Privacy Policy

Introduction

We protect your personal data in line with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. This requires data controllers and processors such as ourselves to document our lawful basis for processing personal data. It also gives you rights over how your data is processed. This privacy policy documents the data we collect, why and how we process it, and how to exercise your rights.

Scope

This policy covers data processed or controlled by SENcoy Consulting and any of their subsidiaries.

Data controller

The data controller responsible for this website is Sarah Secoy of SENcoy Consulting. 

This website contains links to third-party websites such as, Facebook and LinkedIn, which have their own data controllers and privacy policies. This privacy policy is relevant to this website  and SENCoy Consulting only. 

What we collect

Personal data

This website is hosted by GoDaddy. The hosting site collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

· Visitor IP Addresses

· Brower Types and Versions

· Time Zone settings

· Operating system and platform

GoDaddy needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. GoDaddy analyses the data in a de-personalised form.

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

· Clicks

· Internal links

· Pages visited

· Scrolling

· Searches

· Timestamps

This information is shared with GoDaddy, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties, without your consent. 

In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions, solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional offers. 

For information about how to raise concerns regarding the handling of your personal data, please see our Data Protection Complaints Notice within our General Complaints Policy.

Non-Personal Information

In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customise the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends and analyse use patterns on the Site. 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Tools

SENcoy Consulting may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted technologies and other automated tools to support administrative, business and operational functions. Examples may include note summarisation, content generation, information organisation, website management, customer communication support and data analysis.

Any use of AI is undertaken in accordance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Personal data will only be processed where there is a lawful basis to do so and appropriate safeguards are in place.

AI tools are used to support human decision making rather than replace it.  SENcoy Consulting does not make decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects solely through automated processing without appropriate human involvement and oversight.

Where third party AI providers are used, reasonable steps are taken to ensure that appropriate contractual, technical and organisational measures are in place to protect personal data.

Legal purpose of the processing of personal data

SENcoy Consulting and may process any of your personal information identified in this privacy policy where necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, both in court proceedings and in an administrative or out-of-court procedure. The legal basis for this processing is the protection and assertion of our legal rights, your legal rights and the legal rights of others.

SENcoy Consulting may also process any of your personal information identified in this privacy policy where necessary for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining insurance coverage, managing risks, fulfilment of tax obligations, or obtaining professional advice. The legal basis for this processing is the proper protection of our business against risks.

Individual rights - Raising concerns and complaints

If you have concerns about how we collect, use, store, share or protect your personal data, including any concerns relating to AI assisted or automated processing, please refer to our separate Data Protection Complaints Notice within the General Complaints Policy.  This explains your rights, how to raise a complaint directly with us, the timescales we will follow and your right to escalate matters to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).You can exercise your rights by contacting us via email  info@Sarahsecoy.com.

You can also notify the Information Commissioner’s Office. 

ICO Registration Number: 

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Changes to this privacy policy

We may occasionally make changes to this privacy policy. Following any changes, the date at the top of this privacy policy will be updated. If any change allows for wider access to data, such changes will only apply to data collected after the date of the updated privacy policy.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit GoDaddy.com/Cookies

These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow GoDaddy, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you. 

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to enhance user experience, remember user preferences and track website analytics.

Cookie types

Cookie types                       What it is                                        Typical examples

Necessary Cookies       These cookies enable core               Keeping you signed in.

                                      functionality such as security,            Providing the service you selected 

                                      network management, and                For security and fraud prevention

                                      accessibility. These cookies              as well as detecting and preventing

                                      can’t be switched off.                        cyber-attacks

 Analytics Cookies         These cookies help us better             Understanding how you use our  

                                       understand how visitors interact        website

                                       with our website and help us             Monitoring and analysing performance

                                        discover errors.                                operation, and effectiveness to enhance                                                                                                   

                                                                                                 our product

 Preferences Cookies     These cookies allow the website 

                                        to remember choices you've made    Keeping your language preferences 

                                        to provide enhanced functionality 

                                        and personalization.