Privacy Policy
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018
In May 2018, new Europe-wide guidelines come into place regarding how your Data is acquired, stored, retrieved and accessed. These new guidelines give the Data Owner (you) more control over what information is kept.
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This document sets out what and how Alison Foster Yoga handles the Data it collects from all class and workshop participants, and to reassure you of GDPR compliance.
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1. What Data is Acquired?
i) General Class Data – Paper/electronic
When you first attend a class, you will fill in a Medical History form which details any important medical details and your contact details.
ii) Electronic Data
Your email address and name is collected for contacting you and for email marketing purposes. You are free to opt out at any time.
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2. How is this Data used?
i) Medical Forms
The information on the medical forms helps me to teach appropriate techniques for various medical conditions, which will inform my teaching.
ii) Electronic Data
The email addresses stored at WIX (website) & MailChimp are used to send out regular newsletters to inform you of any new classes, workshops or events that are coming up, and also to share the occasional piece of inspiration.
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iii) Contact Details
The mobile numbers are used to contact you in the event that a class is cancelled at short notice.
Please note that never, ever will any of your data be shared with a third party, unless I am required to do so by law.
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3. How is the Data Stored?
i) Medical Forms. The paper medical forms are stored securely at my home.
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ii) Electronic Data
Your electronic data is stored securely at MailChimp and Wix. Payment details for purchases are stored online by Wix. All of these companies have their own rigorous security measures in place, their own GDPR Policies and are fully GDPR compliant.
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iii) Contact Details
Mobile phone numbers are collated into a document for use in emergencies and class cancellations. This document is also stored securely in a locked cabinet at my home.
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4. How Long is the Data retained?
i) Medical Forms
For insurance purposes, all Medical Information must be retained for 7 years. After 7 years, the forms will be incinerated.
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ii) Electronic Data
Email addresses can be removed from the MailChimp application by clicking unsubscribe at the bottom of the email, or by contacting me for a manual deletion.
Payment details and purchase histories are stored, by law, for 7 years, for accounting purposes.
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iii) Contact Details
Your contact details will be retained for as long as you are a regular attendee at the classes. Once you leave the class, your mobile number will be removed from the contact document.
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5. Accessibility
A major change in the regulations regarding data collection, is that we all have more control over the personal data that is stored about us. To this end, you can gain access to any of the data that I hold about you, at any time, by requesting it in the following ways:-
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i) Medical Forms and contact details.
Please email your request to me at alisonfosteryoga@gmail.com detailing your name and what class you currently attend or have attended in the past. Once I have located the form, I will send a scanned copy back to you via email.
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Cookie Policy
What is a Cookie?
A “cookie” is a piece of digital information stored on your computer’s hard drive which records how you use a website so that. When you revisit that website, it can present tailored options based on the information stored about your last visit. Cookies can also be used to analyse traffic and for advertising and marketing purposes.
If you want to check or change what types of cookies you accept, this can usually be altered within your browser settings. You can block cookies at any time by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.