Privacy Policy

Your Data, Your Rights

We are committed to protecting your personal data and being transparent about how we use it. This Privacy Policy is written in plain language so you can make informed decisions about your information. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].

1. Introduction and Data Controller

This Privacy Policy applies to the website operated by MPC SEMINARS LTD (referred to throughout this document as "we," "us," or "our"). We are the data controller responsible for processing your personal data in connection with this website and the educational webinar series titled "Pets and Children: How Animals Develop Empathy and Responsibility."

MPC SEMINARS LTD is a company registered in the United Kingdom. Our registered office is located at 64 Goldsmith Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 8FH, United Kingdom. We organize educational initiatives focused on child development, empathy training, and animal-assisted learning.

We process personal data in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable data protection legislation. We take our responsibilities under these regulations seriously and have implemented appropriate measures to safeguard your rights and freedoms.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on January 15, 2026. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our data practices. If we make significant changes, we will notify registered users by email and update the date shown at the top of this document.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect only the minimum amount of personal data necessary to provide our educational webinar services and operate this website effectively. The categories of data we may collect include:

Data You Provide Directly

Full name: Collected when you register for the webinar or submit a contact form. This helps us personalize your webinar experience and correspondence.
Email address: Collected through the registration form and contact form. Used to send you webinar access links, session reminders, and to respond to your inquiries.
Message content: Any text you submit through the contact form, including questions or feedback about the webinar series.

Data Collected Automatically

IP address: Recorded by our web server logs for security purposes and to prevent abuse.
Device and browser information: Including browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device type. This helps us ensure the website displays correctly across devices.
Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, navigation paths, and referral sources. Collected through analytics tools to improve the user experience.
Cookies and similar technologies: Small data files stored on your device that help us recognize returning visitors and understand how the site is used. See our Cookies Policy for full details.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect personal data through the following methods:

Registration forms: When you sign up for the webinar series, you submit your name and email address through our online registration form on the Home page.
Contact forms: When you reach out via the Contact page, you provide your name, email, and message content.
Cookies and analytics tools: We use essential cookies for website functionality and, with your consent, analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) to understand visitor behavior and improve site performance. We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies.
Server logs: Our hosting provider automatically records standard server log data, including IP addresses, timestamps, and request details, for security and diagnostic purposes.

We do not collect personal data through any hidden or deceptive means. All data collection points are clearly visible on the website, and you always have the choice of whether to provide your information.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Article 6)

We process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds as defined under Article 6 of the UK GDPR:

Consent (Article 6(1)(a))

When you voluntarily submit your name and email through the registration or contact form, you consent to us processing that data for the stated purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. For analytics cookies, we rely on consent obtained through our cookie banner before any non-essential cookies are placed on your device.

Contract Performance (Article 6(1)(b))

Processing your registration data is necessary to fulfill our commitment to provide you with the webinar access link, session details, and related communications. Without your name and email, we cannot deliver the webinar service you have requested.

Legitimate Interest (Article 6(1)(f))

We process certain technical data (IP addresses, server logs, device information) based on our legitimate interest in maintaining website security, preventing fraud, diagnosing technical issues, and improving the overall user experience. We have assessed that these processing activities do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Legal Obligation (Article 6(1)(c))

In certain circumstances, we may need to process and retain personal data to comply with legal obligations, such as responding to lawful requests from public authorities or meeting tax and accounting requirements.

5. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following specific purposes:

Webinar registration and delivery: We use your name and email to confirm your registration, send you the webinar access link 24 hours before each session, provide session reminders, and deliver any follow-up materials such as recordings or supplementary resources.
Responding to inquiries: If you submit a message through the contact form, we use your name, email, and message content to respond to your question or request in a timely manner.
Website analytics and improvement: We use anonymized and aggregated usage data to understand how visitors navigate the site, identify popular pages, detect usability issues, and improve content and structure for future visitors.
Security and fraud prevention: IP addresses and server logs help us detect and prevent unauthorized access, spam submissions, and other security threats.
Legal compliance: We may process data to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, or enforceable governmental requests.

We do not use your personal data for marketing purposes beyond webinar-related communications. We will never send you unsolicited promotional emails unrelated to the webinar series you registered for.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. The specific retention periods for each data category are as follows:

Data Category	Retention Period
Webinar registration data (name, email)	2 years from the date of the last webinar session
Contact form submissions (name, email, message)	2 years from the date of submission
Server logs (IP address, access data)	12 months from the date of collection
Analytics cookies	13 months maximum
Essential cookies	Duration of browser session or up to 12 months

Once the retention period expires, your data is securely deleted or anonymized so that it can no longer be linked to you. If you request erasure of your data before the retention period ends, we will comply with your request unless we have a legal obligation to retain it.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party. We will never share your information for commercial marketing purposes.

