Data protection
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 11 July 2026
First note: Before you read our Privacy and Cookie Policy, Dental Med Austria wishes to explain and assure all of its visitors that our privacy practices, the collection and management of your personal data, as well as the use of third-party applications for the various data-collection processes, are in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and also in full compliance with Albanian Law No. 9887, dated 10 March 2008, “On the protection of personal data”.
The GDPR was enacted by the European Union on 25 May 2018 to protect the personal data of EU and EEA citizens, and it also sets out the rules that companies must follow when transferring the personal data of EU and EEA citizens outside these two areas.
Second note: The registered seat of Dental Med Austria is located at Rruga Kristo Luarasi, Tirana, Albania. Dental Med Austria protects the privacy and personal data of individuals under Albanian Law No. 9887, dated 10 March 2008, “On the protection of personal data”, and in full compliance with the GDPR.
OUR PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICIES ARE FULLY DEDICATED TO PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA. Dental Med Austria acts as the “Controller” of the personal data that users provide to us. We collect, manage and store your data in full compliance with the GDPR and Albanian Law No. 9887, dated 10 March 2008, “On the protection of personal data”.
The website www.dentalmedaustria.al wishes to inform its visitors that on this website they may be asked to complete various contact forms. These forms ask users to provide personal data such as name, telephone number, email, country of residence, etc.
In this privacy policy you will be fully informed about the following topics:
- All categories of personal data that Dental Med Austria collects
- What cookies are and how Dental Med Austria collects them
- Who processes personal data at Dental Med Austria
- The legal basis on which Dental Med Austria collects users' data
- The purposes for which we collect your personal data
- How long Dental Med Austria keeps your personal data
- Whether Dental Med Austria transfers your data internationally
- The third parties with which Dental Med Austria shares data
- Your rights over the personal data held by Dental Med Austria
- How you will be informed when Dental Med Austria changes its privacy policy
1. The categories of personal data collected, managed and stored by Dental Med Austria
Dental Med Austria collects the personal data of its users through the following channels:
Website. The Dental Med Austria website, known as “dentalmedaustria.al” and “www.dentalmedaustria.al”, collects personal data from its visitors in the following ways:
- Cookies, small text files stored on your computer when you visit our website.
- The personal data you provide voluntarily through the booking form (found on the Contact page), through WhatsApp chat, and through our official telephone number and email.
- Google Analytics, Dental Med Austria has installed and uses Google Analytics to obtain general information about its overall website audience, such as country of residence, average age, interests, etc.
Social media. Dental Med Austria uses Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram (personal and company pages) to communicate directly with individuals who show interest in our services and to promote its products and services.
The personal data that individuals provide through these online communication channels is collected, stored and protected ONLY by Dental Med Austria, securely, in our private database, and may be used in the future for marketing purposes (email marketing via newsletters (Mailchimp), Facebook marketing and direct email marketing via Gmail).
What type of personal data do we collect from users? We collect your first name, last name, email address, telephone number and home address, where you have voluntarily provided this personal data to help us offer you better and faster services.
2. What cookies are and how Dental Med Austria collects them
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies record your actions on our website and remember your choices when you revisit it in the future.
For example, if you visit our website and choose to read the Albanian-language version, this action is recorded by your browser (Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari or others). Your browser remembers this action, and when you revisit our website you are taken directly to the Albanian-language version.
3. Who processes personal data at Dental Med Austria
Dental Med Austria collects, manages and stores your personal data in full compliance with Albanian Law No. 9887, dated 10 March 2008, “On the protection of personal data”, and with the GDPR.
The only entity responsible for collecting the personal data that users provide in the booking form on “dentalmedaustria.al” is Dental Med Austria. The booking form was built from scratch by our webmaster, and all information submitted through the form is recorded directly in our private database within our website.
We may also collect your personal data through third-party applications such as Google Analytics, Gmail and WhatsApp. You can read Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and WhatsApp's at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy.
All personal data collected through our website is processed and used only by Dental Med Austria and by none of its third-party applications.
4. The legal basis on which Dental Med Austria collects users' data
Dental Med Austria collects, manages and stores your personal data in full compliance with Albanian Law No. 9887, dated 10 March 2008, “On the protection of personal data”, and with the GDPR.
5. The purposes for which we collect your personal data
We collect your personal data in order to:
- provide you with a better website experience;
- register you as a potential patient in our database;
- add you to our email database so we can send you future newsletters about our offers, discounts, new products or services, etc.;
- contact you directly by email or telephone while you are receiving services at our clinic.
6. How long Dental Med Austria keeps your personal data
We may retain your personal data for an indefinite period, and we will immediately remove all of your personal data if you no longer wish Dental Med Austria to use it.
7. Does Dental Med Austria transfer your data internationally?
Never. Using, transferring or modifying the personal data of “dentalmedaustria.al” users, or of our social-media followers, for any purpose other than those stated in topic 5 (five) above is strictly prohibited.
Please read topic 5 to understand why and when Dental Med Austria uses your personal data (first name, last name, email, telephone number, etc.).
8. The third parties with which Dental Med Austria shares data
Dental Med Austria does not share the personal data of its website users or social-media followers with any third party. We use Google Analytics, Gmail and WhatsApp as third-party applications that are committed to guaranteeing the privacy and protection of your personal data.
Dental Med Austria is not responsible for personal data that these third-party applications may collect lawfully or unlawfully.
You can read Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy and WhatsApp's at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy.
9. Your rights over the personal data held by Dental Med Austria
Website users who have provided personal information through any of the contact channels on “dentalmedaustria.al” have the right to request the modification or deletion of their personal data from our website and databases.
10. How you will be informed when Dental Med Austria changes its privacy policy
If and when Dental Med Austria changes its privacy policy or terms of service, you will be notified by a disclaimer at the top or bottom of the website. You will be asked to read our new Privacy Policy carefully and to accept it if you consider it reasonable.
For any suggestion that would help us improve our Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@dentalmedaustria.com.
