Privacy Policy

J Davies Therapy is committed to protecting your personal data and complying with the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This privacy notice explains how I look after your personal data when you visit my website or communicate with me via phone, Zoom or email.

I process personal data solely in order to provide psychotherapy services. The purpose of this statement is to let you know what personal information I collect and hold, why I collect this data and how long it is kept.

Information About You

I collect personal information from you when you enquire about my therapy services in order to set up an initial assessment. This information includes start with your name and contact details, but if suitable for therapy will also include your availability and other relevant personal information. Once a client finishes therapy, all data regarding their therapy is stored securely for 7 years, in accordance with my insurance, and then destroyed securely.

Use of Your Information

Your personal information will be used in accordance with the provision of therapy. I will not share your personal details with any other person or organisation without your knowledge and permission, unless there is a legal requirement to do so, if there is a child or adult safeguarding issue, or a perceived risk of harm.

Your address, email and telephone number will be kept for contact purposes for the duration of the therapy. I may keep brief anonymised notes following each session, which will include personal details about you. These notes are solely for the purpose of your therapy and do not include your name. Personal contact information is filed separately from any notes. Any information stored electronically is password protected and any paper notes are securely stored. All notes and records will be kept for a period of seven years, as stipulated by my insurance, after which they will be destroyed securely.

Your Rights

J Davies Therapy would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every visitor to this site is entitled to the following:

  • The right to access – You have the right to request J Davies Therapy for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to request that J Davies Therapy correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request J Davies Therapy to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure – You have the right to request that J Davies Therapy erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that J Davies Therapy restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to J Davies Therapy’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that J Davies Therapy transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email jess@jdaviestherapy.co.uk

Changes to This Privacy Policy

J Davies Therapy keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 1 October 2020.

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