<p>
    <strong>PRIVACY STATEMENT ("Privacy Statement")</strong>
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Introduction</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Dermabuddy Technology Services Ltd, trading as Dermabuddy ("we" or "us")
    fully respects and protects your right to privacy in relation to your
    interactions with this website. We have adopted the following statement to
    safeguard your personal information and to protect its confidentiality.
</p>
<p>
    You should read this Privacy Statement carefully before using the
    Dermabuddy app or website. If you do not read it or if you disagree with
    any aspect of this Privacy Statement, you should not use the app or
    website. Your use of the Dermabuddy app or website signifies your agreement
    to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Statement.
</p>
<p>
    Please note that this Privacy Statement is subject to the Dermabuddy <strong>Terms of Service.</strong> You can view a copy of the <strong>Terms of Service</strong> <a href="https://dermabuddy.ie/terms.html">here</a>. We recommend that you read the Terms of Service.If there is a conflict between the Terms of Service and this Privacy Statement,the Terms of Service shall prevail. Except as otherwise provided, terms used herein and defined in the Terms of Service shall have the same meaning that is given to them in the Terms of Service.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>The Collection of Information</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with
    the best and most useful content on our app and website, and to help
    improve your online experience.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Healthcare Professional</strong>
</p>
<p>
    If you are a Healthcare Professional and are seeking to use the services
    offered by Dermabuddy, then you will be asked to register. We use any
    personal information you provide to identify you as a qualified healthcare
    professional and to process your registration. regulated by law. We will
    not give or sell your personal information to any third parties for
    marketing purposes without your consent.
</p>
<p>
    Registration will oblige you to provide certain personal information to us.
    Such information will include, without limitation, personal details such as
    your name, practice address, email address and your IMC registration number.
</p>
<p>
    We may also use your email address to contact you from time-to-time to
    update you on matters concerning the service we provide. You consent to us
    contacting you in this regard. You may also from time to time receive
    information from our partners and/or carefully selected third parties. You
    can unsubscribe from this informational service at any stage and still
    remain a member of Dermabuddy.
</p>
<p>
    You also acknowledge and agree that in certain circumstances we may be
    obliged to disclose personal information that you have provided to us to
    third parties, for example, in order to conform to any requirements of law
    or to comply with any legal process, as well as to protect and defend our
    rights.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>The Use of Information by Us</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Certain kinds of information is collected about users of Dermabuddy in
    order to:
</p>
<ul>
    <li>
        Help us to monitor and improve the services we offer
    </li>
    <li>
        Sell advertising space on the Dermabuddy app
    </li>
    <li>
        To protect Dermabuddy and its users
    </li>
    <li>
        With user consent, to market services to individual users.
    </li>
</ul>
<p>
    Visitors should be aware that each time they visit a website two general
    levels of information about their visit can be retained. The first level
    comprises statistical and other analytical information collected on an
    aggregate and non-individual specific basis of all browsers who visit the
    site, and the second is information that is personal or particular to a
    specific visitor who knowingly chooses to provide that information. It is
    policy of this website to respect and protect the privacy of our users and
    never wilfully disclose individually identifiable information about our
    users to any third party without first receiving that user’s permission.
</p>
<p>
    We may, however, occasionally email you with information or queries about
    your registration or accounts, for instance to request permissions or
    advise you of changes.
</p>
<p>
    Throughout the app and website, you may have an opportunity to send us
    information relating to you such as through the "contact us" pages or any
    other area where you may send e-mails or notifications. By choosing to
    participate in these, you will be providing us with some level of personal
    information relating to you. This information will only be used by us for:
</p>
<p>
    • the purposes for which it was provided by you;
</p>
<p>
    • verification purposes and statistical analysis;
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Stored Personal Information</strong>
</p>
<p>
    As a registered user of Dermabuddy, whenever you use our services we aim to
    provide you with access to your personal information. If that information
    is wrong, we strive to give you ways to update it quickly or to delete it –
    unless we have to keep that information for legitimate business or legal
    purposes. When updating your personal information, we may ask you to verify
    your identity before we can act on your request.
</p>
<p>
    If at any time after giving us this information you decide that you no
    longer wish us to hold or use this information, or you wish to change this
    information, you are free to notify us, and we will remove or rectify the
    information promptly. We do not collect or keep your personal data unless
    it is necessary for the purposes(s) set out above nor do we keep your
    personal data for longer than is necessary. You have the right to request a
    copy of the information which we hold about you and to request its
    correction or deletion. To obtain a copy of this information, please send
an email to    <a href="mailto:support@dermabuddy.ie">support@dermabuddy.ie</a>
</p>
<p>
    Upon receipt of your request and within 15 working days we will inform you
    about the type of personal information we hold about you, the purposes for
    which we hold it and the possible recipients or types of recipients.
