Website Privacy Policy and Cookies

Your Privacy.

Your privacy matters to us. Below, you’ll find our website privacy policies. If you’d like information on how your GP practice handles your data, please visit their website or talk to your practice reception team.

Privacy Policy

At Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network, accessible from www.dor-pcn.co.uk one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network and how we use it. 

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact our website team by reaching out to SW Healthcare

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) 

We are a Data Controller of your information. 

Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information: 

  • Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network needs to perform a contract with you 

  • You have given Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network permission to do so 

  • Processing your personal information is in Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network legitimate interests 

  • Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network needs to comply with the law 

Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. 

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact our web providers, SW Healthcare, who will be happy to help. 

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights: 

  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. 

  • The right of rectification. 

  • The right to object. 

  • The right of restriction. 

  • The right to data portability 

  • The right to withdraw consent 

LOG FILES 

Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information. 

COOKIES AND WEB BEACONS 

Like any other website, Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information. 

PRIVACY POLICIES 

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network. 

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. 

Note that Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers. 

THIRD PARTY PRIVACY POLICIES 

Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. 

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective websites. 

CHILDREN'S INFORMATION 

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity. 

Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records. 

ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY ONLY 

Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. 

CONSENT 

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. 

Cookie Policy

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:

  • Keeping you signed in

  • Understanding how you use our website

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:

  • Functionality – Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network use these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

  • Advertising – Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network use these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Droitwich & Ombersley Primary Care Network sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.

How to manage cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.