GDPR Compliance

Last Updated: 18 June 2026

serene-depths.com is committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. This page explains how we comply with GDPR requirements and what rights you have regarding your personal data.

1. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data only when we have a legal basis to do so. The legal bases we rely on include:

Contractual Necessity

We process your data to fulfil our contractual obligations when you enrol in our training programmes or use our services.

Legitimate Interests

We may process your data based on our legitimate business interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, and ensuring network security, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights.

Consent

In certain cases, we process your data based on your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time.

Legal Obligations

We may process your data to comply with legal requirements, such as tax obligations or responses to lawful requests from authorities.

2. Your Rights Under GDPR

As a data subject, you have the following rights under GDPR:

Right of Access

You have the right to request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and to receive a copy of that data.

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data and to have incomplete data completed.

Right to Erasure

Also known as the "right to be forgotten," you may request deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.

Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in specific situations.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.

Right to Object

You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe our processing of your personal data violates GDPR.

3. Data Protection Principles

We adhere to the following GDPR principles when processing your personal data:

• Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency: We process data lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner.
• Purpose Limitation: We collect data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and do not process it in ways incompatible with those purposes.
• Data Minimisation: We collect only data that is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary.
• Accuracy: We take reasonable steps to ensure personal data is accurate and kept up to date.
• Storage Limitation: We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
• Integrity and Confidentiality: We implement appropriate security measures to protect personal data.
• Accountability: We are responsible for and can demonstrate compliance with GDPR principles.

4. International Data Transfers

When we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

• Transferring data to countries recognised by the European Commission as providing adequate protection
• Using Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Implementing other lawful transfer mechanisms as appropriate

5. Data Security Measures

We implement technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, including:

• Encryption of personal data during transmission and storage
• Regular security assessments and audits
• Access controls and authentication procedures
• Staff training on data protection obligations
• Incident response and breach notification procedures

6. Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to your rights, we will also communicate the breach to you without undue delay.

7. Data Protection Officer

For questions or concerns about how we handle your personal data, or to exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Address: 47 Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7BD, United Kingdom

8. Children's Data

Our services are not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly process personal data of children without appropriate parental consent as required by GDPR.

9. Automated Decision-Making

We do not engage in automated decision-making, including profiling, that produces legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this GDPR compliance information to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Material changes will be communicated through our website with an updated "Last Updated" date.

For comprehensive information about our data practices, please also review our Privacy Policy.