Privacy Policy
This policy identifies how Autism Routemap uses and protects any information that you supply when using the website.
Autism Routemap Privacy Policy is based on the General Data Protection Regulation which outlines the responsibility for businesses that obtain, process and store personal and sensitive information.
Autism Routemap is committed to making sure that your privacy is protected when using this website. If you are asked to supply identifying information, it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
All personal information will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed or shared with any third parties without your direct consent. Non-identifiable, statistical data may be shared with third parties.
We are committed to ensuring that the information you supply is kept secure. All digital information is stored securely on restricted access servers with data encryption at rest. We have put suitable, physical, electronic and managerial procedures in pace to safeguard and secure your details. Online forms are submitted via SSL (Secure Socket Layer) using High-grade Encryption (AES-256, 255 bit keys). Regular security checks are carried out in accordance with Autism Routemap’s responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 1998.
Autism Routemap collects information both via the website and via forms filled out by you. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, it is our legal duty to keep your information secure and to ensure that the data held by Autism Routemap is accurate, adequate, relevant and not excessive.
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access any information that Autism Routemap holds on you. Please contact us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request information under the Data Protection Act.
Your rights also include:
- To have inaccuracies corrected
- To have data removed
- Personal data and medical information will be held for the duration of your treatment with Autism Routemap. After discharge, records will be retained for a period of 6 years following our last service delivery. AT this point, data will be destroyed.
I may contact you by email, phone or direct mail.
Contact details including name (client and parents in the case of a minor), client’s date of birth, school details, GP details, Telephone number, relevant medical information, email address, physical address, telephone number and bank details are collected for the following purposes:
- To better understand your needs and improve products and services.
- To take payment for products or services purchased and to dispatch these products to your chosen location where relevant.
- To arrange appointments for interventions.
- To send reports and other clinical information where relevant.
- I may send promotional material from time to time to give you updates about our services and products. You can opt out of this by clicking on this link ……….
- I may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes.
You expressly consent to the sharing of information in the following situations:
- Autism Routemap using your / your child’s personal and sensitive data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 for the purposes of delivering a service.
- For managing and quality assuring Autism Routemap services.
- Where we are legally required to do so.
- Where there is reason to believe that there is a risk of harm to one of our clients.
- Where there is a duty to the public
- Where the sharing of information is legally permitted to protect the interests of Autism Routemap.
- Where the client specifically requests sharing of information.
- Where it is appropriate to share your details with other professionals who are involved in the management of the client.
- Information provided in your testimonials may be used for marketing purposes with your written consent.
- Information collected during therapy sessions may be used for training purposes with your written consent.
All submissions to www.autismroutemap.com and associated social media sites including posts, comments and ratings may be visible to other users. You may not submit content or comments that are offensive, inappropriate, objectionable or that affect the website performance or other services provided by Autism Routemap. Such comments will be removed without notification to the user and member accounts associated with such comments or postings may be suspended or removed.
Autism Routemap has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to abusive, threatening or intimidating behaviours directed towards staff or service users.
Cookie Policy
Autism Routemap collects information about your use of the website through cookies. Cookies are information files that are stored on your device to help the website remember details about your visit and display information in a manner that matches your interests.
Cookies are broadly grouped into the following categories:
Essential
Some cookies are essential for providing the service you have requested, for example, to enable you to access your account which allows communication between your browser and the website.
Analytics
Autism Routemap uses analytics cookies to help us understand how our users engage with the website. This enables us to see what our users find useful and to make improvements accordingly.
User cookies
Autism Routemap uses user cookies so that we can remember your preferences which improves the quality of your website experience.
Social sharing
Autism Routemap uses social sharing so that you can share content directly into social networking sites such as google+, twitter and Facebook.
Interest-based advertising
Third party adverts help to cover the cost of website hosting and maintenance. Some cookies are stored on your device by third parties when you use the Autism Routemap website. Third parties may read the cookies on your browser so that they can collect information or deliver relevant content and advertisements to you. Autism Routemap has no control over these cookies or how they are used. For more information about these cookies, please see below:
Other Examples of Third Party Cookies include:
Zendesk
Essential cookie. More information can be found at http://www.zendesk.com/company/privacy
Google uses a variety of cookies for analytics, user experience, social sharing and interest-based advertsing. For more information, please see http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/policies/privacy
Social sharing cookie. These cookies allow the user to share information, for example, by clicking the like button. For more information, please visit http://www.facebook.com/about/privacy
Interest-based advertising. These cookies enable the user to access the social sharing functionality of twitter. For more information, please visit, http://www.twiiter.com/privacy
iPromote
Interest-based advertising cookie. For more information, please visit http://www.ipromote.com/privacy-policy/
Rejecting or Opting out of receiving cookies
To avoid having cookies stored on your machine, you can do the following:
You can delete the cookies from your browser. Most browsers give the option to prevent all or some cookies being stored on your device in the future. For more information please use the “help” function in your browser or visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
As we are not always able to control third party cookies, you will need to visit the relevant third party websites to manage the cookies stored on your device.
Internet Advertising Bureau website http://www.youronlinechoices.com/ where you can opt out of interest-based advertising cookies from certain third parties.
For more information on cookies, please visit World Wide Web Consortium’s website http://www.w3.org/Security?Faq/wwwsf2.html#CLT-Q10
This policy was last updated on the 11th July 2017
