Privacy Policy

DentalSurgeonsVancouver.com

Effective Date: October 14, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to DentalSurgeonsVancouver.com, an independent online directory featuring general dentists, dental surgeons, dental specialists, and dental practices throughout Vancouver and surrounding communities in British Columbia, Canada.

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly, transparently, and securely.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when visitors and participating dental professionals use our website.

2. Information We Collect

We collect only information reasonably necessary to operate our directory and provide requested services.

Depending on how you interact with our website, this may include:

Name and contact information
Email address and telephone number
Dental practice or business information
Professional qualifications and registration details
Information submitted through contact or listing forms
Advertising subscription and billing information
Website usage information, IP addresses, and technical data
Cookie preferences and consent records

Visitors may browse publicly available directory information without creating an account.

We discourage visitors from submitting sensitive medical information through general inquiry forms.

3. How We Use Information

Information may be used to:

Respond to inquiries and requests
Create and maintain professional directory listings
Process advertising subscriptions and authorized renewals
Communicate with participating dental practices
Provide requested directory services
Improve website functionality and security
Maintain accurate business records
Fulfil legal and regulatory obligations

We will not use personal information for unrelated purposes without an appropriate legal basis or consent where required.

4. Dental Directory Listings

Participating dental professionals may voluntarily provide practice information for publication.

Such information may include professional names, business addresses, telephone numbers, websites, qualifications, and descriptions of services.

Professional information submitted for public listing may be visible to website visitors and search engines.

Practitioners may request corrections or removal of their listings, subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

5. Patient Inquiries

Visitors may contact dental practices using information displayed in our directory.

Where our website offers an inquiry-forwarding feature, information will be shared with the selected dental practice for the purpose explained at the time of submission.

We do not independently provide dental treatment or maintain clinical patient records as a dental healthcare provider.

6. Advertising Subscriptions and Payments

Dental professionals may purchase directory listings and advertising services.

We may collect billing contact details, subscription information, payment status, and transaction records.

Where automatic renewal has been expressly authorized, relevant billing information may be used to process recurring charges according to the agreed subscription terms.

Payment processing may be handled by independent payment service providers.

We aim to avoid storing complete payment card details on our own systems.

7. Consent and Privacy Choices

We seek meaningful consent where required by applicable privacy laws.

Individuals may withdraw consent for optional uses of personal information, subject to reasonable notice and applicable legal or contractual restrictions.

Withdrawal of consent may affect services that depend on the information concerned.

Visitors may decline optional marketing communications without losing access to publicly available directory information.

8. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential website functionality, security, preferences, analytics, and optional advertising services.

Non-essential cookies requiring consent will be activated only after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

Visitors may manage or withdraw their cookie preferences through our cookie consent controls.

Further details are provided in our Cookie Policy.

9. Sharing Information With Third Parties

We do not sell personal information to data brokers or third-party advertisers.

We may disclose information to service providers where reasonably necessary for website hosting, payment processing, technical support, communications, analytics, or other disclosed operational purposes.

Service providers are expected to protect information appropriately and use it only for authorized purposes.

We may also disclose information where required or permitted by applicable law.

10. International Data Processing

Certain website service providers may process or store information outside British Columbia or Canada.

Where this occurs, we will take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate privacy and security protections.

Information processed internationally may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is stored or accessed.

11. Information Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards appropriate to the information we handle.

These may include access restrictions, secure website connections, software maintenance, and appropriate service-provider controls.

No internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.

We will respond to privacy and security incidents in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, meet contractual obligations, resolve disputes, or comply with legal requirements.

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted, anonymized, or otherwise handled according to applicable law.

13. Individual Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable legislation, individuals may request:

Access to their personal information
Correction of inaccurate information
Withdrawal of optional consent
Deletion of information where applicable
Information about how their data is used or disclosed
Review of a privacy concern or complaint

Requests may be submitted through our designated privacy contact.

We may require reasonable identity verification before processing certain requests.

14. GDPR and International Visitors

Where the European Union or United Kingdom data protection rules apply to our activities, we will respect the relevant rights and obligations.

Depending on the circumstances, these may include rights of access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability, and withdrawal of consent.

Applicable legal bases for processing may include consent, contractual necessity, legal obligations, and legitimate interests, as appropriate.

International visitors may contact us concerning their privacy rights.

15. Children's Privacy

Our directory is intended for general informational use and is not designed to collect personal information directly from children.

Parents or legal guardians should supervise inquiries involving minors.

We do not knowingly collect children's personal information for behavioural advertising.

16. External Websites

Our directory may contain links to independent dental practices and other third-party websites.

Those websites maintain their own privacy practices.

We encourage visitors to review the privacy policies of external websites before submitting personal information.

17. Updates to This Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in technology, business operations, or applicable law.

Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised effective date.

Material changes will be communicated where required.

18. Privacy Contact

For questions, access requests, corrections, or privacy complaints, please contact:

Privacy Officer

DentalSurgeonsVancouver.com

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Website: https://dentalsurgeonsvancouver.com/

Contact: Roger Prabhu. Text : 1-604-833-1055, email : MonacoAds@Gmail.com

19. Our Privacy Commitment

We believe that protecting personal information is essential to maintaining trust.

DentalSurgeonsVancouver.com aims to provide an accessible and professionally managed directory while respecting the privacy of visitors and participating dental professionals.