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Privacy Policy

Who we are

Good Estate Planning, offered by the G.-O.-O.-D.-I.-S.-M. Private Association of Trust. Contact details coming soon.

What we collect and why

  • Account details (email address, display name, password stored only in scrambled form, optional authenticator setup) — to give you a member account and keep it secure.
  • Sign-in records (scrambled email and network address, device type, outcome) — to protect accounts from repeated guessing. Kept 90 days.
  • Contact form messages (name, email, subject, message; network address stored only in scrambled form) — to reply to you and prevent spam. Kept 12 months.
  • Administrator activity records — to keep a record of account changes made by administrators.

Who can see it

Only our administrators, who must use two-step sign-in. We do not sell your information. Our website and database are hosted by our technology providers.

Legal basis for processing personal data

For the protection of the information entrusted to this website, personal data shall be collected and processed in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, where applicable.

Personal information may be processed under the following lawful bases:

Contractual Necessity

For the creation and administration of membership accounts, delivery of purchased educational resources, processing of subscriptions and management of bookings and services.

Legal Obligations

For the maintenance of records and the fulfilment of applicable financial, accounting, taxation and regulatory obligations.

Legitimate Interests

For maintaining website security, preventing fraud, improving website functionality and responding to enquiries, where these interests are not overridden by the rights and freedoms of individuals.

Consent

For optional marketing communications and other activities requiring consent. Such consent may be withdrawn at any time.

Personal information shall be collected only where necessary for a specified and legitimate purpose and shall not be used in a manner incompatible with that purpose. Where sensitive personal information is processed, an additional lawful condition shall be identified where required.

Storage and protection of personal data

For the safeguarding of the information provided by the people using this website, personal data shall be stored within secure digital systems operated by the website administrator and its authorised service providers.

  • Primary Data Storage Location: To be confirmed.
  • Website Hosting Provider: To be confirmed.
  • Database and File Storage Provider: To be confirmed.

Personal information may include account registration details, membership information, booking records, payment-related transaction references, communications and other information voluntarily submitted through the website.

Appropriate technical and organisational security measures shall be maintained, including access restrictions, encrypted communications, authentication controls, backups and monitoring where appropriate.

Personal information shall be retained only for as long as necessary for its original purpose or to satisfy applicable legal and regulatory obligations.

Where personal information is transferred outside the United Kingdom, appropriate safeguards shall be implemented in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.

The website shall not sell personal information to third parties.

Rights of the individual

For the respect of the privacy and the information of each individual, people whose personal data is processed may exercise their applicable rights under UK data protection law, including the rights to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability and objection to processing.

Requests relating to personal information may be submitted through the website's Contact page or to: Privacy Contact: To be confirmed.

Individuals also have the right to raise concerns with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Your choices

You can update your name and email from your account, and ask us to see, correct or delete your information by contacting us.

Our commitment to privacy

With the principle of doing no harm, injury, loss or fraud being central to the philosophy of G.O.O.D.I.S.M., the association is committed to the responsible handling and protection of information entrusted to its website.

For the respect of the people and their private affairs, we seek to maintain transparency regarding the information collected, the purpose of its use and the safeguards applied to its storage and administration.

Changes

We will update this policy when we add new features such as payments or bookings, and show the date of the latest version.

Last updated 10 October 2026.