Cookies

What are Cookies?

Cookies are used to personalise your interface with the site, as well as to remember you when you return. They are small packets of data that are stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer to identify yourself to us and help us keep track of what you have shown interest in. Your browser may have a feature to disable such cookies (or you can personally delete them) and your interface will not be severely restricted.

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Cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use them to create reports in order to improve the site. The cookies collect the information in an anonymous form, including how many visitors have used the site, where the visitors have come from, and the pages they have visited.

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Cookies cannot harm your computer. We do not store information that can personally identify you, such as your credit card details, but we do use encrypted information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site. Each browser will work differently, so check the ‘Managing cookies’ section below of your particular browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.

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We are providing this information as part of our initiative to comply with relevant legislation, and to ensure we’re honest about your privacy in regards to using our website. If you would like to find out more regarding cookies in general and how to manage them, visit aboutcookies.org.

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Third-Party Cookies

When you visit our site there may be some cookies that are not related to w3p. If you go on to a web page that contains embedded content, you may be sent cookies from these websites. We have no control over the settings of these cookies, therefore we suggest that you check the third-party websites for more information regarding their cookies and how to manage them.

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Share Tools
 

If you share content with friends and family through social networks, you may be sent cookies from these websites. We have no control over the settings of these cookies, so please check the third-party websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.

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How We Use and Share Your Information To help You
 

We keep your information in order to ensure our professions involved in your care have you accurate and up-to date personal information. Also, in order for us to accurately assess your needs and provides you with excellent care, we require this information. Additionally, this information can be used to properly investigate any concerns you may have if a complaint is raised.

Managing Cookies

If cookies are not enabled on your computer, your experience on our website will be limited to browsing and researching.

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To Enable Cookies

If you’re not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

● For PCs: click on ‘Help’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘About’ option

● For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the ‘About’ option
 

How To Check Cookies Are Enabled For PCs
 

Google Chrome

● Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options

● Click the ‘Under the Hood’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content

settings’ button

● Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’

Safari

● Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’

option

● Click on ‘Security’, check the option that says ‘Block third-party and advertising cookies’

● Click ‘Save’
 

Mozilla Firefox

● Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select Options

● Then select the Privacy icon

● Click on Cookies, then select ‘allow sites to set cookies’

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

● Click on ‘Tools’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Internet options’ , then

click on the ‘Privacy’ tab

● Ensure that your Privacy level is set to Medium or below, which will enable cookies in

your browser

● Settings above Medium will disable cookies

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How To Check Cookies Are Enabled For Macs

Safari on OSX

Click on ‘Safari’ at the top of your browser window and select the ‘Preferences’ option

Click on ‘Security’ then ‘Accept cookies’

Select the ‘Only from site you navigate to’

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX

● Click on ‘Explorer’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Preferences’ options

● Scroll down until you see ‘Cookies’ under Receiving Files

● Select the ‘Never Ask’ option
 

Opera

Click on ‘Menu’ at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’

Then select ‘Preferences’, select the ‘Advanced’ tab

Then select ‘Accept cookies’ option

Mozilla and Netscape on OSX

● Click on ‘Mozilla’ or ‘Netscape’ at the top of your browser window and select the

‘Preferences’ option

● Scroll down until you see cookies under ‘Privacy & Security’

● Select ‘Enable cookies for the originating web site only’
 

All other browsers

Please consult your documentation or online help files.

Further Information

If you have any questions or require further information regarding our Privacy Policy then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Privacy Notice For Our Patients/Service Users

We keep a record of the care you receive from our clinic to ensure that:

● Our clinic staff have accurate and up-to-date information about yourself

● We have the necessary information from you to assess your needs and provide the care

you require

● Your concerns can be properly investigated if a complaint is raised

On our behalf, we must:

● Make sure your information is kept confidential and secure

● Maintain full records of the care we provide you with

● Provide an accessible copy of this information at your request

Your Record

Your record may include some or all of the following information:

● Your name, address and date of birth

● Your contact information (including email address and telephone number)

● Contacts you have had with our clinic

● Notes and records of your health

● Your previous medical history

● Forms of photo ID

● Treatments you have had within the clinic, including photos

● Informations regarding medicines you are taking, side effects you have experienced, and

allergies

● Relevant information from people such as health professionals and relatives that we may

need to know in regards to your health

You have the right to discuss and request to see what information is kept and written on your

record.
 

How Dr. Mustafa Taş uses your contact details

● We need a valid contact number and email address for you as we may need to contact

you with information relevant to your treatment such as appointment confirmation,

pre-care advice, post-treatment follow-ups, etc.

● Emails will allow you to keep a record of conversations between yourself and Dr. Mustafa Taş

● You can use email to contact our staff about enquiries or to ask about your appointment

If you have an urgent query or feel unwell after attending your appointment then contact the

clinic (Monday-Saturday 9:30am to 6:00pm).

How your records are kept Our guiding principle is that we will hold your information in strict confidence.

Dr. Mustafa Taş is registered under the Data Protection Act 2018. This abides by the law and observes good practice in maintaining complete confidentiality and appropriate

information security.

