Privacy policy.

1. Introduction

Welcome to Will Taylor ( “I”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you sign up to receive our newsletters and access to webinars and courses. It also informs you of your rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Who We Are

Data Controller: Will Taylor
Business Name: Will Taylor
Address: 42 Millview Meadows, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1EF
Email: will@willtaylor.co.uk
Telephone: 07817 300349

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the details above.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

When you sign up for our newsletter, we may collect and process the following personal data:

Name (if you choose to provide it)
Email address (required for subscription)

We may also collect information about your interaction with our emails, such as whether you open our emails or click on links, to help us understand engagement and improve our content.

4. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We collect personal data in the following ways:

Direct Interactions: You may provide your personal details by filling in forms on our website or by corresponding with us via email or other means.
Email Analytics: Our email service provider may automatically collect data on how you interact with our newsletters (e.g., whether you open our emails or click on links).

5. How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Our primary lawful basis for sending you our newsletter is consent. Specifically, we may use your data to:

Send Newsletters and Updates: Provide you with our latest news, promotions, and relevant information.
Improve Our Communications: Measure engagement (e.g., open rates and click-through rates) to enhance the quality of our newsletters.
Respond to Enquiries: Deal with any enquiries or requests you may have relating to our newsletters or services.

6. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on your consent as the lawful basis for processing your personal data for newsletter subscriptions. You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in our emails or by contacting us at will@willtaylor.co.uk.

7. Data Retention

We will keep your personal data only for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter, unless we have another lawful basis for retaining it. If you unsubscribe, we will securely delete or anonymise your personal data, except where we need to retain it for legal or regulatory reasons.

8. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your personal data with:

Third-Party Service Providers: Such as email marketing platforms or analytics providers who help us deliver and analyse our newsletters.
Legal or Regulatory Authorities: If we are required to do so by law or need to protect our rights or the rights of others.

All third-party service providers are required to protect your personal data and process it in accordance with data protection laws. They are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.

9. International Transfers

If our service providers or partners are based outside the UK, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the UK government or other legally recognised measures.

10. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including:

Secure servers and firewalls
Encryption of data (where appropriate)
Restricted access to personal data
Regular security assessments

11. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data when we have no lawful basis to continue processing it.
Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to restrict the use of your personal data.
Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests, or for direct marketing.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at will@willtaylor.co.uk.

12. How to Unsubscribe

If you wish to stop receiving our newsletters, you can:

Click the “Unsubscribe” link in any newsletter email.
Email us directly at will@willtaylor.co.uk and request removal from our mailing list.

Once you unsubscribe, we will cease sending you newsletters and remove your personal data from our active marketing databases.

13. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies or similar technologies on our website to improve user experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy (if available).

14. Complaints

If you have any concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us at will@willtaylor.co.uk. We will do our best to address your concerns. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection issues, at www.ico.org.uk.

15. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page, accompanied by a “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.

Last Updated: 01/02/2025