{"id":34651,"date":"2022-10-08T21:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drvincentqin.be\/politique-de-confidentialite\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:21:40","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drvincentqin.be\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"48\">Dr. Vincent Qin (hereinafter referred to as &#8220;we&#8221;, &#8220;the practice&#8221;, or &#8220;the data controller&#8221;) attaches the utmost importance to the protection and confidentiality of your personal data. This privacy policy aims to inform you in a transparent manner about how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drvincentqin.be\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwilroysvdyXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQzgE\">https:\/\/www.drvincentqin.be\/<\/a> or use our medical services.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-path-to-node=\"50\">1. Data Controller<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"51\">The processing of personal data collected via this website and as part of our medical activities is under the responsibility of:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"52\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"52,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"52,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Dr. Vincent Qin<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"52,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"52,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Main professional address:<\/b> Rue Edouard Gersis 18, 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Belgium<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"52,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"52,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Contact email:<\/b> info@cmval.eu (or the practice&#8217;s dedicated email address)<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"52,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"52,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Telephone:<\/b> +32 2 772 16 24<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"54\">2. What Data Do We Collect?<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"55\">We may collect and process the following categories of data:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"56\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"56,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"56,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Identification and contact data:<\/b> Last name, first name, email address, telephone number, provided via contact forms, appointment booking systems, or during your exchanges with the practice.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"56,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"56,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Health-related data (where applicable):<\/b> Medical information shared during consultations, surgical follow-ups, or pre-consultation forms (particularly concerning refractive surgery, cataract surgery, etc.). This data benefits from enhanced security measures (professional secrecy and GDPR rules on sensitive data).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"56,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"56,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Browsing data (Cookies):<\/b> IP address, browser type, pages visited, duration of visit, and traffic data collected via cookies or statistical trackers (see Article 7 regarding cookies).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"58\">3. Purposes of Data Collection<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"59\">Your personal data is processed for specific purposes based on legal grounds (in particular the performance of a healthcare contract, consent, or compliance with legal obligations):<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"60\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"60,0,0\">Managing your appointments (directly or via partner medical appointment management platforms).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"60,1,0\">Monitoring your medical file and organizing ophthalmological care (surgery, examinations, etc.).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"60,2,0\">Responding to your requests for information sent via our website.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"60,3,0\">Improving our website and analyzing its traffic to optimize the user experience.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"60,4,0\">Complying with legal and regulatory obligations incumbent upon healthcare professionals in Belgium.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"62\">4. Sharing and Recipients of Data<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"63\">Your personal data is strictly confidential. It is never sold, rented, or transferred to third parties for commercial purposes. However, it may be shared with:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"64\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"64,0,0\">Authorized staff of the medical practice and collaborating healthcare professionals involved in your care.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"64,1,0\">Third-party technical service providers (website host, online booking tool), acting as processors and bound by strict confidentiality and security obligations.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"64,2,0\">Competent authorities, upon judicial request or to comply with mandatory legal obligations.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"66\">5. Data Retention Period<\/h3>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"67\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"67,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"67,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Medical and health data:<\/b> Kept in accordance with current legal deadlines in Belgium applicable to medical records (generally a minimum of 30 years from the last consultation or in accordance with applicable medical legislation).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"67,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"67,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Contact data \/ forms:<\/b> Kept for the time necessary to process your request, then archived in accordance with legal limitation periods if a relational or medical follow-up arises from it.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"67,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"67,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Browsing data (cookies):<\/b> Kept for a maximum period of 13 months in accordance with the recommendations of data protection authorities.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"69\">6. Your Rights (GDPR)<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"70\">In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016\/679) and applicable Belgian legislation, you have the following rights regarding your data:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"71\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right of access:<\/b> Obtain confirmation as to whether or not your data is being processed, and obtain a copy of it.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right of rectification:<\/b> Request the modification of inaccurate or incomplete data.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right to erasure (&#8220;right to be forgotten&#8221;):<\/b> Request the deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations to retain medical records).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right to restriction of processing:<\/b> Temporarily freeze the use of certain data in specific cases.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right to object:<\/b> Object to the processing of your data for legitimate reasons.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"71,5,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"71,5,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Right to portability:<\/b> Retrieve your data in a structured format (for data processed in an automated manner based on your consent).<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"72\">To exercise any of these rights, you can contact us by email at info@cmval.eu or by post to the practice&#8217;s address, enclosing a copy of a supporting identity document.<\/p>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"73\">If you consider, after contacting us, that your rights are not being respected, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (APD \/ GBA) in Belgium:<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"74\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"74,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"74,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Address:<\/b> Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"74,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"74,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Email:<\/b> contact@apd-gba.be<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"74,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"74,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Website:<\/b> <a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-hveid=\"0\" data-ved=\"0CAAQ_4QMahgKEwilroysvdyXAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQzwE\">https:\/\/www.autoriteprotectiondonnees.be<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"76\">7. Cookie Policy<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"77\">Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and measure website audience.<\/p>\r\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"78\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"78,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"78,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Strictly necessary cookies:<\/b> Essential for the technical operation of the website. They cannot be disabled.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"78,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"78,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Audience measurement \/ analytical cookies:<\/b> Allow the collection of anonymous traffic statistics to optimize website content.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"79\">During your first visit to the website, a cookie banner allows you to accept or refuse the deposit of non-essential cookies. You can also modify your preferences at any time via your browser settings.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"81\">8. Data Security<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"82\">We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures (encryption, restricted access, secure HTTPS protocols) to protect your personal data against loss, theft, unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration.<\/p>\r\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"84\">9. Changes to the Privacy Policy<\/h3>\r\n<p data-path-to-node=\"85\">Dr. Vincent Qin reserves the right to modify this privacy policy at any time to ensure compliance with applicable law. 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