Mark Huggins Dyslexia Assessments - Privacy Policy

 

All personal data/information is collated and processed by Mark Huggins

 Under data protection law, you have rights governing how your personal data is used. This policy outlines how ‘Mark Huggins Dyslexia Assessments’ uses your personal data.

This privacy policy explains how I use any personal information that I collect when you contact me or use my services. By providing me with your personal information you accept and consent to the practices described in this policy.

Please note: If I do not have your explicit permission to collect and store your data, I will not be able carry out the service you have requested.

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Mr Mark Huggins is the registered data controller.  My registration reference with the Information Commissioner’s Office is ZB327240

 

This privacy notice may change in order to reflect changes in law or privacy practices. This privacy notice is available on request from Mark Huggins via email at markhuggins@hotmail.co.uk

 

Reason/purpose for processing your data/information

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‘Mark Huggins Dyslexia Assessments’ processes your personal information to provide a consultancy and advisory service and to maintain accounts.

Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable person.

 

Type of personal data processed

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To provide a consultancy and advisory service to you and when appropriate, the information processed includes:

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• Personal details: name, address, date of birth, gender, telephone number, email address

• Education details

• Employment details

• Family, lifestyle details

• Physical or mental health details

• Test results and a written report of the results

This list is not exhaustive.

 

How Mark Huggins Dyslexia Assessments uses your personal data

 

I collect information about you when you contact me with regards to engaging my services for the purpose of obtaining a diagnostic, an assessment for access arrangements, consultancy work and tutoring.

 

I collect information about you to enable me to carry out the service you have requested. For example, I will need certain background details and a full history of the difficulties you may have been experiencing as per the background information sheet. 

 

I will also need to keep your contact details, so that I can contact you following the assessment, to provide you with your report, or for other reasons, when necessary. 

 

If the assessment is for your child, I will also need to contact their school, with your permission and gather their perspective as per the school information sheet.

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I am committed to protecting the privacy of my clients. It is important that I adhere to your needs whilst complying with the stipulations of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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The ICO requires that I only keep information about people for as long as is strictly necessary as this reduces the risk of confidential information being lost or stolen.  Accordingly, following the assessment, all client questionnaires, all raw data test sheets and all other hard copy personal data will be stored securely for one year in the case of an adult (21 years and over) and for four years in the case of a child, after which they will be disposed of securely. 

 

Any information held in electronic format will also be destroyed.  If you want me to store your data for longer, you must request this in writing within one year of the date of the original assessment.

 

How will I use the information about you?

 

The final assessment report will be held in electronic form for one year after the date of the assessment, unless you request otherwise. During this time, you will be able to ask for an electronic copy of the report, should you have misplaced your copy.

 

 Once my copy of the report has been destroyed, I will no longer be able to supply you with a copy.

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I will not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes and will not pass on your information to other companies for that purpose.

 

I will only share the information I hold about you externally, with your express permission and in encrypted form, to enable me to carry out the service you have requested.

 

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information that I hold about you.

 

You may also complain about the way in which I process your personal data.

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If you would like a copy of some, or all, of your personal information, to make corrections, request that I delete the information I hold about you or to complain about the way that I process your personal data, please contact me at markhuggins@hotmail.co.uk

 

The Privacy Policy will be sent out to sign , along with Terms and Conditions prior to an assessment taking place