1. Who we are
Strabismus Coach is an educational website providing ophthalmic and strabismus-related surgical education content intended for healthcare professionals.
For privacy-related enquiries, please contact hello@strabismuscoach.co.uk.
2. Information we collect
When you use this website, we may collect and process personal information that you provide directly, including your name, professional email address, professional role, institution or place of work, and professional verification status.
If you contact us through a form or by email, we may also collect your name, email address and the content of your message.
We may automatically collect limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, cookies and session data.
3. How we use your information
We use your information to verify healthcare professional status, provide access to professional educational content, manage access permissions, respond to enquiries, improve website functionality, maintain website security, prevent misuse and comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal data to third parties.
4. Lawful basis for processing
Under UK GDPR, we may rely on legitimate interests, consent and legal obligation as lawful bases for processing personal data.
Our legitimate interests include operating a professional-only educational platform and ensuring responsible access to surgical education material.
5. Professional access verification
Certain content on this website is intended for healthcare professionals only. We may automatically approve institutional healthcare or academic email domains, manually review non-standard professional domains, and refuse or revoke access where professional status cannot be verified.
Generic consumer email addresses, including Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Outlook and iCloud, may be restricted for professional verification purposes.
6. Cookies and website analytics
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to maintain access sessions, improve performance, analyse traffic, improve the user experience and support website security.
You can control cookies through your browser settings.
7. Third-party services
We may use trusted third-party providers for website hosting, analytics, email communications, video hosting, form processing and website security. These providers may process data on our behalf in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
8. Data storage and security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, disclosure, loss, misuse or alteration. However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.
9. Data retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to maintain professional access records, fulfil legal obligations, resolve disputes and operate the website effectively.
You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting hello@strabismuscoach.co.uk.
10. Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you may have rights to access your personal data, correct inaccurate data, request deletion, restrict processing, object to processing, request data portability and withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact hello@strabismuscoach.co.uk.
11. Medical and educational disclaimer
Content on Strabismus Coach is intended solely for educational purposes for qualified healthcare professionals. The website does not provide medical advice to members of the public and should not be relied upon for diagnosis or treatment decisions.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated revision date.
13. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact hello@strabismuscoach.co.uk.