UKHSA Dental X-ray Protection Services

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Privacy policy

We collect certain information or data about you when you use dxps.phe.gov.uk

This includes:

  • your IP address, and details of which version of web browser you used
  • your practice name, address, telephone number and email address
  • information on how you use the site, using cookies and page tagging techniques to help us maintain the website
  • all the data that you store in your RP file, eg personnel and X-ray equipment details (this will never be shared with third parties and will only be used for the purpose you provide it for)

Where your data is stored

We store your data on our secure servers in the UK. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this.

Keeping your data secure

UKHSA complies with the Data Protection Act 1998.

We will:

  • only ask for what’s needed
  • make sure nobody has access to it who shouldn’t
  • only keep the information for as long as it’s needed

We will not:

  • share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes
  • pass on your details to other websites

We have procedures and security features in place to try and keep your data secure once we receive it. However, transmitting information over the internet is generally not completely secure, and we can't guarantee the security of your data. Any data you enter is at your own risk.

Disclosing your information

We may pass on your personal information if we have a legal obligation to do so. This includes exchanging information with other government departments for legal reasons.

Your rights

You can find out what information we hold about you, and ask us not to use any of the information we collect.

Links to other websites

dxps.phe.gov.uk contains links to and from other websites.

This privacy policy only applies to this website, and doesn't cover other government services and transactions that we link to.

Following a link to another website

If you go to another website from this one, read the privacy policy on that website to find out what it does with your information.

Following a link to dxps.phe.gov.uk from another website

If you come to dxps.phe.gov.uk from another website, we may receive personal information about you from the other website. You should read the privacy policy of the website you came from to find out more about this.