This notice explains what information is collected when you use the Barlow Medical Centre website and how it is used. It covers this website only. To find out how we use your health records and other information as a patient, read our practice privacy notice.
Who we are
Barlow Medical Centre, 828 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RN, is the data controller for information collected through this website. We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (registration number Z581693).
What we collect
You do not need to create an account or give us any personal details to use this website. There are no forms on it.
When you visit, our website host automatically collects some technical information, such as:
- your IP address
- the type of device and browser you use
- the pages you visit and when
- the website that linked you to us
We use this to keep the website secure, to fix problems and to see which pages are most used, so we can improve them. We see this only as overall statistics. We do not use it to identify you.
Our lawful basis
We run this website as part of providing NHS services. Our lawful basis under the UK General Data Protection Regulation is Article 6(1)(e): performing a task in the public interest.
Who processes the information
Our website is hosted by WordPress.com, which is run by Automattic Inc. It processes this technical information on our behalf, including for website statistics, under its data processing terms. Automattic may process information outside the UK, including in the United States. You can read Automattic’s privacy policy.
Some parts of the website load from other organisations, which receive your IP address when they do:
- the Care Quality Commission, for the rating box on our homepage
- NHS England, for the NHS Frutiger font
Links to other services
When you use PATCHS, the NHS App, NHS 111 online, Facebook or other websites we link to, their own privacy notices apply. For example, information you give in an online consultation through PATCHS is covered by PATCHS’s privacy notice and our practice privacy notice.
How long it is kept
WordPress.com keeps this technical information only for as long as it needs it for these purposes, as set out in its privacy policy.
Cookies
Read our cookie policy.
Your rights
You have the right to ask for a copy of information we hold about you, to ask us to correct it, and in some cases to ask us to delete it, restrict how we use it or object to us using it. To do this, contact our Data Protection Officer.
Contact us
Data Protection Officer
Barlow Medical Centre
828 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2RN
Online: PATCHS (choose an admin request)
Phone: 0161 445 9000
If you are unhappy with how we have used your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, phone 0303 123 1113, or online at ico.org.uk.
Last updated: 4 November 2026