Privacy Statement
Introduction
Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust (the “PCT”) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of information provided by users (“You”) of this Website (http://www.wolvespct.nhs.uk / http://www.wolverhamptonhealth.nhs.uk).
Accordingly, the PCT upholds the relevant data protection principles and will at all times endeavour to process Your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (as amended from time to time).
Please read the following Privacy Statement to understand how the PCT uses and protects the information that You provide to the PCT.
By providing any information to Us on this Website, You consent to the collection, use and transfer of Your information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement.
Information the PCT collects from You
When You visit this Website, You may provide the PCT with certain information about Yourself. The PCT may also collect information about Your use of the Website and information about You by the use of cookies (see below), messages which You post to the Website and any e-mails, letters or other information You send to us. The PCT may use records of the pages You have visited on this Website to analyse trends, administer the Website and to track Your movements on the Website. However, any such records will not contain any personal information about You.
Cookies
The PCT uses cookies to collect information about Your use of this Website, whether or not You register on the PCT’s Website. As soon as You access and/or register on this Website, our system will issue cookies to Your computer whenever You log on.
Cookies are small amounts of information which are stored on Your computer. Using cookies enables the PCT to monitor Website traffic and to personalise the content of the Website to Your requirements. This maximises the benefits You gain in using the Website and makes it easier for You to log on and use the Website during any future visits.
You may disable the use of cookies in Your Internet browser. However, this may limit Your access to the Website or adversely affect Your use of features or functions on certain web pages on it.
Use of Your information
There are facilities within this Website which allow You to type in information and send it to the PCT. You should be aware that such transmissions are not subject to any particular encryption and could, in theory, be intercepted and read by third parties. As such, You should avoid including information which You consider private.
Your personal information which You provide to the PCT will enable the PCT to provide You with access to all parts of the Website, to supply You with the information that You require and/or to otherwise assist and deal with Your queries and comments. We may also process Your information for all relevant purposes related to any request by You to become involved in or made aware of any specific programme or project organised by the PCT or related organisation, such as (but not limited to) the request to “Get Involved”
The information You supply to the PCT via this Website may be forwarded to departments or officers within the PCT and to other NHS organisations and related healthcare bodies (and persons within those organisations) to enable Your request or comment be dealt with.
The PCT reserves the right to forward Your details to the police or other relevant authorities if it considers the same to be necessary.
Disclosure of Your information
The information You provide to the PCT will be held on the PCT’s computers in the United Kingdom and may be accessed by or given to other PCT staff for the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement and for any additional purposes approved by You from time to time. The PCT may disclose Your personal data to the PCT’s professional advisors and to regulatory bodies as required from time to time.
The PCT may occasionally pass aggregated information on the usage of the Website to third parties but this will never include any information that can be used to identify you. Finally, if the PCT is merged in any way with another healthcare body, Your information may be disclosed to the body with which the PCT merges and to any successor organisation of the PCT.
Unless required to do so by law, the PCT will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the information You provide to the PCT without Your consent.
Protection of personal data
The PCT employs information security measures to protect Your information as far as reasonably practicable from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction and damage. The PCT will retain Your information for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires.
Links
The PCT is not responsible for the privacy and data protection practices of and any use of Your personal data on or by third party websites that may be reached through links on the Website. You should be aware when You leave this Website and move into any linked website, You should read and comply with the privacy and data protection policies and statements contained on any such linked website.
Accessing and updating
You are entitled to see the information the PCT holds about You and You have the right to ask the PCT to make any necessary changes to ensure that it is accurate and kept up to date. If You wish to do this, please contact us. The PCT is entitled by law to charge a fee of £10, which is intended to meet the PCT’s costs in providing You with details of the information the PCT holds about You.
Changes to the Privacy Statement
The PCT may amend the terms of this Privacy Statement at any time and any revised version will be effective immediately upon display on this Website.
Contact
All comments, queries and requests relating to the PCT’s use of Your information are welcomed and should be addressed to Customer Services Department, Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, Coniston House, Trust Headquarters, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, WV3 0XE.
