Information Notice - GDPR Compliancy

May 2018

This information notice is in relation to The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data protection compliancy, enabling Wilson Therapy Services Ltd to be fully compliant by 25 May 2018.

In line with the GDPR we are requested to comply by informing you of:

Name and contact details of the Data Controller & Data Protection lead:

  • Rachel Wilson, Director of Wilson Therapy Services Ltd
  • Tel: 01423 206919
  • Email:rachelwilson@rwot.co.uk 

Purpose and legal basis of the processing of information

To collect personal information in relation to:

  • Provision of massage therapy.
  • Internal record keeping.
  • Sharing information (with consent) with colleagues from other disciplines and other services to optimise collaborative working and best practice.

 Categories of personal data being processed

  • Name.
  • Date of Birth.
  • Address.                                                                     
  • Tel/Mobile.                                                                 
  • Email.                                                                         
  • Personal health / social care / work information (if relevant).

How long the personal data will be kept

The Regulation does not set out any specific minimum or maximum periods for retaining personal data. Instead, it says that: Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes. 

See this link: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-5-retention/.

Wilson Therapy Services Ltd will retain personal data for 7 years for adults and 10 years following a child’s 18th birthday, unless upon review it is deemed necessary to retain it for a longer period.

Privacy Policy

Wilson Therapy Services Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when working with Wilson Therapy Services Ltd, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. 

This policy is effective as from 25 May 2018.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place highly encrypted electronic systems and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.

Controlling your personal information

We will not distribute, sell or lease personal information to third parties unless we have your explicit permission, or are required by law to do so.

How you can opt-out and request to be deleted from our files

When you finish your involvement with Wilson Therapy Services Ltd, if you do not wish us to make use of your Personal Information in receiving further updates from us, please email rachelwilson@rwot.co.uk. We will give you the opportunity to opt out of future correspondence with the request to be deleted from files, except for information needing to be kept for professional purposes as set out above.

How you can access your information

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General Data Protection Regulation.  If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Tim Wilson or Rachel Wilson at Wilson Therapy Services Ltd, The Elms, Oakwood Park Business Centre, Fountains Road, Bishop Thornton, HG3 3BF.

Tim Wilson, LCSP (Phys)

Director of Wilson Therapy Services Ltd.