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Privacy Policy

Gil Ton AcuMed operates the www.acumed.pro website, which provides the SERVICE.

SECTION 1 – THE SERVICE

AcuMed website www.acumed.pro is a website for the general public who browse the internet. The website is owned by Gil Ton, KvK: 84229055. The website has many posts about health; the use of acupuncture and Chinese medicine for the general public; and professional articles for Chinese medicine practitioners worldwide. It’s important to note that Dr. Gil Ton Ph.D is not a General Practitioner in the Netherlands and the posts and articles written by him are based on health advice for the purpose of helping the readers to improve their health and wellbeing and are not a substitute for medical consultation, diagnosis or treatment by General Practitioner. This website as well, sells online content such as courses and education workshops for Chinese medicine practitioners only.

SECTION 2 – WHAT THE WEBSITE DOES WITH YOUR INFORMATION?

1) When you visit the website or purchase a course from our store, as part of the buying and selling process, we collect the personal information you give us such as your name, address and email address.

When you browse our store, we also automatically receive your computer’s internet protocol (IP) address in order to provide us with information that helps us learn about your browser and operating system.

Email marketing (if applicable): With your permission, we may send you emails about our store, new products and other updates.

2) When you visit the website and register for consultation in the clinic, we collect your personal and medical information with correspondence to the therapeutic services provided. This include contact details like your name, address, email and a detailed medical history needed for invoice issuing and communication purposes. This data is collected through the website by the online contact forms.

SECTION 3 – CONSENT

How do you get my consent?

When you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction or verify your credit card, place an order or when you contact the website or registering for health and medical consultation, we imply that you consent to our collecting it and using it for that specific reason only.

If we ask for your personal information for a secondary reason, like marketing, we will either ask you directly for your expressed consent, or provide you with an opportunity to say no.

How do I withdraw my consent?

If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at info@acumed.pro

SECTION 4 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

In general, the third-party providers used by us will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies in respect to the information we are required to provide to them for your purchase-related transactions.

For these providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers.

In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

* The confidentiality of your collected data as a patient or someone who is interested in a treatment in the clinic and not as a customer who purchase a professional course is ensured by taking all the necessary measures for the appropriate data security. The measurements include the protection against unauthorised access, loss and destruction, which are done by using only secured internet connections; a secured laptop with password protection; a secure website and a secured storage for the informed consent forms signed on the first consultation or any other relevant medical forms provided by the patients. Gil Ton AcuMed is committed to never disclose or share any of this type of collected information with third parties.

Links

When you click on links on our store, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored with a AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards.

COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to collect information and to improve our Service. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies, and know when a cookie is being sent to your computer. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

If our store is acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owners so that we may continue to sell products to you.

QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact us at info@acumed.pro