We may share your data with the following categories of service providers who assist us in operating the website and delivering the webinar:

Hosting provider: Our website is hosted by a reputable provider that stores data on secure servers. The hosting provider processes data solely to deliver and maintain the website and acts as a data processor under our instructions.
Analytics provider: If you consent to analytics cookies, anonymized usage data may be processed by Google Analytics to help us understand traffic patterns and improve the website. Google acts as a data processor and is bound by its own data processing terms.
Email delivery service: We may use a third-party email service to send webinar confirmations and access links. This provider processes your name and email address exclusively for delivering our communications.

All third-party service providers are contractually obligated to protect your personal data and to process it only in accordance with our instructions. We carefully vet each provider to ensure they meet appropriate data protection standards.

8. International Data Transfers

Our primary data processing activities take place within the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of our third-party service providers may process data in countries outside the UK and EEA.

When personal data is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we ensure adequate protection through one or more of the following safeguards:

The recipient country has been granted an adequacy decision by the UK Secretary of State or the European Commission, meaning it provides a level of data protection considered equivalent to UK/EU standards.
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) or the European Commission have been executed with the data recipient.
The recipient organization participates in a recognized certification framework or has implemented binding corporate rules that provide equivalent data protection guarantees.

You may request further information about the specific safeguards applied to international transfers by contacting us at [email protected].

9. Your Rights Under the UK GDPR

Under the UK GDPR (Articles 15 through 22), you have the following rights with respect to your personal data. These rights apply regardless of where you are located:

Right of Access

You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you and information about how it is processed (Article 15).

Right to Rectification

You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal data or complete incomplete data (Article 16).

Right to Erasure

You can request that we delete your personal data when it is no longer needed for its original purpose or when you withdraw consent (Article 17).

Right to Restriction

You can ask us to temporarily stop processing your data in certain circumstances, such as when you contest its accuracy (Article 18).

Right to Portability

You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format and transfer it to another controller (Article 20).

Right to Object

You can object to processing based on legitimate interests at any time. We will stop processing unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds (Article 21).

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where we rely on your consent for processing, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal. To withdraw consent, contact us at [email protected] or use the unsubscribe option in any email you receive from us.

How to exercise your rights: To make a request under any of the above rights, please email us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days. In complex cases, we may extend this period by an additional 60 days, and we will notify you if such an extension is needed.

Right to lodge a complaint: If you are not satisfied with how we handle your personal data or a request you have made, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO can be contacted at: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom. Website: ico.org.uk.

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit the website. We use two categories of cookies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, remembering your cookie consent preference, and maintaining session security. Essential cookies do not require your consent and cannot be disabled without affecting site functionality. Duration: session-based or up to 12 months.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting anonymized information about pages visited, time on site, and navigation patterns. Analytics cookies are placed only if you provide consent through our cookie banner. Duration: up to 13 months. You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies or adjusting settings on our cookie banner.

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or social media tracking cookies. No third-party advertising network receives data from this website.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that disabling essential cookies may impair your ability to use certain features of the website. For comprehensive details, please refer to our Cookies Policy.

11. Children's Privacy

This website and the webinar registration process are intended for adults (parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 16.

While the subject matter of our webinars relates to child development and animal-assisted learning, the website is designed for adult participants only. Children should not submit their personal data through any form on this site.

If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take immediate steps to delete that information from our systems. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at [email protected] so we can address the matter promptly.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices, legal requirements, or operational needs. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

If we make significant changes that materially affect how we process your personal data, we will take reasonable steps to notify you. For registered webinar participants, this notification will be sent via email to the address you provided during registration. For other visitors, the updated policy will be made available on this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal data. Your continued use of the website after changes have been published constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated policy.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the details below:

MPC SEMINARS LTD

Data Controller

64 Goldsmith Avenue, SOUTHSEA, PO4 8FH, United Kingdom

[email protected]

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days. For formal data subject access requests, we will respond within the 30-day timeframe required by the UK GDPR.

Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the United Kingdom, the supervisory authority for data protection is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). You have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO if you believe your data protection rights have been infringed.

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 303 123 1113