Privacy Policy

How we use your data

This privacy notice explains how This Square Peg collects and uses personal information.

We respect and value the privacy of everyone who contacts us or uses our website and will only collect and use personal data in ways that are consistent with our obligations and your rights under UK data protection law.

Contact details

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how your personal information is used, please contact:

michelle@thissquarepeg.co.uk

What information we collect and why

When you contact us with an enquiry

We may collect:

  • Name

  • Contact details

  • Organisation and role (if provided)

  • Information included in your message

This information is used only to respond to your enquiry.

When you become a client

To provide our services and manage our working relationship we may collect:

  • Name

  • Contact details

  • Organisation and role (if provided)

  • Records of meetings, coaching sessions or agreed actions

  • Payment and transaction information for invoicing and accounting

  • Correspondence relating to services provided

For marketing communications (if you choose to receive them)

We may collect:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Organisation and role (if provided)

  • Marketing preferences

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by selecting unsubscribe on the email or contacting michelle@thissquarepeg.co.uk

Lawful bases for processing

Under UK Data Protection law, we rely on the following lawful bases:

  • Contract -where processing is necessary to provide coaching or consultancy services.

  • Legitimate interests -such as responding to enquiries.

  • Consent- where you have chosen to receive marketing communications.

Where we get personal information from

We collect personal information directly from you through:

  • Website contact forms

  • Email or other communication

  • Client discussions and coaching sessions

How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected.

  • Enquiry information – up to 12 months after the enquiry.

  • Client records and service information – up to 6 years after the end of the client

  • relationship for legal and accounting purposes.

  • Marketing information – until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent.

Website usage information

We may collect limited information about how visitors use our website, such as pages visited and browser type. This helps us understand how the website is used and improve it.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to michelle@thissquarepeg.co.uk

If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.

The ICO’s address:           

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

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

Policy updated 13.03.26