Your Privacy

Privacy Statement

 

Your privacy is of great importance to Kaleidoscope Therapies and we are committed to complying with the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding the responsible and secure use of your data.

Kaleidoscope Therapies has a legitimate interest in processing personal data in order to provide psychological services. The purpose of this statement is to let you know what personal information Kaleidoscope Therapies collects and holds, why this data is collected, how long it is kept and what your rights are with regards to this personal data. Kaleidoscope Therapies is registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).

When you are referred for psychological services with Kaleidoscope Therapies you will be asked to consent to the processing of your data under the terms of this policy. Kaleidoscope Therapies associates will also be responsible for their own data management, will abide by this privacy statement, and will hold their own privacy statement that complies with the GDPR terms.

What information does Kaleidoscope Therapies collect?

Kaleidoscope Therapies collects personal data such as name, address, date of birth, gender, GP/medical practitioner details, telephone numbers, and email address. We also collect any data you give us regarding personal and family background, alongside potentially sensitive data relating to medical and mental health conditions. Additional information may be collected if your therapy is provided as part of a contract of a local authority but you will be informed if this is the case.

What does Kaleidoscope Therapies use your information for?

We use your information in the following ways:

 

• To provide clients with psychological services requested from Kaleidoscope Therapies.
  
  
• To notify you about changes to your appointments and the services Kaleidoscope Therapies provides.
  
  
• To fulfil any administrative, legal, ethical and contractual obligations.
  
  
• On occasion Kaleidoscope Therapies may provide information on trainings, workshops, blogs, electronic mailings or newsletters specific to Kaleidoscope Therapies services only.

 

 

What information does Kaleidoscope Therapies share?

We will not share any information about you with other organisations or people, except in the following situations:

• Consent – We may share information with relevant medical professionals or others whom you have requested or agreed we need to contact.
  
  
• Serious harm – We may share your information with the relevant authorities if we have reason to believe that this may prevent serious harm being caused to you or another person.
  
  
• Compliance with law – We may share information when the law requires us to - i.e. safeguarding, terrorism, drug trafficking and serious crime.
  
  
• Clinical Will– We have a clinical will which means in the event of sudden death or a serious accident or illness, a named colleague will be able to access the contact details so we can notify clients.
  
  
• Supervision– It is an ethical requirement for any clinician offering psychological services to have regular supervision. Any supervisor used is an accredited member of the relevant accrediting body and works within their ethical framework. 
  
  
  

How does Kaleidoscope Therapies keep your information safe?

• All information you provide to Kaleidoscope Therapies is stored as securely as possible. We will take all reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of information given.
  
  
• All paper forms and correspondence are kept in locked filing cabinets. All electronic files are kept on password-protected devices with virus protection software.
  
  
• All information is limited to Kaleidoscope Therapies’ administrators, associates and any other personnel needed to maintain Kaleidoscope Therapies’ services. Any personnel that have access to these files abide by this privacy statement and/or hold their own privacy statement that complies with the GDPR terms.
  
  
• Formal reports are password protected and/or they are sent through a secure encrypted service such as Protonmail.
  
  
• If process notes are made they are kept separate from any identifiable personal information.
  
  
• Whilst we endeavour to keep our systems and communications protected against viruses and other harmful effects, we cannot bear responsibility for all communications being virus free.
  
  
• Client notes and other documentation are destroyed seven years after the end of the psychological services offered.
  
  
• Any known data breaches will be reported to the ICO within 72 hours.
  
  

• Any requests for personal data need to be made through a data subject access request and will be supplied within one month.
  
  
• If clients choose to contact Kaleidoscope Therapies by text or mobile phone, numbers are stored under a reference system and/or initials only, as opposed to full names.

 

 

Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data - Rectify, erase or restrict your data - Object to the processing of your data - Request transfer of data (data portability).
  
  
• You may withdraw your consent for Kaleidoscope Therapies to hold and process your data at any time. However, if you do this while actively receiving psychological services, the services would have to end. You can withdraw your consent by stating this on an email to traciy.fogarty@gmail.com
  
  
• If you have any concerns about the way Kaleidoscope Therapies handles your data please contact traciy.fogarty@gmail.com. If you feel this has not been resolved effectively you have the right to contact the Information Commissioners Office (www.ico.org.uk)