Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy sets out how and why we might collect, store, use and share any of your personal data.

Flourish at Forty website is owned by Menonet Ltd, which is a data controller of your personal data.

We have adopted this Privacy Policy, which determines how we are processing the information collected by Flourish at Forty, which also provides the reasons why we must collect certain personal data about you. Therefore, you must read this Privacy Policy before using the Flourish at Forty website or subscribing to our newsletter 'The Flourish.'

We take care of your personal data and undertake to guarantee its confidentiality and security.

When you visit the Flourish at Forty, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the installed cookies on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages or products you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.” Moreover, we might collect the personal data you provide to us (including but not limited to Name, Surname, Address, payment information, etc.) during registration to be able to fulfil the agreement.

The privacy and security of your personal information is important to us at Menonet Ltd and we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Any personal data collected by us will only be processed in accordance with this privacy policy, as explained in the following sections:

A. About this Policy

This privacy policy sets out how we at the Menonet Limited (‘Menonet.com our site and The Flourish’ our newsletter) process personal data (that is, information by which an individual can be identified) collected by us in the course of our lawful activities, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation and any current or subsequent related legislation in force from time to time (‘Data Protections laws’).

This policy has been put in place to protect your rights under the Data Protection laws, and it is important that you understand what we will do with your data and are happy with this. If you want to discuss any matter relating to how your data is used, please email mnworkingfiles@gmail.com or write to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF, United Kingdom company number 15747850. We may be required in certain instances to ask that your request for information be submitted in writing.

References to the processing of information includes the collection, use, storage and protection of data. Charlotte Hamilton-Brunsden of Menonet Ltd is the ‘data controller’ for the purposes of this policy, except where otherwise stated, and the policy extends to our staff and anyone else processing data on our behalf from time to time.

This privacy policy was last revised on 12 April 2024.

Please note that we may need to update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and the law. We recommend that you check this page regularly to ensure that you have read the most recent version and that you are happy with any changes.

B. Why do we process your data?

Our top priority is customer data security, and, as such, we may process only minimal user data, only as much as it is absolutely necessary to maintain the website. Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding website usage. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that it would identify any particular user of the system.

You can visit the website without telling us who you are or revealing any information, by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual. If, however, you wish to use some of the website’s features, or you wish to receive our newsletter ‘The Flourish’ or provide other details by filling a form, you may provide personal data to us, such as your email and first name. We do not currently request your last name, city of residence, organisation or telephone number. You can choose not to provide us with your personal data, but then you may not be able to take advantage of some of the website’s features. For example, you won’t be able to receive our Newsletter ‘The Flourish’ or contact us directly from the website. Users who are uncertain about what information is mandatory are welcome to contact us via mnworkingfiles@gmail.com

Your rights:

If you are a European resident, you have the following rights related to your personal data:

• The right to be informed.

• The right of access.

• The right to rectification.

• The right to erasure.

• The right to restrict processing.

• The right to data portability.

• The right to object.

• Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling.

If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us by writing to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF

Additionally, please note that your information might be transferred outside of Europe, including Canada and the United States. Organisations are permitted to process data if they have a legal basis for doing so. We process data on the basis that: Express and informed consent has been given by the person whose data is being processed; and/or We have a legitimate interest in processing data; and/or It is necessary in relation to a contract or agreement which someone has entered into with us or because someone has asked for something to be done so they can enter into a contract or agreement with us; and/or We have a legal obligation to process data. If and to the extent that we are relying on solely consent as the basis for processing data, we are required to obtain your explicit consent and as we have stipulated in this policy you can modify or withdraw this consent at any time by notifying us in writing, although this may affect the extent to which we are able to provide services to or interact with you in future.

C. Links to other websites:

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for such other websites or third parties' privacy practices. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and read the privacy statements of each website that may collect personal information.

D. What data do we collect and process?

We collect the data necessary for us to offer and provide services to those who engage with us as ‘The Flourish’ newsletter recipients.

We may collect information from you when:

1. You sign up to our newsletter or mailing list

2. You download an opt-in

3. You join a course, membership or programme

4. You contact us for information via our website or social media channels, by letter or email

5. You post on our social media channels, website or blog

Data collected and processed may include, but not be limited to: Names and contact information such as telephone numbers, email and postal addresses.

Other personal information may be necessary to provide services to our members and others, including where appropriate, payment information; Personal information about staff, our advisory team and those who work for or with us or who engage with us to advertise or promote products or services; Such other information that is relevant and necessary for us to provide services to the public, maintain our activities and meet our legal obligations.

Such information may be collected when it is provided directly to us or submitted through our website or Instagram, when someone is subscribing for a newsletter, making suggestions to us for future posts, completing any competitions we may offer from time to time or when personal information has been lawfully shared with us in order for us to provide services to others. This may also include information about you or your computer that we collect automatically each time you visit the website. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals who are below the age of 18. If you are under 18, please do not subscribe to our newsletter ‘The Flourish’ or provide any information about yourself to us. If you have already done so, please contact us immediately in writing - Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF where we will delete your name and email address from our records.

