Understanding Our Privacy Policy
At Healing A Moment In Time, we prioritise your privacy and the protection of your personal information.
Our Privacy Policy provides a comprehensive overview of how we collect, use, and safeguard your data.
We are committed to handling your information with the utmost care and in accordance with all relevant legal standards.
When you engage with our hypnotherapy services, you may provide us with personal information, such as your name, contact details, and health history. This information is essential for delivering tailored treatment and ensuring a safe therapeutic environment. We assure you that any data collected is used solely for the purpose of enhancing your experience and improving our services. We implement stringent security measures to protect your confidentiality and prevent unauthorised access.
Your trust is crucial to us, and we strive to uphold the highest standards of integrity in our practice.
For more detailed information on our data handling practices, please refer to the full version of our Privacy Policy.
Healing a Moment in Time Customer Privacy Notice
This privacy notice tells you what to expect us to do with your personal information.
- Contact details
- What information we collect, use, and why
- Lawful bases and data protection rights
- Where we get personal information from
- How long we keep information
- Who we share information with
- How to complain
Contact details
Email: tesi@healingamomentintime.co.uk
What information we collect, use, and why
We collect or use the following information to provide and improve products and services for clients:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Gender
- Pronoun preferences
- Occupation
- Date of birth
- Marital status
- Third party information (such as family members or other relevant parties)
- Transaction data (including details about payments to and from you and details of products and services you have purchased)
- Usage data (including information about how you interact with and use our website, products and services)
- Health information (such as medical records or health conditions)
- Information relating to compliments or complaints
- Video recordings
- Audio recordings (eg calls)
- Records of meetings and decisions
- Website user information
We also collect or use the following special category information to provide and improve products and services for clients. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
We collect or use the following personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or service history
- Account information, including registration details
- Marketing preferences
- Technical data, including information about browser and operating systems
We collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Profile information
- Marketing preferences
- Purchase or account history
- Website and app user journey information
- IP addresses
We also collect or use the following special category information for information updates or marketing purposes. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
We collect or use the following personal information for research or archiving purposes:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Purchase or client account history
- Website and app user journey information
- IP addresses
We also collect or use the following special category information for research or archiving purposes. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
We collect or use the following personal information to comply with legal requirements:
- Name
- Contact information
- Client account information
- Any other personal information required to comply with legal obligations
- Safeguarding information
We also collect or use the following special category information to comply with legal requirements. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
We collect or use the following personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims:
- Names and contact details
- Addresses
- Payment details
- Purchase or service history
- Video recordings of private or staff only areas
- Audio recordings of private or staff only areas
- Call recordings
- Photographs
- Customer or client accounts and records
- Correspondence
We also collect or use the following special category information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims. This information is subject to additional protection due to its sensitive nature:
- Health information
Lawful bases and data protection rights
Under UK data protection law, we must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website.
Which lawful basis we rely on may affect your data protection rights which are set out in brief below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website:
- Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where we get personal information from and who we share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. Read more about the right of access.
- Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask us to correct or delete personal information you think is inaccurate or incomplete. Read more about the right to rectification.
- Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information. Read more about the right to erasure.
- Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask us to limit how we can use your personal information. Read more about the right to restriction of processing.
- Your right to object to processing - You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to object to processing.
- Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you. Read more about the right to data portability.
- Your right to withdraw consent – When we use consent as our lawful basis you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Read more about the right to withdraw consent.
If you make a request, we must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month.
To make a data protection rights request, please contact us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
Our lawful bases for the collection and use of your data
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to provide and improve products and services for clients are:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for the operation of client or customer accounts are:
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
- Vital interests – collecting or using the information is needed when someone’s physical or mental health or wellbeing is at urgent or serious risk. This includes an urgent need for life sustaining food, water, clothing or shelter. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object and the right to portability.
- Public task – we have to collect or use your information to carry out a task laid down in law, which the law intends to be performed by an organisation such as ours. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure and the right to portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for research or archiving purposes:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information to comply with legal requirements:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Our lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for dealing with queries, complaints or claims are:
- Consent - we have permission from you after we gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contract – we have to collect or use the information so we can enter into or carry out a contract with you. All of your data protection rights may apply except the right to object.
- Legal obligation – we have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability.
Where we get personal information from
- Directly from you
- Regulatory authorities
- Third parties:
How long we keep information
7 years after your last Hypnotherapy or Healing Session.
For more information on how long we store your personal information or the criteria we use to determine this please contact us using the details provided above.
Who we share information with
Others we share personal information with
- Emergency services
- Regulatory authorities
- Organisations we’re legally obliged to share personal information with
- Previous employers
- Professional consultants
How to complain
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice.
If you remain unhappy with how we’ve used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
Cookies notice
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(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac (Safari); and
(f) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy (Edge).
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6.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
7. Cookie preferences
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8. Our details
8.1 This website is owned and operated by Tesi (Marie-Therese) Hughes.
8.2 We are registered in [England and Wales].
8.3 Our principal place of business is at - via ZOOM (online).
8.4 You can contact us:
(a) via postal address given above
(b) using our website contact form
(d) by using tesi@healingamomentintime.co.uk
Last updated: 12th November 2025