In simple terms confdentiality is:

‘Not telling anyone that someone else has used a service, why or what happened, unless you have that person’s permission’.

To access some services within the Our project we will need to obtain proof of your HIV status. In order that your HIV status can be confrmed in writing by your sexual health clinic, you will need to sign a consent form to allow this exchange of information to take place.

Your personal information and details will be stored securely in a locked cabinet. The project does not disclose the HIV status of any person using the service without your consent nor will the project disclose whether you are registered at the project without your consent. This consent needs to be written.

Letters from a medical professional confrming your HIV status are often required by charities that provide grants for people living with HIV, this includes any grants that are applied for directly to the Our Project.

Within the initial contact meeting the Our Project’s confidentiality policy will be explained to you. You can ask the project worker any details that you are unsure of. We will also place within every person’s notes which methods of contacting you prefer.

If you are accessing the project with your partner, the workers have a duty to respect the confidentiality of each individual person, this means that your partner will not be told the details of meetings that you attend without them, it will be your choice to decide what you tell them.

The Our Project’s confdentiality policy is clearly on display within the meeting rooms. We cannot guarantee that you will not see any other people in the building except Our Project workers. Seeing another person at the project might mean that they work for another project or that they are accessing information, it does not mean that they are living with HIV or accessing the Our Project.

In very rare cases the police or courts may demand we give them information.