We may use the information that you give to us:

a. To provide information to you that you request from us;

b. To administer your participation in any promotions or competitions that we run in relation to winners, where you have consented to such use;

c. To provide subscribers with our regular newsletter via our mail provider who have their own data GDPR protection see here for further details;

d. To administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;

e. To administer any registration you have with us or to provide any gift vouchers and to carry out our obligations and exercise our rights arising from those requests;

f. To communicate with you about any comments posted, queries or feedback you might have about us or the website;

g. To enable you to participate in interactive features of our website, when you choose to do so;

h. To ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;

i. To provide you with news and information about us and the products and services we offer that we feel may interest you by email. We will send that information by electronic mail only if: (i) you have consented to this, for example, by opting in when you sign up for our newsletter; or (ii) where we are permitted to do so by law without consent, for example, if you have provided us with a company email address. If you do not want us to use your personal data in this way, please let us know in writing- Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF where we will delete your name and email address from our records.

j. To inform you of any changes to our website and/or services. We may use information about you that we collect automatically:

k. to administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, researching, statistical and survey purposes;

l. to improve our website to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and your computer;

m. to allow you to participate in interactive features on the website, if you choose to do so;

n. to measure or understand the effectiveness of any advertising we serve to you and others and to deliver relevant advertising to you.

o. We use the information about you that we collect from other sources in combination with the information you give to us and the information about you that we collect automatically. We will only use such information for the purposes set out above.

p. Where you provide information about people other than yourself, you confirm that you have a lawful basis to provide us with such information and that they have had the opportunity to read, understand and agree to the terms of this privacy policy, including how we may use such information. We may share some of your data in the following ways and for the following purposes:

q. We may share your information with selected third parties including: i. our business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors who we engage to assist with our administrative or business functions and to deal with any other matters in connection with our website and any agreements we enter into with you; ii. advertisers and advertising networks that require anonymised data to select and serve relevant adverts to you and others. We may provide them with analytical information. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target (for example, women who are aged over 40 and regular attendees of transformer Pilates classes). We may make use of the information we have collected from you to enable us to comply with our advertisers’ wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience; iii. analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of the website; iv. in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets; v. if the website is acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by us about our customers will be one of the transferred assets; and vi. if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our various terms, policies and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of us, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

E. Storing your personal data? How we do this

We will only retain and use your personal information for as long as we need it for the purposes set out in this privacy policy or as otherwise required by law. The information that we collect from you may be transferred to a destination outside the European Economic Area (‘EEA’), including the United States of America, where it will be stored by us or by one of our suppliers. It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. In particular please note the following:

a. All information you provide to us for the newsletter ‘The Flourish’ is stored on servers hosted by Brevo, whose servers are located in Belgium details can be found here.

b. Our website Flourishatforty.com is hosted by Hostinger and their privacy policy can be found here

c. Such suppliers and staff may be engaged in, among other things, the provision of support services. We will take reasonable steps to ensure adequate security for any of your information transferred outside the EEA, but please be aware that destinations outside the EEA to which your information may be transferred may have data protection laws which do not offer the same level of protection for your information as those in force in the EEA. By using our website and submitting your information to us, you agree to the transfer, storing and processing of such information outside the EEA as set out in this privacy policy.

d. Unfortunately, the sending of information via the internet is not totally secure and on occasion such information can be intercepted. We cannot guarantee the security of data that you choose to send us electronically and therefore sending such information is entirely at your own risk.

F. Legal basis for processing your data

Legal disclosure:

We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with the legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides that processing of your data shall only be lawful and you can read more about this as a UK resident here

G. Security

We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. We keep reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorised access, use, modification, and personal data disclosure in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed. Persons processing data on behalf of Menonet Ltd do so in accordance with this policy and on the basis that we are satisfied that they can and will adhere to our high standards for data protection and security.

H. Web browsing and Cookies

Cookies and similar tracking technologies, such as beacons, scripts, and tags, are small bits of code, usually stored on a user's computer hard drive or device, which enable a website to "personalise" itself for each user by remembering information about the user's visit to the website. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. In order to control the collection of data for analytical purposes by Google Analytics, you may download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout To control the collection of data for analytical advertising purposes by Google Analytics Advertising, you may also visit the Google Ad Settings here. Please remember that changing your settings with certain browsers and ad networks will not carry your privacy choices across browsers and other ad network.

If you wish to block other cookies, including those being served by companies that are not part of the NAI or DAA, you can configure your browser settings to reject cookies. You can also delete all cookies that are already on your computer's hard drive by searching for and deleting files with "cookie" in it.
We may also collect and store information about your browsing device, including, where available, your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is anonymous statistical data about your browsing activities and patterns and does not contain any personal data.

