duskymarten

Last updated: September 2024

Introduction

duskymarten ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:

Complete enquiry forms on our website
Register for our courses
Subscribe to our newsletter
Contact us via email

This information may include your name, email address, and any other details you choose to provide in your communications with us.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including:

Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent on pages
Referring website addresses
IP address (anonymised)

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Respond to your enquiries and requests
Process course registrations and bookings
Send administrative information regarding our services
Improve our website and user experience
Analyse website usage patterns
Comply with legal obligations

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Consent: Where you have given us explicit permission to process your data for specific purposes
Contract: Where processing is necessary to perform our contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract
Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided these do not override your rights
Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal requirement

Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

With service providers who assist in operating our website and conducting our business, subject to confidentiality agreements
When required by law or to respond to legal process
To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. For course participants, we typically retain records for seven years after your last interaction with us.

Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Access: You can request copies of your personal data
Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate information
Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
Restriction: You can ask us to restrict processing of your data
Portability: You can request transfer of your data to another organisation
Objection: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

duskymarten
47 Queens Road
Bristol, BS8 1QP
United Kingdom

Email: [email protected]