Data Protection
We are GDPR compliant. Think Therapy 1st needs to gather and use certain information about individuals. See attached policy for full details of how Think Therapy 1st uses, manages and stores data. TT1st – GDPR Policy
Access to your personal information –
If you wish to know what information is held by Think Therapy 1st or you wish to access clinical records held by Think Therapy 1st please complete and submit the form linked below.
If you wish to change or update your personal details please use the attached form and submit through the website at: enquiry@thinktherapy1st.co.uk
Please select the correct form: Client details or Staff details
For any queries in relation to data protection or regarding information within this policy please email Penny Wosahlo on penny@thinktherapy1st.co.uk.
Privacy Policy
What we collect – we may collect the following information:
This list is not exhaustive, and, in specific instances, we may need to collect additional data for the purposes set out in this Policy.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a clinical service, for the following reasons:
Your information will only be held as long as necessary, the retention period will vary dependent on the services we provide to you. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure data is only held as long as necessary.
Information Sharing
We may share information with external companies in order to provide our services to you, including, but not limited to invoicing, accountancy purposes and other business-critical operations. Information will only be shared with external companies under a written agreement that they will handle data in-line with our data protection policies and will not use your data for marketing purposes.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect and store.
Google Analytics
We use a third-party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. This information is only processed in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make nor allow Google to make, any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Mailing Lists
We do not currently operate a newsletter to external parties. In the event that we begin doing this in the future, when you sign up we will collect personal information. We use that information for a number of reasons: to tell you about our services; to contact you if we need to obtain or provide additional information; to check our records are right and to check every now and then that you’re happy and satisfied. We do not pass on your details to third parties for marketing purposes.
At times we use a third-party provider to send emails, MailChimp. We gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our e-newsletter/emails. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice. You can unsubscribe to general mailings at any time of the day or night by emailing enquiry@thinktherapy1st.co.uk requesting that you are unsubscribed from future mailings.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under GDPR. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to: Think Therapy 1st, 38 Shirley Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4JY or by email to penny@thinktherapy1st.co.uk
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the information in this policy is correct and meets legislation. This policy was last reviewed on 10th October 2019.
