Privacy Policy
Introduction
Your confidence in the way I look after your data is really important to me. I have prepared this Privacy Notice to explain the types of personal data I may collect about you prior, during or after a diagnostic assessment and how I store, handle and work with that data safely. It also sets out your rights, how to contact me and (if you need to) how to complain in the event you have a problem or complaint.
Who I am
I am an independent assessor who is qualified to diagnose Dyslexia. I offer assessment and tutoring services. I am also able to make an onward referral to other Health Care professionals for other neurodiverse conditions should this be necessary.
Saadia Ali Dyslexia Assessor & Specialist Teacher
Email: admin@beyondbarriers-dyslexia.com
Tel: 07401 429 402
Protecting your data
When I collect or process your personal data I am regulated by the General Data Protection Regulation and I am responsible as ‘controller’ of that personal information for the purposes of delivering my services to you. I am registered with The Information Commissioners Office and my ICO number is: CSN9694888
The personal information I collect and use
The information I collect about you is needed to deliver the services you have asked for, in this case a diagnostic assessment or tutoring. I may also keep you informed about the services we have agreed and other associated services I feel may be of benefit to you. The information I need will include things like:
Who you are – so I know what to call you
Where you live - so I can attend the address as required or record it on the assessment report
Telephone number and email – so I can send you your report and request any information needed
Background Information – to inform your report like your education information, health information (eye tests and other relevant information)
If you contact me as a parent or carer, information about your children
How I use your personal information
Normally, I use your personal information to:
Deliver the service I have agreed to provide you with - a diagnostic assessment/tutoring
Provide you with support, assistance and services in relation to dyslexia and related neurodiverse conditions as appropriate
Who I share your personal information with
I do not share your personal data with anyone unless there is a good reason to do so. This might include:
Your child’s school – I will share your information with your child’s school if you have given me permission to do so
Other Third Parties (‘third parties’) – I will share your information with 3rd Parties, such as other professionals, if you have given me permission to do so
As you would expect, I will share personal information with law enforcement or other authorities, if required by applicable law. I will not share your personal information with any other third party.
How long your personal information will be kept
When I am instructed to complete an assessment, following completion of the final assessment report all client questionnaires, the data needed to complete the assessment, will be kept for a period of 6 months and then all raw data test sheets and questionnaires and all other personal data will be permanently deleted/destroyed.
The report will be held for a period of no more than 6 years from date of completion if the report relates to an adult and until the year of their 25th birthday for any person whose report was completed while they were under 18 years of age.
When I am instructed to carry out tutoring all notes, lesson plans, informal assessments I undertake during my face-to-face tutoring will be deleted within 3 months of tuition ceasing.
Reasons I can collect and use your personal information
While I am delivering services to you, the majority of the data I process will be on the grounds of the contract we have for me to deliver that service. Any data retained beyond that time will be held on the basis of my legitimate interests in being able to defend any future legal claim.
Where I require special category personal information, for example health information, I will only use such information where applicable and with your explicit consent i.e. include the information in an assessment report.
Your rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have several important rights including:
The fair processing of information and transparency over how I use your use personal information
Access to your personal information and to certain other supplementary information that this Privacy Notice is already designed to address
Requiring me to correct any mistakes in your information which I hold
Requiring the erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations
Receiving the personal information concerning you which you have provided to me, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit that data to a third party in certain situations
Objecting at any time to processing or storage of personal information concerning you
Objecting to decisions being taken by automated means which produce legal effects concerning you or significantly affect you
Objecting in certain other situations to my continued storage of your personal information
Restricting my processing or storage of your personal information in certain circumstances
Claiming compensation for damages caused by our breach of any data protection laws
Exercising these rights free of charge
For further information on each of those rights, including the circumstances in which they apply, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on individuals’ rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.
Exercising your rights
If you would like to exercise any of the rights outlined above, please:
Email, call or write to me (details of how below)
Let me have enough information to identify you (e.g. name and contact details)
Use of cookies
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Links to other websites
Throughout this website I may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. I do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.
When you leave this website, I encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
How to complain
I hope that I can resolve any query or concern you raise about my use of your information.
If you have a complaint or query, please contact me on telephone number: 07401 429 402 or email me at admin@beyondbarriers-dyslexia.com
The General Data Protection Regulation also gives you right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
The supervisory authority in the UK is the Information Commissioner who may be contacted at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or telephone: 0303 123 1113.
Changes to this privacy policy
This privacy policy was published in July 2024.
I may change this privacy policy from time to time. The most up to date version will be available on my website and provided to you if it affects the way I use your data.
Please contact me if you have any questions about this privacy notice or the information I hold about you.
Assessor’s Name: Saadia Qamar-Ali
Contact details: 07401 429 402
Email: admin@beyondbarriers-dyslexia.com