Cookie Policy

who are we?

Hydean Dental Practice is an independent dental practice providing a range of dental treatments on a private and NHS basis. Our practice team, which consists of employed and self-employed individuals, work together to ensure our patient’s data is protected.

Hydean Dental Practice (“we”, “us”, “our”) is the data controller for the personal information we hold about our patients, website visitors and enquirers.


Address: 1 Hyde Green S, Shephall, Stevenage SG2 9XU, United Kingdom

Telephone: 01438 351548

Email: info@hydeandental.com

ICO registration number: ZB388473

Our appointed Data Protection Officer is: Ametros Group Ltd

Lakeside Offices, Thorn Business Park, Rotherwas Industrial Estate

Hereford, Herefordshire, HR2 6JT

Telephone: 0330 223 2246

Email: dpo@ametrosgroup.com

Website: www.ametrosgroup.com


Our Information Governance Lead is Kishan Lakhani, who can be contacted using the practice details above.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function, remember your preferences, and allow us to understand how visitors use the site.

how do we use cookies?

hydeandental.com uses the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Required for the website to function correctly (for example, remembering that you have accepted our cookie notice).

Google Analytics Cookies

We use Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, for example, which pages are viewed and how long visitors stay so that we can improve the site. These cookies do not identify you personally. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

Third-party Functionality Cookies

Our site includes a WhatsApp chat link and an online booking widget (provided by Dentr), which may set their own cookies when used. These third parties act as independent data controllers for the data collected through their tools. Please see their own privacy policies for details.

Social Media Cookies

Links to our Facebook and Instagram pages may result in cookies being set by those platforms if you interact with them. Please look to each social media organization’s privacy and data protection policy to understand (a) its use of cookies; (b) how it tracks you from our sites; and (c) how to control such cookies and buttons.

How do I manage cookies?

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers let you refuse cookies or alert you when a cookie is being set. Blocking some cookies may affect the functionality of our site, including online booking.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies and tools we use. Please check back periodically. If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at info@hydeandental.com or 01438 351548.