Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Homecare Medical, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit our website, place an order, contact us, or otherwise interact with Homecare Medical.

We process personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who We Are

Homecare Medical Supplies is the data controller responsible for your personal information.

If you have any questions about how we use your personal information or wish to exercise your data protection rights, you can contact us at:

Email: dataprotection@homecaremedical.ie

What Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us. This may include:
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Your name and contact details, such as email address and telephone number
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Billing and delivery addresses
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Account and login information
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Order and transaction details
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Products purchased and delivery information
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Information you provide when contacting us about an order, return, enquiry or support request
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Information you provide when signing up for marketing communications
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Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information and website activity
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Information collected through cookies and similar technologies
Payment card details are processed securely by our payment service providers and are not stored by Homecare Medical.

How We Collect Your Information

We may collect personal information when you:
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Visit or use our website
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Create or manage an account
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Place an order
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Contact us by phone, email or through our website
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Make an enquiry or request customer support
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Request information about our products or services
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Subscribe to marketing communications
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Return or exchange a product
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Interact with our website through cookies and similar technologies

How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:
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Process and fulfil your orders
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Arrange delivery
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Manage your account
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Process payments and refunds
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Respond to enquiries and provide customer support
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Manage returns and complaints
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Communicate with you about your orders and services
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Send marketing communications where permitted and where required, with your consent
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Improve our products, services and website
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Maintain the security and operation of our website and systems
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Prevent fraud, misuse and security incidents
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Manage product recalls, servicing and warranty support where applicable
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Meet our legal and regulatory obligations

Legal Bases for Processing Your Information

We process your personal information under the legal bases provided by data protection law. Depending on the circumstances, these may include:
Contract: We need to process your information to fulfil an order, provide a service or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legal obligation: We may need to collect or retain information to comply with legal, tax, accounting, product safety or regulatory requirements.
Legitimate interests: We may process information where necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as managing customer relationships, improving our services, maintaining website security and preventing fraud, provided these interests do not override your rights.
Consent: Where consent is required, such as for certain marketing activities or non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent before processing your information for that purpose.

Medical Device and Product Traceability

Homecare Medical supplies healthcare products, including medical devices and equipment. Where applicable, we may be required by medical device legislation, including the EU Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745, to maintain records relating to the supply and distribution of certain medical devices.
These records may include information needed to identify the product supplied, the transaction and, where required, the person or organisation to whom the product was supplied. We will retain this information for the period required by applicable legislation.

Sharing Your Information

We may share personal information with trusted third parties where necessary to provide our services or meet our legal obligations.

These may include:

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Delivery and logistics providers
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Payment service providers
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Technology and software providers that support our website and business systems
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Manufacturers or suppliers where necessary for product support, servicing, warranty claims or product recalls
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Professional advisers
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Government bodies, regulators or other authorities where required by law

Where another organisation processes personal information on our behalf, we take appropriate steps to ensure that your information is handled securely and in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

We only share information where necessary for the relevant purpose.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may process personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where this happens, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with applicable data protection laws. These may include European Commission adequacy decisions or approved contractual safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses, where required.

How We Protect Your Information

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised disclosure and unlawful processing.

Access to personal information is limited to authorised employees and service providers who need it for legitimate business purposes.

How Long We Keep Your Information

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

Some information may need to be retained for longer where required by law or for legitimate business purposes, including financial and accounting records, product safety requirements, medical device traceability, warranty or regulatory requirements.

When information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it where appropriate.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security and performance.

Cookies may be used to:

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Enable essential website functions
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Remember preferences
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Understand how visitors use our website
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Measure website performance
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Support analytics and advertising
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Improve marketing communications and campaigns

Where required by law, we will ask for consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can also manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or any cookie management tools available on our website.

Marketing Communications

Where permitted by law, we may send you information about Homecare Medical products, services, offers and updates.

Where consent is required, we will only send marketing communications where you have given the appropriate consent.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in our emails or by contacting us.

Unsubscribing from marketing communications will not affect essential communications relating to your orders, account, deliveries, payments, returns or other services.

Your Rights Under GDPR

Under data protection law, you may have the right to:
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Request access to the personal information we hold about you
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Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
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Ask us to delete your personal information where applicable
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Ask us to restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances
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Object to certain types of processing
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Withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent
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Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format where applicable

To exercise your rights, please contact:

Email: dataprotection@homecaremedical.ie

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concern.

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Data Protection Commission (DPC), Ireland's supervisory authority for data protection.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, legal requirements or how we process personal information.

The latest version will always be available on our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, how we handle your personal information, or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact Homecare Medical Supplies — Email: dataprotection@homecaremedical.ie
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