Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Version 1.3
Updated: 7 April 2021
Maintaining your privacy and your trust is very important. We strive to be especially clear on how we use your personal information if and when we collect it, and on the ways in which we can work together to protect your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains the:
- Identity and contact information of the data controller
- Purpose of the processing and the lawful basis for the processing
- Legitimate interests of the data controller or third party (if applicable)
- Categories of personal data to be processed
- Details of whether personal data came from direct or indirect sources
- Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data
- Details of data transfers to a third country and safeguards
- Length of time personal data is processed and any criteria used to establish the length of time the data is processed
- Data Subject’s Rights (Your rights)
- Right to complain to the supervisory authority/regulator
- Details of any part of a statutory or contractual requirement and possible consequences of failing to provide the personal data
- The existence of any automated decision making, including profiling and information about how decisions are made
What products and services are covered by this policy?
This Privacy Policy applies to the information that we may obtain from you through your use of our training, seminars, healing sessions or website(s), collectively called the “Services”. If you have any questions or need more information about these Services, please contact us at the email address in the section below.
Data Controller
For the purposes of the data protection & privacy legislation the Data Controller is:-
Karen Thomas | (“I”,”we,” “us,” “our”) |
Legal Status: | Sole Trader |
Trading as: |
Golden Oak Therapies c/o Suite 2 Riverside Court Castle Street, Barnstaple, Devon EX311DR |
Email: | karen@goldenoaktherapies.com |
Lawful Basis of Processing General Personal Data: – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract; – Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject; – The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes. Consent may be withdrawn at any time. Special Category Personal Data: – The data subject has given explicit consent to the processing of those personal data for one or more specified purposes. |
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Categories of personal data and Sources
What information do we collect from you, and how is it used? Direct: You can visit our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information about yourself. To provide full service however, we will most often need to collect some personal information. For instance, we collect information about you when you register for an account and when you create or modify your personal data on one of our Services. The types of Information we collect may include email address, country of residence, and (optionally) your name and phone number.
We do not process sensitive/special personal data, nor facilitate processing personal data of data subjects under the age of consent (children) Indirect: From cookies: We may also collect “cookie” information that we may save to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory. We use cookies to improve and customise our Services and your experience; to allow you to access and use our Services without re-entering your username or password; to log visits and to understand which areas and features of the Services are most popular. We may also associate the information we store in cookies with personal information you submit while using our Services. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all aspects of our Services. Logs: We may record certain information and store it in log files when you interact with our Services. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) or other device addresses or ID numbers as well as browser type, Internet service provider, URLs of referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, information you search for, locale and language preferences, your mobile carrier, and system configuration information. Analytics: We and our analytics providers also collect and store analytics information when you use our Services to help us improve our Services. We make sure this data is anonymous by not connecting any analytics data to personally identifiable data such as a name, email address, physical address, or phone number. Social Media: We operate social media business pages such as Facebook for Business. While acting as operator of these pages with those third-parties we only process aggregated data which cannot directly identify you. Therefore, if exercising your right to access your personal information in this regard as the data subject, and to allow these third parties time to reply within the legislative time-frame, you should click the link(s) in the data processor information section below. |
Categories of personal data and Sources
What information do we collect from you, and how is it used?
Direct:
You can visit our website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information about yourself. To provide full service however, we will most often need to collect some personal information. For instance, we collect information about you when you register for an account and when you create or modify your personal data on one of our Services. The types of Information we collect may include email address, country of residence, and (optionally) your name and phone number.
Purposes of processing | Categories of individuals | Categories of personal data |
Customer Administration | Prospective Customers | Contact details |
Customers | Contact details | |
Financial details
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Health details | ||
Contact details |
We do not process sensitive/special personal data, nor facilitate processing personal data of data subjects under the age of consent (children)
Indirect:
From cookies: We may also collect “cookie” information that we may save to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory. We use cookies to improve and customise our Services and your experience; to allow you to access and use our Services without re-entering your username or password; to log visits and to understand which areas and features of the Services are most popular. We may also associate the information we store in cookies with personal information you submit while using our Services. You can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all aspects of our Services.
