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Privacy Policy

Who we are

 

This is the website for the registered company Stunning Smiles Limited T/A Downtown Dental.

Our website address is: https://www.downtowndental.co.nz.

 

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We may collect information from you or about you, including your:

  • Personal information means information or an opinion about you, whether true or not, from which your identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained or as otherwise defined by applicable privacy law. This is whether the information is recorded in a material format or not. Personal information may also include information we may collect about your individual preferences. It does not include information that is de-identified (anonymous data).
  • Health information means personal information about your health such as your medical history or medical conditions or disabilities as more particularly described under New Zealand’s HIPC.

The personal information or health information collected depends on the dealings you have with us, and may include your:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • gender
  • occupation
  • address (postal and email)
  • telephone numbers
  • health insurance cover details
  • National Health Index number
  • medical history, test results, medication and other health information
  • financial information (including credit card details)
  • your IP address and/or other device identifying data
  • other information necessary for our functions and activities
  • nominated person to contact in case of emergency
  • opinion in relation to any of our business activities via surveys and/or competitions and trade promotions
  • other such information (including proof of identity) that is relevant for us to provide our products and services to you in the manner that you have requested, or to comply with the Applicable Privacy Laws

If you are making an application or enquiry in relation to employment, or you are an existing employee, we may collect additional information from or about you such as:

  • details relating to you and your guarantor
  • details of your referees
  • information provided by your referees
  • credit checks
  • criminal history checks
  • results of any profile testing
  • results of any pre-employment testing
  • identity documents
  • tax file number
  • health information
  • details of your next of kin

The personal information or health information collected depends on the dealings you have with us, and may include your:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • gender
  • occupation
  • address (postal and email)
  • telephone numbers
  • Medicare, health fund and health insurance cover details
  • medical history, test results, medication and other health information
  • financial information (including credit card details)
  • your IP address and/or other device identifying data
  • other information necessary for our functions and activities
  • nominated person to contact in case of emergency
  • opinion in relation to any of our business activities via surveys and/or competitions and trade promotions
  • other such information (including proof of identity) that is relevant for us to provide our products and services to you in the manner that you have requested, or to comply with the Applicable Privacy Laws
  • If you are making an application or enquiry in relation to employment, or you have a dental practice and are interested in joining us, or you are an existing employee or practice, we may collect additional information from or about you such as:
  • details relating to you and your guarantor
  • details of your referees
  • information provided by your referees
  • credit checks
  • criminal history checks
  • results of any profile testing
  • results of any pre-employment testing
  • identity documents
  • tax file number
  • health information
  • details of your next of kin

We will only collect personal information or health information from you when it is reasonably necessary to undertake our business activities and functions, or as otherwise permitted by law. We may also collect your personal information or health information for one or more of the following purposes:

  • to gain an understanding of your needs so we may provide you with the required service and advice
  • to contact you to provide advice or information in relation to the way in which the service will be or has been provided
  • to provide and administer dental and associated services to you
  • to send appointment reminders to you
  • to analyse our services and customer needs with a view to developing new and/or improved services
  • for surveys, direct marketing, promotions and/or competitions
  • to ensure the proper function of our website and online software
  • for our marketing, planning, product development and research requirements
  • to administer and manage our services including charging, billing and collecting debts
  • to respond to your requests, questions, comments and complaints
  • to notify you about special offers and products or services, either directly or via a third party advertising platform
  • to resolve disputes or resolve problems
  • to prevent prohibited or illegal activities
  • fulfilling any mandatory reporting obligations required by applicable law, including communicating with you if a notifiable data breach has occurred in relation to your personal information
  • to assess your application for a role with us and to take references
  • any purpose for which you have consented
  • any related secondary purpose which we believe you would reasonably expect when we collected your personal information or as a result of our ongoing relationship with you
  • any purpose for which we are required or authorised by the Applicable Privacy Laws
  • to respond to and manage inquiries, complaints, feedback and claims, defend our legal interests and investigate and protect against fraud, theft and other illegal activities

We may also use your personal information or health information for other purposes not listed above which will be made clear to you at the time we collect your personal information, or for such purposes as may be required or permitted by the Applicable Privacy Laws.

