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Privacy notice

Draft template — complete and check this notice before publishing.

This notice explains how [Your Name / Practice Name] handles personal information when someone visits this website or makes an enquiry.

Who is responsible?

[Insert the legal name and contact details of the data controller, and any relevant professional or practice details.]

What information might you receive?

If someone contacts you by email or telephone, you may receive their contact details and whatever information they choose to provide. Please do not invite people to send sensitive clinical information through an ordinary website contact form or unencrypted email.

How is information used?

[Explain the purposes and lawful bases for processing enquiry information, how enquiries are handled, and whether information is shared with any service providers.]

How long is information kept?

[Set out your retention periods for enquiries and any other information, in line with your professional obligations and retention policy.]

Your rights

[Explain the applicable data protection rights and how a person can contact you to exercise them. Include the relevant supervisory authority information where appropriate.]

Cookies and website analytics

[State whether this website uses analytics, tracking technologies, embedded third-party content or non-essential cookies. Add any required consent mechanism before enabling these tools.]

Questions

For privacy questions, contact [your designated privacy contact and contact details].

This is a starting structure, not legal advice or a complete UK GDPR privacy notice. Tailor it to your actual data practices and obtain appropriate professional advice if needed.