PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy for What She Said Ltd
Last updated: October 2024
1. Introduction
What She Said Ltd ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you use our services, website, or attend our events.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the following personal information that you provide directly to us:
- Name
- Company name
- Address
- Email address
- Demographic information (to better understand our community and provide appropriate resources)
- Business-related information (type of business, duration in business)
- Challenges and pain points related to your business
We collect this information through:
- Website forms
- Email subscriptions
- Event registrations
We may also automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Device information
- Usage data
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. We have an opt-in cookie policy pop-up on our website. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for various purposes, including:
- Providing and maintaining our services
- Processing transactions
- Sending you administrative information
- Responding to your inquiries
- Improving our services
- Marketing and promotional purposes
- Understanding our community to provide appropriate resources and support
- Complying with legal obligations
5. Sharing of Your Information
We do not share your personal data with any third parties. However, we do use third-party services that may collect user data. These third parties are bound by their own privacy policies and data protection regulations.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as you remain a member of the What She Said collective. Once you cease to be a member, we will delete or anonymise your data unless required by law to retain it.
7. Your Rights
Under UK and EU data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access your data
- The right to rectify inaccurate data
- The right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object to processing
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
8. International Operations
While What She Said primarily operates within the UK and all events are held in the UK, membership is open to individuals based outside the UK. By using our services, you consent to the transfer, processing, and storage of your information in the UK, which may have different data protection laws than those in your country of residence.
9. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
What She Said Ltd
Email: hello@whatshesaid.uk
This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with UK and EU data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We encourage you to review this policy regularly for any changes and to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.