Featherbed Homecare

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Should you choose to contact us by email or via a contact form on this website we will collect personal data that will include but may not be limited to your name, email address and telephone number.

We employ safe protocols for website browsing, encrypted communication and transfer of personal data (such as HTTPS and SSL/TLS). In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Upon receipt of your contact form or email message, Featherbed Homecare Limited will be the Data Controller of your personal data. Featherbed Homecare Limited will hold all the information you have given on the form for the purpose of responding to your enquiry.

The contents of any message sent via the contact form will also be stored on a high security server in the UK, managed by our website hosting company (a trusted third party processor based in Dorset); we are more than confident in the high level of privacy and security afforded to personal data collected and stored in this way.

We will never sell, share or rent any part of any personal data provided online unless we are required to do so by law or where in good faith we believe such action is necessary to comply with a legal process.

Despite our best efforts we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of our online systems. We do however promise to notify yourself as the data subject if there is any threat to your rights or interests. We will do everything we reasonably can to prevent online security breaches and to assist authorities should any breaches occur – please see Data Breach Prodedures below.

When a client account is set up by Featherbed Homecare Limited the following procedures are put in place.

1. We will ask our clients for their explicit consent for personal data to be collected and used.

2. We store the account documents in a locked cabinet.

3. The account invoice details are stored on the password protected computer.

4. All client documents are stored in a locked cabinet.

5. Contact details are entered on to a database and used to contact you by telephone, email and post. As per your consent.

6. Your contact details are also stored on to a password protected mobile phone.

7. Your contact details are sent to carers that are booked to care for you.

8. A database is created that list which carers have been booked and worked with you.

9. All computer digital records are protected with several layers of software to protect from cyber-attacks and virus attacks.

10. All digital records are password protected.

11. If you have not used our services for five (5) years then we will contact you and request whether you would like your information to be discarded or if you would like to remain on the database system. If we do not obtain a response then all records will be deleted.

Upon receipt of your application form, Featherbed Homecare Limited will be the Data Controller of your personal data. Featherbed Homecare Limited will hold all the information you have given on your application form for legal requirements and for the purpose of personnel administration.

Your information will be held on a manual file and will also be entered in its current or altered format onto the company’s computerised database. No information may be passed onto a third party without your express agreement unless required by law.

In the collection of this data we will ask our carers for their explicit consent for personal data to be collected and used. This consent will form the lawful basis for the processing and will be asked for at the time of registration to the agency.

1. Information we collect

We collect information for the purposes of registering carers to take on assignments at our client’s premises. The information we need for this are:

Name and address, current CV, all qualifications for the role applied for, contact information to include telephone numbers and email address.

References from former employers, bank account details, National Insurance number, photographic ID, work permit (if applicable), DBS details if/when issued with one, and public liability insurance.

2. How we store this data

All data collected will be stored digitally on secure, password protected, computers and paper files will be stored in locked cabinets.
Limited data such as name, address, e-mail, telephone number and next of kin contact details will be stored on the business mobile phone.

3. What rights carers have to access their data

Carer information is held in a transparent and lawful manner and can be accessed on request at any time in writing.

A carer has the right of erasure of all personal data held when they cease to work for the agency with the exception of information we are lawfully obliged to keep for Government agencies.

4. The reasons why we are storing carer data

The reason we hold personal data on our carers is so we can lawfully operate an Introductory agency for the purposes of supplying carers to clients.

We have an obligation to our clients to provide carers with the correct qualifications and experience to carry out the duties required. In the case of supplying carers with vulnerable service users we are legally obliged to ensure they have an up to date DBS.

5. How long we keep this data

We will keep this data for 5 (five) years from the day the carer leaves the agency. We have to keep all data for a period of 5 years from the last date the carer worked.

6. Who we share this data with

By consenting to using your personal data for the purposes of registering with the agency, we will share your information with third parties for the purposes of work assignments only. This information will never include information such as bank account details but will include information to show your suitability for the role. We will only give full information if requested to do so by Law Enforcement Agencies.

In the case of a personal data breach, the Manager shall without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it, notify the personal data breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in accordance with Article 55, unless the personal data breach is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons.

Where the notification is not made to the ICO within 72 hours, it shall be accompanied by reasons for the delay.

The notification referred to shall:

• Describe the nature of the personal data breach including where possible, the categories and approximate number of data subjects concerned and the categories and approximate number of personal data records concerned;
• Communicate the name and contact details of the Manager or other contact point where more information can be obtained;
• Describe the likely consequences of the personal data breach;
• Describe the measures taken or proposed to be taken by the Manager to address the personal data breach, including where appropriate, measures to mitigate its possible adverse effect.
• Where, and in so far as, it is not possible to provide the information at the same time, the information may be provided in phases without undue delay.
• The Manager shall document any personal data breaches, comprising the facts relating to the personal data breach, its effects and the remedial action taken.
• That documentation shall enable the supervisory authority to verify compliance with this Article.
• Featherbed Homecare Limited comply with the General Data Protection Regulations.