ROCKRIDGE THERAPY
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Privacy Statement
ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) Registration Reference Number: ZB036100 The General Data Protection Regulation (EU/2016/679) is concerned with the personal information about you that I collect, store, and share. This statement details my GDPR policy, by C. Jenkins
Your privacy is very important to me and you can be confident that your personal information will be kept safe and secure and will only be used for the purpose it was given to me. I adhere to current data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (EU/2016/679) (the GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
Personal information I collect.
I collect the following information in order to help me provide psychological therapy to you, receive clinical supervision and consultation, and to maintain my accounts for billing and invoicing.
Personal details: name, gender, date of birth, relationships; parents, siblings, children, occupation, address, telephone numbers, email address, counselling /therapy history, medical conditions, prescribed medication, emotional & psychological issues, employment, education, and social life details. Sensitive information: physical and mental health details, sexual life, racial or ethnic origin, religious or other beliefs, offences and alleged offences.
How I may Process/Share your personal information
I have regular supervision/consultation with other therapists, (psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychiatrists) for my own professional development and the wellbeing of clients. I will discuss personal details in these consultations. They are also bound by the same rules of confidentiality, code of ethics, and rules of GDPR.
Therapeutic Will: In the case of my death, your name and contact details will be shared with my Therapeutic Executor. This is so you can be contacted if you are still in therapy with me.
Emergencies
If I have reason to believe that you intend to harm another person/organisation (e.g. terrorism), or yourself, the law may require that I inform an authority without seeking your permission. In such a situation, the law may require that I share your personal information without your knowledge. I would always endeavour to discuss this with you in advance if possible or appropriate. It is also the law that a judge can require the release of clinical notes without your permission, and I would be bound by law to release them. Again I would discuss this with you beforehand should this occur.
Storage of Information
Contact details, personal information, psychometric tests when completed, assessment/history taking notes, will be stored on a secure patient data management secure system. Smartphone: I do not keep any notes or personal details in my phone, just your contact number until we finish working together. I access my email account through my computer and all of my devices are password protected.
Erasing your Information
Website: None of your personal information is stored on my website. For those who contact me via my website the contact information is deleted within 3 business days. I keep electronic emails for up to a year, after which time I erase/delete them from my email account. I delete/erase all SMS/text messages each month. I am required to keep your written notes for 7 years after we have completed our work together. After this time has passed I will delete your information.
Your Have the Following Rights:
To be informed of what information I hold (this document). To see the information that I hold about you (free of charge for the initial request). To rectify/correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information. To withdraw consent to me using your personal information. To request your personal information be erased/deleted. I can decline if the information is needed for me to practice lawfully & competently, or if there is an adverse reason (such as a complaint or legal reason).
A printed copy of this statement will be given to you, or you can copy and paste this to an email and return it to my email address.
This document is a work in progress and may be modified - November 2026
