We may retain your Personal Data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, and as required or permitted by applicable laws.
We will cease to retain your Personal Data, or remove the means by which the data can be associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the Personal Data was collected.
Promises retain such Personal Data as may be required for the l purposes as set out in Clause 3, and such purposes may vary according to the circumstances.
Promises will securely dispose of or anonymise Personal Data which it can reasonably determine is no longer needed, and does not generally hold on to Personal Data “just in case”. However, it is in the interests of any caregiver or person treating you, to be able to refer to a complete set of medical or psychiatric records, to avoid risks to your health and safety and to the risks to the health and safety of others.
Unless specific contrary instructions from the client are received, Promises may (but is not obliged to) retain such medical or psychiatric records for as long as Promises may be potentially consulted for further follow up by you or on your behalf; even if such consultation may not occur until after a substantial period of time, or there is no current or present indication that you will return for further consultation or follow up.