OXON Physiotherapy Privacy & Data Protection Policy

At OXON Physiotherapy we are committed to ensuring the best standards of practice in all our activities. Visitors to our clinic and website can be assured that the protection of privacy and confidentiality are given the highest priority. All personal information held is used in strict compliance with the General Protection Data Regulation 2018. 

Information Collected

The information we collect in the clinic are:

  • Full name and personal details including contact information
  • Date of Birth
  • Next of Kin and contact number
  • GP and Surgery name
  • Medical History including medications
  • Social circumstances relevant to the injury

We do not collect any personal information from visitors to our website other than information that is knowingly or voluntarily given by the visitor requiring information or booking appointments from the ‘Contact Us’ section. Anonymous information is collected purely for statistical reasons, such as the number of visitors to the website in a given period with no personal identifiable data. Cookies are used on the website (see below).

The personal data we collect will be used for the following purposes:

  • Identification of clients on booking of appointments
  • Treatment planning based on the medical information provided
  • Record and process the assessments and treatments provided whilst under our care
  • Transfer information to another healthcare professional or insurance company, with consent, if required.

Our legal basis for processing the personal data are:

  • Legal Obligation
  • Vital Interest
  • Consent

The special categories of personal data concerned are:

  • Health – ‘Processing is necessary for the provision of health, treatment and management of health’

Consent

By consenting to this privacy notice you are giving us permission to process your personal data specifically for the purposes identified. Consent is required for OXON Physiotherapy to process both types of personal data, but it must be explicitly given. Where we are asking you for sensitive data we will always tell you why and how the information will be used.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by writing to OXON Physiotherapy, 46 Crouch Hill Road, Banbury OX16 9RG

Disclosure

OXON Physiotherapy will not pass on your personal data to third parties without first obtaining your consent.
Use of Website Information

We will only use your details collected through the ‘Contact Us’ section to contact you about your selected service and not for any other purpose. The anonymous data collected through the website may also be used for research purposes.  

Cookie Policy

This website uses cookies to better the users experience while visiting the website. Where applicable this website uses a cookie control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. This complies with recent legislation requirements for websites to obtain explicit consent from users before leaving behind or reading files such as cookies on a user’s computer / device.

The cookies in use to deliver Google Analytics service are described in the table below.

Cookie Title Description
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__utmz		 Google Analytics

These cookies are used to store information, such as what time your current visit occurred, whether you have been to the site before, and what site referred you to the web page.

These cookies contain no personally identifiable information but they will use your computer’s IP address to know from where in the world you are accessing the Internet.

Google stores the information collected by these cookies on servers in the United States. Google may transfer this information to third-parties where required to do so by law, or where such third-parties process the information on Google’s behalf.

Opt-out

In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience.

http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None

For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product is provided below for your convenience.

http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html

Disabling Cookies

If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).

Data Security

We take appropriate measures to safeguard the information we hold from unauthorised access or improper use, with appropriate online security and anti-virus software and physical storage security. Only users authorised by us have access to this data. 

Integrity of Data

We take all reasonable measures to ensure that the information we hold is accurate. In particular we use reliable collection methods and destroy or convert to an anonymous form, any out of date data. Individuals may request details of all personal information held by us so as to contest inaccurate or incomplete data, verify the information and have it corrected as appropriate.

Terms & Conditions

Please also read OXON Physiotherapy’s Terms and Conditions in conjunction with this Privacy Policy.