
| You have shared this information during an appointment | During an initial consultation or routine appointment, you may disclose personal and sensitive information to your clinician. This information is treated in the strictest confidence and stored and processed in line with UK legislation. |
| You have attended one of our events | If you attend an in-person or virtual event with Dermnurse Medical, you may have opted in to sharing your personal and contact information with us. You may receive a follow-up communication from us but will be able to opt out of any communications easily. |
| You have opted into marketing and have posted publicly on social media | We may collect anonymous information from customers from social media to help us continue to better understand your needs and concerns. We may share anonymous data, for example, demographic information, with platforms such as Facebook for the purposes of serving you relevant content through paid advertising. |
| You have used our third-party prescription service, from Fullscript, Script, or Creative Pharmacy | We partner with Fullscript to process payment for and fulfil your prescription and repeat prescription ordering. Once you have ordered a prescription online, we process your information safely and securely. The data we provide to Fullscript is your email contact details and the data we receive is the current status of your order. |
| You have used a third-party blood testing service, Tap Lab or Alberta Health Services Dyna Lab. We also have partnered with DUTCH (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) for urine testing. | We refer interested patients to Tap Lab to provide private blood testing services. Once you have ordered a blood test, we process your personal information and blood test results safely and securely in accordance with Alberta legislation. The data we provide to lab services is your telephone and email contact details. The data we receive is the status of your requisition and your test results and analysis. |
For us to provide the level of service and care that you need it is really important that the information you provide at any point during your engagement with Dermnurse Medical is accurate and up to date. If there are any changes to your contact details or personal information or if information relating to your health changes, please let us know. You can do so by calling us at 403-475-9296.
You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide to us and we will not be responsible for any losses arising from any inaccurate, incomplete, inauthentic, or deficient data that you provide to us. If you fail to provide personal data
Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with goods or services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
Building a profile about you
We also collect, use and share Aggregated Data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data could be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data in law as this data will not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your Usage Data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect Aggregated Data with your personal data so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal data which will be used in accordance with this privacy policy.We collect anonymous information on our website via Google Analytics and Go Daddy. We collect some information on how you interact with our website, such as using cookies or device IDs, to monitor our digital platform and the efficiency of our service. We do this so that we can continually improve our content and provide you with the very best customer experience. We also use Simple Texting and Chaport analytics to monitor and analyse web traffic and to keep track of user behaviour.
Under the Alberta Privacy Act , the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:
Strict confidentiality and data security provisions will apply at all times to any such audit and data use. We may share this information with:
There are times where you may be required to provide Dermnurse Medical with specific permission to use and access your data. At these times, Dermnurse Medical will provide you with all the details required in order for you to make your decision.
Updating your personal information
If you would like to change the information we hold about you, or want your information removed from our database, please contact us by advising that you wish to make a change by emailing dermnurseyyc@gmail.com. You can use the “unsubscribe” option which will be included in our marketing email communications to opt-out of our marketing emails.
How we store your information
Your information is securely stored in the following locations:
By law, we have to keep basic information about our customers (including Contact, Identity, Financial and Transaction Data) for seven years after they cease being customers for tax purposes. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see your legal rights above for further information. In some circumstances, we will anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
Financial information
We do not collect or process any payment information. All payment details entered into our website are processed through our third-party processor ‘Clover’ and you can refer to their website to see how they will store all payment information and transaction details. We will not retain any payment information.
Third parties
We use the following third-party providers who will each have their own privacy policy to which your personal information will be subject. We use these services to fulfil our requirements to you as Dermnurse Medical patients:
We use Google products and Go Daddy to track the performance of our website:
Google – https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance* Go Daddy
We keep your medical records in accordance with national guidelines – Records Management Code of Practice 2020 – A guide to the management of health and care records. We will dispose your information in line with best practice described in the guidance.
Data security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions, and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality. We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
Website Partners
Our website may contain product recommendations belonging to our partners. In some cases, we may receive a commission from our product partners if you purchase from them. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Dermnurse Medical website and all other methods as identified above.
Marketing Communications
We strive to provide you with choices regarding certain personal data uses, particularly around marketing and advertising, the following personal data control mechanisms.
No mobile or email information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Information sharing to subcontractors in support services, such as customer service is permitted. All other use case categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
Promotional offers from us
We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage, and Profile Data to form a view on what we think you may want or need, or what may be of interest to you. This is how we decide which products, services, and offers may be relevant for you (we call this marketing).
You will receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased [goods or services] from us and you have not opted out of receiving that marketing.
Opting out
You can ask us to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by following the opt-out instructions on any marketing message sent to you OR by contacting us directly at any time. Opting out of receiving marketing messages will stop the messages from being sent. We may still need to contact you via phone or email as a result of a product/service purchase, warranty registration, product/service experience or other transactions.
Voice Your Concerns
Please contact us at dermnurseyyc@gmail.com if you wish to voice your concerns about our marketing messages, services, or privacy policy and terms of service.