Wakamatsu Osteopathic Clinic

Handling of personal information

1. What is personal information?
Personal information refers to information provided by a patient that can identify the patient, such as name, address, telephone number, email address, date of birth, gender, place of employment, family structure, etc.

2. Regarding acquisition of personal information
Our hospital website may collect personal information of patients to the extent necessary to appropriately provide various services, etc. to patients. When acquiring personal information, we will clarify the purpose of use in advance and use appropriate and fair means.
(Please note that if patients do not provide personal information, we may not be able to properly provide some products and services.)

3． Purpose of use of personal information
Our hospital website uses personal information provided by patients for the following purposes. We will not handle your information beyond the scope of the purposes listed below.
• To respond to inquiries from patients.
-To send materials regarding various services, etc. that patients have inquired about.
-To appropriately provide various services, etc. that patients have applied for.
- To provide patients with useful information about various services provided by our hospital and our affiliated group clinics (if a patient does not wish to receive such information, we will provide the information upon request) will be cancelled.)
-In case it is necessary to contact the patient for any other reason.

<About joint use at our hospital and affiliated clinics>
Our hospital and our affiliated group clinics may jointly use personal information provided by patients in order to provide better services to our patients.
In addition, we may provide patients with information regarding various services provided by our hospital and our affiliated group clinics by e-mail or direct mail, but for patients who do not wish to receive such information. will cease providing information upon your request.

Four. Regarding provision and disclosure of personal information
Our hospital will not provide or disclose personal information provided by patients to third parties except in the following cases.
•When the patient consents.
-When it is determined that disclosure is necessary due to a request based on laws and regulations, etc.
-When it is determined that it is necessary to protect human life, body, or property.

In addition, our hospital may statistically process personal information provided by patients and provide or disclose it as "statistical information," but it does not include any information that can identify individual patients. yeah.
 
<About provision/disclosure to subcontractors>
Our hospital may outsource the handling of personal information to a third party.When providing or disclosing patients' personal information to a subcontractor to the extent necessary, we will ensure thorough personal information management. We will take appropriate measures, such as prohibiting re-provision of information, and requiring contractual obligations to prevent information leaks.

Five. Regarding requests for disclosure, correction, and deletion of personal information from patients
When our hospital receives a request from a patient to disclose, correct, or delete personal information, we will confirm that the requester is the patient or his or her agent in accordance with our hospital's prescribed procedures. We will respond promptly within a reasonable range.

6. Regarding security management measures for personal information
On our hospital website, we manage personal information provided by patients appropriately and strictly, and implement necessary and sufficient security management to prevent unauthorized access to personal information and loss, destruction, falsification, leakage, etc. of personal information. We will take measures.

1) Regarding the use of cookies
Some pages on our hospital's homepage use a technology called cookies to reduce the burden on patients and make it more convenient to use.
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a patient's computer when the patient visits a website. This allows the patient's computer to be recognized when they visit the website again, improving convenience. No personally identifiable information remains in cookies.
Although most computer browsers are set up to accept cookies, you can also set your browser to refuse cookies. However, please note that as a result, some functions of the website may not function properly.

2) Regarding links to other sites
Our hospital homepage contains links to homepages operated by other clinics in order to provide patients with useful information and services. Please note that our hospital cannot be held responsible for any personal information posted on linked websites.

3) Regarding storage location of personal information
Our website uses Wix, and your personal information may be stored in data centers outside of Japan. Please check Wix's privacy policy for details. https://ja.wix.com/about/privacy

7. Regarding revisions to the handling of personal information
In order to further protect patients' personal information, our hospital will review and revise our efforts in handling this personal information as appropriate. Any revisions to the handling of personal information will be posted on our hospital website from time to time.

8. Contact information regarding personal information
If you have any opinions or questions regarding the handling of this personal information, please contact us below.
 

 
Wakamatsu Osteopathic Clinic
Address: 16-2 Wakamatsucho, Furano City, Hokkaido
TEL: 0167-22-2799

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