Legal Notice
Publisher : Dr Michel Robert BERNARD, medical specialist in Dermatology — Aesthetic Medicine & Lasers.
Practice : Avenue Charles Woeste 145, 1090 Brussels (Jette) • Tel. +32 (0)470 02 02 02 • Site: dermato-cosmetic-laser.brussels
Company (BCE) : 047786.96.09 • INAMI/RIZIV: 1/83455/69/550.
Registered with the Belgian Medical Council : regulated profession in accordance with the Medical Deontology Code.
Publication director: Dr Michel Robert Bernard.
Hosting: WIX platform.
Activity : Dermatology consultations & medical procedures, aesthetic medical and laser treatments, performed exclusively by a specialist physician. Website information is indicative and does not replace a medical consultation. Emergency: call 112.
Appointments : online booking or by phone.
Intellectual property: Site content (texts, images, logos, videos) is protected by copyright. Any reproduction/adaptation/distribution requires the prior written authorisation of Dr Michel Bernard.
Liability : Despite the care taken, errors or updates may be needed. The publisher may modify content at any time without notice.
Regulated profession & medical advertising : Communication complies with the Medical Deontology Code (truthful, non-misleading information). Procedures and fees follow deontological rules.
Applicable law & jurisdiction : Belgian law. Courts of the Brussels district, without prejudice to mandatory patient/consumer-protection rules.
GDPR Privacy Policy
Last updated : 27/08/2025.
Controller : Dr Michel Robert BERNARD.
Purposes / data / legal bases :
• Appointments & scheduling; patient file (identity, contact details, availability, brief reason; identification & health data, history) — Contract / pre-contractual needs (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) & organisation of care (Art. 9(2)(h) GDPR) plus legal/quality-of-care duties.
• Billing & accounting (identification, contact, payment data) — Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)).
• Replies to forms / emails (identity, contact, message content).
• Site security & fraud prevention (technical logs, IP addresses) — Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)).
Recipients / processors :
• Site host : WIX.
• Other healthcare professionals involved in your care : shared under professional secrecy, limited to what is necessary.
Retention :
• Patient files : minimum 30 years after last contact (up to 50 in some cases), per Medical Deontology Code and Belgian quality-of-care law.
• Online-booking data : time needed for scheduling + legal archiving (proof).
• Accounting/billing : Belgian legal time limits.
• Emails/forms : 24 months by default, unless legal obligation or inclusion in the patient file.
Your rights : access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and withdrawal of consent (for consent-based processing). Requests to the dedicated GDPR email address (with ID copy if needed). Complaints: Data Protection Authority (APD) — Rue de la Presse 35, 1000 Brussels — contact@apd-gba.be — apd-gba.be.
Patient rights : Law of 22 August 2002 (2024 consolidated version).
Security : Technical & organisational measures in line with best practice (access controls, TLS encryption, backups, segregation). Service providers are contractually bound to confidentiality and, for health data, to professional secrecy.
Minors : Website intended for adults. Care for minors follows the Belgian Patients’ Rights law (parental authority/consent).
Changes : This policy may evolve. The up-to-date version is published on this page with its date.