Legal & Privacy
General
This website is owned by Dentists’ Provident Society Limited (“The Society”/“Dentists Provident”/“We”), a registered Friendly Society incorporated in England and Wales under the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Registered Number 407F). The Society makes every reasonable effort to ensure the information contained on the website is accurate and current, but it makes no representations nor gives any warranties whatsoever concerning such information or the website generally, except where stated otherwise. The Society, its agents, representatives or subcontractors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential losses (including loss of profit) or damages resulting from the use of or reliance on the contents of its website, or any such losses caused by any virus, corruption, interruption, fault or other technical problem or incident occurring thereon. Nothing on this website constitutes an invitation, inducement or offer to subscribe for membership or additional benefits. This website is intended for general information only. It isn’t designed to provide financial or other advice, nor is it intended to make any recommendations regarding the suitability of the Society’s contract for any particular individual. HM Revenue and Customs’ rules regarding tax treatment of premiums and benefits in relation to Holloway Contracts and income protection insurance may change in the future. If any of these terms is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction, these terms will continue to be valid as to its other provisions and the remainder of the affected provision. We strongly recommend that prospective members/applicants take appropriate professional advice prior to making any decision. The material on this website may refer to the past performance of the Society and/or its investments. Past performance cannot and should not be relied upon as a guide to future performance. This website is designed for use in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Republic of Ireland (“the Membership Area”) by residents in the Membership Area and we don’t warrant the availability, suitability or legality of any information or membership/benefits in relation to the residents of other jurisdictions. This website may not be used by persons resident in any country where its use is unlawful; all users are responsible for compliance with all laws applicable to them. The use of this website shall be governed by the laws of England and the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any matter relating to this website or any material contained therein. The contents of this website are subject to copyright and intellectual property rights. These rights are owned by or licensed to Dentists’ Provident or the party credited as the owner or licensee. Unless expressly stated otherwise, you may not copy, print, modify, sell, transfer or otherwise assume that any licence or right has been granted to reproduce or use any contents, information or software on this website. You may, however, download or print website contents owned by Dentists’ Provident for your own personal, non-commercial use, or for other legally permitted purposes. Other websites may not link or frame this website without the Society’s prior written consent. This site may contain links to other internet sites that aren’t maintained by the Society. These links are provided solely for your convenience. The Society makes no warranties or representations about, and disclaims any responsibility for, the contents of any products or services offered in third party sites. Any reference to a linked site or any specific product or service by name does not constitute or imply its endorsement by Dentists' Provident. We reserve the right to update these terms from time to time without prior notice. We recommend you regularly revisit this page to ensure you’ve seen and are aware of our latest terms. Our usage of your personal information is governed by our Privacy Policy. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully as it sets out your rights and our obligations in relation to your personal information, including what we can do with it and your rights of access.
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Privacy Policy
We treat all personal information submitted to us via this website ("Information") as confidential and in accordance with applicable data protection law. No Information is obtained without the owner’s consent, or retained longer than is necessary. Your Information will be treated in confidence by us and won’t be disclosed to any third parties except where your consent has been received or where permitted by law. By disclosing Information to us, you acknowledge and authorise us and/or other Companies authorised by us to discuss relevant aspects of your medical condition(s), treatment or examination with the provider(s) of your treatment or examination and you authorise us to send your information, including your health and financial information, to third parties in connection with the administration of membership. We record telephone calls to monitor the quality of our response and for training purposes. The information we collect isn’t sold or rented by us to others but we may share such information with authorised third parties in connection with the administration of your membership. As a data subject you have the right to access and inspect a copy of most of the personal data we hold that you’ve supplied and to ask for inaccurate Information to be corrected. In order to review the personal information we hold about you, write to us at the address below enclosing a cheque for £10.00, payable to Dentists’ Provident Society Limited, to cover our administrative costs in dealing with your request: Member Services Department We’ll always verify your identity before providing you with details of any personal information we may hold about you. You can ask us to update or remove your personal information by writing to our Member Services Department at the address above. If you submit a request to amend your data, we’ll investigate and if we agree we’ll correct our records. Even if we don’t correct the data, you have the right to file with us a written statement of dispute which we’ll include in any future disclosure of the data. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we’ll post those changes on this page so you’re always aware of what Information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. If we intend to use your Information for a purpose other than those described in this privacy policy, we’ll inform you of the additional uses or purposes by informing you of the additional use in writing. |
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