The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is concerned with the personal information about you that KV Therapy collect, store, and share. This page details our GDPR policy (previously known as Privacy Policy). By contacting any oKV Therapy you are agreeing to the terms and conditions laid out in this GDPR policy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM CONTACT FORMS, TELEPHONE CONTACT AND / OR DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- The nature of your enquiry
- Gender (or preferred identity).
- Religion / Ethnicity / Country of birth
- Sexuality
- Date of birth.
- Relationships and family (past and present).
- Occupation and education.
- Home address
- Previous experience of mental health treatment / diagnosis.
- Doctors name and contact details
- Medical conditions.
- Prescribed medication.
- Difficulties.
- Session summaries.
HOW KV THERAPY WILL STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Paper: Written notes may either be securely filed in a locked cabinet (or equivalent) or will be completely destroyed in a confidential manner after notes are transferred to an electronic storage form.
We may store your contact telephone number for the duration of your treatment along with any text messages or WhatsApp messages which we may exchange.
Supervision compliance with KV Therapy accrediting organisations (NCS), is required to attend regular supervision sessions with a suitably qualified therapeutic supervisor. Although aspects of your case will be discussed, your full name and contact details will not be revealed. All our therapeutic supervisors are bound by similar confidentiality and GDPR policies.
BREACHING CONFIDENTIALITY.
If KV Therapy believes you or another person or group of people’s safety is at significant risk, KV Therapy may contact the suitable authority without your permission. This includes your doctor, the emergency services and the mental health crisis team.
KV Therapy is also required by law to pass on information relating to acts of terrorism and on going abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult. KV Therapy will at all times attempt to discuss this with you before breaking confidentiality. In these instances however KV Therapy retain the right to do so without your consent.
ERASING YOUR INFORMATION.
All the information KV Therapy holds about you (detailed under “Personal Information Collected From Telephone Contact And / Or During The Course Of Your Therapeutic Sessions”) Will be held for a maximum of 4 years after your final session at WLPCS (or from the last point of contact if you choose not to go ahead with treatment). Your telephone number will be erased from a mobile phone within four weeks of your final session.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the following rights…
- To be informed what information KV Therapy holds (i.e. this document).
- To see the information KV Therapy holds about you (free of charge for the initial request and then £5 for every additional requests).
- To rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- To withdraw consent to me using your personal information.
- To request that some or all of your personal information be erased (though KV Therapy can decline whilst the information is needed to practice lawfully & competently).
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is concerned with the personal information about you that KV Therapy collects, store, and share. By contacting any KV Therapy, you agree to the terms and conditions laid out in this GDPR policy. This page details our GDPR policy (previously known as Privacy Policy).
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM CONTACT FORMS, TELEPHONE CONTACT AND / OR DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your phone number
- The nature of your enquiry
- Gender (or preferred identity).
- Religion / Ethnicity / Country of birth
- Sexuality
- Date of birth.
- Relationships and family (past and present).
- Occupation and education.
- Home address
- Previous experience with mental health treatment/diagnosis.
- Doctors name and contact details
- Medical conditions.
- Prescribed medication.
- Difficulties.
- Session summaries.
HOW KV THERAPY WILL STORE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.
Paper: Written notes may either be securely filed in a locked cabinet (or equivalent) or destroyed in a confidential manner after notes are transferred to an electronic storage form.
We may store your contact telephone number for the duration of your treatment, along with any texts or WhatsApp messages we may exchange.
Supervision compliance with KV Therapy accrediting organisations (NCS) is required to attend regular supervision sessions with a suitably qualified therapeutic supervisor. Although aspects of your case will be discussed, your full name and contact details will not be revealed. All our therapeutic supervisors are bound by similar confidentiality and GDPR policies.
BREACHING CONFIDENTIALITY.
If KV Therapy believes your or another person or group’s safety is at significant risk, KV Therapy may contact the relevant authority without your permission. This includes your doctor, the emergency services and the mental health crisis team.
KV Therapy is also required by law to pass on information relating to acts of terrorism and ongoing abuse of a minor or vulnerable adult. KV Therapy will always attempt to discuss this with you before breaking confidentiality. In these instances, however, KV Therapy retains the right to do so without your consent.
ERASING YOUR INFORMATION.
All the information KV Therapy holds about you (detailed under “Personal Information Collected From Telephone Contact And / Or During The Course Of Your Therapeutic Sessions”). Will be held for a maximum of 4 years after your final session at WLPCS (or from the last point of contact if you choose not to go ahead with treatment). Your telephone number will be erased from a mobile phone within four weeks of your final session.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the following rights…
- To be informed what information KV Therapy holds (i.e. this document).
- See the information KV Therapy holds about you (free of charge for the initial request and then £5 for every additional request).
- To rectify any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- To withdraw consent to me using your personal information.
- To request that some or all of your personal information be erased (though KV Therapy can decline whilst the information is needed to practice lawfully & competently).
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