The Academy of Physical Medicine

Customer Privacy Notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.

Contact details

Post
The Academy of Physical Medicine
Charles Parker Building
Midland Road
Higham Ferrers
Northamptonshire
NN10 8DN
GB

Telephone
01933 328150

Email
hello@apmcpd.co.uk

What information we collect, use, and why

We collect or use the following information for education and welfare:

  • Names and contact details
  • Gender
  • Pronoun preferences
  • Payment details and financial information including transactions

We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:

  • Names and contact details
  • Address
  • Account login or user information
  • Call recordings

Lawful bases and data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.

Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:

If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.

To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for student education and welfare are:

  • Contract - we have to collect or use the information so we can carry out our contract with members. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interest is:
  • The information we provide contributes to enhanced clinical care, which is important to all the physical and other therapists on whom we hold personal data.

Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:

  • Legitimate interests – we’re collecting or using your information because it benefits you, our organisation or someone else, without causing an undue risk of harm to anyone. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to portability. Our legitimate interests are:
  • We need your information in order to respond to any complaints.

Where we get personal information from

  • Directly from you, either when you have filled in one of our forms, or when you have contacted us by some other means

How long we keep information

We will retain your data until you tell us not to, or until we become aware that you no longer practise as a healthcare provider.

Sharing information outside the UK

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside of the UK. When doing so, we comply with the UK GDPR, making sure appropriate safeguards are in place.

For further information or to obtain a copy of the appropriate safeguard for any of the transfers below, please contact us using the contact information provided above.

Organisation name: Keap
Category of recipient: CRM
Country the personal information is sent to: USA
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

Organisation name: Stripe
Category of recipient: Ecommerce provider
Country the personal information is sent to: USA
How the transfer complies with UK data protection law: The country or sector has a UK data bridge (also known as Adequacy Regulations)

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

This privacy notice was last updated on 14th March 2025