Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

Last Updated: January 15, 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how FINANCIAL SEMINARS LTD (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit our website and register for our educational webinar series titled "Cats and Meditation: How Purring Improves Mental Health."

FINANCIAL SEMINARS LTD is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are a company registered in the United Kingdom with our registered office at Gable Cottage, Park Place, Ashton Keynes, SWINDON, SN6 6NT, United Kingdom. You may contact us regarding data protection matters at [email protected].

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable data protection legislation. This policy describes your rights regarding your personal data and how you can exercise them.

2. What Data We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

Information You Provide Directly

  • Name: Your full name as entered in our registration or contact forms.
  • Email address: Your email address, used to send you webinar details and respond to inquiries.
  • Message content: Any text you submit through our contact form.

Information Collected Automatically

  • IP address: Your Internet Protocol address, collected automatically when you access our website.
  • Cookies and similar technologies: Small text files stored on your device to facilitate website functionality and analytics.
  • Usage data: Information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths.
  • Device information: Browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, and device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile).
  • Server logs: Standard server log files that record requests made to our web server, including timestamps and referring URLs.

3. How We Collect Data

We collect personal data through the following methods:

  • 1 Website forms: When you fill in and submit our webinar registration form or contact form, the information you enter is transmitted to us securely.
  • 2 Cookies: We use essential cookies to ensure the website functions properly, and analytics cookies (if you consent) to understand how visitors use our site. Please refer to our Cookies Policy for detailed information.
  • 3 Analytics tools: We may use Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data about website traffic, visitor behaviour, and interaction patterns. Google Analytics processes data in accordance with its own privacy policies.
  • 4 Server logs: Our web hosting provider automatically records server log data each time a browser or device accesses our website.

We do not use any Meta (Facebook/Instagram) tracking pixels, retargeting technologies, or third-party advertising cookies on this website.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds under Article 6 of the UK GDPR:

Consent (Article 6(1)(a))

When you voluntarily submit your name and email address through our registration form, you consent to the processing of that data for the specific purpose of organizing your webinar registration and sending you the webinar link and related details. You also consent to the use of analytics cookies when you accept cookies through our cookie consent banner.

Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f))

We have a legitimate interest in ensuring the security and proper functioning of our website, preventing fraud, and understanding general website usage patterns through anonymised analytics data. We balance these interests against your rights and freedoms and ensure they do not override your privacy.

Contract Performance (Article 6(1)(b))

When you register for our free webinar, we process your data to fulfil our obligation to provide you with the webinar access details, including session dates, times, and the participation link. This processing is necessary to deliver the educational service you have registered for.

5. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

  • Service delivery: To process your webinar registration, send you confirmation emails, provide the webinar access link, and send session reminders. Your name and email are used exclusively for these purposes.
  • Communication: To respond to inquiries you submit through our contact form. We will use your email address only to reply to your specific message.
  • Website analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website, identify popular content, and improve the user experience. This data is collected in anonymised or aggregated form whenever possible.
  • Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes. We may retain certain data if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

We do not use your personal data for marketing purposes beyond sending webinar-related emails that you explicitly signed up for. We do not send newsletters, promotional offers, or third-party advertisements.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. The specific retention periods are as follows:

Data Type Retention Period
Webinar registration data (name, email) 6 months after the final webinar session
Contact form submissions (name, email, message) 2 years from the date of submission
Cookie consent preferences 13 months from the date consent was given
Analytics data (anonymised) 26 months
Server logs (IP address, access records) 90 days

After the applicable retention period expires, your personal data is securely deleted or anonymised so that it can no longer be associated with you. If you request deletion of your data before the retention period ends, we will comply with your request within 30 days, unless we have a legal obligation to retain it.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to any third party. We may share your data only with the following categories of recipients, and only to the extent necessary:

  • Hosting providers: Our website is hosted on secure servers. The hosting provider may process server log data (including IP addresses) as part of providing hosting services. They act as a data processor under our instructions.
  • Analytics providers: If you consent to analytics cookies, Google Analytics may receive anonymised usage data. Google processes this data in accordance with its own privacy policy and acts as a data processor.
  • Email service providers: We may use a third-party email service to deliver webinar confirmation emails and access links. These providers process your name and email address solely for the purpose of delivering our emails and are bound by data processing agreements.

We may also disclose personal data if required by law, regulation, court order, or governmental request, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal data is primarily processed and stored within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). In some cases, data may be transferred to countries outside the UK and EEA, for example, when using analytics or email delivery services with servers located in the United States or other jurisdictions.

Where such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data, including:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
  • Adequacy decisions issued by the UK Secretary of State recognising that the recipient country provides adequate data protection
  • Binding corporate rules or other approved certification mechanisms

You may request further details about the specific safeguards applied to international transfers of your data by contacting us at [email protected].

9. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR (Articles 15 through 22), you have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

Right of Access

You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and information about how we process it (Article 15).

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you (Article 16).

Right to Erasure

You have the right to request that we delete your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when the data is no longer necessary (Article 17).

Right to Restriction

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in specific situations, such as when you contest its accuracy (Article 18).

Right to Portability

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller (Article 20).

Right to Object

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes (Article 21).

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we process your data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew your consent.

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of the rights listed above, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In complex cases, we may extend this period by an additional 60 days, but we will notify you of any such extension within the initial 30-day period.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that our processing of your personal data violates applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk or by phone at 0303 123 1113.

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality and, with your consent, to collect anonymised analytics data. Below is a summary of the types of cookies we use:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function correctly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, security, and remembering your cookie consent preferences. Essential cookies do not collect personal data for marketing or analytics purposes.

Duration: Session-based or up to 13 months for consent preferences.

Analytics Cookies

If you consent, we use analytics cookies (such as those set by Google Analytics) to collect anonymised data about how visitors use our website. This helps us understand which pages are most visited, how users navigate through the site, and where we can improve the experience. These cookies do not identify you personally.

Duration: Up to 26 months.

Marketing and Advertising Cookies

We do not use marketing cookies, advertising cookies, or retargeting cookies on this website. No third-party advertising networks track your activity through our site.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our Cookies Policy page. Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings, including blocking or deleting cookies.

11. Children's Privacy

Our website and webinar series are not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect, store, or process personal data from anyone under 16 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact us immediately at [email protected].

Upon becoming aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 16, we will take immediate steps to delete such data from our records.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, applicable laws, or regulatory requirements. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide additional notice on our website.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your data. Continued use of our website after any changes to this policy constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated terms.

If we make changes that significantly affect the way we process your personal data, we will endeavour to notify registered users via email at least 14 days before the changes take effect.

13. Contact Details

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the details below:

Data Controller

FINANCIAL SEMINARS LTD

Registered Address

Gable Cottage, Park Place, Ashton Keynes, SWINDON, SN6 6NT, United Kingdom

Privacy Contact Email

[email protected]

For complaints regarding how we handle your personal data, you may also contact the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) directly. The ICO is the UK's independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest.

The webinar is provided for educational purposes only. The invited expert participates as a guest contributor.