Privacy Policy

naturewithnicola.com

Effective date: May 2026

Who we are

Nature with Nicola is a platform for herbal education and seasonal living. This website, naturewithnicola.com, is operated by Nicola, who acts as the data controller for any personal information you share through this site.

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please get in touch:

Email: [your contact email]

What information we collect

When you use the contact form on this website, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any information you choose to share in your message

We do not collect any other personal data, and we do not use any tracking tools, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics on this site.

Why we collect it

Contact form

We use your name and email address solely to respond to your enquiry and any follow-up correspondence.

Legal basis (UK GDPR): We process this information on the grounds of legitimate interests — specifically, our legitimate interest in responding to messages sent to us through our website. It would not be reasonable to receive a message and be unable to reply.

We will not use your contact form submission to add you to a mailing list or send you marketing emails.

Mailing list

If you sign up to receive updates — for example, to be notified when workshops open — we collect your email address for that purpose.

Legal basis (UK GDPR): We process mailing list data on the grounds of consent. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.

How long we keep your data

We retain contact form enquiries for as long as is reasonably necessary to respond and follow up, and no longer than that. Once correspondence is complete and there is no ongoing reason to retain it, we will not keep it.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes.

Your data is processed by one service provider:

Squarespace, Inc. — our website platform and hosting provider. Squarespace processes contact form submissions on our behalf as a data processor. Squarespace is based in the United States and participates in the UK Extension to the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. You can read Squarespace's privacy policy at squarespace.com/privacy.

Cookies

This website uses a small number of essential cookies set automatically by Squarespace in order for the site to function properly. These cookies do not track you across other websites and are not used for advertising or analytics.

Essential cookies may include:

  • A session cookie to maintain basic site functionality during your visit
  • A security cookie to help protect the site from malicious activity

We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any advertising or behavioural tracking tools.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the site behave.

Your rights under UK GDPR

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access — you may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification — you may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure — you may ask us to delete your data where there is no longer a lawful reason to hold it
  • Right to restrict processing — you may ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances
  • Right to object — you may object to our processing where we rely on legitimate interests as our legal basis
  • Right to data portability — you may ask for your data in a portable, machine-readable format

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [your contact email]. We will respond within one calendar month.

Complaints

If you are concerned about how we handle your personal data, you have the right to make a complaint to the UK's data protection supervisory authority:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) Website: ico.org.uk Helpline: 0303 123 1113

We would always welcome the chance to address your concerns directly before you contact the ICO, so please feel free to reach out to us first.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in how we operate or in applicable law. The most current version will always be available on this page, with the effective date shown at the top.