Privacy Policy

My commitment to you

I am committed to protecting your privacy and the transparent, honest and fair use of any information you provide.

I will only ever ask for what I really need to know and will respect your choices in how you want me to communicate with you.

I have put in place appropriate measures to protect your personal data.

I will never sell, rent or lease your personal data to any third party.

What does this mean in action:

General updates
I collect your email address and name with your permission to keep you informed of events, workshops and updates. Each communication to you has the facility to simply unsubscribe.

Correspondence as patient
In case you contact me regarding your treatment, this information is retained as part of your medical file and contact details are used to communicate with you in this context only.

As part of your treatment, it may be necessary, from time to time, to share your data with other health professionals e.g. your GP or Consultant. In this case, I only share your personal data with your consent. Any correspondence will be kept in copy as part of your medical file.

Retention Period
By law medical files have to be kept for 6 years after your final treatment.
For children files have to be kept for 6 years after the 18th birthday.
After the retention period files will be safely destroyed and no further copies are retained.

SSL and Cookies

My website uses secure server software (SSL) with 128-bit encryption, the industry standard for secure commercial transactions. All your personal information is encrypted so that it cannot be read as it travels over the internet.
To make sure my website works properly, ‘cookies’ need to be placed on your computer. Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enable the server to collect information from the browser. This includes monitoring this website’s performance and your use of the website by WordPress.
However, you can choose to use our website anonymously without giving us any information. The “Help” menu in the toolbar of most web browsers will tell you how to change your browser’s cookie settings, including how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable cookies altogether.

If you have any questions then please contact me on alice@medicalherbalist.scot
Thank you for your confidence and trust in me
Alice