Introduction

The Hybrid Creator ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, attend our workshops, or engage with our services.

We comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable UK data protection laws.

Who We Are

The Hybrid Creator provides AI literacy and creative AI skills workshops for educators and creative professionals.

For questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through our contact form.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information

Contact details (name, email address, phone number)
Professional information (job title, organisation, industry)
Workshop registration and attendance information
Payment information (processed securely through our payment processors)
Communications with us (emails, contact form submissions)

Technical Information

IP address
Browser type and version
Operating system
Referral source
Length of visit, page views, website navigation
Time zone setting and location

How We Collect Your Information

We collect information through:

Direct interactions (when you register for workshops, contact us, or subscribe to our newsletter)
Automated technologies (cookies, server logs, and other tracking technologies)
Third parties (payment processors, analytics providers)

How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

To provide and manage our services
To process workshop registrations and payments
To communicate with you about our services
To send you marketing communications (with your consent)
To improve our website and services
To comply with legal obligations

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases:

Contract: Processing necessary for the performance of a contract with you
Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests
Consent: Processing based on your consent
Legal Obligation: Processing necessary to comply with our legal obligations

Data Sharing and Transfers

We may share your personal data with:

Service providers (e.g., payment processors, email service providers)
Professional advisers (e.g., lawyers, accountants)
Regulatory authorities, when required by law

We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place when transferring data outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA).

Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered, or disclosed.

We limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.

Your Rights

Under data protection laws, you have rights including:

Access: The right to request copies of your personal data
Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate personal data
Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances
Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing of your personal data
Portability: The right to request transfer of your personal data to you or a third party
Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal data
Automated decision-making: Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling

These rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our contact form.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience and allows us to improve our site. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, see our Cookie Policy.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

Complaints

If you have a complaint about our use of your personal data, please contact us through our contact form. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.

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