Privacy policy

Our contact details

Name: Nancy Stevenson

E-mail:writeretreatuk@gmail.com

Privacy notice completed on 22/05/2021

The type of personal information we collect

I collect names and email addresses on this website when you enter this data on the bookings/contact page.  This data enables direct e-mail contact in order to process your booking or enquiry. 

How we get the personal information and why we have it

If you provide information in the enquiries box then Nancy Stevenson from WriteRetreatUK will correspond with you by email in order to process your booking and update you on the status of your booking.  http://www.WriteretreatUK.org is not used to collect personal information beyond your email address and name and will not share this information with other parties. 

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How I store your personal information

Your email address information is securely stored in my Gmail account.

I keep your email address for 24 months after our last correspondence.  I will then dispose your information by deleting your email address and correspondence from my Gmail account.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.

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

Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us 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 we transfer the personal information you gave us 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, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at writeretreatuk@gmail.com if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at Write Retreat UK writeretreatuk@gmail.com.

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data. The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk