Privacy Policy

Your trust matters — here’s how I protect it

Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026


This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is handled across:

  • simonpollard.com
  • simonpollardstudio.com
  • simonpollardcoaching.com

In line with UK data privacy expectations, this privacy notice identifies the controller, explain the purposes of processing, the lawful basis, who data is shared with, how long it is kept, and the rights individuals have. For the purposes of UK data protection law, Simon Pollard is the data controller for personal data collected through those websites and related communications.

1. Who I Am

Simon Pollard operates:

  • simonpollard.com
  • Simon Pollard Studio
  • Simon Pollard Coaching

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, you can contact:

2. What Personal Data I Collect

Depending on how you interact with the site, I may collect:

  • your name;
  • your email address;
  • any information you choose to include in a message or enquiry;
  • information you provide when registering interest in a service, programme, offer, or update;
  • records of communications between you and me.

This information will be voluntarily provided by you either by email sent to me directly or through an embedded form on one of the simonpollard*.com websites.

3. How I Use Your Personal Data

I may use your personal data to:

  • respond to enquiries;
  • communicate with you about services, projects, programmes, commissions, collaborations, or coaching-related offers;
  • send updates you have asked to receive;
  • invite you to relevant early conversations, feedback requests, or programme-related communications;
  • maintain appropriate business and consent records;
  • protect the website and related services from misuse.

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, personal data must be processed on a lawful basis, and this privacy notice states both the purpose and the lawful basis.

I rely on one or more of the following lawful bases, depending on the situation:

Consent

Where you choose to sign up for updates, register your interest, or request to hear more about a programme, service, or offer.

Legitimate Interests

Where you contact me directly and I need to respond, manage correspondence, keep records, or develop and operate my work in a reasonable and proportionate way. Legitimate interests can be used where processing is necessary for a genuine purpose and is balanced against your rights and interests.

Contract

Where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into an agreement, or to perform a contract with you.

Where I rely on consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time.

5. Who I Share Your Data With

I do not sell your personal data.

I may share personal data with trusted service providers where necessary to run the website or related communications, for example:

  • website hosting providers;
  • email providers;
  • form or mailing-list providers used to collect and manage signups or updates.

Where third parties process personal data on my behalf, they do so only in line with my instructions unless the law requires otherwise.

6. International Transfers

Some service providers may process personal data outside the UK.

Where this happens, I will only use providers where appropriate safeguards are in place under applicable data protection law.

7. How Long I Keep Personal Data

I keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, manage ongoing communications, keep consent records, and meet any legal, administrative, or accounting requirements.

Where you have signed up for updates, I will normally keep your details until you unsubscribe, withdraw consent, or I decide the list is no longer needed.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies that are necessary for site functionality, security, or embedded third-party tools.

If non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used, they should only be used in line with applicable legal requirements.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you may have the right to:

  • request access to your personal data;
  • request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
  • request deletion of your personal data;
  • request restriction of processing;
  • object to processing based on legitimate interests;
  • withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis;
  • request data portability where applicable;
  • complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office.

10. Complaints

If you have concerns about how your personal data is handled, please contact me first at:

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the UK.

If I process your personal data on the basis of legitimate interests, you have the right to object to that processing.

11. Third-Party Links

These websites may contain links to third-party websites or services. Those third parties have their own privacy policies and practices, and I am not responsible for their content or data handling.

12. Changes to This Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page, together with the date it was last updated.