Before starting to use the website “emsww.co.il”, it is necessary to carefully review our Privacy Policy and, in case of agreement, check the appropriate box in the registration window on the “emsww.co.il” website.

The website Privacy Policy has been developed in accordance with the requirements of the Law “On Protection of Personal Data” of the State of Israel, as well as international legal standards for the protection of personal data and confidential information GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

The “emsww.co.il” website is an informational platform for providing Users/Patients with virtual medical consultations rendered by highly qualified medical specialists from Israel and other countries within the framework of the resource hosted on this website, the “Virtual Clinic.”

The administration of the “emsww.co.il” website does not bear legal responsibility for the medical component (i.e., any sphere of medical services, treatment, etc.) or for the quality of consultations conducted via the website. This responsibility lies within the competence of consulting physicians and medical clinics that possess the required certificates, licenses, and other official documents confirming their status and authority.

Within the framework of this Privacy Policy, in order to receive medical services on the “emsww.co.il” website, it is necessary to complete registration, which consists of submitting an application or message that includes the following data: last name, first name, patronymic, contact phone number, email address, as well as medical information about the User/Patient, including documents confirming such information.

Use of the medical services of the “emsww.co.il” website is possible only upon confirmation of official consent to the above-mentioned Privacy Policy.

Registration on the “emsww.co.il” website means your unconditional consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and the User Agreement for using the website.

You retain the right to refuse use of the “emsww.co.il” website and to withdraw your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data by submitting a corresponding written request to the Website Administration.

The main principle of our work is confidentiality, which is a fundamental human right. Accordingly, we take a thorough approach to the collection, processing, and storage of personal data of our Users/Patients, as detailed in this Privacy Policy.

1. Definitions

1.1.

Personal Data, within the framework of this Privacy Policy, represent any information related to an identified individual, including information relating to the health status of the User/Patient (special categories of personal data), provided by the User/Patient during registration and use of the “emsww.co.il” website.

2. General Provisions

2.1.

This Privacy Policy regulates the confidentiality and inviolability of personal data and other information that is received by the “emsww.co.il” website (hereinafter — “We,” “Website Administration,” “emsww.co.il website”) directly from users (hereinafter — “You,” “User,” “Patient”).

2.1.1.

The Website Administration does not bear responsibility for the accuracy and legality of the data provided by the user.

2.2.

This Privacy Policy is distinguished by a high level of legal culture and medical ethics and has also been developed based on international standardization of the use of personal data and confidential information:

2.2.1.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);

2.2.2.

Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Protocols.

3. On Information Required for Collection and Storage

3.1.

When registering on the “emsww.co.il” website, the User/Patient is obliged to provide their Personal Data:

3.1.1.

last name, first name, patronymic;

3.1.2.

email address;

3.1.3.

contact phone number;

3.1.4.

other confidential information, including information relating to the health status of the User/Patient (hereinafter — special category of personal data), which is proposed to be indicated in a special form on the “emsww.co.il” website, as well as information collected as a result of medical consultations and monitoring of Users/Patients conducted via the website.

3.2.

The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” collects, processes, and stores only the information that is necessary for the proper functioning of the website, in accordance with the purposes of its creation and the proper provision by the website of organizational and consultative assistance, informational and analytical services for searching physicians and/or medical institutions of the required profile, qualification, work experience, etc.

4. Purpose of Personal Data

4.1.

Personal Data of the User/Patient, including special categories of personal data, are processed on the “emsww.co.il” website for the purposes of:

4.1.1.

providing the User/Patient with services on the “emsww.co.il” website, including consultative services and informational and analytical services for searching physicians and/or medical institutions of the required profile, qualification, work experience, etc.;

4.1.2.

providing Users/Patients with a platform for obtaining virtual medical consultations;

4.1.3.

providing the User/Patient with personalized information and advertising; studying and analyzing such data in order to improve services, as well as develop new types of services and sections on the “emsww.co.il” website;

4.1.4.

creating a database of Users/Patients of the “emsww.co.il” website.

5. Principle of Collection and Storage of Personal Data

5.1.

Collection and storage of Data occurs automatically during registration and any use by you of the “emsww.co.il” website and its services, including when you fill out forms offered on the “emsww.co.il” website and/or upload documents to the website containing results of medical services received via “emsww.co.il”, and medical materials sent by you, in accordance with the dynamics of further medical monitoring.

5.2.

