1. Introduction & Medical Confidentiality
I, Dr. Zhongheng Wu, alongside my clinical team at Guangzhou Boshi Animal Hospital ("I," "my team," or "we"), am deeply committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of visitors, pet owners, and veterinary colleagues who access wuzhongheng.com. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, process, and safeguard your personal and patient data when you browse our website, schedule consultations, or submit peer referrals.
By accessing our website or utilizing our digital intake channels, you consent to the clinical and data practices described in this Privacy Policy.
2. Information We Collect
I collect necessary clinical information to deliver specialized orthopedic evaluations, manage surgical scheduling, and facilitate peer collaborations. The data my team and I gather falls into two primary categories:
- Personal Identification Information (PII): When you submit an appointment request or peer referral, my intake system collects your full name, email address, telephone number, WeChat ID, preferred consultation city, and veterinary affiliation (for referring colleagues).
- Clinical & Diagnostic Imaging Datasets: Detailed profiles of your companion animal (species, breed, age, body weight, primary symptoms, lameness history, past surgical treatments) as well as uploaded diagnostic archives (calibrated radiographs, CT scans, and original DICOM packages).
3. How We Use Your Information
All information submitted through my digital intake portals is handled under my strict medical confidentiality protocols and is utilized solely for the following clinical and academic purposes:
- To conduct pre-consultation medical triage and evaluate surgical candidacy for joint replacement (THR/TKA), joint preservation (DPO/PGR), or complex fracture revisions;
- To coordinate specialized outpatient appointments and surgical schedules across my surgical consultation network (Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Xi'an);
- To execute structured veterinary peer-to-peer case coordination, VVV software 3D preoperative planning, and diagnostic reviews;
- To communicate appointment confirmations, pre-consultation guidelines (fasting/medication pausing), and post-operative rehabilitation instructions.
- Anonymized Academic Research & Education: To utilize strictly de-identified imaging datasets for my peer-reviewed publications, international masterclasses, and group standard R&D.
4. Data Security & Medical Confidentiality
I enforce strict administrative, technical, and physical security measures—including end-to-end HTTPS encrypted transmission protocols and restricted database access—to protect your personal information and uploaded diagnostic imagery against unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. All patient case records and imaging archives are reviewed exclusively by me and my designated surgical team at Guangzhou Boshi Animal Hospital.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
My website is engineered strictly for user privacy, security, and clinical clarity. I do not deploy intrusive advertising trackers, commercial cookies, or user-profiling scripts.
- Essential Functional Cookies: This Portal utilizes only minimal session cookies strictly required for core operations, WPML language localization, and form submissions.
- Privacy-First Anti-Spam (Altcha): I integrate Altcha, a privacy-focused, zero-cookie Proof-of-Work (PoW) cryptographic engine, to protect our clinical intake forms from automated spam bots without tracking your device or browsing history.
6. Your Data Rights
You retain the legal right to request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of any personal identification data you have submitted through our intake portals. To exercise these rights, please contact me and my administrative desk via my official contact channels.
7. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect clinical workflow improvements, technological enhancements, or evolving legal frameworks. Any revisions will take effect immediately upon being posted on this page with an updated revision date.
8. Contact Me & Data Privacy Desk
If you have any questions, data deletion requests, or medical confidentiality inquiries regarding this policy, please feel free to reach out to me or my clinical team directly:
- My Primary Surgical Base: Guangzhou Boshi Animal Hospital, Shop 1, Jiaxin Garden, No. 485 Xingang Middle Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China
- My Official Academic Email: academic@wuzhongheng.com