Introduction
Skin Centre is committed to protecting and respecting the privacy of individuals.
This policy sets out how and why we collect, use, and disclose personal information of individuals who interact with Skin Centre, as well as how we safeguard this information.
This policy also covers information that is collected, used, or disclosed through use of the www.skincentre.co.za website, which is available to visitors located throughout the world and operated for different purposes.
What Is Personal Information?
Personal Information
Personal information means information that identifies you or could reasonably be used to identify you. Examples of personal information include your name, address, e-mail address, affiliated organization or company name, birth date, age, gender, medical device model and serial numbers, telephone number, account numbers, profession or specialty, education, diagnosis, treatment or condition, or other specific types of personal information. Some kinds of personal information are sensitive personal information. In this policy when we use the term personal information, we include sensitive personal information unless we specifically state otherwise.
Sensitive Personal Information
Sensitive personal information means personal information relating to your health, your racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, political affiliation, or trade union membership.
How Do We Collect Personal Information?
We collect personal information in a variety of ways, including through personal contact, through our employees and their attendance at industry events via our Web sites and the Internet, over the telephone, through other correspondence where necessary to identify patients, through third parties who have your authority to disclose such personal information to us or where we are required to do so by law. Examples of when personal information may be collected would include when you contact us for more information about our products or services; you fill out or submit a registration form for a Skin Centre event or educational session.
Generally, where we request personal information from you, we will explain the purpose of its collection and use and to whom it may be disclosed at the time we collect it. The personal information collected by us will be limited to the amount necessary for the purposes identified to you. If you decide to withhold particular information, it may limit our ability to provide you with the services or products you requested.
If you believe that a third party has disclosed your personal information to us without your consent to do so, please contact that third party. If they do not adequately respond to your inquiries, please let us know.
How Do We Use And Disclose Personal Information?
We only use and disclose personal information for the purposes that we have disclosed to you in this policy or at the time of the collection of the personal information, except as otherwise permitted or required by law. If for any reason we would like to use or disclose your personal information for a materially different purpose, we will obtain your consent before we proceed.