Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Mindful Earth ("we", "us", "our") is operated by Montana King, based in London, UK. Our website is mindfulearth.eco. You can contact us at connect@mindfulearth.eco.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal data when you interact with our website or services:

• Name and email address (when you contact us or sign up to our mailing list)
• Payment information (processed securely by Stripe or PayPal — we do not store card details)
• Messages and enquiries you send us via email or contact forms
• Usage data collected via cookies (see Section 6)

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide services you have requested
• Send you updates, newsletters, and information about Mindful Earth (only with your consent)
• Process payments for services or products
• Improve our website and services
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing (UK GDPR)

We process your data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — for marketing emails and newsletter sign-ups
• Contract — when you purchase a service or product from us
• Legitimate interests — for responding to enquiries and improving our services
• Legal obligation — where required by law

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following trusted third-party services that may process your data:

• Stripe — payment processing (stripe.com/privacy)
• PayPal — payment processing (paypal.com/privacy)
• Calendly — appointment scheduling (calendly.com/privacy)
• Formspree — contact form submissions (formspree.io/privacy)
• Square — digital product sales (squareup.com/privacy)
• GitHub Pages — website hosting (docs.github.com/privacy)

6. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Email enquiries are retained for up to 2 years. Financial records are retained for 6 years in accordance with HMRC requirements.

8. Your Rights (UK GDPR)

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability — receive your data in a structured format
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at connect@mindfulearth.eco. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. All payment processing is handled by PCI-compliant third-party providers. We do not store payment card information.

10. International Transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may process data outside the UK or EEA. Where this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated. Continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact & Complaints

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, contact us at connect@mindfulearth.eco.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.