Privacy Policies and Data Protection

Privacy Policy for Web Page

If you are browsing this website, this means that the only information collected from you is that which relates to your visit to this internet webpage. No other information is requested or collected from you as a visitor. The basic information is that which is collected from all users and relates to web server logs.

In particular, this information includes details about Internet Protocol addresses (IP address) which is information that has the potential to be used to identify you personally. This information includes details about when and how a visitor accesses the webpage what browser they are using, the date and time of any request as well as details such as language preferences, referring sites and any additional sites requested.

The purpose of collecting this information is to ensure the website is maintained in a secure way and to give information about how visitors use the site.

This webpage does not use cookies.

Privacy Policy for Counselling and Psychotherapy Services

What Data do you Collect and How is it Used?

The information collected may include your contact details, home address, services you use, the reasons you use them, any questionnaires you complete, evaluation results, attendance information GP details and emergency contact details.

Your personal data is used for the following purposes:

• To allow communication and provide details of other services
• To ensure legal obligations are met
• Where necessary for law enforcement functions
• To prevent fraud or detect crime
• Where necessary to protect individuals from harm or injury

What are my Rights?

Unless subject to an exemption under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

• The right to request a copy of your personal data held about you
• The right to request that any personal data held is corrected if found to be inaccurate or out of date
• The right to request your personal data is erased/destroyed where it is no longer necessary for it to be kept
• The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
• The right to request the data controller provide you with your personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, known as the right to data portability
• The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request that a restriction is placed on further processing;
• The right to object to the processing of personal data
• The right to complain by contacting the Information Commissioners Office

Further information can be found from Information Commissioner's Office website at ICO.org.uk.