Counsellor in the making

The type of personal information I collect 

I currently collect and process the following information:

• name
• surname
• email address

How I get the personal information and why I have it

Most of the personal information processed is provided directly by you when you subscribe to my newsletter. 

I use the information that you have given me in order to send new blog posts.

Your information will not be shared with any external parties.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful bases I rely on for processing this information are: 

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting me from the Contact page.

How I store your personal information 

Your information is securely stored. 

I keep your data for 12 months. I will then dispose your information by deleting from database.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask me for copies of your personal information. 

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask me to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask me to complete information you think is incomplete. 

Your right to erasure - You have the right to askmes to erase your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask me to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances. 

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that I transfer the personal information you gave me to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, I have one month to respond to you.

Please contact me if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about my use of your personal information, you can make a complaint via the Contact page.