Last updated: 23 September 2026

Confidentiality is at the heart of my work. This policy explains what personal information I collect through this website and when you contact me, why I collect it, how long I keep it and what rights you have. It is written to meet the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who I am

I am Dr Adam Kincel, a UKCP accredited psychotherapist and supervisor. For the purposes of data protection law I am the data controller for the personal information described here. I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), registration number ZB817050.

You can contact me about anything in this policy:

• Email: adam@gestalt.uk.com
• Phone: +44 79 202 555 42
• Post: 6a Bessborough Place, Pimlico, London, SW1V 3SG

Information I collect

When you visit this website. The website has no contact forms, user accounts or comments, so it does not ask you for any personal information. Like all websites, the server that hosts it automatically records technical information about each visit (your IP address, browser type and the pages requested). My hosting provider uses these logs to keep the website secure and running. I do not use them to identify visitors.

When you contact me. If you email, phone or message me, I will receive your name, your contact details and whatever you choose to tell me. This may include information about your health, your relationships, your sexuality or your background. Data protection law treats this as “special category” information, and I handle it with particular care.

If we work together. If you become a client or supervisee, I keep session records and related information. How I hold these records, and for how long, is set out in the agreement you receive before we start working together.

Why I use your information and my legal basis

• To reply to your enquiry and arrange an initial appointment. The legal basis is taking steps at your request before entering into a contract (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(b)).
• To provide psychotherapy or supervision. The legal basis is performing our contract (Article 6(1)(b)). Where health information is involved, I rely on the provision of health care by a professional bound by confidentiality (Article 9(2)(h) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 1, paragraph 2).
• To keep this website secure. The legal basis is my legitimate interest in running a safe website (Article 6(1)(f)).
• To meet my legal and professional obligations, for example tax records or the requirements of my professional body. The legal basis is legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)).

I never sell your information or use it for marketing.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device. When you first visit, a banner asks which cookies you are happy to accept. Nothing other than the essential cookie below is set until you choose.

Essential cookie (always on)

• _gcs_consent_v2 remembers the choices you make in the cookie banner so it does not reappear on every page. It lasts 180 days and contains no personal information.

Analytics cookies (only if you accept them)

If you accept analytics cookies, the website loads Google Analytics, which helps me understand how many people visit, which pages they read and how they found the site. Google Analytics sets these cookies:

• _ga distinguishes one visitor from another. It lasts 2 years.
• _ga_1ZZPR3J22X keeps track of your current visit. It lasts 2 years.

Google Analytics collects information such as the pages you visit, how long you stay, the type of device and browser you use and your approximate location (town or country, not your exact address). It does not tell me who you are. Google may process this information in the United States, under the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The legal basis is your consent (UK GDPR Article 6(1)(a)), which you can withdraw at any time. You can read how Google uses this information at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Performance and advertising cookies

The banner also lists performance and advertising cookies. At present this website does not use any performance or advertising tools, so none of these cookies are set whatever you choose. If I add such tools in future, they will only run after you accept them, and I will update this policy first.

You can change your choices at any time with the round cookie button in the bottom-left corner of every page, and you can delete cookies in your browser settings.

Who else sees your information

I share your information only when necessary, and only with:

• my website hosting provider, cyber_Folks S.A., whose servers are in the European Union;
• Microsoft, which provides my Outlook email service and stores the emails you send me;
• Google, which provides Google Analytics, but only if you accept analytics cookies (see Cookies above);
• my clinical supervisor, in anonymised form, as required by my professional code of ethics;
• anyone I am legally required to tell, for example where there is a serious risk of harm to you or others, or a court order. I will discuss this with you first wherever it is possible and safe to do so.

Where information is stored outside the UK, it is protected by UK adequacy regulations or equivalent legal safeguards.

This website links to my Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages and to other websites. Those sites have their own privacy policies, which I do not control.

How long I keep your information

• Enquiries that do not lead to working together: deleted within 12 months of our last contact.
• Client and supervisee records: kept for the period set out in our working agreement, in line with my professional body’s guidance.
• Server logs: kept by my hosting provider for a short period for security purposes.

Keeping your information secure

I keep personal information on password-protected, encrypted devices and accounts, and share it only as described above. This website has no database or login area, which keeps the risk of a data breach through the website low.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you;
• ask me to correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
• ask me to delete your information, where I have no legal or professional reason to keep it;
• ask me to restrict or stop using your information, or object to how I use it;
• ask for your information in a portable format;
• withdraw consent at any time where I rely on your consent.

To use any of these rights, please contact me. I will respond within one month and there is no charge.

Complaints

If you are unhappy with how I have handled your information, please talk to me first. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint or 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this policy

I will update this page if the way I use personal information changes. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.