06-4869-3011
Handling of Personal Information
1. what is personal information?
Personal information is information that can be used to identify a patient, such as name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, gender, place of employment, family structure, etc., provided by the patient.
Acquisition of Personal Information
The Clinic's website may collect personal information from patients to the extent necessary to properly provide various services, etc. to patients. When acquiring personal information, we will clearly state the purpose of use in advance and use appropriate and fair means.
(Please note that we may not be able to provide some of our products and services to patients who do not provide us with their personal information.)
3. Purpose of Use of Personal Information
The clinic's website will use the personal information provided by patients for the following purposes. We will not use the information beyond the scope of the following purposes.
To respond to inquiries from patients
To send materials on various services, etc., in response to inquiries from patients
To appropriately provide various services, etc. requested by patients
To provide patients with useful information on various services offered by the Clinic and its affiliated group clinics (if a patient does not wish to receive such information, we will stop providing it upon request).
To contact patients when it becomes necessary to do so for any other reason.
(2) Shared use of personal information by the Clinic and its affiliated clinics
In order to provide better services to our patients, our clinic and our affiliated group clinics may share the personal information provided by our patients.
In addition, we may provide patients with information on the various services offered by our clinic and our affiliated group clinics via e-mail or direct mail. If a patient does not wish to receive such information, we will stop providing it upon request.
Provision and Disclosure of Personal Information
The clinic will not provide or disclose personal information provided by patients to third parties, except in the following cases
When the patient has given consent
When there is a request based on laws and regulations, and it is deemed necessary to disclose the information.
When it is deemed necessary to protect the life, body, or property of an individual.
In addition, the clinic may statistically process personal information provided by patients and provide or disclose it as "statistical information," but it does not contain any information that can identify individual patients.
Provision and Disclosure of Personal Information to Contractors
In the event that the Clinic provides or discloses personal information to a third party, the Clinic will take appropriate measures such as contractually obligating the third party to strictly manage personal information, prohibit the re-provision of personal information, and prevent information leaks.
5. Requests from Patients for Disclosure, Correction, or Deletion of Personal Information
When a patient requests the disclosure, correction, or deletion of his/her personal information, the Clinic will respond to the request as soon as reasonably possible after confirming the identity of the requesting person or his/her representative in accordance with the Clinic's prescribed procedures.
6. Safety Management Measures for Personal Information
The clinic's website manages personal information provided by patients in an appropriate and strict manner, and implements necessary and sufficient safety control measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal information and the loss, destruction, falsification, or leakage of personal information.
(1) Use of cookies
Some pages on our website use a technology called "cookies" to reduce the burden on patients and to make the use of our website more convenient.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer when you visit our website. This allows us to recognize the patient's computer when the patient visits our website again, improving convenience. No personally identifiable information remains in the cookie.
Most computer browsers are set to accept cookies, but it is possible to set your browser to refuse to accept cookies. However, please note that this may result in some functions of the website not functioning properly.
(2) Links to Other Websites
Our website contains links to websites operated by other clinics in order to provide useful information and services to our patients. Please be aware that the Clinic cannot be held responsible for any personal information on the linked websites.
(3) Storage of Personal Information
The clinic's website uses Wix, and personal information may be stored in data centers outside of Japan.
Please refer to Wix's privacy policy for details. https://ja.wix.com/about/privacy
Revisions to the Handling of Personal Information
In order to further protect the personal information of our patients, we will review and revise this privacy policy as appropriate. Revisions to the handling of personal information will be posted on the clinic's website as necessary.
8. Contact for Inquiries Regarding Personal Information
If you have any comments or questions regarding the handling of personal information, please contact us at the following address.
Yoshimoto Orthopedics Clinic
Address: 601-B, Festa Tachibana North Building, 1-2-1 Nanamatsu-cho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo
TEL: 06-4869-3011
That is all.