Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 15 July 2025
Controller: Own Your Destiny Ltd (trading as OwnYourDestiny.Life), 116 Longships Way, Kennet Island, Reading, Berkshire, England, RG2 0FZ
Contact: data@ownyourdestiny.life

1. Who We Are

We are a UK-based consulting and training firm offering Career Transition, Entrepreneurial, and other courses and programmes. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, and store personal data via our website, events, forms, and communications.

2. Personal Data We Collect

2.1 Source:  Directly from you 

Data Collected:  Name, email, phone number; course attendance; event sign-ups; your testimonial, story or statements about your career journey and intentions going forward; information of a personal nature you may provide to us through our website forms and during program activities (for example, in written submissions, group discussions, or online calls). 

2.2 Source: Automatically

Data Collected: IP address, device, browser, pages visited, cookie data

2.3 Source: Third Parties

Data Collected: Payment   processors: billing & transaction info; LinkedIn profile data if   connected

3. How We Use Your Data & Legal Basis

• To provide courses & services     (contractual basis)
• To create case studies, testimonials, or      other educational, informational or marketing materials (contractual      basis)
• To communicate marketing or updates,      only with consent or under the soft opt-in exception for existing contacts      (PECR/GDPR)
• To improve our website & user      experience (legitimate interest)
• To comply with legal obligations,      such as tax or reporting (legal basis)

4. Marketing Consent

• You must opt in for promotional      emails, SMS, or direct messaging;
• You must opt in for us to process      your data to create case studies, testimonials, or other educational and      marketing materials
• Existing clients may receive related      service info under soft opt-in, provided we gave an opt-out at      sign-up.
• All communications include an unsubscribe      option.

5. Cookies & Tracking

• We use necessary cookies to operate our      site.
• Non-essential cookies (analytics,      marketing) are only used after explicit consent via cookie banner.
• You may manage or withdraw cookie consent      at any time.

6. Disclosure of Data

We may share personal data:

• With payment processors to handle      payments
• With IT service providers, such as      CRM or email hosts
• When legally required (for example, tax      authorities)

7. International Transfers

We do not transfer your personal data outside the UK or EEA. If ever required, we will use approved safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

8. Data Security & Retention

• We use secure storage to protect      information.
• Personal data is retained only as long as      needed.
  • Marketing profile: until you unsubscribe
  • Events or course data: retained for 7       years for administrative/fiscal needs

    

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access, correct, or erase your data;
• Restrict or object to processing;
• Withdraw consent at any time;
• Lodge a complaint with the UK ICO.

Please note, though, that once we have anonymised your personal data and created case studies, testimonials, or other educational, informational or marketing materials, those artefacts will fall outside of and not be recognised as, or protected in the same way as, your personal data. This means that exercising your UK GDPR rights above will ensure we stop processing or further processing your personal data, once you have properly exercised those rights, but will not extend to the artefacts created by us before you properly exercised those rights, and our continued use of them after that point in time.

To exercise any of your privacy rights, email data@ownyourdestiny.life.

10. Children

Our services are for adults only. We do not knowingly collect data from persons under 18.

11. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

12. Changes to Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes become effective immediately upon posting, and we will notify you if significant revisions are made.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or want to review or correct your data, please contact data@ownyourdestiny.life.