</p>
<p>
    We aim to maintain our services in a manner that protects information from
    accidental or malicious destruction. Because of this, after you delete
    information from our services, we may not immediately delete residual
    copies from our active servers and may not remove information from our
    backup systems.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Security</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Dermabuddy accounts are secured by user-created passwords. Due to the
    nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee the protection of your personal
    data and therefore we are not responsible for any loss or damage resulting
    to you when our website is used. However, we will take all reasonable steps
    (including appropriate industry and technical protocols and standards) to
    protect your personal data, and any financial information you may opt to
    provide to us for the purposes of transacting a service on Dermabuddy.
</p>
<p>
    In common with other websites that you may visit, you should be aware that
    each time you visit Dermabuddy, two general levels of information about
    your visit can be retained. The first level comprises information which is
    personal or particular to a specific visitor who knowingly chooses to
    provide that information. Such information is collected through the use of
    Cookies.
</p>
<p>
    The second level of information about which data relating you your visit
    can be retained comprises statistical and/or analytical information
    collected on an aggregate and non-individual-specific basis. This type of
    non- personal information and data can be collected through the standard
    operation of internet servers and logs as well as Cookies and other
    technical mechanisms. The data obtained provides us with statistical
    information about all the users who visit our Dermabuddy; the pages that
    they visit; and what website they visit next. This information helps us
    monitor traffic on Dermabuddy so that we can manage the website's capacity
    as efficiently as possible.
</p>
<p>
  Information pertaining to our use of Cookies and our collection of statistical information is set out in our Cookies Policy. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with the content of our Cookies Policy which can be viewed <a href="https://dermabuddy.ie/cookie.html">here</a>.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>External Links</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Dermabuddy contains links to other websites and resources. If you access
    those links, you will leave our website. Dermabuddy Technology Services Ltd
    is not responsible for the content of external internet websites. We
    encourage you to review the privacy statement of any company before
    submitting your personal information. We cannot accept responsibility for
    external websites or resources, or for any loss or damage that may arise
    from your use of them.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Sale of Business</strong>
</p>
<p>
    We reserve the right to transfer personal information (including any
    personal information you have provided to us) to a third party in the event
    of a sale, merger, liquidation, receivership or transfer of all or
    substantially all of the assets of Dermabuddy Technology Services Ltd,
    Dermabuddy, a subsidiary, or line of business associated with our business.
    You will be notified in the event of any such transfer and you will be
    afforded an opportunity to opt- out if that is your wish.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Amending our Privacy Statement</strong>
</p>
<p>
    Dermabuddy Technology Services Ltd reserves the right, at its sole
    discretion, to amend this Privacy Statement at any time. If there are
    updates to the content of this Privacy Statement, we will post those
    changes and shall update the revision date at the top of this document, so
    you will always know what information we collect online, how we use it, and
    what choices you have. Whilst we will endeavour to bring any material
    changes to this Privacy Statement to your attention, we encourage you to
    check our website from time to time at www.dermabuddy.ie for any amendments
    which may be made.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Data Protection</strong>
</p>
<p>
    For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data
    controller is Dermabuddy Technology Services Ltd of Unit 101, 4, Burton
    Hall Park, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18.<strong> </strong>
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Contacting Us</strong>
</p>
<p>
    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or you wish to make a
complaint, please feel free to contact us through our    <a href="mailto:support@dermabuddy.ie">support@dermabuddy.ie</a> email
    address or write to us at:
</p>
<p>
    Dermabuddy, Unit 101, 4, Burton Hall Park, Burton Hall Road, Sandyford,
    Dublin 18
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Governing Law and Jurisdiction</strong>
</p>
<p>
    This Privacy Statement is governed by the laws of Ireland. It is a
    condition precedent to the use of Dermabuddy that any such user submits to
    the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Republic of
    Ireland and to the application of the law in that jurisdiction, including
    any party accessing such information or facilities acting on their own
    behalf or on behalf of others.
</p>
<p>
    <strong>Disclaimer</strong>
</p>
<p>
    DERMABUDDY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS AND
    AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT AND
    SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIMS,
    EMERGENCIES, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, LOSSES, EXPENSES,
    INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE LEGAL FEES AND COSTS OF
    PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE AND/OR
    DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH
    THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT.
</p>