This notice explains how personal data is handled when you use HaemCalc. It is written to meet the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who is the data controller
The data controller for HaemCalc is:
- Name: Dr Muhammad Mohsin
- Contact email: contact@haemcalc.com
- Brand name: HaemCalc
For the purposes of UK GDPR, the controller is the individual named above acting in a personal capacity.
2. What personal data is collected
HaemCalc is designed to operate without collecting clinical inputs. The following non-clinical categories of personal data may, however, be processed:
- Technical data. IP address, browser type, device type, time-zone, and pages visited, processed by the hosting provider for the limited purpose of operating and securing the tool.
- Contact data. Your name, email address, and the contents of any message, if you contact us about HaemCalc.
HaemCalc must not be used to enter patient-identifiable data. The tool does not store the values you enter into the calculator.
HaemCalc does not currently run any third-party analytics service (for example, Google Analytics, Plausible, or Cloudflare Web Analytics). HaemCalc does not have a contact form, mailing list, or user accounts. If any of that changes, this notice will be updated.
3. Cookies
HaemCalc does not currently set first-party analytics or marketing cookies. Strictly necessary cookies, if any, are limited to the function of the tool and do not require consent.
4. Who personal data is shared with
Personal data may be shared with the following processors:
- Cloudflare, Inc. (United States) — provides website hosting via Cloudflare Pages, plus DNS and content-delivery for the site. Standard log data may be processed for security and performance.
- GitHub, Inc. (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation, United States) — source-code repository for the website. GitHub does not serve pages to end users; Cloudflare Pages does.
We do not sell personal data. We do not share personal data for advertising purposes.
5. International transfers
The processors named above are based in the United States. Transfers are protected by the UK adequacy regulations or by Standard Contractual Clauses, as required by UK GDPR.
6. How long personal data is kept
- Contact emails: retained while the matter is active and for a reasonable period afterwards for record purposes.
- Hosting / proxy logs: retained according to the providers' default policies, typically a short rolling window.
7. Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to:
- access a copy of your personal data;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data deleted in certain circumstances;
- restrict or object to processing in certain circumstances;
- receive your data in a portable format in certain circumstances;
- withdraw consent where consent is the lawful basis;
- complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
To exercise any of these rights, email contact@haemcalc.com. You can also contact the ICO at ico.org.uk.
8. Children
HaemCalc is intended for healthcare professionals and adult learners. It is not directed at children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not submit personal data via this tool.
9. Changes to this notice
This notice may be updated from time to time. The current version is the one shown on this page.