Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2025

At Tabitha Leacock, your privacy is treated with the same care and respect I bring to everything else I do. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you visit my website, make an enquiry, or engage my services.

I am committed to full compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Please read this policy carefully. By using my website or contacting me, you agree to the practices described here.

1. Who I Am

The data controller responsible for your personal information is:

Tabitha Leacock Trading as: Tabitha Leacock — Premium Personal Styling for Women 40+ Based in: Berkshire, England Contact email: [your email address]

If you have any questions about this policy or how I handle your data, please contact me using the details above.

2. What Personal Data I Collect

Information you provide directly

Your name
Your email address
Your telephone number
Your general location or address (if relevant to in-home services)
Information you share in your enquiry or consultation, including details about your lifestyle, wardrobe, body shape, colouring, budget and style goals
Payment information (processed securely via a third-party payment provider — I do not store card details myself)

Information collected automatically

Your IP address
Browser type and version
Pages visited and time spent on my website
Referring website or search terms used to find my site

This data is collected via cookies and analytics tools (see Section 8 on Cookies).

3. How I Use Your Personal Data

I use your personal data only for legitimate purposes directly related to providing my services and running my business. These purposes include:

Responding to your enquiries and booking requests
Delivering personal styling services, including colour analysis, body shape analysis, wardrobe edits, personal shopping and corporate styling
Communicating with you before, during and after your sessions
Processing payments and maintaining financial records
Sending you relevant updates or information about my services, where you have consented to receive them
Improving my website and understanding how visitors use it
Complying with my legal and regulatory obligations

4. The Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

Under UK GDPR, I must have a lawful basis to process your personal data. The bases I rely on are:

Contract: to fulfil the services you have engaged me to provide
Legitimate interests: to respond to your enquiries, manage client relationships and improve my business
Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws, including financial record-keeping requirements
Consent: where you have explicitly opted in to receive marketing communications from me. You may withdraw this consent at any time by contacting me directly.

5. Sensitive Personal Data

In the course of providing personal styling services, I may discuss or take note of certain sensitive or personal details — such as information relating to your health, body, or significant life circumstances — where you volunteer this as part of our consultation.

I treat all such information with absolute discretion, care and confidentiality. It will never be shared with third parties without your explicit consent, and it will be used solely to ensure that my services are appropriate and beneficial for you.

6. How Long I Keep Your Data

I retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. As a general guide:

Client records are retained for up to six years following the end of our working relationship, in line with HMRC requirements for financial records
Enquiry records where no services were taken are typically deleted within 12 months
Marketing contact preferences are retained until you withdraw your consent

When data is no longer needed, I delete or anonymise it securely.

7. Who I Share Your Data With

I do not sell, rent or trade your personal data to any third party. I may share your information only in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers: trusted third-party businesses who assist me in running my business, such as payment processors, website hosting providers and email platforms. These providers are bound by data processing agreements and may only use your data as instructed by me.
Legal requirements: if required to do so by law, court order or regulatory authority.

All third parties with whom I share data are required to handle it in accordance with UK GDPR.

8. Cookies

My website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help the site function correctly and to understand how visitors use it.

The types of cookies I may use include:

Essential cookies: necessary for the website to operate
Analytics cookies: to understand visitor behaviour and improve the site (e.g. Google Analytics)
Preference cookies: to remember your settings and choices

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the site.

By continuing to use my website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

9. Keeping Your Data Safe

I take the security of your personal data seriously and have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to protect it from unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure.

These measures include password-protected systems, secure cloud storage and the use of reputable, UK GDPR-compliant software and platforms.

Please be aware that no method of electronic transmission or storage is entirely secure. While I do everything reasonably practicable to protect your data, I cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

The right to access: to request a copy of the personal data I hold about you
The right to rectification: to ask me to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
The right to erasure: to request that I delete your personal data, subject to any legal obligations I have to retain it
The right to restrict processing: to ask me to limit how I use your data in certain circumstances
The right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
The right to object: to object to my processing of your data where I rely on legitimate interests as my lawful basis
The right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at [your email address]. I will respond to all requests within one calendar month.

If you are not satisfied with how I have handled your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection authority. You can contact the ICO at www.ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

11. Links to Other Websites

My website may contain links to third-party websites — for example, social media platforms. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before sharing any personal information with them.

12. Children's Privacy

My services are intended exclusively for adults aged 18 and over. I do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe that a child has provided me with personal information, please contact me immediately so that I can delete it.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices or in applicable law. The most current version will always be available on my website, and the date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. If any changes are significant, I will notify existing clients directly.

14. Contact

If you have any questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the way I handle your personal data, please do not hesitate to get in touch:

Email: [your email address]

I aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within five working days.

Tabitha Leacock | Premium Personal Styling for Women 40+ | Berkshire, England