Effective Date: October 25, 2026
Last Updated: October 25, 2026
Welcome to the digital ecosystem of Dr. Faizan Abdul Hussain Lakhdir (BDS, FCPS – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal, clinical, and academic information across our platforms:
Main Website: [https://drfaizanhussain.com](https://drfaizanhussain.com)
Patient Portal: [https://portal.drfaizanhussain.com](https://portal.drfaizanhussain.com)
Student & Academic Portal: [https://student.drfaizanhussain.com](https://student.drfaizanhussain.com)
By accessing our websites or using our portals, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on which part of our ecosystem you use, we collect different categories of information:
A. Google Sign-In & Authentication Data (Portals)
When you log into portal.drfaizanhussain.com or student.drfaizanhussain.com, authentication is managed via Google OAuth / Firebase Authentication. With your consent, we receive basic profile details from your Google account, limited to:
Your full name
Your email address
Your Google profile picture URL and unique authentication identifier (UID)
B. Patient Portal Data (portal.drfaizanhussain.com)
To manage your clinical care and surgical scheduling across our practice locations in Karachi, we collect information you voluntarily provide or that is generated during your consultation:
Optional Profile Demographics: Patients have the option to add or edit basic demographic details in their portal profile, such as age, gender, phone number and location to assist with clinical context. Providing this information is completely voluntary and not required to book an appointment, and users can modify or remove these details in their profile settings at any time.
Appointment & Triage Details: Preferred surgeon, hospital/clinic location, preferred date/time, and your chief dental/maxillofacial complaint or symptoms.
Treatment Plans & Digital Consent: Proposed surgical or dental procedures, scheduled procedure dates, and timestamps of your digital informed consent.
Post-Operative Follow-Up Data: Any post-procedure symptoms or recovery updates you log in the portal to schedule follow-up care.
C. Student & Internship Portal Data (student.drfaizanhussain.com)
To provide free dental education, MCQ practice, literature breakdowns, and clinical internship placements, we collect:
Academic & Quiz Activity: Your progress, scores, and interaction with practice MCQs and curated "Article of the Day/Week" highlights stored via Google Firebase.
Clinical Internship Application Data: When applying for an observership or internship, we collect your full name, email address, WhatsApp phone number, dental institution/college, current academic or professional tier (4th/Final Year BDS student, House Officer, Fresh Graduate, or Returning Practitioner), statement of intent, and specific clinical skills you wish to learn.
D. No Financial or Payment Data Collected
We do not process, collect, or store any credit card numbers, bank account details, mobile wallet credentials, or online payments anywhere on drfaizanhussain.com, portal.drfaizanhussain.com, or student.drfaizanhussain.com. All online resources and portal features are provided completely free of charge.
E. Automated Website & Analytics Data (drfaizanhussain.com & Subdomains)
When you browse our pages, certain technical data is collected automatically:
Google Analytics & Google Site Kit: Tracks anonymized traffic metrics, page views, user engagement, device types, and referral sources.
Vercel Analytics: Collects performance metrics, web vitals, and anonymized visitor telemetry on our web portals (portal. and student.).
All in One SEO (AIOSEO) & LiteSpeed Cache: Tracks on-site search queries, SEO metadata performance, and delivers cached static content for faster page loads.
Server Logs (Hostinger): Records IP addresses, browser types, and access timestamps for security and anti-spam protection.
2. Embedded Third-Party Content & External Media
Pages and location guides on drfaizanhussain.com and its subdomains may include embedded content such as interactive Google Maps (for hospital and clinic navigation), YouTube videos, or social media feeds/links (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and Marham.pk).
Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly.
These external platforms may collect data about you (such as your IP address), use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that platform.
3. Minors & Pediatric Patient Data (Under 18 Years of Age)
Our clinical practice provides oral and maxillofacial care to pediatric and adolescent patients. However, portal.drfaizanhussain.com is not intended for independent use by individuals under the age of 18.
