This Privacy Policy explains how the World Society of Emergency Surgery — WSES — manages information in relation to the use of the WSES App.
The WSES App is designed to provide access to WSES guidelines, position papers, educational materials, scientific resources, and professional updates related to emergency surgery and acute care surgery.
By using the WSES App, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Purpose of the App
The WSES App is an educational and scientific platform intended to support access to WSES content and professional resources.
The App is intended for informational, educational, and scientific purposes only. It does not provide patient-specific medical advice, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, or clinical decision-making services.
2. Personal Data
The WSES App does not require user registration, account creation, or login.
WSES does not intentionally collect, store, or process personal data through the App.
The App does not collect or process sensitive personal data, patient health data, identifiable clinical information, medical records, images, videos, or information related to individual medical cases.
Users should not submit or transmit patient-identifiable information through the App.
3. Push Notifications
The WSES App does not currently send push notifications to users.
4. Use of the App
Users may access the App to consult WSES guidelines, scientific documents, educational content, and related resources.
The content available in the App is intended to support professional education and evidence-informed practice. It should not replace clinical judgment, institutional protocols, local regulations, multidisciplinary evaluation, or consultation with qualified healthcare professionals.
5. Technical Information
The App may process limited technical information that is strictly necessary for the normal functioning, maintenance, security, or delivery of app content.
Such information, if processed by app stores, operating systems, hosting providers, or technical infrastructure, is handled according to the applicable policies of those providers.
WSES does not use this information to identify individual users.
6. Third-Party Services and Links
The App may contain links or references to external websites, publications, platforms, or third-party resources.
WSES is not responsible for the privacy practices, content, accuracy, or availability of external websites or third-party services. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of any external services they access.
7. Data Sharing
WSES does not sell, rent, or commercially share users’ personal data.
As the App does not require registration and does not intentionally collect personal or sensitive data, WSES does not share user personal data with third parties for marketing or profiling purposes.
8. Data Security
WSES takes reasonable measures to maintain the security and integrity of the App and its content.
However, users should avoid submitting confidential, sensitive, or patient-identifiable information through the App.
9. Children’s Privacy
The WSES App is intended primarily for healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, students, and users interested in emergency surgery and scientific content.
The App is not specifically directed to children, and WSES does not knowingly collect personal data from children through the App.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
WSES may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the App, technical infrastructure, legal requirements, or organizational practices.
Any updated version will be made available within the App or through appropriate WSES communication channels.
11. Contact
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the WSES App, please contact:
World Society of Emergency Surgery — WSES
Email: info@wses.org.uk