Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this website, and Doula Near Me, the owner and provider of this website, Doula Near Me takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the website. Please read this privacy policy carefully.

Definitions and interpretation

1. In this privacy policy, the following definitions are used:

Data: Collectively all information that you submit to Doula Near Me through the website. This definition incorporates, where applicable, the definitions provided in the data protection laws.

Data protection laws: Any applicable law relating to the processing of personal data, including but not limited to the GDPR, and any national implementing and supplementary laws, regulations and secondary legislation.

GDPR: The UK General Data Protection Regulation

Doula Near Me, we, our, or us: Doula Near Me Limited, a company incorporated with registered number 14370134 whose registered office is at Arnold Business Centre, Brookfield Gardens, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 7ER.

User or you: Any third party that accesses the website and is not either (i) employed by Doula Near Me and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Doula Near Me and accessing the website in connection with the provision of services

Website: The website that you are currently using; https://www.doulanearme.co and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by our own terms and conditions.

2. In this privacy policy, unless the context requires a different interpretation:

a. the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

b. references to sub-causes, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy;

c. a reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts, and partnerships;

d. “including” is understood to mean ‘including without limitation”

e. reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it;

f. the headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

3. This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Doula Near Me and users with respect to this website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

4. For purpose of the applicable data protection laws, Doula Near Me is the “data controller”. This means that Doula Near Me determines the purposes for which and the manner in which your data is processed.

How we collect data

5. We collect data in the following ways:

a. data is given to us by you; and

b. data is collected automatically.

Data that is given to us by you

6. Doula Near Me will collect your data in a number of ways, for example: When you contact us through the website, by telephone, post, email or through any other means; in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Data that is collected automatically

7. To the extent that you access the website, we will collect your data automatically, for example; we automatically collect some information about your visit to the website. This information helps us to make improvements to website content and navigation, and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the website and the way you use and interact with its content.

8. We use various technologies, including the use of cookies to collect information from your computer and about your activities on our site. When you visit our website, we may assign your computer one or more cookies to facilitate access to our site and to personalise your online experience. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you choose to decline cookies, please note that you may not be able to sign in or use some of the interactive features offered on our website.

9. In addition, we may use standard Internet technology, such as web beacons and other similar technologies, to track your use of our site. We also may include web beacons in promotional [or other] e-mail messages or newsletters to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customise the services we offer our website visitors to deliver targeted advertisements and to measure the overall effectiveness of our online advertising, content, programming or other activities.

10. On occasion we may allow third-parties, including (but not limited to) our authorised service providers, advertising companies, and ad networks, to display advertisements on our site. Our website does not provide any personal information to these third parties. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness.

Keeping Data Secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your data, for example:

1. access to your account is controlled by a password and username unique to you

2. we store your data on secure servers.

12. Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this email address: [email protected]

13. If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

Data Retention

14. Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, we will only hold your data on our systems for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this privacy policy or until you request that the data be deleted.

15. Even if we delete your data, it may persist on backup or archival media for legal, tax or regulatory purposes.

Your Rights

16. You have the following rights in relation to your data:

a. Right to access: the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive”. Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.

b. Right to correct: the right to have your data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

c. Right to erase: the right to request that we delete or remove your data from our systems.

d. Right to restrict our use of your data: the right to “block” us from using your data or limit the way in which we can use it.

e. Right to data portability: the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your data.

f. Right to object: the right to object to our use of your data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

17. To make enquiries or exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your data), please contact us via the email address: [email protected]

18. If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at: https://ico.org.uk

19. It is important that the data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your data changes during the period for which we hold it.

Links to Other Websites

20. This website may, from time to time, provide links to other websites. This privacy policy does not extend to your use of such websites. You are advised to read the privacy policy or statements of other websites prior to using them. These third-party websites may independently solicit and collect information, including personal information, from you and, in some instances, provide us with information about your activities on those websites.

Adding your Details to our website

21. We may provide areas on our website where you can post information about yourself and others and communicate with others, as well as give and receive reviews of products and services, or upload content (e.g. pictures, videos, audio files, etc.). Such postings are governed by our Terms of Use. In addition, such postings may appear on other websites or when searches are executed on the subject of your posting.

Changes of business ownership and control

22. Doula Near Me may, from time to time, expand or reduce our business and this may involve the sale and/or the transfer of control of all or part of Doula Near Me. Data provided by users will, where it is relevant to any part of our business, be transferred and the new owner or newly controlling party will, under the terms of this privacy policy, be permitted to use the data for the purposes for which it was originally supplied to us.

23. We may also disclose data to a prospective purchaser of all or part of our business. In this instance, we will take steps that aim to ensure your privacy is protected.

General

24. You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

25. If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

26. Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by any party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

27. This agreement will be governed and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to this privacy policy

28. Doula Near Me reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the website following the alterations.

Linked Information

Cookies: A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can be either session cookies or persistent cookies. A session cookie expires when you close your browser and is used to make it easier for you to navigate our website. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time.

For example, when you sign into our website, we will record your user or member ID and the name of your user or member account in the cookie file on your computer. We also may record your password in this cookie file, if you indicated that you would like your password saved for automatic sign-in. For security purposes, we will encrypt any usernames, passwords, and other user or member account-related data that we store in such cookies. In the case of sites and services that do not use a user or member ID, the cookie will contain a unique identifier. We may allow our authorised service providers to serve cookies from our website to allow them to assist us in various activities, such as doing analysis and research on the effectiveness of our site, content and advertising.

You may delete or decline cookies by changing your browser settings. (Click “Help” in the toolbar of most browsers for instructions.) If you do so, some of the features and services of our website may not function properly.

We may allow third parties, including advertising companies and ad networks, to display advertisements on our site. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements. Our website does not provide any personal information to these third parties, but they may collect information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw and/or clicked on the advertisements they deliver, and possibly associate this information with your subsequent visits to the advertised websites. They also may combine this information with personal information they collect from you. The collection and use of that information are subject to the third party’s privacy policy. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements and gauge their effectiveness.

Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags or web bugs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users or to access cookies. Unlike cookies which are stored on the user’s computer hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on the web pages (or in email) and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. Web beacons may be used to deliver or communicate with cookies, to count users who have visited certain pages and to understand usage patterns. We also may receive an anonymous identification number if you come to our site from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website.