Privacy Policy
This is the privacy policy for ‘Dr-Acumed.com’ which is run by ACUMED TCM LTD T/A DrAcumed (also referred to in this policy as we, us, and our) Company Registration No. NI613222. Registered Office: 2 Cloughmore Terrace Warrenpoint Co Down BT24 3HP.
If you have any queries regarding this privacy policy please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This privacy policy was last updated 01 August 2018. Please check this page periodically for updates.
Payments
We use PayPal for deposits and payments, your credit card information is sent directly to PayPal and is never captured on our website. It is encrypted through the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Your payment transaction data is stored only as long as is necessary to complete your payment transaction.
For further information please read PayPal’s Privacy Policy
Personal data we may collect
We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected and we do not obtain through our website any personal data about you other than what you provide us, either on your own behalf or by you on behalf of others:
To facilitate enquiries we provide a ‘contact form’ on the website and information may be submitted to allow us to process and correspond to your enquiry, such as.
- Identification information, such as your name
- Contact information, such as address, email address, phone number
Security
The data from the contact form is sent by email to us and may be stored on our local servers, the servers of our mail/web hosting provider, and on secure backups.
We are committed to ensuring any personal information we hold on you is stored securely to prevent disclosure or unauthorised access and only used for the purposes for which you provided it.
How long we retain your personal data
We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was provided for including contractual, accounting and legal requirements. In certain circumstances, we may need to retain or use your data to comply with regulations or if necessary share it by requirement of law or through legal request.
External Links
Our website may contain external links to other websites of interest, please note that we have no control over how other websites process any personal data you may provide to them and therefore cannot be held responsible for your privacy when using their website. Please check their privacy policy before providing any personal data.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded onto a computer or smartphone when the user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognise that user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions.
We use cookies on our website and on your first visit to our website you will be notified that we do so. If you do not agree to the use of cookies you can disable them through the settings of most popular browsers (see below) or simply do not browse our website. We currently operate an ‘implied consent’ policy which assumes that if you continue to browse our website without disabling cookies you consent to our use of cookies.
To disable cookies
Most modern browsers will allow you to control cookie preferences or disable cookies. However please note that disabling cookies may result in some loss of website functionality.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is installed on our website to track visits for statistical analysis allowing us to improve usability and provide a better user experience. We do not collect any personal identifiable information.
For more information on Google Analytics visit their data safeguarding page https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
To disable Google Analytics
Install Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on which will allow you to automatically opt out of all Google Analytic tracking https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/thankyou.html
Further useful information
On General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) visit the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk who is the UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights.
On cookies see the Information Commissioner’s (ICO) website: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/cookies-and-similar-technologies/