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CG Optical

Who we are? 
CG Optical is a private independent Opticians operating from 57 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6LN.  We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office as a Data Controller, registration number ZA460262. 

Your Privacy 
This policy provides detailed information on when and why we collect your personal information, how we use it and the very limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others. 

Your privacy matters to us and we are committed to the highest data privacy standards, patient confidentiality and adherence with the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR. We adopt the six core principles of data protection. 

Collection of your Personal Data 
Where you provide personal data to us, we will become responsible for it as the data controller. 

We will only collect data that is necessary for us to deliver the best possible service and ensure that you are reminded about appointments or information relevant to your ongoing care. 

We collect your personal information directly from you, for example, when you visit our practice, get in touch with us by telephone or email, use our booking system or when you visit our website. 

We may also collect it from other sources if it is legal to do so. This includes from the NHS or other healthcare providers, institutions or people you have authorised to provide information on your behalf (for example, parents or guardians), third-party service providers, government, tax or law-enforcement agencies, and others.

Main Categories and Type of Personal Data Collected and processed.

Processing Activity Personal Data Required/Held Retention Time Reason to hold Data
Optical service and products Name, date of birth, telephone numbers, address and email address.
Current and past health and medication information, family history, your examination results including images, and lifestyle information.
Data received from other healthcare professionals as part of your ongoing care.		 10 years after last contact or until age 25, whichever is later. Contract - in order to provide the service or products you have requested.

Where health data is processed, we do so for the provision of healthcare.
Reminders Name, email address, address, telephone numbers. 10 years after last contact or until age 25, whichever is later or until asked to stop by you. Contract - In order to provide the ongoing service appointment reminders are sent.
Marketing Name, email address, address, telephone number. Until asked to stop by you or until consent withdrawn by you. Legitimate interests – we will provide information which we believe is of genuine interest to you.
Consent - you have given consent to receive information about products or services that are of interest to you.
Credit/Debit card payments Cardholder name, card number, security number. Banking details for direct debit mandates. Duration of the transaction. Contract – you have agreed to provide these details to pay for the service or products ordered.
CCTV footage Images. 7 Days. Legitimate interests - Prevention and detection of crime.
Protection of our colleagues and visitors.
Investigation of accidents, incidents, criminal activities and breaches of our policies.
Collection of online identifiers for analytical purposes (Cookies) Cookie information
IP address
Device ID
Session ID
Interaction history
Website feedback		 See Cookie Policy
www.cgoptical.co.uk/privacy		 Consent - Ensuring visitors get the best experience.

We treat all personal data as sensitive but acknowledge that we also process special category data including health data and children’s data. 

Sharing of Personal Data 
During the delivery of our service to you, we will share your data with other companies who are critical for the provision of our service to you and will be viewed as Data Processors. They are under contract with us and have provided sufficient guarantees that they will process your data only as per the terms of that contract and throughout processing activities will ensure your data is protected using appropriate technical and organisation measures. 

Our operations are based in the UK, and your personal information is generally processed within the UK and countries within the European Economic Area (EEA). In some instances, we may transfer your personal information to third countries, for example, where our suppliers or cloud service providers are situated outside the UK and EEA.  

If the recipient is situated in a third country that has not received an adequacy decision from the relevant regulator, we will ensure additional safeguards are in place including the use of applicable standard contractual clauses. 

A full list of processors is available from our Data Protection Officer. 

Where necessary we may disclose your information to health care professionals including the NHS. We may also pass information to external agencies and organisations, including the police, for the prevention and detection of fraud and criminal activity. Should any claim be made, we may pass your personal information to our insurers and, if our business is wholly or partially transferred to a third party, your personal information may be one of the transferred assets. 

Securing and Processing of your Personal Data 
To provide and manage our services your electronic data is stored and processed by Optix Software Ltd within their UK facilities, certified to ISO27001, which has appropriate security processes in place. 

