Introduction
Cairde Slainte Limited, trading as GPBuddy.ie ("GPBuddy", "we" or "us") respects and protects your right to privacy in relation to your interactions with this website. We have adopted the following statement to safeguard your personal information and to protect its confidentiality. Any information which is provided by you to GPBuddy via this website or otherwise will be treated in accordance with the terms of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (the "Acts") and/or such amending or replacement legislation as may be adopted in Ireland from time to time. You should read this Privacy Statement carefully before using this website. If you do not read or if you disagree with any aspect of the Privacy Statement, you should not use this website. Your use of this website signifies your agreement to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Statement.
The Collection and Use of Information
GPs
If you are a GP seeking to use the services offered by GPBuddy, then you will be asked to provide certain personal information to us. Such information will include, without limitation, details such as your name, email address and Irish Medical Council number.
We may also use your email address to contact you from time to time to update you on matters concerning the service we provide. You consent to us contacting you in this regard. We will not give or sell your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes without your consent.
You also acknowledge and agree that in certain circumstances we may be obliged to disclose personal information that you have provided to us to third parties, for example, in order to conform to any requirements of law or to comply with any legal process, as well as to protect and defend our rights.
Healthcare Professional
If you are a healthcare professional (or a representative of a healthcare professional) who wishes to advertise your service on GPBuddy.ie, then you will be asked to submit personal information as part of our registration process, for example, name, email address, phone number etc. GPBuddy.ie will not release any personal information to any third parties without your prior consent except for the purposes of validating information or unless we reasonably believe that we are required to do so by operation of law. GPBuddy.ie retains the right at all times to contact you in relation to the services provided on this website.
We use any personal information you provide to identify you as a healthcare professional, to process your registration, to verify credit or other charge card details, to process your credit card transactions and to deliver relevant information about you to registered GPs. We will not give or sell your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes without your consent.
You also acknowledge and agree that in certain circumstances we may be obliged to disclose personal information that you have provided to us to third parties, for example, to our credit card payment service provider in order to conform to any requirements of law or to comply with any legal process.
Updating, Verifying and Deleting Personal Data
If at any time after giving us this information you decide that you no longer wish us to hold or use this information, or you wish to change this information, you are free to notify us, and we will remove or rectify the information promptly. We do not collect or keep your personal data unless it is necessary for the purposes(s) set out above nor do we keep your personal data for longer than is necessary. You have the right to request a copy of the information which we hold about you (for which we may charge you a small fee) and to have inaccuracies in your information corrected.
Sale of Business
GPBuddy.ie reserves the right to transfer information (including any personal information you provide) to a third party in the event of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of GPBuddy.ie, a subsidiary or line of business associated with GPBuddy.ie. You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be afforded an opportunity to opt-out.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. GPBuddy.ie is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices on such linked sites. This Privacy Statement governs only information collected on this website. When linking to another website, a user should read the privacy statement stated on that website. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Statement do not apply to these external websites. Our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties for your convenience and information only. We accept no liability in connection with any third party website accessed via a link from this Website, or any contract entered into or through a third party website. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.
Security
The nature of the Internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the Internet. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. However, we will take all reasonable steps (including appropriate industry and technical protocols and standards) to protect your Personal Data. GPBuddy.ie accounts are secured by user-created passwords. Due to the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee the protection of your personal data and therefore we are not responsible for any loss or damage resulting to you when the website is used. You should be aware that each time you visit a website, two general levels of information about your visit can be retained. The first level comprises statistical and other analytical information collected on an aggregate and non-individual specific basis of all browsers who visit the website and the second is information which is personal or particular to a specific visitor who knowingly chooses to provide that information.
The statistical and analytical information provides us with a general and non-individual specific information about the number of people who visit this website; the number of people who return to the website; the pages that they visit; and where they were before they came to the website and the page in the website at which they exited. This information helps us monitor traffic on a website so that we can manage the website's capacity and efficiency. This type of non-personal information and data can be collected through the standard operation for internet servers and logs as well as "cookies" and other technical mechanisms.
Cookies are small data files that a website can use in order to recognise visitors who revisit a website so as to facilitate their ongoing access to and use of the website. Cookies are used by websites to store visitors' user settings and therefore most browsers are initially configured to accept cookies. Typically, cookies involve the assigning of a unique number to the visitor. You should be aware that GPBuddy.ie is unable to control the use of cookies or the resulting information by other third parties such as advertisers or parties hosting data for GPBuddy.ie. One simple way to prevent the use of cookies is to activate the facility which is available in most web browsers that enables a user to deny or accept cookies. However, you should realise that certain cookies may be necessary in order to provide you with certain features such as the customised delivery of certain information.
Disclaimer
GPBUDDY.IE, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS AND AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIMS, EMERGENCIES, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, LOSSES, EXPENSES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE AND/OR DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT AND YOUR CONSENTS.
Amendments
GPBuddy.ie reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend this Privacy Statement at any time, and you should regularly check this Privacy Statement for any amendments.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Privacy Statement is governed by the laws of Ireland and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Irish courts.