Privacy Policy

Nature of work – Residential care

Description of processing

The following is a broad description of the way this organisation/data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organisation has provided or contact the organisation to ask about your personal circumstances.

Reasons/purposes for processing information

We process personal information to enable us to provide residential healthcare services; maintain our own accounts and records; to support and manage our employees.

Type/classes of information processed

We process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes. This information may include:

• personal details
• family details
• lifestyle and social circumstances
• goods and services
• financial details
• education and employment details
• visual images, personal appearance and behaviour

We also process sensitive classes of information that may include:

• physical or mental health details
• racial or ethnic origin
• religious or other beliefs
• offences including alleged offences
• criminal proceedings, outcomes and sentences

Who the information is processed about

We process personal information about:

• patients
• customers and clients
• suppliers
• complainants
• enquirers
• offenders and suspected offenders
• employees

Who the information may be shared with

We sometimes need to share the personal information we process with the individual themself and also with other organisations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the Data Protection Act (DPA). What follows is a description of the types of organisations we may need to share some of the personal information we process with for one or more reasons.

Where necessary or required we share information with:

• healthcare professionals, social and welfare organisations
• family, associates and representatives of the person whose personal data we are processing
• central and local government
• suppliers and service providers
• employment and recruitment organisations
• credit reference agencies
• debt collection and tracing agencies
• business associates and other professional advisers
• financial organisations
• current, past or prospective employers
• educators and examining bodies
• people making an enquiry or complaint
• police forces and security organisations

Transfers

It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed information is only shared within the European Economic Area (EEA). Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection act

This data controller also processes personal data which are exempt from notification.

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