Last updated: July 2026
At Tara Gallagher Coaching, I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what information I collect, how I use it, who I share it with, and your rights under UK data protection law.
By using this website, booking a service or contacting me, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Who I Am
Tara Gallagher Coaching provides coaching, Brainspotting, Breathwork, workshops, retreats and wellbeing services.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact me via the contact page on this website or by email.
What Information I Collect
Depending on the services you use, I may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Postal address (where required)
- Payment information (processed securely by third-party payment providers)
- Booking information Coaching questionnaires and intake forms
- Character Strengths Assessment results (where you choose to complete the VIA Character Strengths Survey)
- Breathwork health questionnaires
- Emergency contact details
- Dietary or accessibility requirements (where relevant to retreats or events) Information you choose to share during coaching, workshops, retreats or Breathwork sessions
- Marketing preferences if you subscribe to my mailing list
- Website usage information collected through cookies, analytics and advertising technologies, including the Meta Pixel where enabled
Some of the information collected for coaching and Breathwork may include health information. This is treated as special category personal data under UK data protection law and handled with additional care.
How I Use Your Information
I use your information to:
- Provide the services you have booked.
- Communicate with you about your bookings.
- Prepare for coaching sessions, workshops, Breathwork sessions and retreats.
- Assess suitability for Breathwork where appropriate.
- Respond to enquiries.
- Process payments.
- Improve my services.
- Send newsletters or updates where you have chosen to receive them.
- Meet legal, tax, insurance and regulatory obligations.
Health Information
Where you choose to participate in Breathwork or other services requiring health information, I may collect information relating to your physical or mental health.
This information is only collected where necessary to help provide services safely and appropriately and is treated as confidential.
Health information will never be shared without your consent unless:
I am legally required to do so; or I believe there is a serious risk of harm to you or another person.
Third-Party Services
To provide my services, I use trusted third-party providers, including where applicable:
Zenler – website hosting, online courses, email communications and customer account management.
Purely Hosting – domain and email hosting services.
Ticket Tailor – event bookings and ticket management.
Calendly – appointment scheduling.
Stripe and/or PayPal – secure payment processing.
Typeform – coaching questionnaires, application forms and intake forms.
Google Forms – health questionnaires, event registration and participant information.
VIA Institute on Character – Character Strengths Assessments completed by clients who choose to take part as part of their coaching journey.
Zoom – online coaching sessions and meetings (where applicable).
Meta Pixel – to help measure the effectiveness of advertising and understand how visitors use my website.
These providers process your information in accordance with their own Privacy Policies. I only share the information necessary for them to provide the services you have requested.
Marketing
If you choose to subscribe to my newsletter or updates, I may occasionally send information about coaching, workshops, retreats, Breathwork sessions and other services.
You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting me directly.
I will never sell your personal information or share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Data Retention
I only keep your personal information for as long as necessary to provide my services and to meet legal, insurance and accounting requirements.
Where required by law, financial records may be retained for up to six years.
Health-related information is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with legal and insurance requirements.
Your Rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of your personal information where appropriate.
- Request restriction of processing.
- Object to certain types of processing.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your personal information has been handled unlawfully.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and help me understand how visitors use the website.
This may include the use of the Meta Pixel, which helps measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and improve the relevance of adverts you may see.
Please see my Cookie Policy for further information.
Data Security
Reasonable steps are taken to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
Whilst every effort is made to safeguard your information, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on this website, and the date of the most recent update will be shown at the top of this page.
Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact Tara Gallagher Coaching via the contact page on this website or by email.
If you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled, you also have the right to contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Website: https://ico.org.uk