Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 18 September 2026

Welcome to qazihammad.com (“Website”, “we”, “us”, or “our”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect information when you visit or interact with qazihammad.com, including its professional portfolio, medical blog, research-related content, personal opinions, contact forms, and other features.

By using this Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About This Website

qazihammad.com is a personal professional website operated by Dr. Qazi Hammad.

The Website is intended to provide information about professional credentials, medical interests, research, healthcare-related educational content, personal opinions, and other professional activities.

The Website may contain medical and healthcare information for general educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to replace consultation, diagnosis, treatment, or advice from a qualified healthcare professional.

2. Information We May Collect

Depending on how you interact with the Website, we may collect the following types of information.

Information You Voluntarily Provide

If you contact us, subscribe to updates, leave a comment, or otherwise interact with the Website, you may voluntarily provide information such as:

Name
Email address
Contact details
Message or enquiry
Comments or other information you choose to submit

Please avoid submitting sensitive medical, financial, identification, or other confidential personal information through publicly accessible forms or comment sections unless specifically requested through an appropriate secure channel.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website
Approximate geographic information derived from technical data
Website usage and interaction information

This information may be used for security, analytics, performance monitoring, and improving the Website.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

qazihammad.com may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand visitor behaviour, remember preferences, and analyse website traffic.

Cookies may be placed by the Website itself or by third-party services such as analytics, security, embedded media, social-media platforms, or other external services.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

4. Analytics and Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services to understand how visitors use the Website, improve performance, and maintain security.

These services may collect information such as IP address, device information, browser information, pages visited, and interaction data in accordance with their respective privacy policies.

Third-party services used on qazihammad.com may include, where applicable:

Website analytics services
Hosting providers
Security and spam-prevention services
Contact-form providers
Email or newsletter services
Embedded video, social-media, or other external content

The specific third-party services used may change over time as the Website develops.

5. Contact Forms and Communications

If you contact us through a form, email, or another communication method available on qazihammad.com, the information you provide may be used to:

Respond to your enquiry
Communicate with you regarding your message
Maintain records of correspondence
Address technical or administrative matters

We do not intend to use your contact information for unrelated promotional communications unless you have consented to receive them or such communication is otherwise permitted by applicable law.

6. Medical and Health Information

qazihammad.com is primarily an informational and professional platform and is not designed to collect or process confidential patient medical records through ordinary website forms.

Please do not submit the following through public comments or ordinary contact forms unless a secure method specifically intended for such information has been provided:

Medical reports
Diagnoses
Prescription details
Personal medical histories
Photographs of medical conditions
Identification documents
Other sensitive health information

If you voluntarily provide health-related information, we will handle it only to the extent reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was provided and in accordance with applicable law.

Nothing on qazihammad.com creates a doctor-patient relationship merely because you read an article, submit a general enquiry, or communicate through the Website.

7. Blog, Medical Articles and Personal Opinions

The Website may publish medical articles, healthcare information, research discussions, commentary, and personal opinions.

Such content is intended for general educational and informational purposes and should not be considered a substitute for individual medical advice.

Medical information can change as new evidence and research become available. While reasonable efforts may be made to use reliable scientific and medical sources, no guarantee is made that every article is complete, current, or applicable to every individual.

Personal opinions expressed on qazihammad.com represent the author’s personal views and should not automatically be interpreted as representing the views of any employer, institution, organisation, or other professional affiliation unless explicitly stated.

Where appropriate, articles may include references or links to external scientific publications, organisations, journals, or other resources.

8. Comments and Publicly Posted Information

If comments or other public interaction features are enabled, information you voluntarily post may become publicly visible.

You should therefore avoid publishing personal, confidential, medical, financial, or other sensitive information in public areas of the Website.

We reserve the right to moderate, remove, or restrict comments that are spam, abusive, unlawful, misleading, defamatory, or otherwise inappropriate.

9. External Links

qazihammad.com may contain links to third-party websites, including medical journals, research databases, healthcare organisations, social-media platforms, professional profiles, and other resources.

These websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies and terms of use.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external website you visit.

10. How We Use Information

Information collected through qazihammad.com may be used to:

Operate and maintain the Website
Respond to enquiries
Improve Website content and functionality
Understand Website traffic and usage
Detect and prevent spam, fraud, abuse, or security incidents
Maintain Website security
Communicate with visitors where appropriate
Comply with applicable legal obligations

We will not use personal information for purposes that are materially incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected without an appropriate legal basis or consent where required.

11. Data Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the Website, such as hosting, analytics, security, email, contact-form, or technical service providers.

Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law, legal process, court order, regulatory requirement, or where reasonably necessary to protect the rights, safety, security, or property of the Website or others.

12. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information collected through qazihammad.com against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted through the internet.

13. Data Retention

Personal information will generally be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, protect the Website, or comply with applicable legal obligations.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

14. Children’s Privacy

This Website is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the Website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate consent, please contact us so that appropriate action can be considered.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

Request information about personal data we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of information where legally applicable
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Raise concerns regarding the processing of your personal information

To exercise an applicable right or raise a privacy concern, please contact us using the details provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

16. Privacy and Indian Law

This Website is operated from India. Personal information collected through the Website may be processed in accordance with applicable Indian laws and regulations relating to privacy and data protection, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and applicable rules or regulations as and when they come into force and apply.

Where required, we will update our practices to reflect applicable legal requirements.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the Website, technology, applicable law, or our privacy practices.

Any updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

We encourage visitors to periodically review this page for the latest information.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, you can contact:

Dr. Qazi Hammad
Medical Professional
Website: qazihammad.com
Email: [Your Email Address]

Medical Information Disclaimer

The medical and healthcare content published on qazihammad.com is provided for general educational and informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical consultation, diagnosis, or treatment.

If you have a medical concern, consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.