Privacy Policy - How we make sure we keep your information safe

This Privacy Policy sets out how Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting uses and protects any information you give when you engage with us. When you use this website and engage with us online, we are dedicated to protecting the privacy of your personal information and handling it securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 which has now been superseded by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What information we use and collect

Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting takes privacy and security very seriously. This Privacy Policy will provide you with what to expect when we collect your information through the website. This applies to the following information:

· Visitors to our website

· Job applications

· General requests for information via our website

To provide you with information on our range of services and opportunities at Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting, we may collect personal information from this website.

We may collect the following information:

· Name

· Job title

· Contact information including email address and mobile/telephone number

· Organisation

When you browse this website the information we collect does not identify you and we do not combine it with any information in a manner that could identify you. The information that we use is for statistical analysis and for maintenance purposes.

How information is collected

The information Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting collects from you depends on the activity you complete on our website. This may include:

· Enquiry via the website contact form

· Direct enquiry via email/telephone

· Browsing

The information we collect for the purpose of statistical analysis of the website is collected by using an embedded code in the website pages.

How information is used

The information we collect is not traded, sold, leased or rented. Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting does not share information with external organisations.

Any information requested when you use our website to engage with us about our services and opportunities including employment is for the purpose of your request such as answering your query and to provide you with a better service.

If you provide us with your contact information online including email address, telephone and postal address, you may receive communications from Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting with information about our new services and opportunities. If you do not wish to receive communications by email, telephone or post, please let us know by sending an email to faz@parkartherapy.co.uk and your information will be removed from our database.

You have the right to request the information held by Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting that relates to you. You may access this information by contacting us. You may also have inaccuracies corrected by contacting us.

Information security

Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. We have appropriate security measures in place in order to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information we have collected from you. We have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial processes to safeguard and secure information we collect from our website. We have a process to permanently destroy personal information when we no longer require it.

External website links

Please be aware that our website may include links to external websites using hyperlinks. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third parties and we does not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy and security of these websites. We recommend that you read their privacy and security policies to find out how they use personal information on their websites.

Social media platforms

Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting uses external social media platforms to communicate and engage online. We will not ask for personal or sensitive information using social media platforms and we encourage users wishing to communicate with personal or sensitive information by primary communication methods (email or telephone).

We advise social media users to communicate and engage on the platforms wisely, with due care and caution. We recommend that you read privacy and security policies of the social media platforms you use to find out how they use personal information.

Klarna Payment Options

In order to offer you Klarna's payment methods, we might in the checkout process pass your personal data in the form of contact and order details to Klarna, in order for Klarna to assess whether you qualify for their payment methods and to tailor those payment methods for you. Your personal data transferred in processed in line with Klarna’s own privacy notice

How to contact us

If you have any queries about the information stated in this Privacy Policy or data protection, you can direct them to faz@parkartherapy.co.uk where our Data Protection Officer (DPO) can address your query.

If you have expressed interest in receiving communications about our services and opportunities but now no longer wish to, please email us to remove your information from our database.

Other contact information

Telephone: 07497 382314

Address:
Parkar Psychological Therapy and Consulting

faz@parkartherapy.co.uk

Further Information

ICO – Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/

Data Protection Act 1998

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/contents

Confidentiality

All of your information will be kept confidential and secure. As a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, I must act in the best interest of client's and the public, therefore I am duty bound to break confidentiality in certain circumstances. If I have any immediate concerns about your safety, or the safety of any one else, then I would have to contact other external professionals and agencies in order to ensure your safety or the safety of others around you. If I do need to break confidentiality, I would make every effort to discuss this with you first and explain why.

I would normally ask for your GP contact details if starting therapy and would only contact them with your permission. The only exception to this would be if I had any immediate concerns about your safety, in which case I would have to break confidentiality and contact your GP to highlight my concerns.

Part of being a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist also requires me to discuss cases on a regular basis with a clinical supervisor to ensure I am delivering the highest quality of evidence based treatment. Supervision is usually undertaken by an experienced CBT therapist who is also accredited by the BABCP and bound by the same limits of confidentiality.

If you would like any further information about information storage and confidentiality, please do not hesitate to contact me for more details.

All of your information will be kept confidential and secure. As a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, I must act in the best interest of client's and the public, therefore I am duty bound to break confidentiality in certain circumstances. If I have any immediate concerns about your safety, or the safety of any one else, then I would have to contact other external professionals and agencies in order to ensure your safety or the safety of others around you. If I do need to break confidentiality, I would make every effort to discuss this with you first and explain why.

I would normally ask for your GP contact details if starting therapy and would only contact them with your permission. The only exception to this would be if I had any immediate concerns about your safety, in which case I would have to break confidentiality and contact your GP to highlight my concerns.

Part of being a BABCP accredited CBT Therapist also requires me to discuss cases on a regular basis with a clinical supervisor to ensure I am delivering the highest quality of evidence based treatment. Supervision is usually undertaken by an experienced CBT therapist who is also accredited by the BABCP and bound by the same limits of confidentiality.

If you would like any further information about information storage and confidentiality, please do not hesitate to contact me for more details.

Last updated: 26/10/2019