What we do with it
All the personal data we use is controlled and processed by the Dorsi Spinal Institute Privacy Policy in the UK, however, for the purposes of IT hosting and maintenance, this information is located on servers within the European Union. Data is controlled / Processed via our Practice Hub Platform which no one outside our organisation and the controllers of practice hub have access to. We have a Data Protection regime in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. We destroy all paper records after they are scanned onto the Practice Hub computer system.
Your data is stored electronically on our cloud encrypted server. Our server is based in the UK.
In order to carry out the process, we will be required to contact you using one or more of the following means; post, email, phone, text or automated call.
If you would like to opt out of any of the above do not hesitate to contact us directly on 0115 959 8491.
How long we keep it
We are required under regulation to keep your personal data, such as name, address, contact details and treatment and medical records for a period of 8 years. If we have not had contact with you in that time frame it will be deleted and destroyed. The reason we keep these records for 8 years is due to the potential for the information being required in court legal proceedings; a legal case can be made for up to 7 years after an event such as a road traffic collision.
What are your rights?
If at any point you believe retained information is incorrect you can request to see this information and even have it corrected and possibly deleted. Providing you with this information is free of charge, but charges may apply for excessive requests.
If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer who will investigate the matter.
Where relevant, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time and this means that we cannot process your data provided without your consent.
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).