Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Carlow Dental Implant(“we”, “us”), the dental practice of Dr. Sina Choi in Carlow, Ireland, collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy in line with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Who we are (Data Controller)

Carlow Dental Implant (Dr. Sina Choi)
The Junction, Granby Row, Carlow, R93 FK22, Ireland
Email: [email protected] · Phone: (089) 468 7591

2. Information we collect

Information you give us via the contact form: your name, email address, and the content of your message.
Technical data automatically collected by our hosting infrastructure for security and reliability, such as IP address and basic request logs.
Cookies: see section 5. By default we set only strictly necessary cookies.

3. How and why we use your data

To respond to your enquiry and provide the information or care you request, with a legal basis of your consent and our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.
To operate, secure, and maintain the website (legal basis: legitimate interest).
Where required, to meet legal or regulatory obligations.

We do not use your contact form details for marketing unless you separately ask us to.

4. Legal basis

We rely on your consent (which you give by ticking the consent box on the contact form and by your cookie choices), our legitimate interests in running the practice and website, and legal obligation where applicable. You may withdraw consent at any time.

5. Cookies

We use strictly necessary cookies that are required for the site to function. Optional analytics and marketing cookies are disabled unless you allow them through our cookie banner. If you reject optional cookies, none are set and no related data is collected. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer.

6. Sharing your data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with trusted service providers who help us operate the website and our email (for example, hosting and email delivery providers), who act on our instructions as data processors. We may disclose data where required by law.

7. Data retention

We keep enquiry data only as long as necessary to deal with your request and for our legitimate record keeping, after which it is securely deleted. Where data forms part of a clinical record, statutory retention periods for healthcare records apply.

8. Your rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

access the personal data we hold about you;
have inaccurate data corrected;
have your data erased in certain circumstances;
restrict or object to processing;
data portability; and
withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

9. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Messages sent via the contact form are transmitted over an encrypted connection.

10. Children

This website is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children without the consent of a parent or guardian.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above shows when it was last revised.

12. Contact and complaints

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at [email protected]. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Irish supervisory authority, the Data Protection Commission (dataprotection.ie).