Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy
Background
This Policy applies to my use of any and all data collected in relation to your use of my website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you understand it. Your acceptance of my Privacy Policy is deemed to occur upon your first use of my site. If you do not accept and agree with this Privacy Policy, you must stop using my site immediately.
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1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Policy, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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"Account" means an account required to access and/or use certain areas and features of my site: https://www.therapybysafi.com/
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"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 section 12 below.
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"My Site" means this website and all its subdomains, https://www.therapybysafi.com/
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"UK and EU Cookie Law" means the relevant parts of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended in 2004, 2011, and 2015.
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"I/Me/My" means Safi Abdi Coaching, a Sole Proprietor, whose business is located in London, United Kingdom.
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2. Information About Me
2.1 My site is owned and operated by Safi Abdi, a Sole Proprietor of Therapy by Safi, located in London, United Kingdom.
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3. What Does This Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy applies only to your use of my site. It does not extend to any websites that are linked to from my site (whether I provide those links or whether they are shared by other users). 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.
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4. What Data Do I Collect?
Some data will be collected automatically by my site. For further details, please see section 12 on my use of cookies below. Other data will only be collected if you voluntarily submit it and consent to me using it for the purposes set out in section 5, for example, when signing up to receive my report or booking a consultation. Depending upon your use of my site, I may collect some or all of the following data:
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Full Name
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Email Address
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Telephone Number
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Company Name
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Company Information
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Address
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Credit/Debit card details
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IP address
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Web browser type and version
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Operating system
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A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on my site, and the site you exit to
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Demographic information​
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5. How Do I Use Your Data?
5.1 All personal data is stored securely in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). For more details on security, see section 6 below.
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5.2 I use your data to provide the best possible products and services to you. This includes:
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Providing and managing your account.
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Providing and managing your access to my site.
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Personalising and tailoring your experience on my site.
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Supplying my products and services to you.
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Personalising and tailoring my products and services for you.
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Responding to communications from you.
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Supplying you with email newsletters, alerts, etc., that you have subscribed to (you may unsubscribe or opt-out at any time by clicking the ‘update your preferences’ link in the email or by contacting me via the contact form on my site).
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Market research.
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Analysing your use of my site and gathering feedback to enable me to continually improve my site and your user experience.
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5.3 In some cases, the collection of data may be a statutory or contractual requirement, and I will be limited in the products and services I can provide without your consent.
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5.4 With your explicit opt-in consent, I may use your data for marketing purposes, including contacting you by email, telephone, or text message with information, news, and offers on my products and services. I will not send you any unsolicited marketing or spam and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your rights are fully protected.
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5.5 Advertisers whose content appears on my site may engage in “behavioural advertising” tailored to your preferences, based on your activity. Your activity is monitored using cookies, as detailed in section 9. You can control and limit your data used in this way by adjusting your web browser’s privacy settings.
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5.6 Under GDPR, I will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently without adversely affecting your rights.
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6. How and Where Do I Store Your Data?
6.1 I only keep your data for as long as needed in order to use it as described above in section 5, and/or for as long as I have your permission to keep it. In any event, your data will be deleted upon request.
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6.2 Some or all of your data may be stored or transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA). If I do store or transfer data outside the EEA, I will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely, including the use of legally binding contractual terms.
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6.3 Data security is of great importance to me, and to protect your data, I have put in place suitable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures.
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7. Do I Share Your Data?
7.1 I may contract with third parties to supply products and services to you on my behalf. These include:
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Google: First name, last name, email address (for analytics).
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Wix Website Platform: First name, last name, email address (for website functionality).
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Email Marketing Systems: First name, last name, email address (for newsletters).
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Facebook/Instagram: First name, last name, email address (for marketing).
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Royal Mail and Couriers: First name, last name, company name, address (for delivery).
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7.2 I will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is handled safely and securely by third parties.
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8. How Can You Control Your Data?
You may restrict my use of your data or withdraw your consent at any time. You may also unsubscribe from my marketing communications by following the links provided in my emails or contacting me directly.
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9. Cookies
9.1 My site uses cookies to improve your experience. You will be shown a cookie consent banner upon your first visit. Essential cookies will be placed regardless of your consent; however, you may manage or deny non-essential cookies via the banner or your browser settings.
9.2 I use third-party cookies from:
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Google (for analytics)
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Facebook (for advertising)
For a full list of cookies, please contact me.
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10. Contacting Me
If you have any questions about my site or this Privacy Policy, please contact me via the contact form on my website: https://www.therapybysafi.com/
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11. Changes to My Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy as necessary to reflect changes in legal requirements or my business practices. Any changes will be posted on my site, and you will be deemed to have accepted the updated terms upon your first use of my site following the changes.