Tell me about Confidentiality/ My Disclaimer/ Privacy /Security/ Data Protection?
I follow the code of ethics and practice in line with the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Practitioners (FDAP), The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the General Medical Council (GMC)
The following is my consulting disclaimer and the privacy practices which applies solely to information collected by my website.
I want you to know:
- What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
- What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
- The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
- How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
Your use of the website, owned by SJMacAuley.Org Ltd, company registration number 08025326, and any subsequent payment for my services, means you are in agreement with this Disclaimer and the policies contained in this Privacy Statement.
This website is designed to provide a portal to assist you to engage with my services, an online programme of personal counselling. You do this at your own risk. Any form of self-reflective practice can bring up uncomfortable emotions and memories that can be disturbing and you should expect this. In the event, we will endeavour to work through the disturbance in that session. I may require you to sign a safety contract. Although I am medically qualified, I am no longer in practice as a medical doctor and will not provide general medical services or advice on medication. I do not accept any liability whatsoever for any injury or damage whatsoever arising from the use of this website or the counselling that ensues.
I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it as outlined in this statement. When accessing my website, I will learn certain information about you, both automatically and through voluntary actions, you may take, during your visit. This policy applies to information I collect on the website and in email, text, or other electronic messages between you and myself
Please read this statement carefully before you start to use the website. By using the website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the content herein
Information I Collect About You
When you access the website, I will learn certain information about you during your visit. The website provides various places for you to provide information. I collect information that you provide by filling out forms on the Website, communicating with us via contact forms, responding to questionnaires, providing comments or other feedback such as social media.
I use information you provide to me to deliver the requested service, and to provide you with offers, promotions, and information. Information I collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technology such as Google analytics and Tawk as you navigate through my Website, is used to observe your, browsing actions, and patterns. This will generally include information about your location, your traffic pattern through our website, and any communications between your computer and our Website. Among other things, I will collect data about the type of computer you use, your Internet connection, your IP address, your operating system, and your browser type. The information I collect automatically is used for statistical data and will not include personal information. I use this data to improve my Website and my service to my clients including you. .
Use of Cookies and Pixels
Similar to other commercial websites, my website utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” and server logs to collect information about how my site is used. Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our site, and the websites visited just before and just after our own, as well as your IP address. A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that site’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a website to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites. The Company reserves the right to use technological equivalents of cookies, including social media pixels. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so as to tailor advertising messages users see while visiting that social media website. My company reserves the right to use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.
Third Party Use of Cookies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website.
The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content. We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Electronic Communications Information
If you choose to correspond with me through email, or digital messenger (“Electronic Communications”), I may retain the content of your messages together with your email address, phone number or user name and our responses.
I provide the same protections for these Electronic Communications that I employ in the maintenance of information received online, mail, and telephone. This also applies when you register for my website sign up through any of my forms using your email address or make a purchase on the site. For further information see the email policies below.
Email Policies
I am committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential. I do not sell, rent, or lease your subscription lists to third parties, and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as allowed in the section titled
Disclosure of Your Information.
I will maintain the information you send via e-mail in accordance with UK law.
In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from me will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender.
In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from my mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from me
My emails provide users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from me and my partners by reading the unsubscribe instructions located at the bottom of any e-mail you receive from me at anytime. Users who no longer wish to receive my newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
How And Why I Collect Information
My site collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you register to download a book or resources, sign up for my newsletter, and/or purchase a product from me, I collect your information. I use this information to track your preferences and to keep you informed about the products and services you have .As a visitor to this website, you can access a lot of information without providing any personal information. You may if you wish provide a completely bogus identity and use a VPN to access the site and engage with me. I do not mind. If you are outside the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, register for a seminar, or purchase any products sold on this website I will automatically add you to our email list and you will automatically be sent newsletters or articles that I send out to my subscribers.
If you do not wish to receive anything from me, you can unsubscribe anytime. I include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email I send. If you ever have trouble unsubscribing, you can send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. requesting to unsubscribe from future emails.
If you are in the European Union and opt to receive any free resources, participate in any free training programs, register for a webinar, register for a live event, register for a seminar, or purchase any products sold on this website, I will only enroll you to receive my emails if you consent to it. If you do not wish to receive emails, you can unsubscribe anytime.
I include an “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email I send. If you ever have trouble unsubscribing, you can send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. requesting to unsubscribe from future emails.
Disclosure of Your Information
I do not sell, rent, lease or otherwise transfer any information collected whether automatically or through your voluntary action.. I may disclose your personal information to a third party, including a lawyer or collection agency, when necessary to enforce our terms of service or any other agreement between you and myself.
I may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when I in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights or when compelled by a court or other governmental entity to do so. How Do I Protect Your Information and Secure Information Transmissions? I employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information you provide to us and the information I collect automatically.
This includes using standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors. Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, I request that you do not send private information to me by email. However, doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter on my website may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. Credit Card information and other sensitive information is never transmitted via email. I may use software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of my site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, I use software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. If I make material changes to how I treat your personal information, I will notify you by email to the email address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the website home page.
The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the bottom of the page. You are responsible for ensuring I have an up-to-date active and deliverable email address for you, and for periodically visiting my website and this privacy statement to check for any changes. If you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation.(GDPR) Those rights include:
I will retain the information you choose to provide to me until the earlier of: (a) you asking me to delete the information, (b) my decision to cease using my existing data providers, or (c) I decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it. You have the right to request access to your data that I store and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data. To the extent that you provided consent to me processing your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation. I require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a dialogue with you. I will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into that dialogue
