Privacy Policy

Introduction

This website is own and edited by Iwona Mech, trading as Mech Coaching Services. I am the data controller and I am responsible for your personal data. I care about your data and by reading this lengthy part of the website I understand that you care about it too.

Privacy Policy, i.e. this section- will tell you what data is being collected and what this website does with your personal information. I have also included your rights under current laws and regulations, so please make sure you read this policy carefully.

It is very important that the information I hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let me know if at any time if your personal information changes by emailing me at iwona@mechcoachingservices.com.

By using this website, you accept the terms of the policy and cookies. If you do not agree with the following policy, you may wish to cease using/ viewing this website.
This policy may change from time to time. You are being encouraged to familiarise yourself with it periodically. The data of the latest update is always shown at the bottom for quick verification.

What? Why? How?

If you send me an e-mail via the contact form- your name, e-mail address and message will be e-mailed to me. I keep this information private and store it in my mailing system so I can respond to you. If you are a coaching client, I will collect also your phone number/ Skype name. I store this information on my work mobile phone. I will use this information for purpose of communicating with you within the context of coaching agreement, i.e. providing you with an invoice for purchased services, booking coaching sessions, communication regarding enquiries you’ve raised or changing/ cancelling an agreed appointment in an event of unexpected situations. All personal information is protected by passwords. With your permission I will add you to a mailing list or coaching hours’ log to upgrade my coaching qualification, but it will not be shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

Google Analytics is the analytics tracking system I use and it may collect the following information about you while using my website:

  • IP address
  • What browser do you use (Chrome, Safari, IE)
  • Navigation pathsTime spent on the website
  • Information about device that you use, for example time zone settings.

This data is being processed to understand the use on my website and may be used to improve offered products and services.

I do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offences. Or any sensitive data about you, such as:

  • details about your race and ethnicity
  • religious beliefs
  • sex orientation
  • political opinions.

I will only keep hold of your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose I collected it for, including satisfying legal and accounting purposes.
Under the current law I am required to keep basic information about my clients (contact and financial information) for the length of six years’ after our working arrangement ceased.

If you opt out of receiving marketing communication, this removes you from the mailing list. It does not apply to any personal data provided as a result of entering the coaching agreement.

Sharing your personal data

All parties that your data will be shared with are obliged to act in accordance with the law and regulations. I may be required to share your data with the governmental bodies or agencies for reporting purposes, with professional advisers (such as lawyers, auditors, accountants) or with IT and administration system providers.

Is providing data mandatory?

No, you can use the website without providing any data. We require your details only when you are using contact form. Additional data may be required when you decide to enter into the coaching agreement.

Your Law

You have the following rights under the GDPR law:

  1. The right to be informed
  2. The right of access
  3. The right to rectification
  4. The right to erasure
  5. The right to restrict processing
  6. The right to data portability
  7. The right to object
  8. Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.

Visit the following website to explore these rights further:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/

You can contact me at any time to request access, correct or delete any information I keep about you. To exercise any of the rights set out above, please email me at iwona@mechcochingservices.com. The access to your personal data is free of charge providing the request is not unfounded or repetitive. If proving requested data is not possible within 30 days, I will be notified.

For security measures and to ensure that the personal data is not disclosed to any unauthorised parties, I may need to request specific information from you for verification purposes.

A cookie is a small file stored on your device. It helps analyse web traffic and presents options that may be of interest to you based on the information it got from your previous visits. It tailors the web applications to meet your preference based on the information it gathered from your browsing patterns.

To provide better functioning website and improve user experience I use cookies to track which pages are being used. Only data that you have chosen to share is visible to me. It is being used for the analytical purposes. You have a choice either to accept to decline cookies. As most of the available browsers accept cookies, you will need to modify your browser settings, which may result in all or part of the website not being accessible to you.

By your use of this website you are:

  • consenting to my use of cookies
  • acknowledging that you have the ability to disable any cookies through your own browser
  • acknowledging that declining the cookies may affect your browsing experience and the performance of this site.
  • Links to other websites
  • This website contains links to other websites (such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram). Once you use this links, you will leave this website. As I do not have any control over other websites policy and this policy relate only to MechCoachingServices.com website only, I do not take any responsibility for any information you provide while visiting these sites. You should familiarise yourself with privacy statement of each of this websites.

Data Incident Notification

You will be notified within 72h of me being aware of an incident if an unauthorised access to your data takes place.

Updated January 2019