Privacy Notice

Gemma Rogers

Last updated: 27th October 2026

Who I am

This website is operated by Gemma Rogers, Psychotherapeutic Counsellor (MBACP), Career Change Coach and Yoga Nidra Teacher, based in the UK.

If you have any questions about this notice or how your personal data is handled, you can contact me at:

Email: gemma@gemma-rogers.com

What data I collect

I may collect and process the following personal data:

Identity data: your name.

Contact data: your email address.

Message content: information you choose to share when you contact me.

Technical data: information such as your IP address, browser type, cookies and basic usage data when you visit my website.

If you become a client, I may also collect information necessary to provide counselling or coaching services.

I only collect personal data that is necessary for communication, providing my services and operating my website.

How I collect your data

Your data may be collected when you:

• Email me directly.
• Enquire about or engage in my services.
• Browse my website, including through cookies or analytics where applicable.
• Interact with external services linked to or embedded in my website, such as Insight Timer.

External services may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

How I use your data

I use your personal data to:

• Respond to enquiries.
• Provide information about my services.
• Arrange and provide counselling and coaching sessions.
• Maintain appropriate client records.
• Improve my website and understand how it is used.

I do not sell your personal data.

Lawful basis for processing

Under UK GDPR, I process your personal data where there is a lawful basis to do so. Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

Legitimate interests: to respond to enquiries, manage my practice and operate my website.

Contract: where processing is necessary to provide services you have requested or to take steps before entering into a contract.

Legal obligation: where I need to process or retain information to comply with the law.

Consent: where you have given consent for a specific purpose, such as the use of non-essential cookies where required.

Where applicable, I will seek your consent before processing data for purposes that require it. You can withdraw consent at any time, although this does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

Cookies and analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure it functions properly and, where applicable, to understand how visitors use the site.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Where required, consent will be requested before non-essential cookies are used.

Disabling certain cookies may affect how parts of the website function.

How your data is stored

Your data is stored securely and may be accessed by me and relevant service providers where necessary to operate my website and provide my services.

I take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access.

How long I keep your data

I retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, taking account of any legal or professional requirements.

Enquiry emails: generally for up to 12 months, unless a longer period is necessary.

Client records: retained in accordance with applicable legal, professional and insurance requirements.

I securely dispose of personal data when it is no longer necessary to retain it, unless I am legally required to keep it for longer.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Ask for inaccurate data to be corrected.
• Request erasure of your data.
• Request restriction of processing.
• Object to certain types of processing.
• Request data portability where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

These rights are subject to certain conditions and exceptions.

To exercise your rights, please email gemma@gemma-rogers.com.

Sharing your data

Your personal data may be shared with relevant service providers where necessary to operate my website, manage my practice or provide my services. These may include website hosting and IT providers.

Where I use external services, those providers are responsible for handling personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies and applicable data protection requirements.

I do not sell or rent your personal data.

Links to other websites

My website may contain links to external websites and services, such as Insight Timer. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of these external services, and I encourage you to read their privacy policies.

Contact and complaints

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

Email: gemma@gemma-rogers.com

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

https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

Updates to this notice

This Privacy Notice may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.

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