 

Comments

 

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

 

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

 

Media

 

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

 

Cookies

 

Most commercial websites use cookies. Cookies are data that a website transfers to your browser and are stored in your hard drive, and are be used to track your ongoing access to and use of the website. We may use cookies to allow us to track usage patterns and help us improve and tailor our service to you. Cookies are used to ‘remember’ when your computer or device accesses our website. Cookies are essential for the effective operation of our website and to help you interact with us online. They are also used to tailor the products and services offered and advertised to you, both on our website and elsewhere. Cookies will not identify you personally. If you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter your security settings on your web browser to disable cookies or to warn you when cookies are being used. However this may mean you may not be able to take advantage of all features of the website.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

 

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

 

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

 

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Our websites may contain links to other websites that are not under our control. These websites may use cookies. It is the responsibility of those third parties to collect appropriate consents from you in order to permit their own cookies (to the extent this is required by law) and to inform you about the cookies they use. You should check the Privacy Policy on all third party websites to ensure you are comfortable with third party cookies.

We have no responsibility for linked websites or third-party advertising services, and provide them solely for your information and convenience. We specifically disclaim responsibility for their content, privacy practices and terms of use, and we make no endorsements, representations or warranties about their accuracy, content or thoroughness. Your disclosure of personal information to third party websites is at your own risk.

 

Embedded content from other websites

 

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

 

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

 

How is personal information or health information collected?

We will, if reasonable and practicable to do so, collect personal and health information directly from you. This may take place when you fill out documents such as a form. Information may also be collected from you in other ways, including:

  • when you attend an appointment our practice
  • via our websites or online chat rooms
  • via our social media pages
  • if you complete an entry form for any competition and/or trade promotion operated by us
  • if you complete any survey
  • if you post us your information
  • if you call us
  • if you provide us with your information in any other format such as verbally or via text message
  • if you apply for any job vacancy
  • if you make a complaint to us

We may collect personal and health information from third parties such as:

  • your health service provider
  • a health professional who has treated you
  • your family or legal guardian
  • other sources where necessary to provide a health service

Every time you use our website, information may be collected by us or on our behalf via services such as Google Analytics. Types of information collected may include:

  • the date and time of your visit to our website and online software
  • your IP address
  • the address of the documents you access
  • the type of browser and operating system you are using
  • any address of a recurring site and any other website you are about to visit
  • the information you submit regarding payment particulars

The information that may be collected provides us with details about how the website is being used including the frequency and duration of visits, and which web pages you have accessed on the website.

We may provide third parties with aggregate statistics about our visitors, traffic patterns and related site information. This data reflects site-usage and does not contain identifying information.

 

Who we share your data with

We will not sell, distribute, rent, licence, disclose or reveal, share or pass your personal information or health information on to any third parties, other than in accordance with this Policy, and to those who are contracted to us to keep personal information or health information confidential.

We may disclose personal information or health information:

  • to our related bodies corporate, suppliers, consultants, contractors or agents so that they can provide you with products or services on our behalf or help us to provide you with the requested products or services including contacting you in relation to the products or services
  • if we merge with or are acquired by another entity, to that entity as a part of the merger or acquisition
  • to relevant government authorities and agencies for the purpose of investigating a health issue, including a workplace health and safety matter
  • to other health service providers in relation to continuity of care where that service provider is involved in your treatment or diagnostic services
  • when conveying information to a responsible person (e.g. parent, guardian, spouse) when you are incapable or cannot communicate, unless you have requested otherwise
  • when conveying information to close family members in accordance with the recognised customs of medical practice

 

How long we retain your data

 

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

 

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

 

What rights you have over your data

 

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

We may use your personal information to identify a product or service that you may be interested in or to contact you about an event or promotion. We may with your consent or where required by Applicable Anti-Spam Laws, use the contact details you have provided to contact you from time to time (whether by phone, email or SMS) to tell you about new products or services and special offers that we believe may be of interest to you.

