Privacy Notice

The following describes what personal data I gather, how & why I keep it and what I will do with it. It also covers your rights around this data. The lawful basis for gathering this is in order to provide psychotherapeutic services in line with my contractual obligation to you.

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What information do I gather and why do I keep it?                 

• Your name  – these are used as an identifier                                                  

• Email and phone number(s) – these are kept so that I can make contact with you

• Any other information you feel I need to know in order that we can work safely together

• Session notes that may contain sensitive personal information (e.g. religious beliefs, marital status, financial information) – as a memory aide

 

Consent  
This policy is discussed at the beginning of our work together and I will ask for your consent to use the information as per this notice and the privacy agreement. There may be times when I will need to share information (see below).

 

Security

You acknowledge that despite all reasonable precautions on our part, there is a risk of unauthorised access to, or alteration of, your transmissions of data or of information contained on this website. To the maximum extent permitted by law, I do not accept liability for any loss which you may suffer or incur as a result of such activity.  You must take your own precautions to ensure that the processes taken by you to access this website and the service we provide are also safe on your part.

 

Cookies

A cookie is a collection of letters and numbers we have put on your computer, tablet or mobile device, in order to distinguish you from any other user of the website.

Knowing who my users are is useful when it comes to providing a good experience for when you visit the website. It enables me to establish whether you have visited before or whether you are a frequent user. We only use this information about user habits through our website and they are not shared with anyone else.

By accessing my website, you are giving your consent to receive cookies. If you do not want to accept the use of cookies, you will have to manually change that in your browser settings.