
Privacy Policy - Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw OT Supervisor
Occupational Therapy Supervision / Mentorship / Training
This policy outlines the procedures Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT Supervision/Mentorship/Training) uses to collect, process, share, and store personal data. The policy covers the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Who is collecting the data?
The Data controller/protection officer is Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw at OT Supervisor, who can be contacted at 07757 308 706, [email protected], 30 Whitmore Road, Harrow, HA1 4AB.
What Personal Data is Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT Supervisor/mentor) collecting?
- Name of therapist
- Email address of therapist
- Telephone number of therapist/organisations
- Organisation name, if appropriate
- Reasons for requesting supervision/mentorship/training
- Commissioners: name, address, email if differs from the therapist
- Bank/Card details for payment
- HCPC Number of the therapist
How do I store your sensitive personal data?
- Electronic supervision notes are stored on a password-protected computer, iPad, or mobile phone.
- Kajabi website host for OTsupervisor.com, Google Calendar, Zoom, Calendly, Stripe (for payment), sage accounting – all on password-protected devices.
- Cloud storage password protected.
Why is Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT Supervisor /mentor) processing the data? What is the legal basis?
- Therapists’ data is stored for Occupational Therapy supervision/mentorship/training.
- Processing of this information is necessary for performing a task i.e. the Occupational therapy supervision/mentorship/training.
- Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject. Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor) is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to process this data, registration number: ZA130347. The Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards require that an accurate record of supervision/mentorship must be kept.
Consent is given for occupational therapy supervision/mentorship/training by the therapist.
Will the data collected be shared or stored with any third parties?
- Supervision/Mentorship notes are only shared with the supervisee/mentee.
- Sage online accounting: For accounting, only the name of the therapist/commissioner is stored on this website. Access to the account is password-protected. This website is GDPR compliant.
- Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw bank account: Payment by BACS transfer holds the therapists/commissioner’s name and bank details on paper and electronic copy of bank statements.
- Stripe. Payment by card payment holds the therapists/commissioner’s name and bank details on file.
- Social media pages – LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook – all are GDPR compliant. I am compliant with the standards set out by the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) on the use of social media.
- No clinical client names/details are stated in supervision/mentorship notes.
How will the information be used?
- To deliver occupational therapy supervision, mentorship, and training.
- Managing accounts for payment/business.
- Manage scheduling for appointments and send Zoom links for sessions.
- Sharing supervision/mentorship notes – autonomised – no client details.
How long will the data be stored for?
- During the period of supervision/mentorship and for 6 months after either party terminates supervision/mentorship agreement.
What rights do you the data subject have?
- To be informed: of what type of information is held by Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor/mentor). This is outlined in this privacy policy 2018.
- Right of access: The Therapist can request access to Occupational Therapy supervision/mentorship records. This must be requested in writing.
- Right of rectification: The Therapist can request that incorrect information held by Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor/mentor) be corrected or completed if incomplete. Information will be updated when you, the therapist inform Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor/mentor) of any changes.
- Right to erasure: The therapist can ask for details to be erased.
- Right to restriction of processing: The therapist can ask for data only to be processed in a restricted way. Information is only processed by Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor/mentor) for Occupational Therapy supervision/mentorship/training and invoicing/ accounting procedures.
- Right to data portability: The therapist can request that data be shared with another occupational therapy supervisor/mentor. This means the supervisee/mentee has the right to ask for notes/advice to be shared with another clinical supervisor/mentor.
- Right to object: The therapist may withdraw their consent for Occupational Therapy supervision/mentorship in writing at any time. Data will no longer be processed but stored securely for the appropriate time, as stated above.
How can you, the data subject, make a complaint?
By contacting the Data controller, Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw, at OT supervisor/mentor in writing at:
[email protected] or at 30 Whitmore Road, Harrow, HA1 4AB.
How can you, the data subject, access your data?
You can request in writing a copy of relevant personal documents held by Lynsay McFarlane (OT supervisor/mentor). This will be given free of charge. This may take 1 month to process.
If there is a Data breach
Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw (OT supervisor/mentor) will contact the Information Commission Office within 72 hours.
The OT supervisor/mentor would contact the therapist personally to advise them of the breach.
Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw
OT Supervisor
Independent Occupational Therapist
BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
PG Cert Clinical Supervisor
This document is valid as of January 2024 Updated July 2024
Updated March 2025
Lynsay McFarlane-Shaw |OT Supervisor/mentor - Independent Occupational Therapist | 30 Whitmore Road | Harrow | HA1 4AB | Telephone: 07757 308 706 | E-mail: [email protected] |HCPC No: OT24756