Privacy Policy

The Gentle Start – Antenatal Education

The Gentle Start is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and respect. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use this website.

1. Who We Are

The Gentle Start provides antenatal education, courses, and related products designed to support expectant parents during pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

2. What Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you:

contact us via the website contact form
book a course or purchase a product
sign up for updates or services

This information may include:

your name
your email address
any message or enquiry you choose to share

We only collect information that is necessary to provide our services.

3. How Your Information Is Used

Your information is used to:

respond to enquiries
process bookings or purchases
provide course-related information
communicate with you about services you have requested

We will never sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data based on:

your consent (for example, when you contact us)
the need to perform a contract (such as course bookings)
compliance with legal obligations

5. How We Store and Protect Your Information

Your personal information is stored securely and only accessed when necessary. Reasonable measures are taken to protect your data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties, except where required to:

process payments securely
comply with legal obligations

Any third-party services used (such as payment processors) are required to comply with data protection laws.

7. Cookies

This website may use cookies to improve user experience and understand how the site is used. Cookies do not collect personal information.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings.

8. Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have the right to:

access the personal information we hold about you
request correction of inaccurate information
request deletion of your personal data
withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact form on this website.

9. External Links

This website may contain links to external sites. The Gentle Start is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us via the contact form on this website.

Last updated: February 2026