{"id":3,"date":"2021-10-29T15:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gramdavies-therapist.co.uk\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2024-04-26T09:18:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T09:18:59","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gramdavies.com\/therapy\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy &amp; Confidentiality Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-josefin-sans-font-family\">Privacy &amp; Confidentiality Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-foreground-border-color has-background-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6a8ab4d7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:4px;border-radius:7px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"who-i-am\">ABOUT ME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gram Davies is a psychotherapeutic counsellor in the UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>email: <a href=\"mailto:gdconnect@tutanota.com\">gdconnect@tutanota.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tel: <a href=\"tel:07434 648462\">07434 648462<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK GDPR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I record and store your personal information (name, email, phone, address, GP and next of kin contact) for the purpose of my service providing counselling &amp; psychotherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I abide by UK GDPR legislation and I am registered with the ICO (#ZB302376)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can ask to see or correct any data I have which refers to you (see Your Rights here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-the-public\/\">https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/for-the-public\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My brief, factual session records are kept for 7 years (as law requires) on local encrypted media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CONFIDENTIALITY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I treat what is shared during my work with you as strictly confidential. Some exceptions apply, such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Child protection (e.g. Children&#8217;s Act 1989)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serious crime (e.g. manslaughter, Terrorism Act 2000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Court Order by a judge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A serious emergency during a counselling session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I also discuss my work in Clinical Supervision and occasionally in anonymised form in private training, where I will never share anything to identity you as an individual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about my duties and the limits of confidentiality here: <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcounsellingsociety.org\/about-us\/code-of-ethics\/safeguarding-policy\">https:\/\/nationalcounsellingsociety.org\/about-us\/code-of-ethics\/safeguarding-policy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THIRD PARTY SERVICES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I use services like email, telephones, video conferencing and banking during my work with you. Providers have their own privacy implementation not under my control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bank statements do show your details but I only use them in a financial context when strictly necessary (e.g. HMRC, accountant).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For invoicing, I use Zoho Invoices with your name and email address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For purposes of maintaining a therapeutic executor agreement, I use PCloud secure cloud storage, first name and phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OUT OF SESSION CONTACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I keep contact outside of therapy sessions to non-therapeutic matters, like arranging to meet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If we happen to meet elsewhere in person, I will wait to see if you acknowledge me, then keep any interaction with you polite but brief.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I <em>do <\/em>use social media but will not interact with you there, nor will I search for you online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT ME Gram Davies is a psychotherapeutic counsellor in the UK email: gdconnect@tutanota.com Tel: 07434 648462 UK GDPR CONFIDENTIALITY I treat what is shared during my work with you as strictly confidential. 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