Privacy Policy

This statement pertains only to the Wellbeing Lothian website, which is maintained by NHS Lothian Psychology Services. It does not cover any other websites linked from Wellbeing Lothian.

Collection and use of technical and personal information

We make no attempt to identify individual users from technical information.

If you are a user with general public access, the Wellbeing Lothian web logs a number called your IP address which is automatically recognised by the system.

The system will record personal information if you:

• subscribe to or apply for services that require personal information,
• contact us and leave your details for us to respond.

Cookies

We employ cookie technology to help log visitors to our site. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a website and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. The information collected is used for the administration of the server and to improve the service provided by the website. Some third-party services that appear on our pages, such as YouTube, may also place cookies.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission. You can choose not to accept these, but you may then be asked for information again, e.g. to participate in a survey. We recommend you allow the cookies we set on this website as they help us provide a better service.

Our cookie policy does not apply to websites that you can link to from this website, unless specifically stated. We encourage you to read the cookie and privacy statements on any other websites you visit.

For additional information on cookies please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office.

We employ cookie technology to help log visitors to our web site. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer’s memory. The information collected is used for the administration of the server and to improve the service provided by the web site. You can reject the use of cookies but you may be asked for information again, e.g. to participate in a survey.

NHS Lothian policies

NHS Lothian has an Information Governance Framework that includes a Data Protection Policy and a set of Information Security policies. These define our commitments and responsibilities to your privacy.

The data we collect is stored securely. We provide training to staff who handle personal information, and treat it as a disciplinary matter if they misuse or do not look after your personal information properly.

We will not keep your information longer than it is needed or where the law states how long this should be kept. We will delete any electronic personal information in a secure way.

For more information about all of this, visit the NHS Lothian Data Protection page.

Privacy and data protection enquiries relating to this website may be made in the first instance by emailing us via the Contact page with the subject line ‘Privacy query’.

NHS Lothian has an Information Governance Framework that includes a Data Protection Policy and a set of Information Security policies. These define our commitments and responsibilities to your privacy.

The data we collect is stored securely and we provide training to staff who handle personal information and treat it as a disciplinary matter if they misuse or do not look after your personal information properly.

We will not keep your information longer than it is needed or where the law states how long this should be kept. We will dispose of paper records or delete any electronic personal information in a secure way