About APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova:

APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova provides health services and in particular: healing-consultative and prophylactic pre-hospital assistance in the field of dental medicine. APMA-IPMMA-DM Dr. Snezhana Sotirova provides services in the fields of: therapy and endodontics, prosthetics, as well as surgery. APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova is an administrator of the personal data of her patients and hereby informs you that she treats your personal data and the applicable rules of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, The Personal Data Protection Act, the secondary legislation in the field of personal data protection and the guidelines of the Commission for the Protection of Personal Data responsibly.

Does our webpage https://sotirova.com/ use Cookies/“cookies“?

Our website uses „cookies“/Cookies. These are small text files that are saved on your device when you visit our website. This process is done automatically, without human intervention. The information gathered through our cookies includes: IP address, device number, operating system, internet provider, time spent on our website, reference URL, and location data of the device used. Cookies are an important component for the correct functioning of almost every website on the Internet. We use reputable external service providers who can also create cookies in your browser.

These cookies are accessed and controlled by the respective vendor (in this case, Google Inc.) and the information in them is anonymized. The purpose of these external services is to process the anonymized information for statistical purposes. We use the following external service:

• Google Analytics - More information can be found in the Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=bg#

We use the so-called "Cookies" in which personal data may be stored for the sole purpose of: improving the use of our website, statistical purposes, providing targeted ads (against which you can object at any time), market analysis (trend tracking, preferences and consumer interests).

Almost any internet browser allows you to manage your cookies, including to stop and/or delete them if you do not want to use them.

What personal data do we process with regards to our patients, how did we receive it and why do we process it?

The personal data possessed and processed by APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova, could be of the following categories:

• Identity: name, personal ID, date of birth, address, telephone, e-mail, etc ;
• Information about your health condition: health information with regards to your physical condition;

We obtain your personal information by the following means:

• Personally from you or through the consent of your legal representative;
• Legally, received from public organizations, including: National Health Insurance Fund, National Social Security Institute, National Revenue Agency, etc.

Please be informed that the personal data of our patients is processed solely for the purposes of your treatment, as well as accompanying activities such as: counseling, diagnosis, assessment of the type and volume of the curative activities, prophylactic, prevention and all other activities representing good dental practice.

There is always a legitimate reason to process personal data of our patients - processing is necessary to perform a task of impotant public interest (предоставяне на здравни грижи за населението). The processing is proportionate to the objective pursued, respects the essence of the right to data protection and provides for appropriate and concrete measures to protect the fundamental rights and interests of the data subject. Often there is another, additional ground amongst:

• Free consent given by the patient;
• Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the patient;
• Processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation that applies to the administrator;

In addition to the applicable Regulation, please be informed that Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova is bound by the obligation to observe professional secrecy (privileged communication): All the facts and circumstances of the patient's privacy that have become known to her in her professional activity and included in the patient's medical records are of a confidential nature and are not subject to disclosure except in the cases provided for by law or with the written consent of the patient.

Do we provide the personal data of our patients to third parties?

It is possible for personal data of our patients to be provided to third parties in connection with the legally regulated relations between APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova and state bodies such as: National Health Insurance Fund, Regional Health Inspection, Medical Audit Executive Agency and other organizations to which we have a legal obligation to provide information, often including personal data. Your personal data may also be provided to Ministry of Interior as well as to judicial authorities.

The personal data of our patients will be provided to other medical establishments only with their consent and/or in accordance with the provisions of the Health Act and other laws containing imperative provisions.

What rights do our patients have with regards to their personal data?

As patients and subjects to personal data processing by APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova, they have multiple rights, namely: right to access, right to correction of personal data, right to delete, right to limit the processing, right to object the processing, right of portability, and in case they are not satisfied with our cooperation - the right to complain to the Commission for Personal Data Protection (https://www.cpdp.bg/?p=pages&aid=5).

We assist our patients to exercise any legitimate right under the Regulation or other applicable data protection provisions. However, their requests may not be met by us, e.g. in cases where the Regulation allows us to continue processing their personal data.

How to you contact APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova regarding personal data, including to exercise your rights with regards to personal data?

The contact details of APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova are as follows: Address: Sofia, 51 Knyaginya Maria Luiza Blvd., fl. 2, tel. 983 47 36, 0888 871307, e-mail: info@sotirova.com
Any questions relating to the processing of your personal data may be referred to Dr. Snejanka Sotirova using the above mentioned contacts.

Amendments to the Confidentiality Notice

APMA-IPPMA-DM Dr. Snezhanka Sotirova reserves its right to amend and update this Notice at any time. In case of amendments that significantly affect your rights, there will be reasonable efforts to notify you.