Welcome to DoctorBangladesh.com. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data of both our website visitors (patients/users) and the medical professionals listed in our directory. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you interact with our platform.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in two main ways: directly from user/doctor input and automatically through platform interactions.
A. Information Provided by Medical Professionals (Doctors)
To register and build a professional profile via our Join Page, doctors or their authorized staff provide:
- Full name, medical degrees, specializations, and professional achievements.
- Chamber addresses, visiting hours, contact phone numbers, and consultation fees.
- Supporting documentation and licensing credentials, including the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council (BMDC) registration number.
B. Information Provided by General Users and Patients
We collect information when users communicate with us or engage with the directory:
- Communication Data: Name, phone number, email address, or social media handles provided when contacting our data team via Email, WhatsApp, our Website Contact Form, or our official Facebook Page.
- Review Data: Name, email address, rating details, and text content submitted through our doctor profile review and rating system.
C. Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, we automatically collect basic browser configuration details via standard logs and cookies to optimize performance, including anonymized IP addresses, browser types, and visited pages.
2. How We Use Your Information
We utilize the collected data strictly to run a trustworthy, secure healthcare directory:
- To publish, verify, and maintain accurate doctor profiles for public benefit.
- To process, moderate, and publish authentic user reviews under our strict review guidelines.
- To contact doctors directly via phone, email, or WhatsApp for routine data maintenance, update confirmations, and practice verification.
- To respond to user support requests, error reports, and general queries submitted via our contact forms.
- To monitor, audit, and prevent malicious actions, fake reviews, spam accounts, or unauthorized site security threats.
3. Data Protection and Security
We implement standard, robust administrative and technical security protocols to safeguard all gathered information against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. Access to backend sensitive information (such as private communication logs or supporting doctor documentation) is strictly restricted to our verified data validation and administrative team.
4. Data Sharing and Third-Party Disclosure
We value user trust and operate under clear boundaries regarding data distribution:
- Public Directory Data: Doctor profile details (names, degrees, chamber schedules, fees, and published user reviews) are intentionally made public on our directory for healthcare communication and patient utility.
- No Data Selling: We do not sell, rent, trade, or share private personal contact logs or unverified credentials with third-party pharmaceutical companies, marketing entities, or commercial advertisers.
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose user or practitioner data if explicitly mandated by the laws of Bangladesh or valid legal directives issued by official government health authorities.
5. Third-Party Advertisements
To sustain platform maintenance, we display external advertisements. These third-party ad networks may utilize basic cookies to deliver relevant marketing placements based on general web browsing paths. These companies do not have access to private contact records or internal verified practitioner documentation stored in our databases.
6. Cookies Policy
DoctorBangladesh.com uses minor technical cookies to remember configuration choices and improve site loading speeds. Users can completely disable cookies at any time via their individual browser setting panels without affecting basic directory search functionalities.
7. User and Professional Rights
Both patients and listed practitioners retain full authority over their information:
- Doctors: Can request a full update, modification, correction, or absolute removal of their profile at any point by reaching out via our official communication desks.
- Users: Can request the editing or permanent deletion of their submitted contact records or published profile reviews.
8. Contact Us
For any queries, privacy concerns, or data correction requests regarding this policy, please reach out to our administration team via our standard Website Contact Form, Email, WhatsApp support desks, or through our official Facebook Page message loop. All inquiries are evaluated and handled promptly by our backend coordinators.