Privacy Policy
Last updated: 17 August 2026
At anabelenrizo.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in a lawful, fair and transparent manner.
This Privacy Policy explains how personal data submitted through this website is collected and processed, including information provided when requesting a gynaecology appointment in Cork or Dublin.
1. Who is responsible for your personal data?
The data controller for personal data collected directly through anabelenrizo.com is:
Dr Ana Belén Rizo Jiménez
Consultant Gynaecologist
Email: ireland@anabelenrizo.com
Website: anabelenrizo.com
Dr Ana Belén Rizo is responsible for the initial processing of personal data submitted through the appointment request form on this website.
2. What personal data do we collect?
When you submit an appointment request through this website, we may collect:
- Your first name and surname
- Your email address
- Your telephone number
- Your preferred appointment location (Cork or Dublin)
- The general category or reason for your appointment request
The appointment request form is designed to collect only the information necessary to facilitate contact and arrange an appointment.
Please do not submit medical histories, diagnoses, test results, medical reports, medication details or other clinical information through this form.
3. Health-related information
The appointment form is intentionally designed to minimise the collection of health information.
However, the general category selected as the reason for an appointment may, in some circumstances, reveal or imply information relating to health. Health data is afforded additional protection under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We therefore ask users not to provide detailed medical or clinical information through the appointment request process.
Any information submitted through the form will be processed only as necessary to manage the appointment request and facilitate contact with the appropriate clinic.
4. Why do we process your personal data?
Information submitted through the appointment request form is used to:
- Receive and manage your appointment request
- Contact you where necessary in relation to your request
- Identify whether you wish to attend in Cork or Dublin
- Forward the information necessary to the appropriate clinic
- Enable the selected clinic to contact you regarding appointment availability and arrangements
Information submitted through this form will not be used for marketing purposes unless you have separately and expressly consented to receive marketing communications.
5. Legal basis for processing
Personal data is processed only where an appropriate legal basis exists under applicable data protection law.
Where information submitted through the appointment process constitutes health-related data, the additional requirements applicable to special categories of personal data under Article 9 GDPR will apply.
Where processing is based on consent, consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.
6. Sharing your information with the clinic you select
Appointment requests submitted through anabelenrizo.com are initially received by Dr Ana Belén Rizo.
If you select Cork, the information necessary to manage your appointment request may be forwarded to the clinic in Cork so that its team can contact you and arrange your appointment.
If you select Dublin, the information necessary to manage your appointment request may be forwarded to the clinic in Dublin for the same purpose.
Only the information reasonably necessary to manage the appointment request will be shared.
Once your information has been transferred to the selected clinic, that clinic may process your personal data in accordance with its own privacy and data protection obligations.
Your personal information will not be sold to third parties.
7. Data minimisation
We follow the principle of data minimisation and aim to collect only information that is necessary for the purpose of arranging an appointment.
The appointment form is not intended for clinical communication or the transmission of medical documentation.
Medical histories, clinical records, test results and other medical information should only be provided through the appropriate channels indicated by the clinic responsible for your care.
8. How long do we keep your information?
Personal data submitted through the appointment request form will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to manage the request and comply with applicable legal, professional or administrative obligations.
Where an appointment request does not result in an appointment, the information will not be retained for longer than reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Where you subsequently become a patient, clinical information collected by the relevant healthcare provider may be subject to separate medical record retention requirements.
9. How do we protect your information?
Appropriate technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, loss or misuse.
Access to appointment request information is limited to those who require it for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
No electronic transmission or storage system can, however, be guaranteed to be completely secure.
10. Service providers
Third-party service providers may be used to operate and maintain this website and its communication systems, including website hosting, email services and form-processing technology.
Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, they are expected to process it only as necessary to provide the relevant service and subject to appropriate data protection safeguards.
11. International data transfers
Where a service provider processes personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data protection law.
12. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request erasure of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain processing
- Request data portability where applicable
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights or ask a question about how your personal data is processed, contact:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland if you believe your personal data has been processed in breach of applicable data protection law.
13. Cookies and analytics
This website may use cookies and analytics technologies for website functionality, security, analytics and service improvement.
Further information about the use of cookies and available choices should be provided through the website’s Cookie Policy and cookie consent settings.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or the way personal data is processed.
The date of the most recent update will be displayed at the top of this page.