Who we are
We are Arkas, a Bangalore-based dental studio, providing exceptional dental care with a team of skilled professionals dedicated to your oral health and beautiful smiles. Our website address is: https://arkasdental.com.
Privacy Policy Effective Date: 01-01-2020
This Privacy Policy outlines the practices of [Dental Studio] regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you visit our website and engage with our services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. By accessing our website or using our services, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Information We Collect
When you visit our website or interact with our services, we may collect certain personal information, including but not limited to:
- Contact Information: We may collect your name, email address, phone number, and postal address when you fill out forms on our website or provide this information during appointments or consultations.
- Appointment Information: We may collect details about your dental appointments, including appointment dates, times, and services requested.
- Payment Information: If you make payments for our services, we may collect payment card information or other financial details necessary to process your payments.
- Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our website, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
- Usage Information: We may collect information about your interactions with our website, such as pages visited, links clicked, and time spent on each page. This information helps us analyze trends, improve our website, and enhance user experience.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities. These technologies help us personalize your experience, remember your preferences, and analyze website traffic.
How We Use Your Information
We may use the collected information for the following purposes:
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Providing Services: We use your personal information to schedule appointments, provide dental treatments, and fulfill your requests for our services.
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Communication: We may use your contact information to communicate with you about your appointments, send appointment reminders, respond to your inquiries, and provide important updates related to our services.
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Personalization: We may use the information we collect to personalize your experience on our website, recommend relevant services, and display targeted advertisements.
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Analytics and Improvements: We use the collected data to analyze website usage, identify trends, and improve our website, services, and marketing efforts.
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Legal Compliance: We may use your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, as well as that of our users.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes. However, we may share your information with trusted third-party service providers and partners who assist us in operating our website and delivering our services. These parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
We may also disclose your personal information when required by law, in response to a court order or legal process, to enforce our policies, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
External Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. Please note that we have no control over the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of those websites before providing any personal information.
Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.
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.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information, please contact us at [arkasdentalstudio at gmail.com].
By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms and conditions.