Taking care of your data...

Your trust is really important to me. I want you to be confident when sharing your personal information with me that I’ll keep it safe – by keeping mydata protection processes up-to-date, within the law and following good practice. This privacy notice explains how I do this…​

I hope I’ve made this information clear to understand, but please do get in contact with me if you have any questions about what you read here.

IF YOU’RE VISITING MY WEBSITE

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Hostinger (the people I get my website hosting from) may have my site set up to automatically collect cookies from visitors.

WHAT’S A COOKIE AND WHY DO THIS?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device that remember your web preferences and some details of your visits to websites. They don’t collect personal information. The point of them is to enhance your online user-experience by helping a website respond to you as an individual user and tailor how it works to your needs, likes and dislikes.

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I also have Google Analytics set up on my website so that I can get a sense of how my website is being used and if it’s effective – this is to help us build a better website going forward that matches my user’s needs. Google Analytics collects anonymised data about general location, browser and device type, page clicks and so on.

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WHAT IF I DON’T WANT YOU TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?

By continuing to use my website you agree that I can save cookies on your device. If you don’t want this to happen, I can’t stop them being collected but there’s a clever way to switch off cookies at your end in your web browser (e.g. in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Surfari). To find out how to do this you just need to search online for ‘Disable cookies’ along with the browser you use (or your device e.g. Samsung phone, iPad, Android tablet).

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As far as I understand, Google Analytics also works on the principles of cookies, so if you switch yours off then your website use information can’t be collected. My Google Analytics anonymised data has been set to automatically wipe from their database after 14 months.

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IF YOU’RE ON THE INNER COMPASS MAILING LIST

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WHAT’S THE INNER COMPASS MAILING LIST FOR?

I'm creating a list of folk who are interested in Inner Compass so I can send you regular updates: new client spaces, groups and workshops I offer, extra content I've added to the website or my social media, writing and ideas related to the themes of the work I offer, and perhaps the occasional bit of hand-picked info on course, events and ‘stuff’ from people I know that I think you might like.

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HOW DID I END UP ON YOUR MAILING LIST?

I’ll have asked you to sign up with your name and email address and give me specific permission to send emails out to you – maybe you signed up online via my website or social media channels, or perhaps you gave me permission in your client form or your details on a paper sign-up list if we met out and about at an event or talk.

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WHAT IF I DON’T WANT TO BE ON YOUR MAILING LIST?

I’ll assume you want to stay in touch with what I'm up to on an ongoing basis so will keep your mailing list contact details indefinitely - but will check in from time to time to ask if you want to stay.

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If at any time you don’t want to get my emails any longer you’ll be able to:

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• use an ‘unsubscribe’ link on my emails to take your contact details off the mailing list

• email to ask me to sort it out for you (yourinnercompass@proton.me)

I'd be sad to see you go and if you want to come back, just sign up again to the Inner Compass News list.

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WILL YOU SHARE MY PERSONAL INFORMATION?

I won’t share this mailing list with anyone else or sell it on to dodgy marketing types!*

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WHAT ARE MY LEGAL RIGHTS?

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Under GDPR (you can’t have missed hearing about GDPR!) you have several legal rights. Some of the main rights that apply to the way I use your data are:

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• The right to be informed – I need to let you know that we’re collecting your information and how I plan to use it. That’s why I have this privacy policy.

• The right of access – You can ask me to send you a copy of the all personal data I hold about you (subject to some exceptions). You need to officially ask me in writing for this – the best way to do this is to email me at yourinnercompass@proton.me. I will get this data to you as quickly as we can, but bear in mind that it may take some time for me to pull the information together, make copies of it and send it all on to you.

• The right to rectification – Please get in contact with me if you think I hold any incorrect details for you and I will check my records and amend as necessary.

• The right to erasure – You can ask to have your data deleted if I’ve done something unlawful with it (e.g. sold it on to someone else) or I no longer need it (e.g. you’ve asked to be taken off my mailing list or you’re no longer a client). Obviously, this is subject to the rules we have to follow about keeping notes and info for legal/insurance purposes.

You can find out more about all the rights you have on the Information Commissioner’s webpage about individual rights.

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* Obviously, although I’d ideally not share your information with anyone at all, there are very rare occasions where I may have no choice e.g. if the law requires me to do so or for safeguarding reasons.