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Privacy Policy

 

Last updated March 3, 2022

 

ArchPsych understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, www.archpsych.co.uk. (“Our Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with our obligations and your rights under the law.

 

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy is deemed to occur if you continue using Our Site. 

 

1. Definitions and Interpretation 

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings:  

 

“Account” means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of Our Site;

“Cookie” means a small text file placed on your computer or device by Our Site when you visit certain parts of Our Site and/or when you use certain features of Our Site. Details of the Cookies used by Our Site are set out in Part 14, below; and

“Cookie Law” means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and, where applicable, the UK GDPR;

 

2. Information About Us

Our Site, www.archpsych.co.uk, is owned, operated and authored by Archontia Manolakelli who is also the trademark holder of ArchPsych. 

 

3. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of Our Site. Our Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that we have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

 

4. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

 

5. What Are My Rights?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which We will always work to uphold:

  1. The right to be informed about Our collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact Us to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.

  2. The right to access the personal data We hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.

  3. The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by Us s inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

  4. The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask Us to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that We hold. Please contact Us using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

  5. The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.

  6. The right to object to Us using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.

  7. The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if We are relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.

  8. The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to Us directly, We are using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask Us for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.

  9. Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. We do not use your personal data in this way.

For more information about our use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact Us using the details provided in Part 15.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data We hold about you changes, please keep Us informed as long as We have that data.

Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you have any cause for complaint about Our use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. We would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns ourselves, however, so please contact Us first, using the details in Part 15.

 

6. What Data Do You Collect and How?

Depending upon your use of Our Site, We may collect and hold some or all of the personal and non-personal data set out in the table below, using the methods also set out in the table. Please also see Part 14 for more information about Our use of Cookies and similar technologies and Our Cookie Policy www.archpsych.co.uk/cookie-policy. We do not knowingly collect any ‘sensitive’ personal data, personal data relating to children, or data relating to criminal convictions and/or offences. 

Generally, the data that is collected fall into one of three broad categories:

6.1 Personal Information provided by you

Most of the personally identifiable information collected is information that you voluntarily provide when you register on this website, express an interest in obtaining information or services, when you participate in activities on Our Site (such as by posting Comments) or otherwise when you contact  Us through the contact forms or email. The specific information that is collected depends on the context of your interactions with the website, the choices you make and the features you use. 

​6.2 Automatically-collected Information ​

Some information, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics, is collected automatically when you visit, use or navigate Our Site. It does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, country, location, information about how and when you use Our Site and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of Our Site, and for internal analytics and reporting purposes.

6.3 Social Media Logins​

You may be provided with the option to register on Our Site using your existing social media account details, like your Google, Facebook, Twitter or other social media accounts.

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Data Collected  | How We Collect the Data

- Identity Information including name and title. | Online form submission e.g. for contact or subscription, or account signup.

- Contact information including email address and/or telephone number. | Online form submission e.g. for contact or subscription, or account signup.

- Business information including business name, job title, profession. | Online form submission e.g. for contact or subscription, or account signup.

- Profile information including preferences, interests, login details. | Online form submission e.g. for contact or subscription, or account signup. 

- Technical information including IP address, browser type and version, operating system. | Collected automatically when you visit, use or navigate the Our Site. 

- Data from third parties including technical information, contact information, profile information. | If you choose to log-in through a third party provider e.g. Google, Facebook etc. 

 

7. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, We must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. This includes use for the following purposes:

  • To provide and operate the services outlined on Our Site, including Account Registration and management, access to Our Site, Site Administration and other services;

  • To provide users with assistance and/or technical support when needed;

  • To be able to communicate with you with general or personalised service-related notices, marketing messages, information, news, and/or updates that you have opted in to (you can opt out at any point by emailing info@archpsych.co.uk with your request), and to request your feedback. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam;

  • To create aggregated statistical data and other aggregated and/or inferred Non-personal Information, which may be used to understand and improve respective services; 

  • To comply with any applicable laws and regulations; 

  • To enable user-to-user communication. 

 

Third Parties whose content appears on Our Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more information on controlling cookies. Please note that We do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and We advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.

We will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless We reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If We do use your personal data in this way and you wish Us to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact Us using the details in Part 15.

If We need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, We will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows Us to do so.

In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, We may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.

 

8. How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

We will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. If you would like to remove your personal data from our records please contact Us using the details below in Part 15. 

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9. How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

We may store some or all of your personal data in countries outside of the UK. These are known as “third countries”. We will take additional steps in order to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation. Our Site is hosted by Wix.com Ltd. As a result, Personal Data may be stored in data centres located in the United States of America, Ireland and Israel. For more information on how Wix handles Personal Data, please visit Wix Privacy Policy, section 5: https://www.wix.com/about/privacy

Wix uses specific approved contracts which ensure the same levels of personal data protection that apply under the Data Protection Legislation. For further information, please refer to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Please contact Us using the details below in Part 15 for further information about the particular data protection safeguards used by Us when transferring your personal data to a third country.

The security of your personal data is essential to Us, and to protect your data, We take a number of important measures, including the following:

  • limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they are subject to duties of confidentiality;

  • procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your personal data) including notifying you and/or the Information Commissioner’s Office where We are legally required to do so. 

 

10. Do You Share My Personal Data?

We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions:

If We sell, transfer, or merge parts of Our Site or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of Our Site may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that We have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

In some limited circumstances, We may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if We are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, We will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, Our obligations, and the third party’s obligations under the law, as described above in Part 9.

 

11. How Can I Control My Personal Data?

11.1 In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via Our Site, you may be given options to restrict Our use of your personal data. In particular, We aim to give you strong controls on Our use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from Us which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in Our emails and by managing your Account).

11.2 You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you from receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.

 

12. Can I Withhold Information?

You may access certain areas of Our Site without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on Our Site you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

You may restrict Our use of Cookies. For more information, see Part 14and Our Cookie Policy at www.archpsych.co.uk/cookie-policy.

 

13. How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data We have about you, you can ask Us for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”. All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. 

 

14. How Do You Use Cookies?

All Cookies used by and on Our Site are used in accordance with the Cookie Law in effect as per the date of publication of this Privacy Policy. Our Site uses analytics services provided by Wix.com Ltd. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse anonymous usage information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. 

Please refer to Our Cookie Policy at www.archpsych.co.uk/cookie-policy for more information. 

 

15. How Do I Contact You?

To contact Us about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:

Email address: info@archpsych.co.uk

 

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Notice from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if we change Our Site in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Site and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Site following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date. 

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