PRIVACY & COOKIE NOTICE Title: Privacy & Cookie Notice | Oak & Thorn Ceremonies®️
Last Updated On 25th September 2026
Effective Date 04-Dec-2023
This Privacy Notice replaces any previous Data Protection Policy and Cookie Policy :
PRIVACY & COOKIES
I am Michelle Taylor and I trade as “Michelle Taylor Celebrant”,“ Oak and Thorn Ceremonies” and I also run a peer advisory service as “The Savvy Celebrant”. I may be contacted via the contact form on the website, via email , [email protected] or by post, 30 Munnings Way, Lawford, Manningtree, Essex CO11 2LQ. I may also be contacted by telephone, 07974 098 519.
I may process “personal data” and/or “special category data” as defined in UK data protection legislation. This processing may be on my own behalf or on behalf of my clients – either way I process data as part of the contracted services and/or my administration. I am also on Facebook and Instagram too.
I realise the importance of confidentiality. Data may be processed on paper and/or in electronic formats. When processed electronically, data may be held on a cloud based system and/or on a local device. Regardless of how data are processed, all feasible security measures are in place. Data are held as long as they are relevant to the purpose for collection and/or if there is a statutory retention period. All data are destroyed by secure means when no longer required.
Data may be shared with third parties as part of my contracted services and/or if I am required by law to do so. I cannot accept any liability for any processing conducted by a third party outside my remit.
As part of my compliance, I have conducted a cookie audit on my website. Cookies are internet files used by the browser to view websites and their content. If you decide to save your data so that the website remembers you on your next visit, this will be stored on your browser, but the website will utilise a cookie to “access” this information – it saves you keep logging in!
None of the above affects your rights under the legislation, in particular your right to access the data we hold on you. If you wish to request a copy of your data, please submit it in writing/email to me. Please include enough information to enable me to identify you and search for appropriate data.
If you are dissatisfied with this policy, have queries about my data protection procedures or wish to lodge a complaint, please contact the business in the first instance. Thereafter you have the right to submit a complaint to the Supervisory Authority, the Information Commission.
