Privacy Policy

At clinicalanaesthesia.com, your privacy is a fundamental priority. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect from you, how we use it, with whom we share it, and the rights you have regarding your information. By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of data in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

A. Information You Provide to Us:

Contact Information: When you contact us through our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us directly, you may provide us with your name, email address, institution, and other professional details.
User-Generated Content: If you post comments, ask questions, or contribute to forums, we collect the content of those submissions, along with any identifying information you choose to include (e.g., your name).

B. Information We Collect Automatically: When you access and use our website, we may automatically collect certain technical data. This includes:

Usage Data: Information on how the service is accessed and used, such as your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
Device and Browser Data: Information about the device you use to access our site, including the hardware model, operating system version, and unique device identifiers.

2. How We Use Your Information

clinicalanaesthesia.com uses the collected data for various purposes:

To Provide and Maintain Our Service: To ensure the website functions correctly and to deliver the educational content you have requested.
To Communicate with You: To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you administrative information (e.g., newsletters, updates about new content, or changes to our policies).
To Improve Our Service: To analyze usage data and user feedback to understand how our audience interacts with our content, allowing us to improve the website, develop new features, and create more relevant educational material.
To Ensure Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and to protect the security and integrity of our website and our users.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and gather analytics.

A. What are Cookies? Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They allow the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time.

B. Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, the services you have asked for cannot be provided.
Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. The information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
Functional Cookies: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as videos and live chats. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

C. Managing Your Cookies: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. You can learn more about managing cookies in your browser's help documentation.

4. Media Content (Images and Videos)

We are deeply committed to maintaining the privacy and dignity of all individuals, especially patients.

Our Published Media: We do not publish any media (including images, videos, or detailed case studies) that could identify a patient without their explicit, informed, and written consent. Any clinical scenarios presented are either anonymized, composite, or used with direct permission.
User-Generated Media: If you choose to upload images or other media to our site, you are responsible for ensuring you have the necessary rights and permissions to do so. You retain ownership of your content, but you grant us a license to use it in connection with the operation of our website. We reserve the right to remove any content that we believe violates this policy or any individual's privacy.

5. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except as described in this policy.

Service Providers: We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as web hosting, data analysis, and email delivery. These providers are only given access to the information necessary to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and secure.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend the rights or property of clinicalanaesthesia.com, or protect the personal safety of users of the public.

7. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology for data transmission and secure servers for data storage, to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@clinicalanaesthesia.com.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: privacy@clinicalanaesthesia.com