Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 28, 2026
Hashemi Eye Care ("we," "our," or "us") operates the edu.hashemieyecare.com website (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service, and of the rights available to you under applicable law, including the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).
Information Collection and Use
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. We do not request, collect, or store protected health information (PHI) on this educational site, and you should not submit PHI through this Service.
Types of Data Collected
Usage Data
We may collect information about how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Use of Data
Hashemi Eye Care uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To provide customer care and support
- To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
- To monitor the usage of the Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, our legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on the specific data and context. We process your data on the bases of: (a) your consent (for analytics cookies); (b) our legitimate interest in operating, securing, and improving the Service; and (c) compliance with our legal obligations.
Data Retention
We retain Usage Data and analytics information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, and in any event no longer than 26 months unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Aggregated and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for statistical analysis.
Your Privacy Rights
Rights Under GDPR (EEA and UK Residents)
You have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request erasure of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten")
- Restrict or object to processing of your data
- Receive your data in a portable format
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority
Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
- Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Correct inaccurate personal information
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
- Limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
- Be free from discrimination for exercising any of these rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to verifiable requests within the timeframes required by applicable law.
Data Security
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
International Data Transfers
Our Service is operated in the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. By using the Service, you consent to such transfer.
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Children's Privacy
Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 in compliance with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us so we can delete that information.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your privacy rights, please contact us:
- By email: admin@hashemieyecare.com
- By visiting our website: hashemieyecare.com