1. Nature and scope of the information provided
This website is intended to present the philosophy of care, clinical approach, organisational principles and general management strategies applied in the field of visceral surgery and abdominal wall surgery.
The content published on this website constitutes general medical information, based on current scientific knowledge, professional recommendations and clinical practice at the time of writing.
This information is provided for informational purposes only.
It does not constitute :
- personalised medical advice,
- a medical diagnosis,
- a therapeutic recommendation,
- a prescription,
- nor any guarantee of outcome.
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2. No substitution for medical consultation
The information contained on this website does not replace an individual medical consultation, a clinical examination, a specialist opinion or a personalised medical assessment performed by a qualified physician.
Any decision relating to diagnosis, treatment or surgical intervention must be taken exclusively within the framework of a direct physician–patient relationship, following a comprehensive clinical evaluation of the individual situation, medical history and personal context of the patient.
Any use of the information provided on this website outside a formal medical consultation is made under the sole responsibility of the user.
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3. Professional independence and medical responsibility
The medical activity described on this website is carried out under the independent professional responsibility of Dr Ihsan Inan, FMH-certified visceral surgeon, in accordance with the applicable Swiss legal and professional regulations.
Consultation of this website, transmission of messages or contact requests through this site does not establish a physician–patient relationship and does not give rise to any medical responsibility in the absence of a formally established clinical consultation or medical act.
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4. Educational and professional content
Certain content, including technical texts, illustrations, images or videos, is published for educational, academic or professional purposes, and is primarily intended for healthcare professionals.
Such content is not intended for patient education, self-diagnosis or self-treatment.
It must not be interpreted as medical advice applicable to an individual situation.
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5. Brand name, trademark and ownership structure
“Geneva Surgery” is a brand designation used to describe a surgical centre of expertise and a professional activity.
The Geneva Surgery trademark and its visual identity are registered trademarks, legally owned by InanMD SA.
Geneva Surgery does not constitute a separate legal entity as such, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Any reference to Geneva Surgery must be understood as referring to a medical activity, expertise or service operated within the applicable legal and professional framework.
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6. Limitation of liability
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy, relevance and updating of the information published, no express or implied warranty is given regarding its completeness, accuracy or ongoing validity.
To the extent permitted by applicable Swiss law, any liability is excluded for direct or indirect damage resulting from the use, interpretation or consultation of the information contained on this website outside a formal medical context.
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7. Applicable law and jurisdiction
This website and its content are governed exclusively by Swiss law.
Subject to mandatory legal provisions, the place of jurisdiction is Switzerland.
8. Personal Data Protection (Swiss nLPD)
The protection of personal data is a priority. Personal data are processed in accordance with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP, SR 235.1), as revised and in force since 1 September 2023, as well as its implementing ordinances.
8.1 Data Controller
The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website is:
Dr Ihsan Inan
FMH-certified visceral surgeon
Acting within the framework of his independent medical practice
Where applicable, certain technical or organisational processing activities may be carried out within the legal framework of InanMD SA, in particular with respect to the operation of the Geneva Surgery brand and the administrative management of this website.
8.2 Nature of Data Collected
Access to this website may result in the collection of technical data, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, date and time of access, and pages consulted.
Personal data voluntarily provided by users, in particular via contact forms or email communications, may include identification and contact details.
No sensitive medical data are collected or processed via this website for diagnostic or clinical care purposes.
8.3 Purpose of Data Processing
Personal data are processed exclusively for the following purposes:
- ensuring the technical operation, security and optimisation of the website,
- responding to contact requests or information enquiries submitted voluntarily by users,
- complying with applicable legal and regulatory obligations.
Personal data are neither sold nor transferred, nor used for non-medical commercial purposes.
8.4 Data Retention and Security
Personal data are retained only for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected, unless a longer retention period is required by applicable law.
Appropriate technical and organisational measures are implemented to ensure the security, confidentiality and integrity of personal data, and to prevent unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure.
8.5 Rights of Data Subjects
In accordance with applicable Swiss law, data subjects have, in particular, the following rights:
- the right to access their personal data,
- the right to rectification of inaccurate data,
- the right to erasure of personal data where the legal conditions are met,
- the right to restriction of or objection to processing, within the limits provided by law.
Requests relating to the exercise of these rights may be submitted in writing to the data controller.
8.6 No Unauthorised Disclosure
Personal data are not disclosed to unauthorised third parties.
No transfer of personal data to countries lacking an adequate level of data protection is carried out, except as permitted under Swiss law.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on February 16, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://genevasurgery.com (hereinafter: "the website") uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as "cookies"). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Cookies
5.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
5.2 Marketing/Tracking cookies
Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
5.3 Social media
On our website, we have included content from LinkedIn to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like LinkedIn. This content is embedded with code derived from LinkedIn and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. LinkedIn is located in the United States.
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6 months
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
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Store and track interaction
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Store user preferences
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6 months
Store cookie consent preferences
10 years
Store privacy preferences
Marketing
30 days
Store and track visits across websites
90 days
Store and track a visitor's identity
1 month
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
90 days
Store and track a visitor's identity
30 days
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Statistics
30 days
Store and track a visitor's identity
30 days
Store and track visits across websites
Preferences
1 year
Store if a message has been shown
1 year
Store browser details
1 day
Provide load balancing functionality
1 year
Store logged in users
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7. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on "Enregistrer les préférences", you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
7.1 Manage your consent settings
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8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.
9. Your rights with respect to personal data
You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
- Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
- Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
- If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
- Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
- Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.
To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
Switzerland
Website: https://genevasurgery.com
Email:
This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on February 16, 2026.