Privacy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: July 2026

At Inner Courage, your privacy is important. Whether you are contacting me about counselling, reflective support or workshops, I am committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how it is collected, stored and used.

This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected, why it is collected, and the steps taken to keep it secure.

WHO WE ARE

Inner Courage provides integrative counselling, reflective support, workshops and wellbeing services for individuals, schools, organisations and businesses across Essex.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Inner Courage

Email: hello@innercourage.co.uk

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Depending on how you contact Inner Courage, we may collect:

• Your name

• Your email address

• Your telephone number

• Information you choose to include in an enquiry or contact form

We only collect the information necessary to respond to your enquiry or provide our services.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Your information may be used to:

• Respond to your enquiry.

• Arrange counselling sessions or workshops.

• Provide the services you have requested.

• Meet legal, professional or safeguarding obligations where applicable.

Your personal information will never be sold or shared for marketing purposes.

KEEPING YOUR INFORMATION SAFE

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect your personal information.

Although no method of transmitting information over the internet is completely secure, every reasonable effort is made to keep your information safe.

Personal information is only kept for as long as necessary or where required by law or professional guidance.

COOKIES

This website may use essential cookies to help it function correctly.

At present, Inner Courage does not use cookies for advertising or marketing purposes.

THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Inner Courage may use trusted third-party providers to help operate this website, such as website hosting or email services.

These providers only process personal information where necessary and are expected to comply with UK data protection legislation.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This website may contain links to external websites.

Once you leave the Inner Courage website, I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. Please read their own privacy policies before providing personal information.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Inner Courage provides services for both adults and young people.

Where services are provided to children or young people, personal information is handled in accordance with UK data protection law and professional ethical guidance.

YOUR RIGHTS

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal information.

• Request that inaccurate information is corrected.

• Request deletion of your information where appropriate.

• Restrict or object to certain types of processing.

• Withdraw consent where consent has been given.

• Request a copy of the personal information held about you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact Inner Courage using the email address above.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.

The latest version will always be available on this page.

CONTACT

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Inner Courage

Email: hello@innercourage.co.uk