Privacy Notice

1. Introduction

I am Catherine Farley trading as Beauty by Catherine and as the data controller I am responsible for looking after your personal data.

You can contact me via this website or by email to beautybycatherinesalon@gmail.com

This privacy notice provides you with details of how I collect and process your personal data through your use of my site https://beauty-by-catherine.co.uk/

You

You must be over 13 years of age to provide us with any data.

It is very important that the information I hold about you is accurate – please let me know if your personal information changes at any time.

2. What information do I collect and on what grounds do I process it?

Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you, so it does not include anonymised data. I may process the following types of personal data about you:

Communications that you send to me

Whether it be through the contact form on my website, through email, text, social media messaging, social media posting or any other communication that you send me.

Grounds for processing: Legitimate interests (for the purposes of communicating with you, for record keeping, and for managing bookings/enquiries).

Customer Data

Includes data relating to any purchases of goods and/or services such as your name, title, billing address, email address, phone number, contact details, booking details, and payment/card details.

Grounds for processing: Performance of a contract (to supply the beauty services you have booked and to keep records of transactions).

User Data & Technical Data

Information about how you use our website, your IP address, browser details, and length of visit (usually collected via website analytics).

Grounds for processing: Legitimate interests (to operate and secure our website, and to understand how visitors use our online services).

Sensitive Data (Medical History)

For certain beauty treatments, I am required to ask for details of your medical history, skin type, or current medical conditions. This sensitive information is kept strictly for legal, health, and insurance purposes and will not be shared with third parties unless legally required to do so.

Grounds for processing: Explicit consent. This data will never be used for marketing purposes.

3. How I collect your data

I collect data about you when you fill in forms on our site, message us on social media, or send us emails/texts. I may also automatically collect technical data using cookies.

4. Marketing Communications

Under my legitimate interests or with your consent, I may use your personal information to send you updates or offers about our beauty treatments. You can opt out of receiving marketing messages at any time by following the unsubscribe links on any message or by emailing me directly.

I will never share your personal data with any third party for their own marketing purposes.

5. Disclosures of your personal information

I may share your personal data with trusted service providers who assist with our business operations (such as booking software, website hosting, IT administration, or professional insurers/accountants). I require all third parties to respect the security of your data and treat it in accordance with the law.

6. Data Security & Retention

I have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, or accessed without authorisation. I only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes I collected it for, including satisfying legal, accounting, or insurance requirements.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including the right to request access, correction, or erasure of your personal data. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please email me at beautybycatherinesalon@gmail.com

If you are unhappy with how I handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority (www.ico.org.uk).