I understand that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your personal data is used. I respect and value the privacy of everyone who visits this website, drlaurataylor.co.uk (“My Site”) and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are described here, and in a way that is consistent with my obligations and your rights under the law.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Use of this site indicates acceptance of this Privacy Policy.

1.             Definitions and Interpretation

In this Policy the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

“Account”

means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of My Site;

“Cookie”

means a small text file placed on your computer or device by My Site when you visit certain parts of My Site and/or when you use certain features of My Site. Details of the Cookies used by My Site are set out in Part 14, below; and

[“Cookie Law”

means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003;]

2.             Information About Me

My Site is owned and operated by Dr Laura Taylor, a sole trader.

Address: Pound House, Dulverton, TA22 9HP.

Email address: drlaurabtaylor@gmail.com.

Telephone number: 07534 828818.

Postal address: Pound House, Dulverton, TA22 9HP

I am a member of the British Association of Mindfulness-based Approaches (www.bamba.org.)

3.             What Does This Policy Cover?

This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of My Site. My Site may contain links to other websites. Please note that I have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

4.             What Is Personal Data?

Personal data is defined by the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (collectively, “the Data Protection Legislation”) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified in particular by reference to an identifier’.

Personal data is, in simpler terms, any information about you that enables you to be identified. Personal data covers obvious information such as your name and contact details, but it also covers less obvious information such as identification numbers, electronic location data, and other online identifiers.

5.             What Are My Rights?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, you have the following rights, which I will always work to uphold:

a)             The right to be informed about my collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy should tell you everything you need to know, but you can always contact me to find out more or to ask any questions using the details in Part 15.

b)             The right to access the personal data I hold about you. Part 13 will tell you how to do this.

c)             The right to have your personal data rectified if any of your personal data held by me is inaccurate or incomplete. Please contact me using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

d)             The right to be forgotten, i.e. the right to ask me to delete or otherwise dispose of any of your personal data that I hold. Please contact me using the details in Part 15 to find out more.

e)             The right to restrict (i.e. prevent) the processing of your personal data.

f)               The right to object to me using your personal data for a particular purpose or purposes.

g)             The right to withdraw consent. This means that, if I am relying on your consent as the legal basis for using your personal data, you are free to withdraw that consent at any time.

h)             The right to data portability. This means that, if you have provided personal data to me directly, I am using it with your consent or for the performance of a contract, and that data is processed using automated means, you can ask me for a copy of that personal data to re-use with another service or business in many cases.

i)               Rights relating to automated decision-making and profiling. [I do not use your personal data in this way.]

For more information about my use of your personal data or exercising your rights as outlined above, please contact me using the details provided in Part 15.

It is important that your personal data is kept accurate and up to date. If any of the personal data I hold about you changes, please keep me informed if I have that data.

Further information about your rights can also be obtained from the Information Commissioner’s Office or your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

If you have any cause for complaint about my use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. I would welcome the opportunity to resolve your concerns myself, however, so please contact me first, using the details in Part 15.

6.             What Data Do You Collect and How?

This website is hosted by Squarespace. This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

·       Information about your browser, network, and device

·       Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

·       Web pages you view while on this website

·       Your IP addresses

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

·       Clicks

·       Internal links

·       Pages visited

·       Scrolling

·       Searches

·       Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyses the data in a de-personalized form.

7.             How Do You Use My Personal Data?

Under the Data Protection Legislation, I must always have a lawful basis for using personal data. I may use your information to

·      Contact you in response to any queries raised in the contact form

·      Carry out my obligations arising from any contract entered by me and you

·      Process any donations or fees paid by you

·      Send you information relating to any requests, bookings or orders you have made

·      Seek your views or comments on the products and services we provide

·      Notify you of changes to my service

·      Send you communications which you have agreed to, and which may be of interest to you, which may include information about upcoming events or services, new products, campaigns, appeals or promotions of associated goods and services.

With your permission and/or where permitted by law, I may also use your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include contacting you by email and/or telephone and/or text message and/or post with information, news, and offers on my products and/or services. You will not be sent any unlawful marketing or spam. I will always work to fully protect your rights and comply with my obligations under the Data Protection Legislation and the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, and you always have the opportunity to opt-out. I will always obtain your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes and you will be able to opt-out at any time.

Third Parties whose content appears on My Site may use third-party Cookies, as detailed below in Part 14. Please refer to Part 14 for more information on controlling cookies. Please note that I do not control the activities of such third parties, nor the data that they collect and use themselves, and I advise you to check the privacy policies of any such third parties.

I will only use your personal data for the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected unless I reasonably believe that another purpose is compatible with that or those original purpose(s) and need to use your personal data for that purpose. If I do use your personal data in this way and you wish me to explain how the new purpose is compatible with the original, please contact me using the details in Part 15.

If I need to use your personal data for a purpose that is unrelated to, or incompatible with, the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected, I will inform you and explain the legal basis which allows me to do so.

In some circumstances, where permitted or required by law, I may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent. This will only be done within the bounds of the Data Protection Legislation and your legal rights.

8.             How Long Will You Keep My Personal Data?

I review the retention periods for personal data held on an annual basis.  I am legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil statutory obligations.  I will hold your personal information on my systems for as long as it is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract between us.  I will not keep your personal data for any longer than is necessary considering the reason(s) for which it was first collected.

