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Privacy notice

How we collect, use and protect your personal and health information, and the rights you have over it.

  • Last updated: [date]
  • Clove Health Ltd · Registered with the Care Quality Commission

Who we are

Clove Health Ltd, 25 Station Place, Cambridge CB1 2FP, is the data controller for the personal information we hold about you. We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), registration number [ICO number].

For any privacy question, contact [name or role, e.g. our Data Protection Lead] at hello@clovehealth.co.uk.

What we collect

  • Contact details: name, date of birth, address, phone number, email
  • Health information: medical history, medicines, allergies, consultation notes, test results, prescriptions and consent records
  • Payment and booking records
  • Messages you send us, including complaints and feedback
  • Website data: see our Cookie Policy

Why we use it, and our legal basis

What we doLegal basis
Provide your care, prescriptions and testsContract with you, and health care (UK GDPR Article 9(2)(h))
Keep clinical records, and meet CQC and safeguarding dutiesLegal obligation
Take payment, manage bookings and send appointment remindersContract with you
Handle complaints and improve our serviceLegitimate interests
Send news or offers by emailYour consent, which you can withdraw at any time

Who we share it with

Only where needed, and only what's needed:

  • Your NHS GP or another clinician, where it's needed for your safety or you ask us to
  • Laboratories and pharmacies that process your tests or prescriptions: [names]
  • Our booking, clinical records and payment providers: [e.g. Select and Book, your records system, your card processor]
  • Regulators, the police or safeguarding teams, where the law requires it

We never sell your information. [If any provider stores data outside the UK, say so here and name the safeguard used.]

How long we keep it

We keep clinical records for [8 years after your last treatment for adults; for children, until their 25th birthday, or 26th if they were 17 at their last treatment]. We keep payment records for 6 years for tax purposes. [Other retention periods]

Your rights

You can ask to see a copy of your information, correct it, or, in some cases, have it deleted or restricted. You can also object to how we use it or withdraw your consent. To make a request, email hello@clovehealth.co.uk. We'll reply within one month. We don't make automated decisions about you.

If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, please tell us first. You also have the right to complain to the ICO at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

Questions about this policy?

Email hello@clovehealth.co.uk or speak to our team at the clinic.