Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment

The Alexander Technique Congress Association (ATCA) is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation, the EU GDPR, and the Data Protection Act 2018.

This policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

2. Who We Are

ATCA is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website.

Contact details can be provided on your website’s contact page or within this section.

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following information:

a) Information you provide directly

When you use our contact form or email us, we may collect:

  • your name,

  • email address,

  • any information you choose to include in your message.

This information is sent directly to us by email and is not stored on the website.

b) Technical and Usage Data

When you visit our website, we may collect:

  • your IP address (anonymised if analytics are enabled),

  • browser type and version,

  • pages visited,

  • date/time of visits,

  • device information.

This data is collected only with your consent where non-essential cookies are used.

4. Lawful Bases for Processing

We process personal data under the following lawful bases:

  • Consent – for analytics cookies or when you voluntarily submit a contact form.

  • Legitimate interests – to ensure website security and functionality.

  • Legal obligation – if required to comply with a legal request.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data to:

  • respond to your enquiries,

  • operate and improve our website,

  • analyse website usage (if you consent to analytics cookies).

We do not sell your data or share it with third parties except where necessary to provide website services (e.g., hosting providers operating under data-processing agreements).

6. Data Storage and Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

We will not keep personal data longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

7. International Transfers

If any third-party service providers (such as Google Analytics) process data outside the UK or EU, appropriate safeguards are in place (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data.

  • Request correction of inaccurate data.

  • Request deletion (“right to be forgotten”).

  • Object to processing or withdraw consent at any time.

  • Request restriction of processing.

  • Request data portability.

  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

In the UK, the supervisory authority is:

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – https://ico.org.uk

For the EU, you may contact your local data protection authority.

9. Contact Form

Information submitted through our contact form is treated as confidential and used only to respond to your message. It is transmitted by email and not stored on the website.

10. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy occasionally. Any changes will be published on this page, and the revision date will be updated.