Data Protection

The website www.neurologylounge.com is operated by

Prof. Dr. Henning Mast

100 Harley Street

London W1G 7JA

United Kingdom

Medical confidentiality

All medical information provided by customers of this website is covered by the requirement for medical confidentiality, including all medical data, such as medical histories, findings and treatment plans as well as additional test results. Medical confidentiality applies to all Neurology Lounge service personel, regardless of their training and functions.

Health services

All services offered through this website do not replace primary or emergency medical care. All information offered through this website should be presented and discussed with your primary care physician and/or surgeon before consideration of implementation. This website is not intended to replace or substitute for emergency care of acute medical symptoms and/or signs.

Privacy Policy

I. Purpose of

privacy policy

The privacy policy of Neurology Lounge refers to the use of any sort of personal data within the meaning of the Swiss Data Protection Act (FADP), and, if applicable, of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (GDPR) and may be subject to changes and updates.

II. Your Partner

The present website is operated by the Neurology Lounge, Prof. Dr. Henning Mast , Sesstrasse 323a, CH-8038 Zurich, Switzerland.

III. Purpose of Data

Processing

The Neurology Lounge may process your personal data for the following purposes:

For the purpose of providing medical consultancy according to the contractual relationship between you and Prof. Dr. Henning Mast. Particularly to exercise contractual rights and to comply with contractual duties;
For the administration of customer records;
For the purpose of mandatory record keeping, and for archiving purposes;
For the secure and stable operation of this website;
For the improvement of the services provided by the Neurology Lounge, Prof. Dr. Henning Mast

IV. Cookies

Some of our web pages use cookies. Cookies help make our website more user-friendly, efficient, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser.

Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies.” They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain in your device’s memory until you delete them. These cookies make it possible to recognize your browser when you next visit the site.

You can configure your browser to inform you about the use of cookies so that you can decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject a cookie. Alternatively, your browser can be configured to automatically accept cookies under certain conditions or to always reject them, or to automatically delete cookies when closing your browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.

Cookies that are necessary to allow electronic communications or to provide certain functions you wish to use (such as the shopping cart) are stored pursuant to Art. 6 paragraph 1, letter f of DSGVO. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the storage of cookies to ensure an optimized service provided free of technical errors. If other cookies (such as those used to analyze your surfing behavior) are also stored, they will be treated separately in this privacy policy.

V. Your Rights

Applicable data protection laws provide for a variety of rights in favour of the data subject. However, please note that the type and extent of such rights may vary depending on the data protection regime effectively applicable to you:

Information: You have the right to request information about which of your personal data is being processed by the respective SP, and how it is being processed. Please feel free to file a request for information.
Rectification: If your personal data, which is being processed by the respective SP, is somehow inaccurate, you may request for the rectification of such personal data.
Withdrawal of consent: Your personal data will usually not be processed solely based on your consent, without any connection to a contractual relationship. However, if that were the case, you might withdraw your consent at any time. Please note that such withdrawal shall only be effective for the future, and that such withdrawal shall not affect any processing activity which may be based upon further grounds.
Right to object: You might object to any data processing which is based upon the protection of vital interests of the respective SP, if you find yourself in a particular situation which justifies such withdrawal. However, please note that possible overriding interests of the respective SP may remain reserved. Furthermore, you have the right to object to any processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes. However, please note that your objection shall not affect any processing activity which may be based upon further grounds.
Restriction: Under certain circumstances, you may have the right to request that the processing of your personal data shall be restricted. This might be the case if you doubt that your personal data are accurate. Please be advised that such restriction may limit or prohibit the further provision of the Foundation's or the SP's services.
Data portability: If provided for by applicable law, you have the right to request that your personal data, which you provided to us, will be handed out to you in the form required by law. In this case, you may also wish to pass such data on to a new controller. However, overriding, conflicting interests may remain reserved.
Right to erasure: See point 8 hereinafter.
Complaint: Depending on the data protection regime applicable to you, you might be eligible to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority, if you feel that your personal data is not being treated adequately.

VI. Place of Data

Processing

Your personal data will usually be processed in Switzerland. However, particularly the provision of telemedical services may take place from abroad. Any transborder data flow shall be limited to countries with data protection laws that are found to be equivalent to Swiss data protection standards, or where specific guarantees exist. If you have any queries relating to that, please contact us.

VII. Place of Data

Processing

Generally speaking, we delete your personal data upon completion of the contract, or when the purpose for which it was gathered has ceased to exist. If you legitimately object to the processing of your personal data, or if you withdraw your consent, we shall delete your personal data. However, the processing of your personal data for compulsory statutory reasons, for the exercise or enforcement of legal claims, and for the defense against any claims shall remain reserved.

Neurology Lounge shall retain personal data in each case for as long as deemed necessary for the fulfillment of the consultation. However, statutory retention periods, particularly those provided for by public healthcare law, or by insurance law, as well as internal record keeping measures shall remain reserved.

VIII. Contact

For questions relating to the processing of your personal data, or for requests concerning for the exercise of your legal rights, please contact us directly.

Purpose of information and disclaimer of liability

The content of the website 'www.neurologylounge.com’ is in no way a substitute for personal medical consultations or treatment. The Neurology Lounge recommends that all visitors to the website consult a physician if they have a medical concern. It is also unwise to start, change or discontinue any treatment independently or without consulting a physician.

The content of the website ‘www.neurologylounge.com’ is not a suitable basis for making an independent diagnosis or selecting a form of treatment. The Neurology Lunge accepts no direct or indirect responsibility for any injuries or health concerns that may arise from the use or misuse of the information.

The authors of the Neurology Lounge website have taken care to ensure that any information on applications, medications or dosages corresponds to the current state of knowledge. However, the authors can give no absolute guarantee for this. Please note that information on medicines does not constitute an endorsement. Each dosage or application is carried out at the user’s own risk.

The Neurology Lounge webpages may contain direct or indirect links to third-party websites, but it cannot accept responsibility for the content or legitimacy of their webpages. This applies to all links and references in Neurology Lounge's own website as well as to entries by third parties in Neurology Lounge's guest books, discussion forums, social media accounts, and mailing lists.