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Data Protection Privacy Notice
This privacy policy sets out how Steve Robinson Counselling uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website
Your privacy is very important to Steve Robinson Counselling and meets the high standard for data privacy in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into effect on 25th May 2018.
Steve Robinson Counselling processes your personal data to manage your treatment in therapy and to contact you in accordance with local GDPR as applicable and as described in more detail below.
Counselling Agreement and guidance
If we are working together there will be an explicit privacy and security arrangement between us in our working agreement, discussed at our initial session. I will also ask you to sign a Counselling Agreement and guidance form to comply with data privacy law.
Categories of personal data
The categories of data collected and processed include but are not limited to the following:
How data is collected
Data will be collected in the following ways and all are subject to the same level of privacy:
Purpose of Processing
Your personal data is processed for the purpose of therapy including:
Access to Data
If you wish to access your personal data that is processed by
Steve Robinson Counselling please contact Steve in writing via letter or email at [email protected]
Steve Robinson Counselling maintains reasonable precautions to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Steve Robinson Counselling stores all paper records in a locked filing cabinet, to which only Steve Robinson Counselling the key, and electronic records are stored and protected with a password.
Weebly, who provide and host http://www.steverobinson-counselling.co.uk/ has servers all over the world, including Europe and the US, as well as back up servers.
They have confirmed they meet the relevant conditions of GDPR in relation to data transfer both in and outside the EU. You can read their privacy policy at https://www.weebly.com/uk/privacy.
http://www.steverobinson-counselling.co.uk/ contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Data Retention
Steve Robinson Counselling will retain your personal data for a period not exceeding three years following the end of the therapeutic relationship, all working notes will be destroyed within 3 weeks from the end of the therapeutic relationship.
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Rights to be forgotten
If you require your personal data to be deleted please contact
Steve Robinson Counselling and all data will be deleted, except that which is required for legal reasons.
Transfers, Disclosures
Steve Robinson Counselling will, on occasion, discuss your treatment with her supervisor/s who are bound by the same ethics, confidentiality and data protection regulation. Within this process your identity will remain confidential.
Steve Robinson Counselling will not transfer or disclose your personal data to others except in exceptional circumstances (such as risk to your life or the lives of others or when required by law) in which case your consent would be sought if at all possible.
Promotional and Publicity Material
No personal data will be disclosed to others.
Anonymised testimonials may be used on the
Steve Robinson Counselling website, which is
owned Steve Robinson Counselling with the author’s permission.
Occasionally Steve may like to contact you regarding further relevant services being offered. If you agree to being contacted in this way, please indicate below your preferred method/s of communication
Post ☐ Email ☐ Telephone ☐ SMS ☐
Steve Robinson Counselling Complaints procedure
In the event of a complaint, in the first instance you are encouraged to speak to Steve Robinson Counselling directly. If that does not prove satisfactory you can contact The Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or via their website, ico.org.uk
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Agreement to process Personal Data
By continuing to use Steve Robinson Counselling website you are agreeing to the policies set out in this document.
I check this privacy policy regularly to ensure it is compliant with current regulations. If you have any questions about this policy, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Therapy is an investment in yourself. It can be used for working through specific difficulties or issues; personal development; or aligning yourself to who you’re meant to be when life has gone off track, allowing a more rewarding and healthy way of living.
Your privacy is very important to Steve Robinson Counselling and meets the high standard for data privacy in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into effect on 25th May 2018.
Steve Robinson Counselling processes your personal data to manage your treatment in therapy and to contact you in accordance with local GDPR as applicable and as described in more detail below.
Counselling Agreement and guidance
If we are working together there will be an explicit privacy and security arrangement between us in our working agreement, discussed at our initial session. I will also ask you to sign a Counselling Agreement and guidance form to comply with data privacy law.
Categories of personal data
The categories of data collected and processed include but are not limited to the following:
- Name and contact information including home address, GP details, email and telephone numbers.
- Date of birth or age.
- Information recorded at assessment to assess suitability for therapy
How data is collected
Data will be collected in the following ways and all are subject to the same level of privacy:
- Data entered into the contact form on the http://www.steverobinson-counselling.co.uk/ website.
- Data collected via a telephone conversation.
- Data collected via email.
- Data collected during a face to face meeting.
Purpose of Processing
Your personal data is processed for the purpose of therapy including:
- Identifying you as a client
- Maintaining an accurate treatment plan
- Communicating information to you about your therapy
- Communicating information about you to relevant parties (eg GP) if necessary.
- Transfer of monies in respect of fees paid electronically
Access to Data
If you wish to access your personal data that is processed by
Steve Robinson Counselling please contact Steve in writing via letter or email at [email protected]
Steve Robinson Counselling maintains reasonable precautions to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Steve Robinson Counselling stores all paper records in a locked filing cabinet, to which only Steve Robinson Counselling the key, and electronic records are stored and protected with a password.
Weebly, who provide and host http://www.steverobinson-counselling.co.uk/ has servers all over the world, including Europe and the US, as well as back up servers.
They have confirmed they meet the relevant conditions of GDPR in relation to data transfer both in and outside the EU. You can read their privacy policy at https://www.weebly.com/uk/privacy.
http://www.steverobinson-counselling.co.uk/ contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Data Retention
Steve Robinson Counselling will retain your personal data for a period not exceeding three years following the end of the therapeutic relationship, all working notes will be destroyed within 3 weeks from the end of the therapeutic relationship.
.
Rights to be forgotten
If you require your personal data to be deleted please contact
Steve Robinson Counselling and all data will be deleted, except that which is required for legal reasons.
Transfers, Disclosures
Steve Robinson Counselling will, on occasion, discuss your treatment with her supervisor/s who are bound by the same ethics, confidentiality and data protection regulation. Within this process your identity will remain confidential.
Steve Robinson Counselling will not transfer or disclose your personal data to others except in exceptional circumstances (such as risk to your life or the lives of others or when required by law) in which case your consent would be sought if at all possible.
Promotional and Publicity Material
No personal data will be disclosed to others.
Anonymised testimonials may be used on the
Steve Robinson Counselling website, which is
owned Steve Robinson Counselling with the author’s permission.
Occasionally Steve may like to contact you regarding further relevant services being offered. If you agree to being contacted in this way, please indicate below your preferred method/s of communication
Post ☐ Email ☐ Telephone ☐ SMS ☐
Steve Robinson Counselling Complaints procedure
In the event of a complaint, in the first instance you are encouraged to speak to Steve Robinson Counselling directly. If that does not prove satisfactory you can contact The Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or via their website, ico.org.uk
.
Agreement to process Personal Data
By continuing to use Steve Robinson Counselling website you are agreeing to the policies set out in this document.
I check this privacy policy regularly to ensure it is compliant with current regulations. If you have any questions about this policy, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Therapy is an investment in yourself. It can be used for working through specific difficulties or issues; personal development; or aligning yourself to who you’re meant to be when life has gone off track, allowing a more rewarding and healthy way of living.