Logs: We may record certain information and store it in log files when you interact with our Services. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) or other device addresses or ID numbers as well as browser type, Internet service provider, URLs of referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, information you search for, locale and language preferences, your mobile carrier, and system configuration information.
Analytics: We and our analytics providers also collect and store analytics information when you use our Services to help us improve our Services. We make sure this data is anonymous by not connecting any analytics data to personally identifiable data such as a name, email address, physical address, or phone number.
Social Media: We operate social media business pages such as Facebook for Business. While acting as operator of these pages with those third-parties we only process aggregated data which cannot directly identify you. Therefore, if exercising your right to access your personal information in this regard as the data subject, and to allow these third parties time to reply within the legislative time-frame, you should click the link(s) in the data processor information section below.
How might we share information?
We are not in the business of selling your personal information. We consider this information to be a vital part of our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which we may share your personal information with third party data processors, as set forth below:
With your consent: We will not share your personal information with companies, organisations, or individuals who are not associated with us unless we have your affirmative consent to do so.
Payment Processing: We use a third-party service provider to manage credit card processing. This service provider is not permitted to store, retain, or use billing information except for the sole purpose of credit card processing.
Newsletter Service: We use a commercial application to facilitate our newsletter service.
Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement Requests; Protection of Our Rights: We may disclose your information (including your personal information) to a third party if:
- We believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request
- To protect the security or integrity of our products and services
- To protect our property, rights, and safety and that of our customers or the public from harm or illegal activities
- To respond to an emergency which we believe in the good faith requires us to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person; or
- To investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations.
Business Transfers:
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. We will notify you of such a change in ownership or transfer of assets by posting a notice on our website.
Data Transfers
The data controller does not transfer personal data outside of the United Kingdom or European Union, apart from the following exceptions where indicated below. All data processors acting on behalf of the data controller have appropriate safeguards in place.
Data Processor Information
The following third-party service providers are used by us and only process data in accordance with the instructions from the data controller:–
Mail Chimp | Privacy Policy | Newsletter sign-up | US |
Acuity | Privacy Policy | Sign up for workshops/ sessions | US |
PayPal (Europe) | Privacy Policy | Payment Processing | LU |
Krsytal Hosting | Privacy Policy | Website Hosting & Contact form |
UK
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Airtable | Privacy Policy | Database | US |
Facebook Ireland Ltd | Privacy Policy | Social Media Business Page | Ireland |
Privacy Policy | Professional Networking | US |
How long will we keep the personal data?
Retaining some data may be subject to a statutory retention period and this must be adhered to, (to keep certain data for a minimum period of time). This may include personal data (name, address, contact details), but on expiry of such statutory requirement, such data will be destroyed securely. Where possible any personally identifiable data will be anonymised or pseudonymised.
Your information we use for marketing purposes will be kept with us until you notify us that you no longer wish to receive this information. Our backup routine keeps data for a rolling 30 day period after which time the data is removed from all systems.
Statutory or other requirements
The data controller does not process personal data in respect of any statutory requirement, nor require personal data to be supplied as part of any contractual agreement, however in respect of the controllers services, certain communications may not be possible without such personal data being supplied, for example an email to furnish with updates information etc.
Profiling and Automated Decision Making
No profiling or automatic decision making processes are undertaken by the data controller in respect of any personal data processing activities.
Your rights
Your rights as a Data Subject are:
- The right to be informed
- The right of access
- The right of rectification
- The right of erasure (often known as the right to be forgotten)
- The right to prevent processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object
- Rights in relation to automatic decision making and profiling
Under the right of access (2), you have the right to obtain:-
– confirmation that your data is being processed;
– access to your personal data; and
– other supplementary information
So that you are aware of and can verify the lawfulness of the processing
Your right to access can be exercised by contacting the data controller as above.
Your right to complain to the supervisory authority/regulator
You have the right to complain about organisations processing your personal data. You can exercise this right by contacting the supervisory authority of the data controller as follows:-
Head office
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a national rate number