Safeguarding online privacy is something we take seriously. Please take the time to read this statement carefully as it sets out what information we may collect from you, how we may use it and your rights in respect of the use and the key details of our privacy policy. We may need to change our privacy policy because of changes within our organisation, legislation or in our efforts to serve your needs better. We will use reasonable efforts to publish any changes to our privacy statement.
Aly Stringer T/A Aly Stringer Yoga is responsible for collecting, processing, storing and safe-keeping personal and other information as part of providing a service and for carrying out regular business activities. Personal information is managed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
Any questions regarding the processing of personal data should be directed to us via
[email protected]
The data controller for alystringeryoga is Aly Stringer, trading as Aly Stringer Yoga.
Contact: [email protected]
SCOPE
Our Privacy Statement governs any kind of processing where we are acting as a data controller or co-controller (including collection, use, transfer, storage and deletion) of personally identifiable information (any information that may be used to identify a physical person, and any other information associated herewith) about natural persons. This statement applies to our processing of data collected through any means, actively and passively, from persons located anywhere in the world. We are guided by the following principles when processing data:
1. We will only collect data for specified purposes; we will make it clear at the point of requesting your information about what we are collecting it for and how we are going to use it.
2. We will not collect data beyond what is necessary to accomplish those purposes; we will minimize the amount of information we collect from you for what is needed to deliver the services required.
3. We will collect and use your personal information only if we have sensible business reasons for doing so; such as record keeping and booking information, contacting you with relevant offers and information, from time to time.
4. We will not use your data for purposes other than those for which it was collected, accepted as stated within our policy, or with your prior consent.
5. We will seek to verify and/or update your data periodically and we will accept request from you for amendment of the data held.
6. We will apply high technical standards to ensure our processing of data is secure.
7. Except otherwise stated, we will not store any data in identifiable form longer than is necessary to accomplish its purpose or as required by law.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
The information we may collect about you could include, but is not limited to:
1. Personal details
2. Family details
3. Lifestyle and social circumstances
4. Physical and mental health details. If we were to obtain special category data from you we will always ask your consent first and we will collect information when:
1. You sign up to our newsletter or mailing list
2. You download an opt-in
3. You join a course, event or programme
4. You contact us for information via the website, social media, phone or email
5. You post on our social media platforms, website or blog
6. You work with us in a commercial capacity.
We may use the information collected to:
1. Allow you to process a booking for a service or product
2. Create a profile for you on the website
3. Send you our newsletters or provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes
4. To ensure that content from our site is presented to you in the most effective manner for you and your computer
5. To allow you to participate in the service you have chosen to do so
6. Notify you about changes to our service
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides that processing of your data shall only be lawful if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:
1. You have consented
2. For the performance of a contract
3. For compliance with a legal obligation which we must perform
4. To protect vital interests of you or another person
5. It is in the public interest
6. It is in the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party
We collect data for the purposes set out above. Data is managed to ensure that it is either erased from our system when it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, retained for legal reasons or minimised and retained. Any health data collected from you has special protection and is limited to that permissible by law. In all instances where special category data is collected we will obtain your express consent.
DATA RETENTION
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, and to support our business obligations.
Booking and contact information: up to 6 years
Health records (for therapy/treatments): up to 7 years
Marketing data: until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe
LINKS FROM OUR SITE
Our site contains links to and from other websites which are operated by individuals and companies over which we have no direct control. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy and terms of use policies. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We advise you to check the policies for third party sites before you submit any personal data to the website.
MARKETING EMAILS
We will make it as easy as we can for you to opt out of unwanted processing, providing it does not restrict our ability to provide you with the primary service you have requested. Please note if you wish to unsubscribe from any marketing emails that you have signed up for, you can do so by emailing [email protected] or clicking onto the unsubscribe link on the marketing email that was sent to you. It may take 24 hours for this to become effective.
WEBSITE ANALYTICS & TARGETED MARKETING
We use website analytics to provide the best user experience and service to you and to evaluate and improve our site. We utilize third party data analytics service providers Google Analytics to improve our visibility and to monitor website browser behavior and navigation across our site. These third-party data analytics service providers collect this information on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and in line with our own privacy policies. Our service providers may collect the following data about the way you use our site, which will almost always be anonymised and aggregated before reporting back to us.
1. Number of visitors to our site
2. Pages visited whilst using the site and time spent per page
3. Page interaction information, such as scrolling, clicks and browsing methods
4. Source location and details about where users go when they leave the site
5. Page response times and any download errors
6. Other technical information relating to end user device, such as IP address or browser plug-in.
From time to time we may use the information collected about you to present you with targeted advertisements using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and/or Instagram.
COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, improve your experience and, collect usage information. We use both essential cookies (necessary for the site to function) and non-essential cookies (eg. analytics). You will be given the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies when you first visit our website. You can update your preferences at any time.
CHANGES TO OUR POLICY & FUTURE PROCESSING
We do not intend to process your personal information except for the reasons stated within this privacy notice. If this changes, this privacy notice will be amended and placed on our website at www.alystringeryoga.co.uk and we will contact you by email to notify you of any changes.
POLICY DETAILS
We continually review our privacy practices and may change our policy and privacy statement from time to time. When we do this an amended privacy statement will be placed on our website at www.alystringeryoga.co.uk. This privacy notice was published on 11th May 2026.
