Privacy policy

Welcome to our Privacy Policy.

Please take a moment to read it so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data.

Thank you.

WHO WE ARE & OUR WEBSITE

This Privacy Policy is for this website www.consciousleadership.org (the “Site”) which is owned and maintained by Marika Messager Limited (“I” “we” “our” or “us”) a company based in the United Kingdom. We want you to know that we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy is where we tell you all the important stuff about what who we are, how and why we collect, store, use and share personal information, your rights in relation to your personal information and on how to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event you have a complaint when you are using the Site.
We are responsible as a “Data Controller” of your personal information for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We use, collect and are responsible for certain personal information about you and because of that we want and need to tell you about how we will act with integrity to comply with legal obligations in that regard. The reason we use your personal data is so that you can read all about us on our Site and of course that’s why you’re here because if you don’t agree with our Privacy Policy then unfortunately you may wish to cease viewing and using our Site. If you want to talk to us about privacy or anything else for that matter, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND USE?

Personal information includes any information about an individual from which that person can be identified, for example: your name, address, phone number and email address. Obviously, this doesn’t include any anonymised data.

We collect personal information about you when you access the Site, register with us, contact us, send us feedback, purchase products or services via the Site, post material to the Site and compete customer surveys or participate in competitions via the Site.

If you are simply browsing the Site, then we don’t collect any personal information from you. We do use some analytic tools which tell us about usage and traffic to our website, but this aggregated information is anonymous and it does not reveal your identity. You can check out our Cookie Policy on our Site for more information about how your browsing activity is collected.

The personal information we collect about you depends on the particular activities carried out through our Site but it might include:

• your name, address and contact details
• date of birth
• bank account and payment details when you purchase a product or service from us
• details of any feedback you give us by phone, email, post or via social media
• information about the services or products we provide to you
• your account details, such as username, login details to membership sites we give you access to (such as our Brilliance coaching program)
• your marketing and advertising preferences
• information about how you use our Site

We then use this personal information in a number of ways including:

• to respond to you if you contact us for help or a query;
• create and manage your account with us;
• to allow you to play properly with our websites and online services, so you can be interactive with us when you choose to do so;
• verify your identity;
• provide goods and services to you under a contract;
• to send you valuable information which we think you’ll enjoy and like relating to our services, events, what we’re up to, how you can connect with us. But ONLY if you consent to this and if you ask us to stop then we will;
• customise our Site and its content to your particular preferences;
• notify you of any changes to our Site or to our services that may affect you;
• improve our services.

Generally, we only use it for purposes which we need to – to protect ours and your interests and prevent illegal activity and make sure that what we offer and do in the world is safe and secure. It’s also important to note that this website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect or use personal information relating to children.

OUR LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Here’s the main thing to know. We will only collect, use and share your personal information if you’ve given us your permission and / or if we have either a legal right or obligation. This is known as the legal basis. The main legal bases we may rely upon include:

• consent: where you have given us clear consent for us to process your personal information for a specific purpose
• contract: where our use of your personal information is necessary for a contract we have with you, or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract
• legal obligation: where our use of your personal information is necessary for us to comply with the law (not including contractual obligations)
• legitimate interests: where our use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party (unless there is a good reason to protect your personal information, which overrides our legitimate interests)

The law says that we must tell you what the legal basis is for each of our activities involving this information. So we’ve summarised this in a nice, neat table at the end of this Privacy Policy. Hopefully (despite the inevitable jargon) you’ll find it easy to understand.

The main thing to know is that we’re here to help you and believe that you like us and want to be connected with us and the work we do. We’re a small business and so we rely on having a legitimate interest to be in contact with you so that we can share our work in the world and let you choose how and when to engage with us. We’ve included a table at the end of this Privacy Policy to set out the data we collect and why. Some examples of why we will contact you are:

* you specifically gave us your permission to do so (“consent”)
* we sought your consent for certain things, e.g. to add cookies to your device;
* we needed to use your information to run our business successfully (the law calls this “legitimate interests”) but only when we’re happy there is no risk to you and your personal information, and we’ll give you an option to easily unsubscribe;
* we are delivering a contract to you or complying with a legal obligation giving us permission to do so.

YOUR RIGHTS
Current data protection laws provide you with certain rights. These include the right, in certain circumstances, to: 
• request access to your personal data;
• request correction of your personal data;
• request erasure of your personal data;
• object to processing of your personal data;
• request restriction of processing your personal data;
• request transfer of your personal data; and
• right to withdraw consent.
You can find more information about your rights here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above or have any queries, please email us at talk@marikamessager.com .
Generally, fees for access to your personal data (or in the exercise of any of your other rights) can no longer be charged. You will therefore not have to pay any fee to exercise your rights, including to access your own personal data. However, if your request appears unfounded, repetitive or excessive we may either decide to charge a reasonable fee or we may refuse to comply with your request. We will always explain to you our reasons for doing so.
In order to help us we may need to confirm your identity and ensure that you have the right to access the data you are requesting or exercise any of your other rights. In order to do that, we may need to request specific information from you as a security measure to ensure that we are not disclosing personal data to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request in order to speed up our response.
Legitimate requests will generally be dealt with in one calendar month. Sometimes it may take a bit longer if there are numerous requests or if the request is a little more complex than usual. We will always keep you up to date with our progress.

