Privacy Policy

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⚠️ Draft Template — Requires Legal Review. This is a draft privacy policy template. It must be reviewed and approved by a qualified legal professional before this website goes live. It does not constitute legal advice.

This Privacy Policy explains how Sharlene Cassel ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you use sharlenecassel.com ("the website").

1. Information We Collect

Contact and Booking Forms

When you submit a contact or booking enquiry form, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, phone number (optional), and message content. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Newsletter Sign-Up

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Analytics

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Cookies

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2. How We Use Your Information

  • To respond to booking and general enquiries
  • To send newsletters and updates (only if you have subscribed)
  • To improve the website experience
  • We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes

3. Data Storage and Security

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We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, but no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

4. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your information
  • Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@sharlenecassel.com.

5. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

6. Children's Privacy

This website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will note the date of the most recent update at the top of this page.

8. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact: info@sharlenecassel.com