Your privacy and your personal data in our sexology office and web portal
General
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the law for the protection of privacy and personal data. Under this act, an organization that works with personal data has certain obligations and the person whose data it concerns has certain rights.
In addition to this general law, specific rules apply to privacy in health care. These rules are stated in the law 'Wet Geneeskundige Behandelingsovereenkomst' (WGBO).
This privacy statement is ment to inform you of your rights and our duties that apply on the basis of the GDPR and the WGBO.
Sexology office and web portal
Various personal data about you can be processed in our sexology office and web portal. This is necessary for proper (medical) treatment and the accompanying financial reimbursement.
Additional processing may be necessary for, for example, fighting against severe danger to your health or to comply to a legal obligation, for example the obligation to report a contagious disease under the law 'Wet Publieke Gezondheid' (WPG).
The obligations of the sexology office
According to the GDPR, the sexology office is responsible for the processing of personal data that takes place in the practice. The obligations following this responsibility result in the following:
- Your data are collected for specific purposes:
- for care provision;
- for effective management and policy;
- for supporting scientific research, education and information.
- In principle, no processing takes place for other purposes.
- You will be informed of the fact that your personal data are processed. This can be done by your healthcare provider, but also via a flyer, via our website or web app.
- All employees within the sexology office have committed themselves to confidentiality with your personal data.
- Your personal data are properly protected against unauthorized access.
- Your personal data will not be kept longer than is necessary for proper care.
For medical data, this storage period is in principle 15 years (from the last treatment), unless longer storage is necessary, for example for the health of yourself or your children. This is at the discretion of the practitioner.
Your rights as concerning person
You have the following rights:
- The right to know if and which of your personal data are processed.
- The right to access and copy these data (as far as another persons privacy is not harmed).
- The right to correct, supplement or delete data if necessary.
- The right to request (partial) destruction of your medical data. This can only be granted if retention of the data is not of considerable importance for another person and the data does not have to be retained on basis of a statutory regulation.
- The right to add your own statement (of medical nature) to your file.
- The right to oppose the processing of your data in certain cases.
If you wish to make use of your rights, you can inform the sexology office of this in person or through the application form for inspection, copy, correction or destruction of medical data. Your interests can also be represented by a representative (such as a written representative, or your curator or mentor).
Provisioning of your personal data to third parties
The employees of the sexology office have the obligation to deal confidentionally with your personal data. This means, for example, that the healthcare provider needs your explicit consent for the provisioning of your personal data.
There are, however, some exceptions to this rule. On the basis of a statutory regulation the non-disclosure obligation can be overruled by the healthcare provider, also when there is a suspicion of danger to your health or that of a third party. Recorded data can be exchanged, if necessary, verbally, in writing or digitally with other healthcare providers (for example, the pharmacist who processes a prescription and thus receives information from the general healthcare provider).
More information about your medical file?
The following website provides more information about your medical file:
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We take the protection of your data seriously and take appropriate measures to prevent abuse, loss, unauthorized access, unwanted disclosure and unauthorized modification. If you have the impression that your data is not properly protected or there is indication of abuse, please contact our practice as soon as possible.
If you have a question or complaint about our dealings regarding to your privacy or your medical details, you can contact the practice about this.