You can withdraw your consent to receiving direct marketing communications from us at any time by unsubscribing from the mailing list by clicking ‘unsubscribe’ at the bottom of any email from us, by contacting us on the details at the end of the policy or by using the unsubscribe facility set out in any other electronic communication you receive. Once you have unsubscribed from the electronic communication, you will be removed from the corresponding marketing list as soon as is reasonably practicable and in accordance with Applicable Anti-Spam Laws.

We may occasionally engage other companies to provide marketing or advertising services on our behalf. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to deliver the service. If we provide those companies with any of your personal information, it is to provide you with a better or more relevant and personalised experience and to improve the quality of those services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that these organisations are bound by confidentiality and privacy obligations in relation to the protection of your personal information.

We may also use your personal information and information collected about you using third parties such as Google Analytics to provide you with a better or more personalised and relevant experience when using our website. We may do this by combining behavioural data we collect by the use of cookies and combining it with the personal information we have collected from you.

Keeping personal information and health information accurate and up to date

It is your responsibility to ensure that the personal information or health information you provide us is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, as required by Applicable Privacy Law, we will also endeavour to ensure that the personal information and health information collected from you is up to date, accurate and complete.

Medical records are our property – however you have a right to access them subject to some exceptions allowed by applicable laws. In the case of pathology services, it is recommended that you obtain the information from the referring doctor. We will disclose the medical record to an authorised personal representative or legal adviser where you have provided written authority, unless any of the applicable legislative exceptions apply.

You may request access to or correction of your personal information and health information we hold about you at any time by contacting the relevant Privacy Officer using the details set out at the end of this Policy. We will need to verify your identity. Subject to any applicable exceptions or requirements, we will provide you with access to the personal information or health information you request within a reasonable time and usually within 20 working days in New Zealand. If we decide to refuse your request we will tell you why in writing and how to complain.

We may charge a reasonable fee for collating and providing access to personal and health information.

 

Where we send your data

 

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

 

 

How we protect your data

We take all reasonable and appropriate steps (including organisational and technological measures) to protect your personal information and health information from misuse, interference and loss, as well as unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. Some of the ways this is done include:

  • requiring our staff to maintain confidentiality
  • implementing document storage security
  • imposing security measures for access to our computer systems
  • providing a secure environment and access control for confidential information
  • only allowing access to personal and health information where the individual seeking access has satisfied our identification requirements

Where we store your personal information and health information depends on what interaction you have had with us. These include:

  • electronic databases, including those for processing customer enquiries or feedback
  • email databases for marketing communications
  • paper based forms

However, the Internet is not in itself a secure environment and we cannot give an absolute assurance that your personal information will be secure at all times. Transmission of personal information over the Internet is at your own risk and you should only enter, or instruct the entering of, personal information within a secure environment.

 

 

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

The laws we comply with in our dealings with your personal information or health information will depend on your location. We will always comply with Applicable Privacy Laws and Applicable Anti-Spam Laws.  Here in New Zealand these are the Privacy Act 1993, Privacy Principles, Health Information Privacy Code (HIPC) and Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007.

Contact us

If you have a question or comment regarding this Policy or wish to make a complaint or exercise your privacy rights, please contact our Privacy Officer at the following:

Phone:  +64 9 302-0379

Post:

Attn: Privacy Officer
Downtown Dental
P O Box 106353
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND 1143

E-mail:

admin@downtowndental.co.nz

We will need to verify you, and we will respond to you within a reasonable period of time to acknowledge your complaint and inform you of the next steps we will take in dealing with your complaint.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner via the website: https://www.privacy.org.nz/your-rights/making-a-complaint/

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may revise this Policy from time to time as we add new features or as laws change that may affect our New Zealand or Australian businesses or websites. When we make changes to our Privacy Policy, they are reflected on this page. Any revised Privacy Policy will apply both to information we already have about you at the time of the change, and any personal information or health information created or received after the change takes effect. We encourage you to periodically reread this Privacy Policy, to see if there have been any changes to our policies that may affect you. Your continued use of our services following an update to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of those changes.