Privacy Policy

Your privacy is fundamental to our mission. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use MediDirect.

Last Updated: January 2024
Effective Date: January 1, 2024

Information We Collect
  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, date of birth, and address when you create an account or book services.

  • Medical Information: Health conditions, medical history, and service preferences to help match you with appropriate healthcare providers.

  • Payment Information: Billing details and payment method information processed securely through our payment partners.

  • Usage Data: How you interact with our platform, including pages visited, search queries, and booking patterns.

  • Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers for security and optimization purposes.

How We Use Your Information
  • Service Delivery: To facilitate bookings, connect you with healthcare centres, and provide customer support.

  • Communication: To send booking confirmations, reminders, updates, and important service notifications.

  • Personalization: To recommend relevant services and improve your experience on our platform.

  • Safety & Security: To verify identities, prevent fraud, and maintain the security of our platform.

  • Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

  • Analytics: To understand usage patterns and improve our services (using anonymized data).

Information Sharing
  • Healthcare Providers: We share necessary booking and medical information with centres you choose to visit.

  • Service Providers: Trusted third parties who help us operate our platform (payment processors, SMS providers, etc.).

  • Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or to protect our rights and safety.

  • Business Transfers: In case of merger, acquisition, or sale of assets (with user notification).

  • Consent: Any other sharing will only occur with your explicit consent.

  • We never sell your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Data Security
  • Encryption: All sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest using industry-standard protocols.

  • Access Controls: Strict access controls ensure only authorized personnel can access your information.

  • Regular Audits: We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments.

  • Secure Infrastructure: Our platform is hosted on secure, compliant cloud infrastructure.

  • Staff Training: All employees receive regular training on data protection and privacy practices.

  • Incident Response: We have procedures in place to quickly respond to any security incidents.

Your Privacy Rights
  • Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.

  • Correction: Update or correct any inaccurate personal information.

  • Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal requirements).

  • Portability: Request your data in a portable format to transfer to another service.

  • Restriction: Request that we limit how we process your information.

  • Objection: Object to certain types of processing of your personal information.

  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for processing where consent is the legal basis.

International Transfers
  • Data Location: Your data is primarily stored and processed within Nigeria.

  • International Partners: Some service providers may be located outside Nigeria.

  • Safeguards: We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for any international transfers.

  • Adequacy Decisions: We only transfer data to countries with adequate data protection laws.

  • Standard Contractual Clauses: We use approved contractual clauses for transfers where necessary.

  • Your Rights: Your privacy rights remain protected regardless of where your data is processed.

Contact Us About Privacy

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us:

Email: privacy@medidirect.ng

Phone: +234 800 MEDI DIRECT

Address: MediDirect Privacy Office, Lagos, Nigeria

Response Time: We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 72 hours

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by email and by posting the updated policy on our website. Your continued use of our services after such notification constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.