SCM Neurosurgery Ltd is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy. This notice explains how personal information submitted through this website is collected and used.

Information we collect

When you contact SCM Neurosurgery through this website, we may collect your name, organisation or firm, email address, telephone number, the nature of your enquiry, and any information you choose to include in your message.

Please do not submit confidential patient information, medical records or other sensitive personal data through the website contact form.

How we use your information

Personal information submitted through the website is used to respond to enquiries, consider potential medicolegal instructions and manage related professional correspondence.

The lawful basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to and managing professional and business enquiries. Where an enquiry develops into a professional engagement, information may also be processed where necessary to take steps prior to entering into, or to perform, a contract.

We do not use information submitted through the contact form for marketing purposes.

How your information is stored and shared

This website is hosted by Squarespace, which provides website hosting, form processing and analytics services. Information submitted through the contact form is processed by Squarespace and is also sent to the SCM Neurosurgery business email account so that the enquiry can be reviewed and answered.

Personal information will not be sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes. It may be disclosed to professional advisers, service providers or other parties where reasonably necessary for the provision of services or where required by law.

Cookies and analytics

This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for the website to function. With your consent, it also uses analytics cookies provided by Squarespace to help understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors reach the site.

Analytics cookies are not used unless you choose to accept them. You can accept, decline or manage non-essential cookies using the cookie controls provided on the website, and you can change your preferences at any time.

SCM Neurosurgery does not use information collected through website analytics for advertising or direct marketing.

How long we keep your information

Initial enquiries that do not result in an instruction or other ongoing professional relationship will normally be retained for 12 months, after which they will be securely deleted unless there is a legitimate reason to retain them for longer.

Where an enquiry results in an instruction or other professional engagement, relevant information may be retained for longer in accordance with applicable professional, legal and regulatory requirements.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have rights in relation to your personal information, including rights to access, correct or erase your information, restrict its processing, or object to certain processing. The rights that apply depend on the circumstances and the lawful basis for processing.

To make a request concerning your personal information, please contact:

SCM Neurosurgery Ltd
Email: privacy@scmneurosurgery.co.uk

Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, please contact SCM Neurosurgery Ltd in the first instance.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

Information Commissioner's Office

Changes to this notice

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in the way personal information is processed or changes in legal requirements.

Last updated: August 2026