WHAT INFORMATION WE MAY ASK YOU TO PROVIDE

We may ask you to provide the following information:
* your name (and possibly job title)
* contact information such as email address, phone number, correspondence address;
* demographic information such as postcode, lifestyle interests, business pursuits;
* optional information about your needs, interests, preferences, challenges for examples when we’re inviting you to fill out surveys, questionnaires, on boarding information or enrolments to coaching programmes;
* photographic evidence and/or video footage (this is usually if you attend one of our events in which case you will be asked for specific consent for this)
* as a customer, we would need to collect financial information for a transaction, a signature on a contract or other personal data in the context of our working together and to allow us to operate our business in accordance with the law.

USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We only use your personal data for purposes which we need to – to protect ours and your interests and prevent illegal activity and make sure that what we offer and do in the world is safe and secure.
For example, we may use the personal data you provide in the following ways:

* To reply to you if you contact us for help or a query;
* To fulfil our contract with you when you’ve bought something from us;
* To send you valuable information which we think you’ll enjoy and like relating to our services, events, what we’re up to, how you can connect with us… but ONLY if you consent to this and if you ask us to stop then we will;
* To make sure that the Site is helpful and attractive for you and working effectively for your computer and devices and so we can meet the preferences and interests that you’ve told us about;
* To allow you to play properly with our Site and online services, so you can interact with us when you want to; 
* To tell you if we make changes to our Site or service;

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We do not routinely share your personal data with third parties. Occasionally data sharing may take place for example to allow a third party to dispatch a product to you on our behalf or when we share information with third party software providers who store information on our behalf.
We will share personal information with law enforcement or other authorities if required by applicable law.

We will not share your personal information with any other third party. We do not transfer your personal data outside toe European Economic Area (EEA)

MARKETING
We would like to send you information about products and services, events, special offers and news updates which are intended to be of value and interest to you. Where we have your consent or it is in our legitimate interests to do so, we may do this by post, email, telephone, text message (SMS) or automated call.
We will ask whether you would like us to send you marketing messages when you tick the relevant boxes when you provide your personal data to us for the first time.
If you have previously agreed to being contacted in this way, you can unsubscribe at any time by:
* contacting us at talk@marikamessager.com or
* using the ‘unsubscribe’ link in our emails to you;
Please note it may take up to 5 days for your unsubscribe request to take place.
For more information on your rights in relation to marketing, see ‘Your rights’ above.

COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our website. There will be options available in your browser’s settings that enable you to control the way in which cookies are stored on your computer. This will prompt you when cookies are being used, enable you to refuse any individual cookies or disable some or all cookies. We have a separate cookie policy that you can read on our Site. Please note though that if you disable or refuse cookies, some parts of this Site may become inaccessible or not work properly.
For further information on cookies generally visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

THIRD-PARTY LINKS  
Through your use of our website you will have access to links, plug-ins and applications that are not under our control. When you click on those links or open the connection associated with those links it may be that the third party that does control them collects and shares your personal data. We cannot be responsible their privacy statements. When you leave our website, please ensure you read the privacy notice of each website you visit as there may be significant differences that affect you.

KEEPING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE
We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

HOW LONG WE WILL KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA – DATA RETENTION  
We will only ever keep your personal data for as long as we need it to be able to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it in the first place. This will include any reporting requirements, legal requirements or accounting requirements.
When we think about how long we should keep or retain your data, we think about:
* the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data;
* the potential risk of loss, damage or harm from any disclosure, loss, misuse or unauthorised use of your personal data;
* the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes without needing your personal data, and
* the applicable legal requirements, for example we have to keep basic information about our customers for six years after they cease being customers for tax purposes.
You have the legal right to ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances. Please see the section above entitled ‘Your Rights’ for further information.
 We may anonymise your personal data (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. This is because you can no longer be identified from the anonymised data.

WHAT IF THE INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT YOU IS WRONG?

It is very important that any personal data we hold about you is correct and is current i.e. is up to date. You have the right to correct us if any information we hold is incorrect or out of date. Please tell us if at any time your personal information changes or if we just have it wrong by emailing us at talk@marikamessager.com .

WHAT IF WE GET SOMETHING WRONG?

If we get something wrong, we want to put it right as quickly as possible. We would really appreciate it if you would contact us first to try and resolve the issue if you ever have any cause to be unhappy with any aspect of the way in which we collect and use your data. However, if you remain unhappy please note that you always have the right to make a more formal complaint through the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues and their website is at www.ico.org.uk. We will work with ICO to ensure that any such complaint is dealt with to your complete satisfaction and in as short a time as possible.

SCHEDULE 1 – THE LEGAL BASIS FOR OUR PROCESSING

Thank you for taking the time to read this Privacy Policy.

We hope you enjoy continuing to browse this Site and you may get in touch with any queries or further information you need: talk@marikamessager.com .

Last Update: March 2019