Privacy & Cookie Policy
I am registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office) which means I need to tell you what data I am collecting from you and what I intend to do with it.
What data do I keep and why do I need it?
* Name and age – this is basic information that helps me get to know you.
* Address, email address, phone number – I use this as a way of contacting you regarding your sessions.
* Doctors Details: I will only use this information should there be a health emergency.
* Session notes – I keep very brief anonymous notes of our session.
Will I share your data and if I do who will I share it with and for what purpose?
It is very unlikely that I will share your data. I will not sell it on or use it for unethical reasons. I may have to share it if my notes are subpoenaed by court. If you or anyone you tell me about is at harm or risk of harm I may have to pass this information on. I also have regular supervision where I talk about my case load but names are kept confidential.
How will I store your data?
It depends on the data, it’s mainly all stored on paper in a locked filing cabinet. I use a password protected laptop for emails and your phone numbers may be kept in my mobile phone with your first name and last initial only.
How long will I store your data for and how will I dispose of it?
I’ll keep your session notes for 5 years. If under 18 years I will store the data for 5 years after your 18th birthday.
I’ll shred the document with your personal information on 1 month after our work finishes.
I’ll delete your phone number out of my mobile phone after our work finishes.
COOKIES
Like most websites, we use ‘cookies’ to help us improve how we create, and how you use, our site. Cookies mean that a website will remember you and can obtain an overall view of visitor habits and volumes to our website. They can make interacting with a website faster and easier.
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer by websites that you visit. They are used by most websites in order to make them work efficiently, to make controls respond properly and to provide information to owners of web sites, or third parties. The cookies stored by our site cannot be used to identify you personally.
If you want to know how to disable the use of cookies on your device, visit aboutcookies.org. Please note that if you turn off the use of cookies on the website, you are likely to find your browsing experience significantly degraded, and you may not be able to use some of the products or services on our website without cookies.
Whilst I have taken every reasonable action I can to protect client confidentially, I cannot guarantee the security of third party software.