Global Care Ltd Privacy Policy
As part of the services we offer, we are required to process personal data about our staff, service users and visitors to our website.
We are committed to providing transparent information on why we need your personal data and what we do with it. This information is set out in this privacy notice. It will also explain your rights when it comes to your data.
Service Users (where appropriate this may include friends/relatives)
What data do we have?
So that we can provide a safe and professional service, we need to keep certain records about you. We may record the following types of data about you:
- Your basic details and contact information e.g. your name, address, date of birth and next of kin;
- Your financial details e.g. details of how you pay us for your care or your funding arrangements.
- Health and social care data about you, which might include both your physical and mental health data.
- We may also record data about your race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or religion.
Why do we have this data?
We require this data so that we can provide high-quality care and support. By law, we need to have a lawful basis for processing your personal data.
We process your data because:
- We are required to do so in our performance of a public task;
- We are required to do so in order to fulfil a contract that we have with you;
- We have a legal obligation to do so – generally under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 or Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- It is necessary due to social security and social protection law (generally this would be in safeguarding instances);
- It is necessary for us to provide and manage social care services;
- We are required to provide data to our regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as part of our public interest obligations.
Where do we process your data?
So that we can provide you with high quality care and support we need specific data. This is collected from or shared with:
- You or your legal representative(s);
- Third parties.
We do this face to face, via phone, via email, via our website, via post, via application forms etc.
Third parties are organisations we have a legal reason to share your data with. These include:
- Other parts of the health and care system such as local hospitals, the GP, the pharmacy, social workers, clinical commissioning groups, and other health and care professionals;
- The Local Authority;
- Organisations we have a legal obligation to share information with i.e. for safeguarding, the CQC;
- The police or other law enforcement agencies if we have to by law or court order.
Staff
What data do we have?
So that we can provide a safe and professional service, we need to keep certain records about you. We may record the following types of data about you:
- Your basic details and contact information e.g. your name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and next of kin;
- Your financial details e.g. details so that we can pay you, insurance, pension and tax details;
- Your training records.
- Health and social care data about you, which might include both your physical and mental health data – we will only collect this if it is necessary for us to know as your employer, e.g. fit notes or in order to claim statutory maternity pay;
- We may also record data about your race, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or religion;
- Criminal Record Data.
Why do we have this data?
We require this data so that we can contact you, pay you and make sure you receive the training and support you need to perform your job. By law, we need to have a lawful basis for processing your personal data.
We process your data because:
- We have a legal obligation under UK employment laws;
- We are required to do so in our performance of a public task;
- It is necessary due to social security and social protection law – we are required to perform Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on our staff;
- It is necessary for us to process requests for sick pay or maternity pay;
- We are required to provide data to our regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), as part of our public interest obligations.
Where do we process your data?
As your employer we need specific data. This is collected from or shared with:
- You or your legal representative(s);
- Third parties.
We do this face to face, via phone, via email, via our website, via post, via application forms etc.
Third parties are organisations we have a legal reason to share your data with. These include:
- Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC);
- Our pension and healthcare schemes
- Our external payroll provider
- Organisations we have a legal obligation to share information with i.e. for safeguarding, the CQC;
- The police or other law enforcement agencies if we have to by law or court order.
- From time to time we may share your personal data with third parties such as healthcare and employee benefit schemes, we do this as an employer with a legitimate interest as defined under GDPR legislation.
Staff Media Contributions
From time to time employees may be filmed/recorded/photographed/quoted (collectively called media contributions) to promote and publicise Avery Healthcare and its subsidiary companies.
Avery Healthcare will not use any employee media contributions in a way which would cause embarrassment or misrepresentation to an employee, and will use this media for the sole purpose it was intended for.
Employees may at any time request that Avery Healthcare ceases using their media contributions. Please note that Avery Healthcare will do it’s upmost to facilitate any such requests, however media contributions may continue to appear in publications already in circulation.
Visitors to Our Website/Enquires
When you visit our website, we may ask you for personal information to allow us to contact you to deal with your request or enquiry.
This includes the following personal information:
- If you ask us to contact you – your full name, email address, telephone number and any other personal data you may choose to include
- If you apply for a job – and complete and submit the on-line application form and attach your CV
How we intend to use your personal information:
- To provide a service: we will contact you for reasons relating to the details or service you are enquiring about using the contact details you have provided.
- To send you further information about our services or survey your opinion: we may also retain these details to provide you with information about our own service we think you may find interesting or send you a survey about your experience with us. We will do this using the contact details you have provided.
- If you are enquiring on behalf of someone else, we may need confirmation you are authorised to act on their behalf before we can discuss their personal details.
Your rights
The data that we keep about you is your data and we ensure that we keep it confidential and that it is used appropriately. You have the following rights when it comes to your data:
- You have the right to request a copy of all of the data we keep about you.
- You have the right to ask us to correct any data we have which you believe to be inaccurate.
- You have the right to request that we erase any of your personal data which is no longer necessary for the purpose we originally collected it for.
- You may also request that we restrict processing if we no longer require your personal data for the purpose we originally collected it for, but you do not wish for it to be erased.
- You can ask for your data to be erased if we have asked for your consent to process your data. You can withdraw consent at any time – please contact us to do so.
- If we are processing your data as part of our legitimate interests as an organisation or in order to complete a task in the public interest, you have the right to object to that processing. We will restrict all processing of this data while we look into your objection.
If you have any questions or comments, or if you have a concern about the way in which we have handled any privacy matter, please email us on prospecthouse@globalcareltd.com You may also contact us by postal mail or by phone:
Data protection Officer
Global Care Ltd
Prospect St
Cudworth
Barnsley
S72 8JS
01226 780197