Your data is also stored within our own IT systems, which are secured to prevent access or intrusion by anyone who is not authorised to have access to your data. Our practice is operated to ensure that all records and equipment holding your personal data are physically protected.  

In the unlikely event that we lose your data, or a device on which your data resides, or it is accessed by someone unauthorised, we will inform you if the loss or unauthorised access of your data has potential to cause you harm. We may report this to the Information Commissioners Office, who are responsible for regulating data protection legislation in the UK. www.ico.org.uk  

Your rights in relation to personal data 
Under UK data protection law, you have following rights which you can exercise by emailing our Data Protection Officer on CGOpticalDPO@Clinicaldpo.com

Right Explanation
Right to be Informed This means that we have to be transparent in how we collect and use your personal data.
Right of Access You have the right to access your personal data.
Right to Rectification If the information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete you can request that we correct this.
Right to Erasure You can request that we delete or remove personal data in certain circumstances.
Right to Restrict Processing You have the right to request that we cease processing your data if
  • you consider it inaccurate or incomplete and/or
  • you object to the reason we're processing your data
We will review the validity of your request and respond to you with our decision.
Right to Data Portability Where you have consented to our processing your data or where the processing is necessary for us to deliver a contract you can request a copy of the data provided to a third party.
Right to Object You have the right to object to our processing in certain circumstances. For example, you can object to:
  • direct marketing and
  • processing for the purposes of scientific/historical and statistics
Rights relating to Automated Decision-Making including Profiling We do not use automated decision-making or profiling. Where automated decision-making is applied, organisations must
  • give you information about the processing
  • introduce simple ways for you to request human intervention or challenge a decision
  • carry out regular checks to make sure that our systems are working as intended

If you are unhappy with anything we have done with your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office. 
To make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office use the link below or call their hotline on Tel No.: 0303 123 1113.
www.ico.org.uk/concerns

Use of cookies and other technologies 

What are cookies? 
We may place small text files called ‘cookies’ on your device when you visit our website. These files do not contain personal data, but they do contain a personal identifier allowing us to associate your personal data with a certain device. Cookies are NOT viruses, any kind of malware, programs or applications. Cookies cannot see the files on your device.   

Why do we use cookies? 
Cookies serve several useful purposes for you, including: 
Tailoring our website’s functionality to you personally by letting us remember your preferences, location or device type. 
Improving how our website performs. 
Improving your experience and allowing our website to recognise you when you return. 
Allowing us to customise our website to your interests. 
Understanding who our audience is so that we can provide content most relevant to you.
Allowing third parties to provide services to our website. 
Helping us deliver interest-based advertising where appropriate in compliance with the applicable laws. 

Types of cookies that we use 

We use different types of cookies on our website. Some of these cookies are placed by us, while others are placed by our third-party plug-ins, suppliers or advertisers. These cookies may be deleted from your device at different times, such as at the end of your browsing session (when you leave the website) or after a pre-set amount of time, or they may persist on your device until you delete them. We use the following types of cookies on our website:   

Essential cookies – these are cookies that allow our website to perform its essential functions. Without these cookies, some parts of our websites would stop working. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.    You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.   
  
Non-essential cookies – with your consent non-essential cookies are set when you visit our website. They serve to optimize the user experience, provide us with insights about how users use our website, or are used for marketing purposes.   

To the extent personal data is processed via these cookies, the respective legal basis is your consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect by adjusting your cookie settings.     

How to contact us? 
For all data protection matters or questions relating to how we manage your data, you can contact our Data Protection Officer via these means: 

Data Protection Officer: Clinical DPO 
Phone Number: 0203 411 2848 
Email: CGOpticalDPO@Clinicaldpo.com

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"The equipment is second to none"

My experience here was outstanding. From the warm welcome and very private surroundings to the very professional Ophthalmologist. Laura made me feel at ease and I felt she understood my worries and explained everything about my condition and each procedure in detail but simple enough that I could understand. The equipment is second to none. I found that the comprehensive choice covered everything and I left feeling a lot more re-assured than I had been. I will certainly return.

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