Privacy Policy

Ataraxy Mediation take your privacy very seriously

The privacy and security of your personal information is extremely important to us. This privacy policy explains how and why we use your personal data, to make sure you stay informed and can be confident about giving us your information. In certain circumstances we may also provide an extra privacy notice, which will always refer to this page.

We’ll never sell your personal data and will only share it with organisations we work with when it’s necessary and the privacy and security of your data is assured.

On those occasions when we do need to disclose personal information, such as proceeding with your instructions or obtaining compliance or regulatory advice, we will do so on a confidential basis and in accordance with the Data Protection Act.

If you have any questions in relation to this privacy policy or how we use your personal data they should be sent to admin@ataraxymediation.com.

1. Your personal data – what is it?

Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

2. Who are we?

Ataraxy Mediation is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

3. How do we process your personal data?

Ataraxy Mediation complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.

We may use your personal data for the following purposes: –

 To enable us to deliver a mediation and conflict resolution service

 To manage our associates;

 To maintain our own accounts and records;

 To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at Ataraxy Mediation;

 To share your contact details with the work group to carry out our core services

 Your contact details will never be shared with a 3 rd party save in relation to items listed under paragraph 4 or with your consent see paragraph 5.

4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?

 So that we can carry out our core activities

 To keep you informed about news, events, activities and service delivery.

 Where processing is necessary for carrying out legal obligations to include but not limited to under Employment Law, or in relation to tax.

 To comply with our obligations in relation to Safeguarding requirements

5. Sharing your personal data

Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the Organisation or work group as specified in paragraph 3 or 4 or with your express consent.

6. How long do we keep your personal data 1 ?

We keep data for 6 years from the date that your involvement with the Organisation ceases. Any older data kept is anonymised for statistical purposes only.

7. Your rights and your personal data

Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –

 The right to request a copy of your personal data which Ataraxy Mediation migh hold about you:

 The right to request that Ataraxy Mediation corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;

 The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for Ataraxy Mediation to retain such data;

 The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time

 The right to request that Ataraxy Mediation transmit that data directly to another data controller,

 The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request that a restriction is placed on further processing;

 The right to object to the processing of personal data,

 The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.

8. Further processing

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Privacy Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions.

Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.

9. Contact Details

To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact the Data Compliance Team at Ataraxy Mediation by email to admin@ataraxymediation.com