Privacy Policy


Your privacy matters to us. We believe in being transparent about how we collect and use your private information. Here we describe the privacy policies for our website and the measures we take to keep your data safe.

This Privacy Policy applies to the Wellington Point Dental website. The Dock Dental website is provided for information and educational purposes and may contain links to other sites. Once you enter another website through any link or service on the Dock Dental website, be aware that Dock Dental is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to look for and review the privacy statements of each and every website that you visit.


Information We Collect and How We Use Information

We may be collecting the following personal information from you on any forms that are hosted on Dock Dental website.
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Any other information we collect through forms will be mentioned on the forms as well.

  • First and Last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
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By entering this information, you are providing personal information that will be used by Dock Dental for the sole purpose of scheduling your appointment or communicating about your appointments with us.
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You may also receive recurring practice newsletters, announcements and occasional promotional information via email. These emails will be of a general nature and will in no way disclose your unique health characteristics. You can choose to opt-out of receiving these emails from us at any time.
You can unsubscribe from the newsletters by simply clicking on the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails; you will be immediately unsubscribed.
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We may also store any provided demographic information (such as gender, birth date and address), if it was submitted on the website.

Passive Information We Collect
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Like many other websites, we also automatically collect and log other non-identifying information when you interact with the Dock Dental website:

Device data
We collect data from the device and application you use to access the Dock Dental website, such as your Internet protocol (IP) addresses, operating system, device type, browser type and timestamps.

Usage data
We collect usage data that may include which Dock Dental webpages you visit, what you click on, when you perform those actions, and so on. Emails sent by Dock Dental collect information about who opened those emails and clicked on links in them. We do this to measure the performance of the Dock Dental email messaging and to monitor and improve email deliverability and open rates.

How Information Is Shared

Except as set forth in this Privacy Policy or as specifically agreed to by you, Dock Dental will not disclose any Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information it gathers from you on our website. We will only release Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information to third parties:

  • to comply with valid legal requirements such as a law, regulation, search warrant, subpoena or court order.
  • in special cases, such as a physical threat to you or others. In the event that we are legally compelled to disclose your Personally Identifiable or Personal Health Information to a third party, we will attempt to notify you unless doing so would violate the law or court order. In addition, we may disclose Personal Information as described below.

Your Rights To Access and Control Your Personal Data

You may ask us at any time for information about any personal data we hold about you, or ask us to correct or delete that information. We will complete this request within 30 days of the initial request for information being received. Please contact us at hello@dockdental.com.au, and we will consider your request in accordance with applicable laws.

Data Retention

We keep the information we have about you and your use of the Services for as long as necessary for our legitimate business interests, for legal reasons, historical research and to prevent harm, including as described in the How We Use Information and How Information Is Shared sections.

Services Provided by Others

Google Analytics.

In addition, our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Further information may be obtained by visiting Google’s privacy policy.
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You can opt out of Google Analytics using a browser plugin such as Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We use this information to conduct research and analysis to better understand how visitors are using the Dock Dental website, so that we can improve our website experience. From time to time, Dock Dental or it’s operations contractors acting on their behalf, conduct online research in order to gather feedback about our site through online or email surveys.
‍Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you may choose whether or not to participate and disclose information. Personally Identifiable Information collected through market research will only be used by Dock Dental and its operations contractors and will never be given or sold to a third party.

Core Practice

Dock Dental uses Core Practice software for booking and managing your appointments. Along with the appointment details Core Practice also stores the information you may have shared when filling in new patient forms, your health fund details and treatment related details provided at Dock Dental. These information are essential for us to make sure we provide the best care at all times. Further information on how Core Practice manages these data can be obtained by visiting Core Practice’s Privacy Policy.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies and other technologies to ensure that everyone who uses Dock Dental website has the best possible experience. By continuing to visit or use our services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy. You can find more information about cookies at: cookiesandyou.com.
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Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you.
‍Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies.

Our Policies for Children

We are committed to protecting the privacy of children. Neither Dock Dental nor any of its services are designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13.

Information Security

We work hard to keep your data safe. We use a combination of technical, administrative, and physical controls to maintain the security of your data. This includes using Transport Layer Security (“TLS”) to encrypt many of our Services. No method of transmitting or storing data is completely secure, however, if you have a security-related concern, please contact customer support at hello@dockdental.com.au.

Changes to This Policy

We will inform you if a material change to the Privacy Policy is made that involves the use of your Personally Identifiable Information. Your continued use of the Dock Dental site will indicate acceptance of the changes. Please exit the site immediately if you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy or any revised policy.

Who We Are and How To Contact Us

If you have questions, suggestions, or concerns about this policy, or about our use of your information, please contact us.
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Dock Dental
183 First Avenue
Five Dock, NSW 2046
Australia
Ph:
02 7253 0333
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This Privacy Policy does not protect you when you send content, questions or ideas to Dock Dental via email. If you want to keep them private or proprietary, do not send them in an email. We try to answer every email within 48 business hours, but are not always able to do so.
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Last Updated: January 2023