We will fulfil our obligations under this agreement to the fullest extent by ensuring the following eight principles governing the processing of personal information are observed:

● personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully

● personal data shall be obtained only for specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be

processed in any manner incompatible with those purposes;

● personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes

for which it is processed;

● personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;

● personal data shall be kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it

is processed;

● personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under

the Act;

● personal data shall be subject to appropriate technical and organizational measures to

protect against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or

damage;

● personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European

Economic Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of data protection

Information regarding yourself and the treatments you receive may be held in various formats and will be held for the specific retention periods outlined by the relevant professional bodies.

We only use secure systems to store user records, images, and prescription details. Patient data held on paper will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act and destroyed using secure documented procedures after the set time periods set out by the Department of Health.

How your records are used

Your records are used to:

● Ensure any treatments we provide you are based on accurate information

● Monitor the quality of our care and assist us in understanding the outcomes of care

● Investigate any concerns or complaints you may have about your healthcare

● Provide information that is needed for financial transactions in relation to payment for treatments.

Anonymised data we may remove your name and other details that coil identify you so that we can use the information anonymously to:

● Monitor and improve the quality of care we provide our patients

● Train and educate our staff

Sharing your health record Dr. Mustafa Taş have an information lead data protection officer who is responsible for protecting the confidentiality of all client information and ensuring this is only shared when necessary.

During your treatment, we may need to share your information with:

● Our healthcare professions (e.g., our doctors and nurses)

● Administrative support staff

We may share your information if:

● You ask us to

● We are required by law to

● We have special permission because we believe that the reasons for sharing are so important that they override our confidentiality obligations.

 Sharing your information outside the EU If your permanent address is outside of the EU (or your treatment is occuring outside the EU), we may need to send some of your details to individuals based outside the EU specifically to promote your ongoing care. Normally this would be the doctor who referred you to us for the treatment. If you wish, we can give you the documents to give you physical control over this information.

We may use third parties to process and store your personal data on our behalf. We normally store your data on secure servers in the European Economic Area (EEA). Such processing is subject to contractual restrictions with regard to confidentiality and security in addition to the obligations imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998.

Where necessary we may transfer personal information overseas for processing to support the long- term effectiveness of treatment and monitor patient outcomes. Personal information will be processed in this way when it is not possible to achieve this purpose with the use of anonymised or pseudonymised information only.

How Can I Stop My Information From Being Shared?

Dr. Mustafa Taş acts to provide information for other health and social care professionals who request this information as they require further detailed investigations on their patients. 

We will normally need to share your personal information with your doctor. If you wish for us to not share your information with your doctor or other healthcare providers, please let us know. However, please note that choosing to not share your information may affect the care that you receive.
 

You have the right to request that your confidential information not be used beyond your own

care and treatment. Where your wishes cannot be followed, you will be told the reasons behind this including the legal basis. You may at any time withdraw any consent you previously had given us.

If you would like to opt-out, withdraw consent to the use of your information, or discuss what impact doing this may have, please express your concerns with us or email us by typing ‘Opt Out Request’ in the email subject line.

Your legal rights Dr. Mustafa Taş is the Data Controller for the data we hold regarding our patients and staff.

You have the right to confidentiality under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), the Human

Rights Act 1998, and the Common Law Duty of Confidentiality. The Equality Act 2010 may also apply.

You have the right to know what information we retain about you, what we use it for, and if the information is shared with anyone you also have the right to know who it will be shared with. You have the right to apply for access to your personal information held by us. 

Other people can apply for access to your health records on your behalf, including anyone authorized by you in writing (e.g., a solicitor), or anyone appointed by a court to manage your affairs where you

cannot manage them yourself. 

Access covers:

● The right to obtain a copy of your record in permanent form

● The right to have the information provided to you in a way you can understand, and

explained where necessary. You would not be entitled to see information that:

● Has been provided about you by someone else if they have not given you permission to see it

● Identifies another person who has not given permission for you to see the information about them

● Relates to criminal offenses

● Is being used to detect or prevent crime

● Could cause physical or mental harm to you or someone else If you are currently receiving treatments/services from us and would like to view your record without obtaining a copy, please discuss your request with the professional in charge of your care.

Obtaining a Copy Of Your Record

If you wish to apply for the access of your personal information:

● You should send us a request in writing

● You should provide enough information to enable us to identify your records

● We will take all steps to respond to you within 30 days of your request being sent

● You may be required to provide us with a form of identification before any information is released to you.

If you believe any information on your records is incorrect once receiving them then please inform us immediately.

This Privacy Policy is effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the

modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy

Marketing Cookies

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In order to improve our website content and information, we collect anonymized data for analysis and statistics. With the help of cookies, we can, for example, anonymously analyze the number of visitors and the effect of certain pages on our website to optimize our content for our visitors.

Name

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

_ga

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish users.

2 years

_gat

Google

Used to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_.

1 minute

_gid

Google

This cookie is used to distinguish users.

1 day

NID

Google

Contains a unique ID that Google uses to store your preferred settings and other information.

6 month

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Further information about data protection issues is at:

Adress: Seyitgazi, Mustafa Kemal Paşa Bulvarı no 1/1, Melikgazi/Kayseri, Türkiye

Helpline: +90 532 690 23 18

Website: www.drmustafatas.com