Personal data and other confidential information of the User/Patient are processed using software-hardware and technical means and certified encryption code to protect against unauthorized access to the resources of the “emsww.co.il” website.

6. Duration of Data Storage

6.1.

User/Patient data will be stored for the duration of providing informational-analytical and medical services to the User/Patient via the “emsww.co.il” website until receipt of a written request from the User/Patient asking to terminate these services through the feedback channels presented on the website, provided this does not contradict applicable national and international legislation, as well as accounting and tax reporting requirements of the website.

6.2.

From the moment your Data are deleted, including in the case of withdrawal of your consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and/or the User Agreement, you do not have the right to use the “emsww.co.il” website until re-registration.

7. Rights of the User/Patient

7.1.

The User/Patient has the right to access the personal Data provided by them, except in cases of technical failures, malfunctions, and/or other cases beyond the control and competence of the Website Administration of “emsww.co.il.”

7.2.

The User/Patient may change, correct, supplement, or delete their personal data contained in the website databases by notifying the Website Administration via the feedback channels provided on the website.

7.3.

The User/Patient has the right to receive a brief medical conclusion summarizing the results and recommendation(s) of the medical consultation(s) received on the “emsww.co.il” website and/or recommendations for monitoring their medical condition, in electronic email form as well as in printed format.

7.4.

The User/Patient has the right to withdraw their consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy and prohibit the use of their Data by notifying the Website Administration via the feedback channels provided on the “emsww.co.il” website.

7.5.

The User/Patient may, at their discretion, provide any information about themselves to third parties while using the “emsww.co.il” website. Such information is regarded as publicly available, and therefore the Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” bears no responsibility for the consequences of such actions of the User/Patient, regardless of the reasons for its disclosure.

8. On the Right of Access to Personal Data on the “emsww.co.il” Website

8.1.

This Privacy Policy provides for the User’s/Patient’s unconditional consent to grant access to the data provided during registration and/or use of the “emsww.co.il” website to the Website Administration of “emsww.co.il”, its staff, authorized representatives, consultants, contractors of the “emsww.co.il” website, as well as other Users of the “emsww.co.il” website to whom the User/Patient or the Website Administration has granted access for the purpose of receiving/providing website services, or in cases предусмотренных applicable national and international legislation.

8.2.

Work with special categories of personal data of Users/Patients is carried out only by persons professionally involved in medical activity and obliged, in accordance with the legislation of the State of Israel and international legal acts protecting patient rights, to maintain medical confidentiality.

8.3.

The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il”, its personnel, authorized representatives, consultants, contractors, as well as other Users of the website who have access to Data necessary for providing/receiving services or ensuring the functioning of the “emsww.co.il” website, are obliged to comply with confidentiality requirements and professional secrecy and have no right to use the Data provided by the User/Patient for other purposes.

8.4.

Users/Patients who do not comply with confidentiality and professional secrecy requirements bear material and legal responsibility for their actions (including inaction).

9. On the Right to Transfer Information to Other Persons

9.1.

Transfer of confidential information of the User/Patient to third parties without the owner’s permission is prohibited, except in the following cases:

9.1.1.

if transfer of Data is necessary to provide services of the “emsww.co.il” website;

9.1.2.

if required to comply with applicable legislation, international law norms, lawful requests and reasoned demands of judicial, law-enforcement, and other authorized bodies.

9.2.

Confidential information may be transferred without the User’s/Patient’s consent to state authorities, including inquiry and pre-trial investigation bodies and local self-government bodies, only upon their reasoned official request, based on a court decision, and in accordance with applicable legislation.

9.3.

When using the “emsww.co.il” website, the User/Patient accepts and gives their unequivocal consent to the transfer of Data obtained during registration on the “emsww.co.il” website or in connection with its use outside the country of their residence to relevant physicians, medical specialists and/or medical institutions, as well as to servers supporting the operation of the “emsww.co.il” website, including, but not limited to, storing Data in the relevant information databases of the “emsww.co.il” website.

10. Obligations in Information Storage

10.1.

Carefully store the Data provided by the User/Patient during registration and use of the “emsww.co.il” website, using accepted precautionary measures to protect them from loss, leakage, incorrect or unlawful use, modification, or unauthorized dissemination.

10.2.

If necessary, inform each recipient (including any third party) to whom, with your consent, your personal data were disclosed via the “emsww.co.il” website, of any correction or deletion of personal data or restriction of their processing, unless this proves impossible or requires disproportionate effort.

10.3.

