Privacy Policy
Introduction
Please read this privacy document so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. Karen Atkinson Workshops is the data controller and we are responsible for your personal data.
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Karen Atkinson
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Website: https://reflexologyworkshops.co.uk
Karen Atkinson Workshops
Your data is safe with us and is stored securely. We only store the data you consent to giving when you book a course. By providing us with personal information, you consent to the collection and use of this information in accordance with this privacy policy. We will not keep your personal data for longer than is necessary and the information that you share with us enables you to decide how you would like to hear from us, tailoring the information that you receive. It also helps us to get a better understanding of our audience so we can continue to develop and evaluate the courses and opportunities that interest you.
Our privacy policy provides a detailed account of the information that we collect, why we collect it and how we use it. It also details how we keep your information secure. It also explains your privacy right and how the data protection law protects you. We may update this policy from time to time, without notice to you, and our most up to date version will be available on our website.
The personal data we collect about you:
Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. You can find out more about personal data from the Information Commissioners Office.
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:
- Identity Data: includes contact data: first name, last name
- Contact Data: includes billing address, email address and telephone numbers.
- Financial Data: includes bank account and payment card details
- Transaction Data: includes details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us.
- Technical Data: includes IP address, Login data, Browser type and Platform/other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
- Profile Data: includes your username and password, purchases or order made by you, your interests, preferences and feedback
- Usage Data: includes information about how you use our website, products and services
We may also receive data from publicly available sources such as Companies House and the Electoral Register based inside the EU
How we collect and use your personal data:
- Communication data: You may give us your identity, contact details etc. by filling in forms/ booking on our website, email, text, social media messaging, social media posting, phone or by corresponding with us by post, or otherwise. We use this data to communicate with you, to enable us to take bookings and create a contract with you. We also use this data for record keeping and for the establishment, pursuance or defence of legal claims. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests, which in this case are to reply to communications sent to us, to keep records and to establish, pursue or defend legal claims
- Customer data: You may give us data when purchasing services or products such as your name, title, billing address, email address, phone number, contact details purchase details and card details. We process this data to register you as a customer, to process your bookings, manage payments and collect fees and charges. Our lawful ground for processing this data is to allow us to create a contract with you.
- User Data includes data about how you use our website and any online services along with any data that you post for publication on our website or through other online services. We process this data to ensure we deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you, retain security of our website, maintain back up of both our website and databases and enable administration/publication of our website/other online services and businesses.
- Technical Data may include data about how you use our website and online services, such as your IP address, your login data, details about your browser, length of visit, views, navigation paths and number of visits to our website. We collect this data via our analytics tracking system and use it to analyse your use of both our website and online services both to administer and protect our business and this website and to enable us to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and to understand how effective our marketing is. Our lawful ground for this is our legitimate interest to administer our website effectively, to grow our business and improve our marketing strategy.
- Marketing Data includes data about how you would like to receive marketing from us, and our third parties and how you would like to communicate with us. We process this data to enable you to receive newsletters/emails/request feedback and to make suggestions and recommendations to you about goods or services that may be of interest to you. We also process this data to deliver relevant website content and advertisement to you and measure the value of our marketing strategy. We may use Customer Data, User Data, Technical Data and Marketing Data to deliver relevant website content and adverts to you (including Facebook adverts or other display adverts) Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interest in how customers use our services, to improve on this, customer consent and to grow our business and develop our marketing strategy.
Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
Sensitive Data: We do not collect sensitive data about you.
If you fail to provide personal data:
We need to collect your personal data by law, in order to create a contract with you for the services we provide. If you cannot provide that data when requested, we may not be able enter into a contract with you (eg. to provide classes and other related products and services). In this case, we may have to cancel the services you have with us but we will notify you.
February 2026
