The Donna Paris Practice understands that your privacy is important and that you care about how your personal data is used. We respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website thedonnaparispractice.co.uk  and only collect and use your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy. Any personal data we collect will only be used as permitted by law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it.

1. Information About Us

The site is owned and operated by Donna Paris. Further details can be made available by emailing .

2. What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of the site.

3. What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) (the 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.

4. What Are My Rights?

Under the Data Protection Legislation you have the following rights which we work to uphold:

1. The right to be informed about 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.
2. The right to access the personal data held about you.
3. The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held is inaccurate or incomplete.
4. The right to ask usto delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that we hold.
5. The right to restrict and or prevent the processing of your personal data.
6. The right to object to your personal data being used 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 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 for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business.
9. The rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. Wedo not use your personal data in this way.

For more information about use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact us.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up-to-date. If any of the personal data held 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 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 directly so please contact us first.

5. What Personal Data Do You Collect and How?

We do not place cookies on your computer or device, nor do we use any other means of data collection.

Our site collects certain information automatically, including your IP address, the type of browser you are using, and certain other non-personal data about your computer or device such as your operating system type or version, and display resolution. This is for the smooth operation of the website.

If you send us an email, we may collect your name, your email address, and any other information which you choose to give. For the purposes of the Data Protection Legislation, we are the data controller responsible for such personal data.

The lawful basis under the Data Protection Legislation that allows us to use such information is article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR which allows us to process personal data when it is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests, in this case, the proper operation and functionality of the site. If you contact us as described above, you will be required to consent to use of your personal data to contact you. In this case, the lawful basis for using your personal data will be article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, which allows us to use your personal data with your consent for a particular purpose or purposes.

6. How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Where we collect any personal data, it will be processed and stored securely for no longer than is necessary in light of the reason(s) for which it was first collected. We will comply with our obligations and safeguard your rights under the Data Protection Legislation at all times.

As stated above, we do not generally collect any personal data directly from you, but if you contact us and we obtain your personal details from your email, we may use them to respond to your email. The other technical data referred to above is necessary for the technical operation of the site and will not normally be used in any way to personally identify you.

Any and all emails containing your personal data will be deleted no later than 12 months after the subject matter of your email has been resolved and no other personal data will be retained for any longer than is necessary.

We will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes other than storage on an email and/or web hosting server.

7. How and Where Do You Store My Data?

We will store your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.

Personal data security is essential and to protect it we will take the following measures:

• 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 legally required to do so

8. Do You Share My Personal Data?

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

If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of the business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of the business may continue to use your personal data in the same way 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 if we are involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

9. How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data we have about you, you can ask 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. There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover administrative costs in responding.

We will respond to your subject access request within less than one month of receiving it. We aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date we receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of progress.

10. 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:

Telephone number: 07775742001

11. 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 the business changes in a way that affects personal data protection.

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

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 1/7/2023.