BPD Questionnaire Privacy Notice

Last updated: 8 November 2026

1. Who is responsible for your personal data?

The BPD Questionnaire is provided by Barends Psychology Practice, operated by:

Psihološke storitve, Niels Johannes Barends s.p.
Vaše 16i
1215 Medvode
Slovenia

Email: info@barendspsychology.com
Website: https://barendspsychology.com

We are the data controller responsible for processing personal data collected through the BPD Questionnaire.

2. About the BPD Questionnaire

The BPD Questionnaire is a self-report screening and psychoeducational assessment intended for adults aged 18 and older.

It explores experiences associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), including emotional responses, actions and impulses, relationships, and sense of self.

After completing the questionnaire, you receive a personalized Results PDF explaining your responses and scores.

The questionnaire does not provide a clinical diagnosis and is not a substitute for an assessment by a qualified mental health professional.

Participation is voluntary. You can stop completing the questionnaire at any time.

3. What information do we collect?

We process the information necessary to provide the questionnaire and generate your results.

This may include:

* Your answers to questionnaire items, including questions about emotions, behavior, relationships, identity, and psychological experiences.
* Your answers to optional contextual questions.
* Your questionnaire scores and the interpretations generated from your responses.
* Information about your assessment’s progress, completion, and consent choices.
* A randomly generated assessment identifier and access credentials used to resume or retrieve your assessment.
* Limited technical information necessary for the security and operation of the questionnaire.

The questionnaire does not require you to provide your name, postal address, or email address.

Although we do not routinely collect information that directly identifies you, questionnaire responses may contain sensitive information about your psychological health.

We therefore treat these responses as special-category personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

4. Why do we process your information?

We process your information to:

1. Allow you to complete or resume the questionnaire.
2. Calculate your scores and generate personalized interpretations.
3. Create and provide your Results PDF.
4. Record your consent and manage assessment access.
5. Maintain the security and reliability of the questionnaire.
6. Apply the applicable retention and deletion rules.

We do not use your questionnaire responses for advertising or automated marketing.

We do not sell your questionnaire responses or provide them to advertisers.

5. Legal basis for processing

Under Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, we process the personal data necessary to provide the questionnaire and Results PDF that you request.

Because some questionnaire responses concern psychological health, we also request your explicit consent under Article 9(2)(a) GDPR before collecting and processing this sensitive information.

You are free to decline consent. Without it, you cannot proceed with the questionnaire.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the email address provided in this notice. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before your consent was withdrawn.

Where necessary, we may process limited information to comply with legal obligations or to maintain appropriate technical security, subject to the applicable GDPR requirements.

6. How are your results generated?

Your answers are processed using predefined scoring rules and interpretation criteria.

The questionnaire calculates scores across three areas:

* Emotional Responses
* Actions and Impulses
* Relationships and Sense of Self

Your scores and responses determine which explanations appear in your personalized Results PDF.

The process is automated, but it does not make a clinical diagnosis or determine your eligibility for treatment, employment, insurance, or other services.

Your results are intended to help you understand your reported experiences. They should not be interpreted as a professional psychological evaluation.

7. How long do we keep your information?

We limit the storage of assessment information according to the following retention periods.

Information Retention period
Incomplete questionnaires Up to 30 days
Completed questionnaires and associated results Normally up to 60 days
Exceptional maximum assessment retention 120 days
Consent evidence 12 months after the associated assessment is deleted

After the applicable retention period, assessment information is deleted according to the questionnaire’s retention procedures.

Limited operational records that do not contain your questionnaire responses may be retained separately where necessary for service administration, security, or legal compliance.

We recommend downloading and securely storing your Results PDF after completing the questionnaire.

8. Research and statistical information

Your questionnaire responses are not currently used for research.

Participation in the questionnaire does not automatically constitute consent to research.

If research functionality is introduced in the future, it will require a separate explanation and an appropriate legal basis or consent process before your responses can be used for that purpose.

We may maintain limited operational statistics, such as the number of questionnaires started and completed, to monitor the service. These statistics do not include individual questionnaire responses.

9. Who can access your information?

Access to questionnaire information is restricted to authorized persons and technical systems involved in operating and maintaining the assessment.

We use technical service providers where necessary to host the questionnaire, store assessment information, and deliver the Results PDF.

These providers process information on our behalf under applicable data-protection arrangements.

We do not share your individual questionnaire responses with employers, insurers, family members, or other third parties simply because you complete the questionnaire.

If you choose to share your downloaded Results PDF with someone else, that decision is yours.

10. How do we protect your information?

We use technical and organizational measures intended to protect questionnaire information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

These include restricted database permissions, assessment-specific access credentials, controlled access to stored results, and defined retention and deletion procedures.

No internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.

You should keep any assessment access link or identifier private and store downloaded Results PDFs securely, particularly if you use a shared computer or device.

11. International data transfers

Some technical service providers may process or access personal data outside the European Economic Area.

Where international transfers occur, we apply the safeguards required under the GDPR, such as applicable adequacy decisions or appropriate contractual safeguards.

You may contact us for further information about the safeguards relevant to your information.

12. Your rights under the GDPR

Depending on the circumstances, you have the right to:

* Request access to personal data we hold about you.
* Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
* Request deletion of your personal data.
* Request restriction of certain processing activities.
* Request a copy of applicable personal data in a portable format.
* Object to processing where the GDPR provides that right.
* Withdraw your consent to the processing of health-related information.

Because the questionnaire does not require your name or email address, we may need your assessment identifier or other available information to locate the relevant record.

We will not require you to provide unnecessary personal information solely to exercise your rights.

To submit a request, contact info@barendspsychology.com.

We will respond within the time limits established by the GDPR, normally within one month.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Slovenian supervisory authority:

Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia (Informacijski pooblaščenec)
Website: https://www.ip-rs.si

13. Changes to this privacy notice

We may update this privacy notice to reflect changes in the questionnaire, its technical operation, or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page, together with its revision date.

Changes that require renewed consent will not be applied to your sensitive questionnaire information without obtaining the consent required by law.

14. Contact

For questions about this privacy notice, your questionnaire information, or your data-protection rights, contact:

Barends Psychology Practice
Psihološke storitve, Niels Johannes Barends s.p.
Email: info@barendspsychology.com
Website: https://barendspsychology.com