Data Protection in Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, and Psychotherapy.
Data protection for hypnosis, hypnotherapy and psychotherapy is essential. Further to the trust developed within therapy, it’s important to know your information is being kept safe. Safe and effective hypnotherapy, hypnosis, psychotherapy and counselling services rely on honesty and openness, therefore certain pieces of information are required. The basis on which these data are collected and held is that of “Legitimate Interest”. This means that the only information sought, held and used is that which is necessary for effective therapeutic services and to fulfil the contract between us. This is data that you would expect to be held, such as your name, your address and contact details.
Information regarding the issue you’re seeking help with is also covered. This includes information that may be considered sensitive both personally and legally. Therefore, protection of the information and data gathered during hypnosis, hypnotherapy and psychotherapy services is paramount.
Data Protection Measures
Sussex Therapies & Hypnosis Ltd. is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the roles of both Data Controller and Data Processor for all information collected. You can find out more about the ICO and how they protect your information by clicking here. This will open another page to their website.
In order to protect you and your information, careful measures are in place and applied to securely store and protect all of your information. All of these measures are compliant and in line with UK GDPR and insurance. All electronic files are encrypted and further protected using biometrics and password security.
You will be given a copy of our full Privacy Notice and Data Security Policy prior to your initial consultation.
Find out more about confidentiality on our confidentiality page. You can also read tips on what you can do to protect the safety of your data HERE, along with steps you can take to get the best out of online therapy.
