What are the legal regulations concerning my data privacy at a fertility clinic?

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Is my personal data safe at my IVF clinic?

A fertility clinic will ask you for your personal health data, your medical history, your photo and will store this information for the purposes of carrying out the treatment. Also, your communication with the clinic should be recorded and stored for certain periods of time. Is your data safe at the clinic?

Answer from:

Sergio Gonzalez, MSc

Embryologist Fenomatch

Concerning laws, the majority of the countries have this aspect under control. The medical data of a patient is sensitive data and has the highest level of protection. In European countries there is a local GDPR protection; for the US it is HIPAA. So no matter if you are a clinic, gamete bank or a company like us you must obey those regulations. We’re concerned with data privacy and we are certified with ISO 27001 that assures that the data is encrypted and secured for the patient.

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