Privacy Policy

Effective date: 01 day of July, 2023

https://www.northernsmilesdentalclinic.com/ (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Crowfoot Dental. Northern Smiles Dental can be contacted at:

600 Highway 88 North, Unit #5
Slave Lake, AB
T0G 2A0
Phone: 587-749-0510

Purpose
The purpose of this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:

• The personal data we will collect;
• Use of collected data;
• Who has access to the data collected; and
• The rights of Site users.

Consent
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

• The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy; and
• The collection, use, and retention of the data listed in this Privacy Policy.
• Personal Data We Collect
• We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

Data Collected Automatically
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:

• IP address;
• Location;
• Hardware and software details;
• Clicked links;
• Content viewed; and
• Data Collected in a Non-Automatic Way

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

• First and last name;
• Email address; 
• Phone number.

This data may be collected using the following methods: forms, Facebook messenger

How We Use Personal Data
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect automatically is used for the following purposes:

• Analyzing website traffic
• Marketing strategies

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

• Appointment bookings;
• Questions & inquiries; and
• Communications

Who We Share Personal Data With

• We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Third Parties
We may share user data with the following third parties:

• Marketing agency,

We may share the following user data with third parties:

• Google Analytics
• Facebook Analytics

We may share user data with third parties for the following purposes:

• Analyzing website traffic

Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve the given purpose.

Other Disclosures
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

• If the law requires it;
• If it is required for any legal proceeding;
• To prove or protect our legal rights; and
• To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company.
• If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.

How Long We Store Personal Data
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

Children
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 13 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 13 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.

How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, or if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, please contact our office at:

600 Highway 88 North, Unit #5
Slave Lake, AB
T0G 2A0
Phone: 587-749-0510

Confidentiality

Crowfoot Dental and dentists comply with the Health Information Act (HlA) in Alberta and

Health Information Protection Act (HIPA) in Saskatchewan. Individuals employed by or engaged with Crowfoot Dental may, through the normal day-to-day provision of services, have access to confidential information. Individuals are responsible for ensuring the privacy of confidential information and for exercising discretion in the handling of such information.

An employee shall not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly use, divulge, disclose or communicate to any person, firm or organization, any information designed as confidential by Crowfoot Dental and received by an employee during his/her employment with Crowfoot Dental, unless otherwise authorized by Crowfoot Dental.

Modifications
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, you can contact us at:

600 Highway 88 North, Unit #5
Slave Lake, AB
T0G 2A0
Phone: 587-749-0510