GDPR Privacy Policy

Who we are: Empower Dyslexia Assessment is a company that carries out diagnostic assessments for specific learning difficulties and assessments for examination access arrangements. It was founded and is managed and owned by Eleanor (Ellie) Taylor.

Empower Dyslexia Assessment takes privacy seriously.

This GDPR Privacy Policy provides information about:

1. Types of data collected
2. How and when information is collected
3. How collected data is stored and for how long
4. Who the information is shared with including the limited conditions under which we may disclose it to others
5. Accessing personal information

  1. Types of Data Collected

When a client contacts Empower Dyslexia Assessment for an assessment, a range of information is collected to to allow us to accurately complete your assessment.
All personal information will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), May 2018. These regulations require registration with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO). Eleanor Taylor is registered with the ICO.

Type of information collected include:

  1. Personal information, for example date of birth which is used to accurately score tests

  2. Contact details – for example home address, email address and telephone number

  3. Sensitive personal data – for example, why an assessment is requested, details of a disability or specific learning difficulty, details of support a client/learner may have had in the past, assessment data, and notes written during and after support or assessment sessions or after other contact with the client

  4. Dates of meetings held with a client. This information will be shared by email with the client. The assessor will contact the client for further information. In addition to the above this may include:

  5. Family Details – for example details of other people or organisations whom a client has given consent to contact, such as another family member, school or workplace.

    2. How and when information is collected

    Information is collected to plan for and provide information to support an assessment that the client has requested. This is collected via email and questionnaire in advance of the service provision, and by phone or face to face questioning during the assessment. Further clarification information by phone or email maybe requested after the assessment date.

    3. How collected data is stored and for how long

    Empower Dyslexia Assessment will hold personal data for as long as it is needed for us to provide the services or for the period required to retain this information by applicable UK tax law (currently 6 years). Test papers and accompanying information with responses will be scanned and stored securely online to allow for assessment and report writing. The originals will be shredded within six weeks of the data of the assessment. The final report will be stored electronically and will be password encrypted for 6 years or until the assessed person reaches 24 years of age, whichever is the longer.

    4. Who the information is shared with including the (limited) conditions under which we may disclose it to others

    Once the assessment report is completed a password protected copy will be emailed to the client who has commissioned the assessment. The assessment will not be shared with a third party without written permission from the person who has requested the assessment. Email threads will be deleted regarding information provided for the assessment within 6 weeks of the assessment date. It is unlikely, but it may be necessary to share test papers with PATOSS as part of the Assessment Practicing Certificate Renewal Process. In this case, the information will be fully anonymised. All people working with children have a duty of care. This includes a legal requirement inform relevant authorities if they believe that a child is unsafe or being abused. In such an instance personal information will be shared as appropriate.

    5. Accessing personal information

    You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that is held about you. Email your request to Eleanor Taylor at ellie.taylor@empower-dyslexia-assessment.co.uk

    Note: Requests from clients to delete data relating to an individual will be considered on a case by case basis but we may be unable to remove all records for legal reasons.

    Reviewing the Privacy Notice This policy was written on 26.11.2025 and will be reviewed as required according to legislation set out by the ICO.