If a patient is under 18 years old, a parent or legal guardian must sign in using their own Google account to submit appointment requests, communicate medical history, and provide digital informed consent on behalf of the minor.
We do not knowingly collect personal portal data directly from children under 18 without parental/guardian oversight.
4. Clinical Case Photography & De-Identified Educational Data
As an academic and surgical platform, drfaizanhussain.com and student.drfaizanhussain.com feature surgical case portfolios, clinical photographs, and diagnostic radiographs (such as OPGs, periapical X-rays, and CBCT scans) for patient education and student training.
All published clinical images, radiographs, and case summaries are strictly de-identified and anonymized in compliance with medical ethics so that no patient's personal identity is disclosed without explicit consent.
Private clinical records logged inside portal.drfaizanhussain.com remain strictly confidential and are never publicly displayed.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information strictly for the following purposes:
Clinical Care & Scheduling: To review your chief complaint, confirm appointments, document treatment plans, record your digital procedure consent, and coordinate post-operative follow-ups across our practicing locations (Alamgir Dental Care, Taj Medical Complex, Naimat Begum Hospital, and Burhani Hospital Medical & Diagnostic Center).
Dental Education & Internship Evaluation: To provide free educational quizzes, share clinical research commentary, and evaluate internship applicants to assign appropriate clinical privileges (such as observership, history-taking, shadowing, or supervised basic procedures).
Platform Performance & Security: To optimize site speed, monitor web vitals via Vercel and Google Site Kit, and prevent unauthorized access.
Direct Communication: To respond to inquiries or coordinate appointments and internship statuses via email or WhatsApp when initiated or requested by you.
6. Google API Services & AI Studio Disclosure
Our portals are developed utilizing Google AI Studio, Google Firebase, and Google OAuth APIs.Our use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.We do not sell, rent, or trade your Google account data, clinical records, or student profiles to third parties or advertisers.
7. Third-Party Infrastructure & External Platforms
Our website links to or integrates with reputable third-party services that operate under their own independent privacy policies:Infrastructure & Hosting: Hostinger (main website hosting), Vercel (portal deployment and analytics), and Google Firebase (database and authentication).
Marham.pk & Gumroad: Patients booking via Marham.pk or readers accessing Clinical Guide to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery via Gumroad are subject to the respective privacy policies of those platforms.
8. Data Storage, Security, and Retention
We implement industry-standard encryption (HTTPS/SSL), secure cloud database rules via Google Firebase, and restricted administrative controls so that only Dr. Faizan Abdul Hussain Lakhdir and authorized clinical coordinators can view patient bookings or internship applications. We retain clinical and academic records for as long as your account remains active or as required by Pakistani medical record-keeping standards.
9. Your Data Rights & Account Deletion
You have the right to:
Access & Update: View or request corrections to your personal, clinical, or academic details via your portal dashboard.
Revoke Google Access: Revoke OAuth permissions at any time via your Google Account Security settings ([myaccount.google.com/permissions](https://myaccount.google.com/permissions)).
Request Deletion: Request complete deletion of your portal account, internship application, or stored records by emailing us. (Note: Certain completed in-clinic surgical records may be retained offline as required by medical regulations).
10. Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions, data access requests, or account deletion inquiries, please contact:
Dr. Faizan Abdul Hussain Lakhdir (BDS, FCPS – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery)
General & Privacy Queries: info@drfaizanhussain.com
Appointment Inquiries: appointments@drfaizanhussain.com
Official Contact Page & WhatsApp: Available via [https://drfaizanhussain.com](https://drfaizanhussain.com)
Primary Practice Location:
Alamgir Dental Care (Alamgir Diagnostics), KAECHS # 7, Mehmoodabad, Karachi, Pakistan.
Taj Medical Complex, Hamdard University Hospital - Saddar, Hamdard University, Karachi.
Naimat Begum Hamdard University Hospital - Nazimabad # 3, Hamdard University, Karachi.
Burhani Hospital, Medical & Diagnostic Center, Saddar, Karachi.