This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you contact me, book a Liverpool Celebrant ceremony or purchase an item from Liverpool Celebrant.

 

Your personal data is safe and secure with Liverpool Celebrant. We do not collect email addresses, or other contact details, and forward them to third parties, that would be illegal – and immoral!

 

If you contact me with an enquiry, and do not subsequently book my Celebrant services, or do not purchase an item, I will delete your information after one month. 

 

 

Information I Collect

To create and conduct your ceremony, or fulfil your order for ceremony enhancement items (such as sand blending sets or bespoke handfasting cords), you must provide me with certain information, such as your name and email address, and in order to forward purchased items, to you, I may need a postal address. 

 

For some kinds of ceremonies, I may also ask for other information, such as significant dates and events. Although they are often helpful within the storytelling, I can craft ceremonies without this information and you are not obliged to provide these details, or any other information that you do not wish to disclose.

 

 

Why I Need Your Information and How I Use It

I rely on a number of legal bases to collect, use, and share your information, including:

• as needed to provide my services, such as when I use your information to create and conduct your ceremony, fulfil your order for ceremony enhancement items, to settle disputes, or to provide customer support;

• if necessary to comply with a legal obligation, such as retaining information about your ceremony fees and purchases, as required by the HMRC; and

• as necessary for the purpose of my legitimate interests, if those legitimate interests are not overridden by your rights or interests, such as: providing and improving my services. 

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Information Sharing and Disclosure

Information about my customers is important to my business. I share your personal information for very limited reasons and in limited circumstances, as follows:

• Compliance with laws. I may collect, use, retain, and share your information if I have a good faith belief that it is reasonably necessary to:

            (a) respond to legal process or to HMRC requests;

            (b) enforce my agreements, terms and policies; 

 

 

Data Retention

I retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide you with my services and as described in my Privacy Policy. However, I may also be required to retain this information to comply with my legal, tax and regulatory obligations. I generally keep your data for the following time period: 7 years. 

 

 

Your Rights

If you reside in certain territories, including the EU, you have a number of rights in relation to your personal information. While some of these rights apply generally, certain rights apply only in certain limited cases. I describe these rights below:

• Access. You may have the right to access and receive a copy of the personal information I hold about you by emailing: lorraine@liverpoolcelebrant.co.uk

• Change, restrict, delete, object. You may also have rights to change, restrict, delete, or object to my use of your personal information. The exception being the documentation that HMRC requires me to keep for a minimum of six years following our annual tax return. 

• Complain. If you reside in the EU and wish to raise a concern about my use of your information (and without prejudice to any other rights you may have), you have the right to do so with your local data protection authority.

 

 

How to Contact Me

For purposes of data protection law, I, Lorraine Hull, am the data controller of your personal information. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact me at: lorraine@liverpoolcelebrant.co.uk