How we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
Last Updated: January 15, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how International Teaching Seminars Ltd ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit our website, register for our educational webinar series titled "Dogs and Cats as a Tool for Psychotherapy and Emotional Support," or interact with us in any other capacity.
International Teaching Seminars Ltd is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are a company registered in the United Kingdom with our registered office at Hill House Farm, Station Road, Gloucestershire, GL12 8SY, United Kingdom. Our primary activity involves organizing educational initiatives focused on emotional health, psychotherapy, and human-animal interaction, including free webinar series and educational programs.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and processing your personal data in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable data protection legislation. This policy applies to all personal data collected through our website, registration forms, contact forms, and email communications related to our educational webinar services.
By using our website or registering for our webinars, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this document periodically, as we may update it to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws.
We collect a limited set of personal data that is necessary to provide our educational webinar services. The types of personal data we may collect include:
We do not collect sensitive personal data such as health information, political opinions, religious beliefs, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, or biometric data. Our data collection is strictly limited to what is necessary for organizing and delivering our educational webinar services.
We collect personal data through the following methods:
Registration Forms: When you register for our educational webinar series "Dogs and Cats as a Tool for Psychotherapy and Emotional Support," you voluntarily provide your name and email address through our online registration form. This data is collected solely for the purpose of organizing your participation and sending you webinar access details.
Contact Forms: When you reach out to us through the contact form on our website, you provide your name, email address, and a message. This data is collected to respond to your inquiry and provide you with the information you requested.
Cookies: Our website uses technical cookies that are essential for the website to function properly, and analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors use our website. Cookies are placed on your device when you visit our website, subject to your consent preferences. We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies. For a complete overview of the cookies we use, please visit our Cookies Policy.
Server Logs: Our web hosting provider automatically records certain information in server logs when you access our website. This includes your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the pages you viewed, and the browser you used. This data is collected for security monitoring and to ensure the reliable operation of our website.
Analytics Tools: We may use privacy-respecting analytics tools to gather anonymized and aggregated data about website usage patterns. These tools help us improve our website's performance and user experience. Analytics data is processed in a way that does not identify individual visitors.
We process your personal data only when we have a lawful basis to do so under the UK GDPR. The specific legal bases we rely upon are:
Consent (Article 6(1)(a))
When you register for our webinar or submit a contact form, you give us your consent to process your name and email address for the stated purpose. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Contract Performance (Article 6(1)(b))
Processing your registration data is necessary to fulfill our commitment to provide you with webinar access information, including session dates, times, and the webinar link. Without processing your name and email, we would be unable to deliver the educational service you registered for.
Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f))
We have a legitimate interest in maintaining the security of our website, analyzing anonymized usage data to improve our services, and ensuring we can respond to inquiries effectively. We carefully balance our legitimate interests against your rights and freedoms and do not process personal data where these interests are overridden by your rights.
We use your personal data exclusively for the following purposes:
Webinar Service Delivery: We use your name and email address to confirm your registration, send you the webinar link and session details (dates, times, and access instructions) approximately 24 hours before each session, and provide you with any relevant updates about the webinar schedule. Communications are limited to webinar-related emails only.
Responding to Inquiries: When you contact us through our website's contact form, we use your name, email address, and message content to understand your question and provide a helpful response. We retain this correspondence for a reasonable period to ensure continuity and quality in our communications.
Website Analytics and Improvement: We use anonymized and aggregated usage data to understand how visitors navigate our website, identify areas where the user experience can be improved, and ensure that our content remains relevant and accessible. This data does not identify you personally.
Security and Fraud Prevention: We use IP addresses and server log data to protect our website against unauthorized access, detect and prevent security threats, and maintain the integrity of our online systems.
Legal Compliance: We may process personal data when required by law, regulatory obligation, or legal proceedings. This includes responding to lawful requests from public authorities and complying with applicable data protection regulations.
We do not use your personal data for marketing purposes beyond sending webinar-related communications you explicitly registered for. We do not engage in profiling, automated decision-making, or any form of direct marketing outside the scope described above.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Our specific retention periods are as follows:
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Webinar registration data (name, email) | 12 months after the final webinar session, unless you request earlier deletion |
| Contact form data (name, email, message) | 24 months from the date of the inquiry, or until the matter is resolved, whichever is later |
| Server log data (IP address, access logs) | 90 days, then automatically deleted |
| Analytics cookies | 13 months maximum, subject to your consent preferences |
| Technical cookies | Session-based (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 12 months for preference cookies |
| Cookie consent preference | 12 months from the date you set your preference |
At the end of the applicable retention period, we securely delete or anonymize your personal data so that it can no longer be associated with you. If you request the deletion of your data before the retention period expires, we will comply with your request within 30 days, unless we are legally required to retain the data for a longer period.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise commercially transfer your personal data to third parties. Your data is not shared for marketing or advertising purposes with any external organization.
We may share your personal data with a limited number of trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website and delivering our educational services. These recipients include:
All service providers we work with are contractually obligated to process your personal data only on our instructions, to maintain appropriate security measures, and to comply with applicable data protection laws. We conduct due diligence on all third-party processors to ensure they provide adequate data protection safeguards.
We may also disclose your personal data if required to do so by law, court order, or regulatory authority, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
Your personal data is primarily stored and processed within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of our service providers may process data in locations outside the UK and EEA.
Where we transfer personal data outside the UK or EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with UK GDPR requirements. These safeguards may include:
You may request further information about the specific safeguards applied to international transfers of your data by contacting us at the email address provided in Section 13 of this policy.
Under the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. We will provide this information free of charge within 30 days of your request.
You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you, or complete any incomplete data.
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or you withdraw your consent.
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of the data.
You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interest as our legal basis, or where data is processed for direct marketing.
Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data protection rights have been infringed.
How to exercise your rights: To exercise any of the rights described above, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line "Data Protection Request." Please include your full name and the email address you used to register, so we can verify your identity and locate your data. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In exceptional circumstances, we may extend this period by up to two additional months, in which case we will inform you of the reason for the delay.
Supervisory Authority: If you are not satisfied with how we handle your request, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO can be reached at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom. Website: ico.org.uk
Our website and educational webinar services are not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 16 years of age. Our registration forms and webinar content are designed for adult participants interested in educational topics related to psychotherapy, emotional support, and human-animal interaction.
If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take immediate steps to delete that data from our systems. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal data without your consent, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly address the matter.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing practices, technological developments, or applicable laws. When we make material changes to this policy, we will:
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acknowledgment of those changes. If you disagree with any modifications, you may exercise your rights as described in Section 9, including requesting the deletion of your personal data.
This policy was last updated on January 15, 2026.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us using the details below:
Privacy Contact / Data Protection Inquiries
Hill House Farm, Station Road, Gloucestershire, GL12 8SY, United Kingdom
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days of receipt. For data protection requests (access, rectification, erasure, etc.), please include "Data Protection Request" in the subject line of your email so that we can prioritize your inquiry appropriately.
If you are dissatisfied with our response, or if you believe that your data protection rights have been infringed, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom.
Educational Purpose Statement
This website and all associated educational webinar services are provided by International Teaching Seminars Ltd for educational purposes only. We are committed to protecting your personal data and maintaining transparency about our data processing activities. If you have read this policy and still have questions, we encourage you to reach out to us directly.