This is the privacy notice of Online Medical Services Limited trading as Home Diagnostics. In this document, "we", "our", or "us" refer to Online Medical Services Limited.
We are company number 06482984 registered in England and Wales.
Our registered office is at 7 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB.
Introduction
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This is a notice to inform you of our policy about all information
that we record about you. It sets out the conditions under which
we may process any information that we collect from you, or that
you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you
("personal information") and information that could not. In the
context of the law and this notice, "process" means collect, store,
transfer, use or otherwise act on information.
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We take seriously the protection of your privacy and confidentiality.
We understand that all visitors to our website are entitled to know
that their personal data will not be used for any purpose unintended
by them and will not accidentally fall into the hands of a third party.
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We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you
provide to us, and hope that you reciprocate.
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Our policy complies with UK law accordingly implemented, including
that required by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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The law requires us to tell you about your rights and our obligations
to you in regards to the processing and control of your personal data.
We do this now, by requesting that you read the information
provided at www.knowyourprivacyrights.org.
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Except as set out below, we do not share, or disclose to a third
party, any information collected through our website.
The bases on which we process information about you
The law requires us to determine under which of six defined bases we process
different categories of your personal information, and to notify you of the
basis for each category.
If a basis on which we process your personal information is no longer relevant,
then we shall immediately stop processing your data.
If the basis changes then if required by law, we shall notify you of the change
and of any new basis under which we have determined that we can continue to
process your information.
1. Information we process because we have a contractual obligation with you
When you create an account on our website, buy a product or service from us,
or otherwise agree to our terms and conditions, a contract is formed between
you and us.
In order to carry out our obligations under that contract we must process the
information you give us. Some of this information may be personal information.
We may use it in order to:
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1.1. provide you with our core service:
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1.1.1 sell diagnostic testing kits
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1.1.2 delivery of testing kits
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1.1.3 processing of samples
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1.1.4 reporting of results
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1.2. provide you with suggestions and advice on products, services and how to obtain the most from using our website
We process this information on the basis there is a contract between us, or
that you have requested we use the information before we enter into a legal
contract.
Additionally, we may aggregate this information in a general way and use it
to provide class information, for example to monitor our performance with
respect to a particular service we provide. If we use it for this purpose,
you as an individual will not be personally identifiable.
We shall continue to process this information until the contract between us
ends or is terminated by either party under the terms of the contract.
2. Information we process with your consent
Through certain actions when otherwise there is no contractual relationship
between us, such as when you browse our website or ask us to provide you
more information about our business, including our products and services,
you provide your consent to us to process information that may be personal
information.
Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this
information, for example, by asking you to agree to our use of cookies.
Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly, such as when you send us
a message by e-mail to which you would reasonably expect us to reply.
Except where you have consented to our use of your information for a
specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way that would
identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and use it
to provide class information, for example to monitor the performance of
a particular page on our website.
We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw
your consent, or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer
exists.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us at
service@homediagnostics.co.uk. However, if you do so, you may not
be able to use our website or our services further.
3. Information we process for the purposes of legitimate interests
We may process information on the basis there is a legitimate interest,
either to you or to us, of doing so.
Where we process your information on this basis, we do so after having
given careful consideration to:
- whether the same objective could be achieved through other means
- whether processing (or not processing) might cause you harm
- whether you would expect us to process your data, and whether you would, on the whole, consider it reasonable to do so
For example, we may process your data on this basis for the purposes of:
- record-keeping for the proper and necessary administration of our business
- responding to unsolicited communication from you to which we believe you would expect a response
- protecting and asserting the legal rights of any party
- insuring against or obtaining professional advice that is required to manage organisational risk
- protecting your interests where we believe we have a duty to do so
4. Information we process for the purpose of vital interest
We may process your data for the purpose of vital interest in matters of life or death.
5. Information we process on the grounds of public interest task
We may process limited personal information with our 'partner notification' service, and only then at your request.
6. Information we process because we have a legal obligation
We are subject to the law like everyone else. Sometimes, we must process
your information in order to comply with a statutory obligation.
For example, we may be required to give information to legal authorities
if they so request or if they have the proper authorisation such as a
search warrant or court order.
This may include your personal information.
Specific uses of information you provide to us
7. Information provided on the understanding that it will be shared with a third party
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7.1. Under the performance of contract, we may share some personal
information with third parties, such as: fulfilment providers, laboratory,
electronic communication providers, payment services, data centres and
corporate partners that have referred you to us.
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7.2. Our website allows you to post reviews with a view to that
information being read, copied, downloaded, or used by other people.
We do not specifically use this information except to allow it to
be displayed or shared.
Provided your request is reasonable and there is no legal basis for us to retain
it, then we will agree to your request to delete personal information that you
have provided. You can make a request by contacting us at service@homediagnostics.co.uk.
8. Information relating to your method of payment
We do not store information about your debit or credit card or other means of
payment when you provide it to us. We do transfer your payment information to
authorised payment services providers to enable you to pay for our services.
We take the following measures to protect your payment information:
- 8.1. We keep your payment information encrypted during transfer.
- 8.2. We do not keep your payment information in any form.
- 8.3. Access to your payment information at the payment services providers is restricted to authorised staff only.
- 8.4. If we ask you questions about your payment information, the payment services providers only show the last four digits of the debit or credit card number, so that you can identify the means of payment to which we refer.
9. Job application and employment
If you send us information in connection with a job application, we may keep
it for up to three years in case we decide to contact you at a later date.