Do-Not-Track Signals. We currently do not employ technology that recognises “do- not-track” signals from your browser.

Please keep in mind that, without cookies, you may not have access to certain features on our Sites, including access to your profile/account and certain personalised content. Removing all cookies from your computer could also affect your subsequent visits to certain websites, including our Sites, by requiring that, for example, you enter your login name when you return to that website. Please note that even if you opt-out, you will still see ads, but they will not be targeted based upon the information collected through these tracking technologies.

I. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to other websites where we have products or services of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. This Policy does not cover such third parties, or their services and we do not take any responsibility for how such third parties may use any information they collect. For information about third-party privacy practices, please consult with them directly and be cautious.

J. Marketing emails

We will make it as easy as we can for you to opt out of unwanted processing, providing it does not restrict our ability to provide you with the primary service you have requested.

Please note if you wish to unsubscribe from any marketing emails that you have signed up for, you can do so by emailing mnworkingfiles@gmail.com or by clicking on the unsubscribe link on the marketing email that was sent to you (every email will contain one at the bottom). It may take 24 hours for this to become effective, or if preferred writing to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF

K. Website analytics and targeted marketing

Our hosting platform website and mail provider use analytics to provide the best user experience and service to you and this helps us to continually evaluate and improve our site.

These third-party data analytics service providers collect this information on our behalf in accordance with our instructions and in line with their own privacy policies. Our service providers may collect the following data about the way you use our site, which will almost always be anonymised and aggregated before reporting back to us:

1. Number of visitors to our site

2. Pages visited whilst using the site and time spent per page

3. Page interaction information, such as scrolling, clicks and browsing methods

4. Source location and details about where users go when they leave the site

5. Page response times and any download errors

6. Other technical information relating to end user device, such as IP address or browser plug-in

7. Number of people sending us messages directly, requesting specific subject matter for future posts and requesting the newsletter.

L. Your rights in relation to your personal data

You, as the data subject, may request deletion of your data at any time in writing to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF

If you exercise your right to opt-out of receiving marketing messages from us, please be aware that you may continue to receive certain non-marketing communications from us. For example, we may still need to contact you about important changes to our services or website that affect you or about any agreements we may have entered into with you.

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information, but this may impact or limit the way in which Menonet Ltd is able to interact with you. You may, at any time, change your mind about what information we hold about you, or if we continue to hold it at all, subject to any legal obligation we have to retain data, as stated above.

You are responsible for the accuracy of data you have provided to Menonet Ltd. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to us as soon as possible to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

In the unlikely event that there is any kind of a breach of our duties and obligations under this policy or the Data Protections laws, we will take immediate steps to isolate and rectify the problem. Should the breach be serious one (where there is a risk of, for example, discrimination, damage to reputation, financial loss or loss of confidential information) we have a duty to report that matter to the individuals affected and to the Office of the Information Commissioner here

M. Affiliate links

Menonet Ltd is a participant in the Amazon Services Associates Program. As affiliates, we earn commissions at no cost to you when you purchase products through our links. However, our recommendations are based on our extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of these companies and their offerings. We suggest these tools because we believe they are genuinely helpful and valuable, not simply due to the potential commissions. All Amazon links are clearly visible within each article and their privacy policy can be found here

N. Notices to users of certain jurisdictions

Australia Clients. If you have any questions, comments, or complaints about our collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, or if you believe that we have not complied with this Policy or the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), please contact us in writing Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF, United Kingdom , above. When contacting us, please provide as much detail as possible in relation to your question, comment, or complaint. Menonet Ltd will take any privacy complaint seriously and any complaint will be assessed by an appropriate person with the aim of resolving any issue in a timely and efficient manner. We request that you cooperate with us during this process and provide us with any relevant information that we may need. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of our assessment of your complaint, you may wish to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. For more information, please referto www.oaic.gov.au .

California Clients - Your California Privacy Rights. As described in this Policy,

Menonet Ltd may share your personal information with third parties for such parties' direct marketing purposes. Under California’s “ Shine the Light ” law (“Shine the Light”) , if you are a California client who provides personal information in obtaining venues or services for personal or family use, and except as provided below, you may request and obtain from us once a calendar year information about your information we shared, if any, with third parties for such parties' direct marketing purposes. If applicable, this information would include the categories of your personal information and the names and addresses of those third parties with which we shared your personal information for the immediately prior calendar year. To obtain this information, please contact us in writing Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF, United Kingdom, with "Request for California Privacy Information" in the body of your message. Please be aware that not all information sharing is covered by the Shine the Light requirements and only information on covered sharing will be included in our response. For all marketing we will give you the choice to opt-out in lieu of the foregoing.

European Union and UK Clients – please read through the policy carefully and if you are in any doubt please write to Data Controller, Menonet Ltd, The Straw Barn, Meppershall Rd, Shillington, Hitchin SG5 3PF, United Kingdom or visit here for the UK and here for the EU.