Privacy Policy

I am Georgie Coats (neé Bingham), a sole trader providing coaching services.

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or how I handle your personal information, you can contact me at:

Email: hello@themidlifefunkcoach.com
Via whatsapp +44 7999 623027

I may collect and store the following personal information:

• Name
• Email address
• Information you share when enquiring about or receiving coaching services
• Coaching session notes
• Appointment and communication records

I only collect information that is relevant to providing coaching services and managing my business.

I use your personal information to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Arrange and deliver coaching sessions
• Maintain records relating to our coaching work
• Communicate with you about appointments and services
• Meet legal, regulatory, and business record-keeping requirements

Under UK GDPR, I process your personal information on the following lawful bases:

Processing is necessary to provide the coaching services you have requested and to manage our coaching relationship.

I may process certain information where it is necessary for the legitimate interests of running and improving my coaching practice, provided your rights and freedoms are not overridden.

During coaching sessions, you may choose to share information relating to your health, wellbeing, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or other sensitive matters. Where this occurs, I process such information only where permitted by UK GDPR and where it is necessary for providing coaching services.

I take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information.

Client records and coaching notes are stored using secure, password-protected and encrypted systems. Access is restricted to me and is not shared with others unless required by law or with your consent.

I do not sell or rent your personal information.

I may use trusted service providers to support my business operations, such as email, cloud storage, scheduling, or accounting providers. Where these providers process personal information on my behalf, appropriate safeguards are used.

I may disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order, or where there is a safeguarding concern and disclosure is legally justified.

I keep personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this notice.

Client records and coaching notes are normally retained for 6 years after the end of our coaching relationship, after which they are securely deleted unless there is a legal reason to retain them for longer.

Under UK GDPR, you have rights including:

• The right to be informed about how your information is used
• The right to access your personal information
• The right to request correction of inaccurate information
• The right to request deletion of information in certain circumstances
• The right to restrict or object to certain processing activities
• The right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

If you have concerns about how I handle your personal information, please contact me first so that I can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk

I may update this privacy notice from time to time. The latest version will always be available on request.

Last updated: September 2026