By agreeing to this Privacy Policy, the User/Patient confirms understanding that absolutely secure methods of data transmission over the Internet or subsequent digital storage do not exist. Therefore, despite all efforts made, it is impossible to guarantee absolute protection of Data provided to the “emsww.co.il” website.

10.4.

The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” bears no responsibility for consequences that may arise due to loss or breach of confidentiality conditions of Data provided by the User/Patient, as well as unauthorized access to Personal Data and other confidential information stored on the “emsww.co.il” website obtained due to the User’s fault or negligence.

10.5.

The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” lawfully acts to minimize the risk of unauthorized access to personal data and confidential information and the risk of their improper use, but bears no responsibility in cases where third parties gain access to such information due to the User’s fault and/or with their consent.

11. Obligations of the User/Patient

11.1.

The User/Patient undertakes not to post Personal Data of other persons on the “emsww.co.il” website without their consent (email addresses and/or contacts by which their owners can be identified). In the event of posting Personal Data without written consent of their owners, personal material and legal responsibility is borne by the User/Patient who posted such information.

11.2.

The User/Patient undertakes not to use Personal Data and other confidential information of other Users of the “emsww.co.il” website in ways and/or by methods that do not comply with applicable legislation, for unlawful or illegal purposes, for obtaining unlawful benefit, or for other purposes inconsistent with the objectives of the “emsww.co.il” website and/or infringing the rights and interests of the owners of such data.

11.3.

The User/Patient agrees, understands, and guarantees that the information provided by them for the “emsww.co.il” website or through it to third parties, including physicians, medical institutions, medical personnel, etc., cannot:

11.3.1.

be false, contain inaccuracies, or be misleading;

11.3.2.

facilitate fraud, deception, or abuse of trust;

11.3.3.

infringe upon private property of a third party, their personal or professional secrecy, or the right to non-interference in private life;

11.3.4.

contain calls for criminally punishable actions, as well as incitement of ethnic or religious hatred;

11.3.5.

contain information offensive to someone’s honor, dignity, or business reputation, defamatory threats, or slander against anyone;

11.3.6.

be indecent in nature, contain erotic or pornographic content;

11.3.7.

include computer viruses or computer programs aimed, in particular, at causing harm, illegal intrusion, interception, modification, blocking, or appropriation of data;

11.3.8.

include advertising materials;

11.3.9.

violate provisions of applicable legislation in any other way.

11.4.

The User/Patient confirms their consent to use information obtained via the website, including Personal Data, in accordance with applicable legislation of the country or region of their residence and/or the country (including residency) in which the “emsww.co.il” website is used.

11.5.

In all cases of violation of this Privacy Policy by other persons, the User/Patient must immediately notify the Website Administration of “emsww.co.il.”

12. Use of COOKIES Files

12.1.

Cookies are small fragments of text files transmitted to the browser from our website or another website you have visited. They help more effectively store information on the website, for example, your preferred viewing language.

12.2.

In addition to other advantages, cookies allow the “emsww.co.il” website to identify Users/Patients and personalize the information provided to them.

12.3.

The User/Patient has the right to refuse the use of cookies, in which case some functions of the “emsww.co.il” website may become unavailable.

12.4.

The User/Patient can always delete all cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser.

13. Final Provisions

13.1.

By registering on the website and accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy, you confirm that all provisions of this Privacy Policy are clear to you and that you have received all necessary explanations from the Website Administration of “emsww.co.il.”

13.2.

The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” bears no responsibility for material/non-material damage or losses incurred by anyone as a result of incorrect understanding or misunderstanding of this Privacy Policy, instructions, or guidelines on the procedure for using the “emsww.co.il” website.

13.3.

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is deemed invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in force and this shall not invalidate the Policy as a whole.

13.4.

In the future, in connection with expansion or modification of the functions of the “emsww.co.il” website, as well as changes in the procedure for providing services, amendments may be made to this Privacy Policy. The Website Administration of “emsww.co.il” undertakes to notify users of such changes by publishing updated information on the website page.

13.5.

All amendments made to this Privacy Policy will be available in the form of its new version published on the “emsww.co.il” website.

13.5.1.

Regardless of changes made, use of the “emsww.co.il” website constitutes confirmation of the User’s/Patient’s consent to the terms of the Privacy Policy in its updated version.

13.6.

In case of discrepancies in interpretation of different language versions of this Privacy Policy, the Russian-language version of the Privacy Policy of the “emsww.co.il” website shall prevail.

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Edition dated January 25, 2022