How we collect, use, and protect your personal data
Last Updated: January 15, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINARS LIMITED ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit our website at alleworkshops.info or register for our educational webinar series "Pets and Productivity: How Pets Shape Habits and Influence Work."
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SEMINARS LIMITED is the data controller responsible for your personal data. We are registered in the United Kingdom and operate from 17 Bourne Court, Woodford Green, IG8 8HD, United Kingdom. Our commitment to safeguarding your privacy is central to how we run our educational programs and manage participant information.
We process personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable data protection legislation. We take our responsibilities as a data controller seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
By using our website or registering for our webinars, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with how we handle your personal data, we respectfully ask that you refrain from using our website or submitting your information through our forms.
We collect only the data that is necessary for delivering our educational webinar services and maintaining our website. The types of personal data we may collect include the following categories:
We collect personal data through several channels, all of which are transparent and require your active participation or are necessary for the technical functioning of our website:
When you fill in the webinar registration form or the contact form on our website, you directly provide us with your name, email address, and any message content. These forms use HTML5 validation to ensure data quality and are submitted over encrypted HTTPS connections.
Our website uses essential cookies for basic functionality (such as remembering your cookie consent preference) and analytics cookies to understand visitor behavior. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies when you first visit our site. For comprehensive information, please see Section 10 or our dedicated Cookies Policy.
If you consent to analytics cookies, we may use Google Analytics to collect anonymized usage data. Google Analytics processes data such as page views, session duration, and traffic sources. This data is aggregated and does not personally identify individual visitors. You can opt out at any time by declining analytics cookies or by using browser-based opt-out tools.
Our web hosting provider automatically records server log files that include your IP address, browser type, referring page, pages visited, and the date and time of each request. These logs are maintained for security purposes, to detect and prevent abuse, and to ensure the stable operation of our website infrastructure.
Under the UK GDPR (and, where applicable, the EU GDPR), we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. We rely on the following legal grounds as defined in Article 6 of the GDPR:
| Legal Basis | How It Applies |
|---|---|
| Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) | When you voluntarily submit the registration form, you consent to us processing your name and email to provide webinar access and related communications. You also give consent when you accept analytics cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. |
| Contract Performance (Art. 6(1)(b)) | Processing your name and email is necessary to fulfill your webinar registration, send you the event access link, session reminders, and any relevant event-related information you expect to receive as a registrant. |
| Legitimate Interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) | We have a legitimate interest in processing technical data (IP addresses, server logs, essential cookies) to maintain website security, prevent fraud, diagnose technical issues, and improve the overall user experience. We have assessed that this processing does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms. |
We use the personal data we collect for clearly defined purposes that are directly related to operating our educational webinar series and maintaining our website. We do not use your data for purposes beyond those described below:
Your data is never sold to third parties, and we do not use it for advertising, retargeting, profiling, or automated decision-making. We strictly limit data usage to the purposes outlined above and have internal policies to enforce this commitment.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. After the retention period expires, your data is securely deleted or anonymized so that it can no longer be associated with you. Below are our specific retention periods for each data type:
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Webinar registration data (name, email) | Up to 2 years after the webinar event date, unless you request earlier deletion |
| Contact form submissions | Up to 2 years after the inquiry is resolved |
| Analytics data (anonymized) | Up to 14 months from the date of collection |
| Server logs (IP addresses) | Up to 90 days, then automatically purged |
| Cookie consent preferences | Up to 13 months, stored locally on your device |
If you request deletion of your data before the stated retention period ends, we will process your request promptly and confirm deletion within 30 days, in line with GDPR requirements.
We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise commercially transfer your personal data to third parties. Your data is not shared with advertisers, data brokers, or marketing companies under any circumstances. However, we may share limited data with the following categories of service providers, solely to the extent necessary for operating our website and webinar services:
All third-party service providers we engage are carefully vetted and are required to process your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We maintain data processing agreements with each provider to ensure your rights are protected. We may also disclose personal data if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
Your personal data is primarily stored and processed within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). In certain cases, data may be transferred to countries outside the UK or EEA, for example if our hosting infrastructure or analytics services operate servers in other jurisdictions.
When such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data to a standard equivalent to UK and EU data protection law. These safeguards may include:
You may request more information about the specific safeguards we apply to international data transfers by contacting us at [email protected].
Under the UK GDPR (Articles 15 through 22), you have a number of rights regarding your personal data. We are committed to facilitating the exercise of these rights and will respond to any valid request within 30 days. Your rights include:
You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, along with information about how it is processed, the purposes of processing, and the categories of recipients.
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you. We will update your records promptly upon receiving a verified request.
You have the right to request deletion of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when you withdraw your consent and there is no other legal basis for processing.
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest the accuracy of your data or object to processing based on legitimate interest.
You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller without hindrance.
You have the right to object to processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests. Upon receiving an objection, we will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your interests.
Where processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond within 30 days, as required by law.
If you believe that we have not handled your data in accordance with applicable data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's supervisory authority for data protection. You can contact the ICO through their website at ico.org.uk or by post at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom.
Our website and webinar services are not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect, store, or process personal data from children under 16 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided personal data to us without your consent, please contact us immediately at [email protected].
Upon confirmation, we will take prompt steps to delete such data from our records. We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children's online activities and to help enforce this policy by instructing their children never to provide personal data through our website without parental consent.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data processing practices, legal requirements, or operational needs. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify registered users via email.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data. Minor changes (such as formatting or clarification of existing language) may be made without individual notification. Substantive changes that affect your rights or how your data is processed will be communicated clearly.
Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. If you do not agree with the revised policy, you should discontinue use of our website and contact us to request deletion of your data.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please do not hesitate to contact us. We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.
For privacy-specific requests (access, deletion, rectification), please include "Privacy Request" in the subject line of your email so we can route your inquiry promptly to the appropriate team.
If you are unsatisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection matters. The ICO can be contacted at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom, or through their website at ico.org.uk.