9.             How and Where Do You Store or Transfer My Personal Data?

I will store some of your personal data in the UK. This means that it will be fully protected under the Data Protection Legislation.  I may store some of your personal data within the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). The EEA consists of all EU member states, plus Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. This means that your personal data will be fully protected under the EU GDPR and/or to equivalent standards by law. Transfers of personal data to the EEA from the UK are permitted without additional safeguards.

I may store some of your personal data in countries outside of the UK. These are known as “third countries”. We will take additional steps to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation as follows:

I will only store or transfer personal data in or to countries that are deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data. For further information about adequacy decisions and adequacy regulations, please refer to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Please contact me using the details below in Part 15 for further information.

The security of your personal data is essential to me, and to protect your data, I take several important measures, including the following:

·      limiting access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties with a legitimate need to know and ensuring that they are subject to duties of confidentiality.

·      procedures for dealing with data breaches (the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, your personal data) including notifying you and/or the Information Commissioner’s Office where I am legally required to do so.

10.          Do You Share My Personal Data?

I will not share any of your personal data with any third parties for any purposes, subject to the following exceptions.

If I sell, transfer, or merge parts of my business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of my business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that I have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

In some limited circumstances, I may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.  However, I will take all appropriate steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

I may sometimes contract with third party service providers to supply certain products or services, for example processing fees or donations or to send you mailings.  When I use third party service providers, I will only disclose the information needed to provide the service and have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure.  Please be reassured that your information will not be shared with third party service providers for the purposes of their direct marketing to you, unless you have requested to do so, or if I am required to do so by law.

If any of your personal data is shared with a third party, as described above, I will take steps to ensure that your personal data is handled safely, securely, and in accordance with your rights, my obligations, and the third party’s obligations under the law, as described above in Part 9.

If any personal data is transferred outside of the UK, I will take suitable steps to ensure that your personal data is treated just as safely and securely as it would be within the UK and under the Data Protection Legislation, as explained above in Part 9.

If I sell, transfer, or merge parts of my business or assets, your personal data may be transferred to a third party. Any new owner of my business may continue to use your personal data in the same way(s) that I have used it, as specified in this Privacy Policy.

In some limited circumstances, I may be legally required to share certain personal data, which might include yours, if I am involved in legal proceedings or complying with legal obligations, a court order, or the instructions of a government authority.

11.          How Can I Control My Personal Data?

11.1       In addition to your rights under the Data Protection Legislation, set out in Part 5, when you submit personal data via My Site, you may be given options to restrict my use of your personal data. I aim to give you strong controls on my use of your data for direct marketing purposes (including the ability to opt-out of receiving emails from me which you may do by unsubscribing using the links provided in my emails or at the point of providing your details.

11.2       You may also wish to sign up to one or more of the preference services operating in the UK: The Telephone Preference Service (“the TPS”), the Corporate Telephone Preference Service (“the CTPS”), and the Mailing Preference Service (“the MPS”). These may help to prevent you receiving unsolicited marketing. Please note, however, that these services will not prevent you from receiving marketing communications that you have consented to receiving.

12.          Can I Withhold Information?

You may access some parts of the website without providing any personal data at all. However, to use all features and functions available on the website you may be required to submit or allow for the collection of certain data.

You may restrict the use of Cookies using the opt in/out bar on the website.  It is also possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences.

13.          How Can I Access My Personal Data?

If you want to know what personal data I have about you, you can ask me for details of that personal data and for a copy of it (where any such personal data is held). This is known as a “subject access request”.

All subject access requests should be made in writing and sent to the email or postal addresses shown in Part 15.

There is not normally any charge for a subject access request. If your request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive’ (for example, if you make repetitive requests) a fee may be charged to cover my administrative costs in responding.

I will respond to your subject access request within one month of receiving it. Normally, I aim to provide a complete response, including a copy of your personal data within that time. In some cases, however, particularly if your request is more complex, more time may be required up to a maximum of three months from the date I receive your request. You will be kept fully informed of my progress.

14.          How Do You Use Cookies?

 This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. These are stored on your hard drive and allow the website to recognise you when you visit.  The collect statistical data about your browsing on the website, and do not identify you as an individual. 

For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

·       These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

·       These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

All Cookies used by and on My Site are used in accordance with current Cookie Law.

Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a banner requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling me to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of My Site may not function fully or as intended. You will be given the opportunity to allow only first-party Cookies and block third-party Cookies.

In addition to the controls that I provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.  More information is available through the Information Commissioner’s Office (https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/online/cookies/)

You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access my Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.

It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

15.          How Do I Contact You?

To contact me about anything to do with your personal data and data protection, including to make a subject access request, please use the following details:

for the attention of Laura Taylor

Email address: drlaurabtaylor@gmail.com.

Telephone number: 07534 828818.

Postal Address: Pound house, Dulverton, TA22 9HP.

16.          Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. This may be necessary, for example, if the law changes, or if I change my business in a way that affects personal data protection.

Any changes will be immediately posted on My Site, and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of my site following the alterations. I recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up to date. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 30th March 2022.

17.          Attribution

This Privacy Policy has been created using a document template from www.simply-docs.co.uk.