Privacy Statement

Last updated: 7 September 2026

This website, alisonkirsch.co.uk, is operated by Alison Kirsch.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, I am the data controller responsible for your personal information.

If you have any questions about how your personal information is used, or wish to exercise any of your rights, you can contact me at:

Email: akprivacy@alisonkirsch.co.uk

1. What personal information I collect

Depending on how you use this website, I may collect:

  • your name and contact details;
  • your email address and other information you provide when contacting me;
  • information you provide when enquiring about or purchasing services;
  • information contained in correspondence between you and me;
  • technical information about your visit to the website, such as IP address, browser type, device and approximate location;
  • information collected through cookies or similar technologies, where applicable.

Please do not provide sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for the service you are requesting.

2. How I use your information

I may use your personal information to:

  • respond to enquiries and requests;
  • provide and administer services you have requested;
  • communicate with you about your enquiry, booking or services;
  • maintain business and financial records;
  • improve and maintain this website;
  • understand how visitors use the website;
  • comply with legal and regulatory obligations; and
  • protect my business, website and users against fraud, misuse or security threats.

I will only use your personal information where I have a lawful basis to do so under UK data protection law.

3. Lawful bases for processing

Depending on the circumstances, I may rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Contract: where processing is necessary to provide a service or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.

Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for my legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Legal obligation: where I need to process information to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.

Consent: where you have given me clear consent to use your information for a particular purpose. Where I rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

I will not use your personal information for a purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which it was originally collected without first providing appropriate information or obtaining consent where required.

4. Cookies and website analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly. Other cookies, such as analytics or advertising cookies, may require your consent.

Where consent is required, you will be given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

If this website uses specific analytics, advertising or other third-party services, further details should be provided in the website’s cookie notice.

5. Who I share your information with

I WILL NOT sell or rent your personal information.

I may share information where necessary with trusted third-party service providers who help me operate my business or website. Depending on the services I use, these may include:

  • website hosting and technical service providers;
  • email and communication providers;
  • payment providers;
  • accounting or professional advisers;
  • booking, scheduling or customer-management services;
  • website analytics providers; and
  • government, regulatory or law-enforcement authorities where I am legally required to do so.

Where a third party processes personal information on my behalf, I take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate contractual and security measures are in place.

6. International transfers

Some service providers I use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred outside the UK, I will ensure that the transfer is made in accordance with applicable UK data protection law and that appropriate safeguards are in place where required.

Further information about any relevant international transfers can be provided on request.

7. How long I keep your information

I will only keep your personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements.

The length of time information is retained will depend on the type of information and why it is being processed.

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or otherwise disposed of.

8. Keeping your information secure

I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

9. Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • ask for access to the personal information I hold about you;
  • ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected;
  • ask for your personal information to be erased in certain circumstances;
  • ask for processing of your information to be restricted in certain circumstances;
  • object to certain types of processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
  • receive certain personal information in a portable format; and
  • withdraw consent where I rely on consent as the lawful basis for processing.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal conditions and exemptions.

To exercise your rights, please contact me using the details provided above.

10. Right to complain

If you have concerns about how I have handled your personal information, I would appreciate the opportunity to address them first.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent supervisory authority for data protection.

You can find information about making a complaint on the ICO’s website:

Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to my website, services, the way I process personal information, or changes in applicable law.

The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.

1. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Alison Kirsch
Email: akprivacy@alisonkirsch.co.uk

Last updated: 7 September 2026