We have recently updated our Privacy Policy to ensure it falls in line with the GDPR requirements, and provide you with more detail on how we use and store your data, as well as how to access it.

Our goal is to provide you with the best service. We are committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure. We will never share your data with third parties without your permission. David French Coaching operates as a sole trader. It is not registered as a Limited Company. You can contact us by email at david@davidfrench.coach or by phone on +44 (0)7967 228620.

This privacy policy explains how we use personal information we collect about you.

A. If you are a client:

1. What information do we collect about you?
   As a client we may collect, store and use your professional and/or professional contact details so that we are able to contact and correspond with you regarding our services. This may extend also to the organisation you represent. We operate under legitimate interest and deem these uses of your data to be necessary to provide you the best recruitment services.

2. How do we collect client data?
   We may receive your data through several different sources:

   Where you have contacted us in writing, verbally, or through interaction with our website

   Where we have contacted you in writing, verbally, or through business development activities carried out by one or more of our consultants

   From third party market research, including publicly available information on social media (i.e. LinkedIn), in-person events and references given by others

3. How do we store your data?
   The information will be stored on our internal computer system accessible to David French Coaching personnel or associates only. This is held on a server located within the UK/EEA. Only information considered relevant is stored.

4. How do we use client data?
   We may collect, store and use your data for coaching purposes, in our notes regarding conversations and meetings, and/or in marketing our services to you. If we have worked with you we will retain information related to the services we have provided for seven years to comply with statutory obligations. If we have worked with you or have discussed the possibility of working with you, we assume a soft opt-in for marketing communications under the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations. However, you can opt-out of these at any time. In some circumstances, with your express permission, the services being carried out may result in your information being passed outside the European Economic Area.

5. When providing information about others:
   If you provide us with information about other individuals, the responsibility to ensure you have permission to do so lies with you. This includes sharing personal details for someone when acting as their referee. If you would like your personal data to be removed from our database, please contact us at david@hilliardfrench.com.

B. If you are a website visitor:

1. We may collect tracking information for visitors to our website. This includes IP addresses for administration purposes and to improve user experience on the website. Where we have a lawful basis or permission to contact you we may use all of the above information to help us send you relevant and timely information. We also use this information to help us develop and improve services you need.

2. We also collect cookies, which are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. We use this information to track visitor use of our websites, to compile statistical reports on website activity and, where we have permission to contact you, to send you relevant and timely information.

   For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

   • These functional and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

   • These analytics and performance cookies are used on this site, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. We use analytics cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

   For further information visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.

3. David French Coaching will not pass on information about visitors to third parties without written consent except where legally required.

4. The collection and processing of personal data necessarily involves transmitting data on an international basis. By using our website, you therefore acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

5. Our website may contain links to other websites not run by David French Coaching. This privacy policy only applies to our own website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.

C. If you are a supplier:

1. We may collect, store and use your personal and or/professional contact details so that we can contact and correspond with you and the organisation you represent.

2. This may include confidential details about the services you provide, your bank account, and/or other payment details in order to pay your fees and adhere to statutory obligations.

Rights of data subjects
Data protection regulations give you clear rights over how your data is used by us, including the right to request: (i) correction of their personal data that we hold; (ii) erasure where there is no good reason for us to continue to process the data; (iii) restriction/suspension of processing of their personal data; and (iv) the transfer of their personal data to another party. You can find out more detail about your rights here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/. You also have the right to report concerns or complain about our handling of your data to the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/concerns

Access to your information
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us at david@hilliardfrench.com. We will not make a charge for this service unless the request is ‘manifestly unfounded or excessive or repetitive’. If you contact us for this purpose, we will take all necessary steps to confirm your identity before allowing access or otherwise taking action, which we view as an important step in safeguarding your data. If you wish for your personal data to be removed from our database, please contact us at david@hilliardfrench.com. You also have the right to report concerns or complain about our handling of your data to the Information Commissioner’s Office. https://ico.org.uk/concerns

Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page.

How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you via david@davidfrench.coach or by phone on +44 (0)7967 228620.

Terminology used in this privacy policy

• Clients: Customers to whom David French Coaching provides services.

• Legitimate Interest: As per Article 6(1)(f): David French Coaching can process your data where it is “necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest by [us] or by a third party, except where such interests or fundamental rights or freedoms of [you] which require protection of personal data”.

• Personal data: Data relating to an individual who can be identified from such data and from information which is collated by David French Coaching.

• Suppliers: An organisation or individual that provides a service to David French Coaching. This includes but is not limited to partnerships and companies such as sole traders, independent contractors and freelance workers.