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This privacy notice sets out privacy information for the NHS COVID-19 app. It covers:
the personal data the app collects and how we use it
measures taken to ensure the use of the app respects your privacy, is secure and in line with data protection law
The data protection impact assessment formally documents how the app works and how it protects the privacy of its users.
Published 13 August 2020
Last updated 271 JanuaryMarch 2022
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27 January 2022
Updated Welsh language version of privacy notice.
13 January 2022
Updated 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice'.
20 December 2021
Updated information in Your rights sections of the Privacy notice and the Privacy information for young people.
27 October 2021
Added release 4.19 of ‘NHS COVID-19 app: data protection impact assessment’.
28 September 2021
The Privacy Notice has been updated to incorporate changes on the Self- declaration of medical exemption (England only) and participation in a COVID-19 clinical trial. The same update applies to the Welsh language version.
3 September 2021
Updated the Welsh easy-read version of the privacy information ('Ap COVID-19 y GIG: gwybodaeth preifatrwydd') to incorporate changes on the self-declaration of vaccination status and age.
25 August 2021
Updated the Welsh version of the privacy information for young people ('Ap COVID-19 y GIG: hysbysiad am breifatrwydd i bobl ifanc') to incorporate changes on the self-declaration of vaccination status and age.
13 August 2021
Updated the Welsh version of the NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice ('Ap COVID-19 y GIG: hysbysiad preifatrwydd') and the English version of 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy information for young people' to incorporate changes on the self-declaration of vaccination status and age.
13 August 2021
Updated the English versions of 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice' and the easy-read (PDF and HTML) to incorporate changes on the self-declaration of vaccination status and age.
11 June 2021
Added updated Welsh language version of the privacy notice.
9 June 2021
Updated Privacy Notice with more information on the advisory nature of the app, details about new functionality and updating links where app users can get more information about the app and other services.
11 May 2021
Added information to 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice' about the technical data collected from users' phones when there are unresolved issues with the app, including which data is collected and the restrictions on our use of that data. Same update added to Welsh language version.
29 April 2021
Updated 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG: hysbysiad preifatrwydd' (Welsh language privacy notice), to reflect the app’s late April release. This includes improvements to the app's functionality, including the ability for app users to submit their diagnosis keys after their initial chance, and improved interoperability support.
28 April 2021
Updated the NHS COVID-19 app: data protection impact assessment attachment to include new functionality introduced to the NHS COVID-19 App.
28 April 2021
Updated 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice' to reflect the app’s late April release. This includes improvements to the app's functionality, including the ability for app users to submit their diagnosis keys after their initial chance, and improved interoperability support.
23 March 2021
Privacy notice updated, including Welsh language version.
16 March 2021
Updated 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG: hysbysiad preifatrwydd' (Welsh language privacy notice), adding link to frequently asked questions under 'right of access and requests for information'.
10 March 2021
Added link to frequently asked questions under 'Right of access and requests for information'.
26 February 2021
Updated data protection impact assessment to reflect recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on virology testing, design objectives, coronavirus testing at scale, self-isolation countdown (isolate) and data dictionary.
22 February 2021
Updated with links to guidance for England and Wales.
11 February 2021
Updated the privacy notice to reflect changes to the app to align with testing policy for the user’s country (England or Wales), based on their local authority, which includes confirmatory testing. Added more detail about the service monitoring of the app’s functionality (in the section ‘Function: all features’).
17 December 2020
Updated 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG: Hysbysiad Preifatrwydd i Bobl Ifanc (privacy notice for young people, Welsh language)' to reflect recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on the use of local authority and postcode district, the updated digital contact tracing and analytical data set and option to support for applications for self-isolation payment.
17 December 2020
Updated 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG (Welsh language privacy notice)' to reflect recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on the use of local authority and postcode district, the updated digital contact tracing and analytical data set and option to support for applications for self-isolation payment.
10 December 2020
Updated data protection impact assessment to reflect recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on the use of local authority and postcode district, the updated digital contact tracing and analytical data set and option to support for applications for self-isolation payment.
10 December 2020
Updated 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice', 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy notice for young people' and 'NHS COVID-19 app: privacy information (Easy Read)' to reflect recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on the use of local authority and postcode district, the updated digital contact tracing and analytical data set and option to support for applications for self-isolation payment.
30 November 2020
Updated privacy notices to detail the recent changes to the app and digital contact tracing functionality (provided by Apple and Google). Includes updates on the use of local authority and postcode district, the updated digital contact tracing and analytical data set.
11 November 2020
Updated 'privacy notice for young people, Welsh language' to reflect the changes in the app and work to support digital contact tracing apps across England, Gibraltar, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
10 November 2020
Updated Welsh language privacy notice and easy read to reflect the changes in the app and work to support digital contact tracing apps across England, Gibraltar, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
5 November 2020
Updated privacy notices and information, and data protection impact assessment to reflect the changes in the app and work to support digital contact tracing apps across England, Gibraltar, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
1 October 2020
Added Welsh language versions of privacy notice for young people and the Easy Read: 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG: Hysbysiad Preifatrwydd i Bobl Ifanc' and 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG: Hysbysiad preifatrwydd'.
25 September 2020
Added Welsh language version of the privacy notice: 'Ap COVID-19 y GIG '
24 September 2020
Added new and updated privacy notices for national launch of the app, including an updated data protection impact assessment.