Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to Clear Path Assessment (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By using our website, www.clearpathassessment.com (“the Site”), you agree to the practices described in this policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at hello@clearpathassessment.com.
2. Who We Are
Clear Path Assessment helps individuals and families find suitable clinics offering autism and neurodiversity assessments.
We are registered in the United Kingdom and act as a data controller for the personal data we collect through this Site.
3. The Information We Collect
We collect and process the following types of personal data depending on how you interact with our website:
a. Information you provide directly
Contact details: Your name and email address when you register, submit a form, or contact a clinic.
Account details: Information associated with your user account (if you register).
Reviews: Content you post in clinic reviews or feedback sections.
Screening tool responses: Any information you voluntarily submit while using our free screening tool. These are stored only to provide your screening results and are not used for clinical assessment.
b. Information collected automatically
Technical data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited.
Usage data: How you interact with the Site, including clicks, forms submitted, and session duration.
This helps us understand and improve how our Site is used.
We do not collect sensitive health data or clinical records. Any optional screening responses are anonymised and used solely for providing indicative information to the user.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
To provide access to our website and its features.
To facilitate contact between users and clinics, when you request this.
To manage user accounts and verify identities.
To moderate and publish user reviews.
To operate our free screening tool and provide indicative results.
To improve our website content, performance, and user experience.
To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests.
We will only process your data when we have a valid lawful basis, such as:
Consent: When you ask us to share your information with a clinic or use our screening tool.
Contract: When processing is necessary to provide the service you requested.
Legitimate interests: To operate, secure, and improve the Site.
Legal obligation: When required by law.
5. How and When We Share Data
We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third party.
We may share your data in the following limited circumstances:
With clinics: When you explicitly request contact or submit an enquiry.
With service providers: Trusted providers that help us operate the Site (e.g. website hosting, analytics, email). These processors are bound by confidentiality and data protection agreements.
When required by law: To comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
We do not share your personal data with clinics without your permission.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Policy or as required by law.
Account information: kept while your account remains active.
Screening tool responses: retained temporarily to generate your result, then deleted or anonymised.
Reviews and enquiries: retained as part of our website record until you request removal.
You can request deletion of your data at any time (see Section 9).
7. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration.
Examples include:
Encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS).
Secure hosting and access controls.
Regular monitoring and limited data access for authorised personnel only.
However, no online system is entirely secure. You use the Site at your own risk.
8. Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
Improve the performance and usability of the Site.
Understand how visitors use our services.
Remember preferences such as login sessions.
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy (to be published).
9. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
Restriction: Request we limit how your data is used.
Data portability: Request transfer of your data to another organisation.
Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Withdraw consent: If processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at hello@clearpathassessment.com. We aim to respond within one month.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection:
www.ico.org.uk
10. International Transfers
We primarily store and process data in the United Kingdom.
If any of our service providers transfer data outside the UK (for example, to the EEA or the US), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent protections.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
We encourage you to review this Policy regularly to stay informed about how we protect your information.
12. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:
Email: hello@clearpathassessment.com