If we employ you, we collect information about you and your work from time
to time throughout the period of your employment. This information will be
used only for purposes directly relevant to your employment. After your
employment has ended, we will keep your file for six years before destroying
or deleting it.
10. Sending a message to our support team
When you contact us, whether by telephone, through our website or by e-mail,
we collect the data you have given to us in order to reply with the
information you need.
We record your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency of
our organisation.
11. Complaining
When we receive a complaint, we record all the information you have given to us.
We use that information to resolve your complaint.
We may also compile statistics showing information obtained from this source to
assess the level of service we provide, but not in a way that could identify you or any other person.
12. Affiliate and business partner information
This is information given to us by you in your capacity as an affiliate
of us or as a business partner.
It allows us to recognise visitors that you have referred to us, and to
credit you commission due for such referrals. It also includes information
that allows us to transfer commission to you.
The information is not used for any other purpose.
We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of the information and of
the terms of our relationship.
We expect any affiliate or partner to agree to reciprocate this policy.
Use of information we collect through automated systems when you visit our website.
13. Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer's hard
drive by your web browser when you visit any website. They allow information
gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another,
allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience or the
website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it
can be improved.
Some cookies may last for a defined period of time, such as one day or until
you close your browser. Others last indefinitely.
Your web browser should allow you to delete any you choose. It also should
allow you to prevent or limit their use.
Our website uses cookies. They are placed by software that operates on our
servers, and by software operated by third parties whose services we use.
If you choose not to use cookies or you prevent their use through your browser
settings, you will not be able to use all the functionality of our website.
We use cookies in the following ways:
- 13.1. to track how you use our website
- 13.2. to record whether you have seen specific messages we display on our website
- 13.3. to keep you signed in on our site
14. Personal identifiers from your browsing activity
Requests by your web browser to our servers for web pages and other content
on our website are recorded.
We record information such as your geographical location, your Internet
service provider and your IP address. We also record information about
the software you are using to browse our website, such as the type of
computer or device and the screen resolution.
We use this information in aggregate to assess the popularity of the
web pages on our website and how we perform in providing content to you.
If combined with other information we know about you from previous visits,
the data possibly could be used to identify you personally, even if you
are not signed in to our website.
Disclosure and sharing of your information
15. Information we obtain from third parties
Although we do not disclose your personal information to any third party
(except as set out in this notice), we sometimes receive data that is
indirectly made up from your personal information from third parties
whose services we use.
16. Data may be processed outside the European Union
Our websites are hosted in the United Kingdom.
We may also use outsourced services in countries outside the European Union
from time to time in other aspects of our business.
Accordingly data obtained within the UK or any other country could be
processed outside the European Union.
In such instances we shall ensure that the transfer of your personal
data is carried out in accordance with applicable privacy laws and, in
particular, that appropriate contractual, technical, and organisational
measures are in place such as the Standard Contractual Clauses
approved by the EU Commission.
Access to your own information
17. Access to your personal information
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17.1. At any time you may review or update personally identifiable
information that we hold about you, by signing in to your account
on our website.
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17.2. To obtain a copy of any information that is not provided on
our website you may send us a subject access request at service@homediagnostics.co.uk.
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17.3. After receiving the request, we will tell you when we expect
to provide you with the information (no longer than 30 days). There
is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your
request is 'manifestly unfounded or excessive' (for example, if you
make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover our
administrative costs in responding.
18. Removal of your information
If you wish us to remove personally identifiable information from our
website, you may contact us at service@homediagnostics.co.uk.
This may limit the service we can provide to you.
19. Verification of your information
When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personal
identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps to
verify your identity before granting you access or otherwise taking
any action. This is important to safeguard your information.
Other matters
20. Use of site by children
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20.1. We do not sell products or provide services for purchase by
children, nor do we market to children.
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20.2. We collect data about all users of and visitors to these
areas regardless of age, and we anticipate that some of those users
and visitors will be children.
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20.3. Such child users and visitors will inevitably visit other
parts of the site and will be subject to whatever on-site marketing
they find, wherever they visit.
21. Security and encryption
We take the security of personal information seriously. We employ
security technology, including firewalls, and Secure Socket Layers to
safeguard information and have procedures in place to ensure that our
paper and computer systems and databases are protected against
unauthorised disclosure, use, loss and damage.
Whenever information is transferred between us, you can check that it
is done so using SSL by looking for a closed padlock symbol or other
trust mark in your browser's URL bar or toolbar.
22. How you can complain
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22.1. If you are not happy with our privacy notice or if have
any complaint, then you should tell us by email. Our address
is service@homediagnostics.co.uk.
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22.2. If a dispute is not settled, then we hope you will agree
to attempt to resolve it by engaging in good faith with us in a
process of mediation or arbitration.
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22.3. If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we process
your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint
with the Information Commissioner's Office. This can be done
at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.
23. Retention period for personal data
Except as otherwise mentioned in this privacy notice, we keep your
personal information only for as long as required by us:
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23.1. to provide you with the services you have requested;
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23.2. to comply with other law, including for the period
demanded by our tax authorities;
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23.3. to support a claim or defence in court.
24. Compliance with the law
Our privacy policy has been compiled so as to comply with the law
of the United Kingdom.
25. Review of this privacy policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time as necessary.
The terms that apply to you are those posted here on our website
on the day you use our website. We advise you to download a copy
for your records.
If you have any question regarding our privacy policy, please contact us.
This privacy policy was last updated 24 May 2018.