If you are concerned about how we are collecting, using and/or sharing your personal information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you can lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
www.ico.org.uk
Aly Stringer T/A Aly Stringer Yoga is responsible for collecting, processing, storing and safe-keeping personal and other information as part of providing a service and for carrying out regular business activities. Personal information is managed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.
Any questions regarding the processing of personal data should be directed to us via
[email protected]
The data controller for alystringeryoga is Aly Stringer, trading as Aly Stringer Yoga.
Contact: [email protected]
SCOPE
Our Privacy Statement governs any kind of processing where we are acting as a data controller or co-controller (including collection, use, transfer, storage and deletion) of personally identifiable information (any information that may be used to identify a physical person, and any other information associated herewith) about natural persons. This statement applies to our processing of data collected through any means, actively and passively, from persons located anywhere in the world. We are guided by the following principles when processing data:
1. We will only collect data for specified purposes; we will make it clear at the point of requesting your information about what we are collecting it for and how we are going to use it.
2. We will not collect data beyond what is necessary to accomplish those purposes; we will minimize the amount of information we collect from you for what is needed to deliver the services required.
3. We will collect and use your personal information only if we have sensible business reasons for doing so; such as record keeping and booking information, contacting you with relevant offers and information, from time to time.
4. We will not use your data for purposes other than those for which it was collected, accepted as stated within our policy, or with your prior consent.
5. We will seek to verify and/or update your data periodically and we will accept request from you for amendment of the data held.
6. We will apply high technical standards to ensure our processing of data is secure.
7. Except otherwise stated, we will not store any data in identifiable form longer than is necessary to accomplish its purpose or as required by law.
INFORMATION COLLECTED
The information we may collect about you could include, but is not limited to:
1. Personal details
2. Family details
3. Lifestyle and social circumstances
4. Physical and mental health details. If we were to obtain special category data from you we will always ask your consent first and we will collect information when:
1. You sign up to our newsletter or mailing list
2. You download an opt-in
3. You join a course, event or programme
4. You contact us for information via the website, social media, phone or email
5. You post on our social media platforms, website or blog
6. You work with us in a commercial capacity.
We may use the information collected to:
1. Allow you to process a booking for a service or product
2. Create a profile for you on the website
3. Send you our newsletters or provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes
4. To ensure that content from our site is presented to you in the most effective manner for you and your computer
5. To allow you to participate in the service you have chosen to do so
6. Notify you about changes to our service
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides that processing of your data shall only be lawful if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:
1. You have consented
2. For the performance of a contract
3. For compliance with a legal obligation which we must perform
4. To protect vital interests of you or another person
5. It is in the public interest
6. It is in the legitimate interests pursued by us or a third party
We collect data for the purposes set out above. Data is managed to ensure that it is either erased from our system when it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected, retained for legal reasons or minimised and retained. Any health data collected from you has special protection and is limited to that permissible by law. In all instances where special category data is collected we will obtain your express consent.
DATA RETENTION
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, and to support our business obligations.
Booking and contact information: up to 6 years
Health records (for therapy/treatments): up to 7 years
Marketing data: until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe
LINKS FROM OUR SITE
Our site contains links to and from other websites which are operated by individuals and companies over which we have no direct control. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy and terms of use policies. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. We advise you to check the policies for third party sites before you submit any personal data to the website.
MARKETING EMAILS
We will make it as easy as we can for you to opt out of unwanted processing, providing it does not restrict our ability to provide you with the primary service you have requested. Please note if you wish to unsubscribe from any marketing emails that you have signed up for, you can do so by emailing [email protected] or clicking onto the unsubscribe link on the marketing email that was sent to you. It may take 24 hours for this to become effective.
WEBSITE ANALYTICS & TARGETED MARKETING
We use website analytics to provide the best user experience and service to you and to evaluate and improve our site. We utilize third party data analytics service providers Google Analytics to improve our visibility and to monitor website browser behavior and navigation across our site. These third-party data analytics service providers collect this information on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and in line with our own privacy policies. Our service providers may collect the following data about the way you use our site, which will almost always be anonymised and aggregated before reporting back to us.
1. Number of visitors to our site
2. Pages visited whilst using the site and time spent per page
3. Page interaction information, such as scrolling, clicks and browsing methods
4. Source location and details about where users go when they leave the site
5. Page response times and any download errors
6. Other technical information relating to end user device, such as IP address or browser plug-in.
From time to time we may use the information collected about you to present you with targeted advertisements using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and/or Instagram.
COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, improve your experience and, collect usage information. We use both essential cookies (necessary for the site to function) and non-essential cookies (eg. analytics). You will be given the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies when you first visit our website. You can update your preferences at any time.
CHANGES TO OUR POLICY & FUTURE PROCESSING
We do not intend to process your personal information except for the reasons stated within this privacy notice. If this changes, this privacy notice will be amended and placed on our website at www.alystringeryoga.co.uk and we will contact you by email to notify you of any changes.
POLICY DETAILS
We continually review our privacy practices and may change our policy and privacy statement from time to time. When we do this an amended privacy statement will be placed on our website at www.alystringeryoga.co.uk. This privacy notice was published on 11th May 2026.
If you are concerned about how we are collecting, using and/or sharing your personal information, you can contact our Data Protection Officer [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you can lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
www.ico.org.uk
