Privacy Policy
Effective Date: June 19, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Morton Martial Arts ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit and use the Morton Martial Arts website (the "Service"). This policy is designed to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR).
By accessing or using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1.1 Information We Collect
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
1.1.1 Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
Address, Postcode, Town/City
Cookies and Usage Data
1.1.2 Usage Data
We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
1.2 How We Use Your Information
Morton Martial Arts uses the collected data for various purposes, based on legitimate interests or your consent:
To provide and maintain the Service
To notify you about changes to our Service
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
To provide customer care and support
To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
To monitor the usage of the Service
To detect, prevent and address technical issues
For marketing purposes, only where you have provided explicit consent (e.g., subscribing to a newsletter).
1.3 Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR
Our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Data described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it:
Performance of a Contract: We may process your Personal Data because we need to perform a contract with you (e.g., when you sign up for a service or make a purchase).
Legitimate Interests: We may process your Personal Data where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., for improving our services, marketing activities).
Legal Obligation: We may process your Personal Data to comply with the law (e.g., tax or reporting obligations).
Consent: We may process your Personal Data where you have given us explicit consent to do so (e.g., for sending marketing communications).
1.4 How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. We ensure these service providers also comply with GDPR.
For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., a court order or regulatory requirement)
Protect and defend the rights or property of Morton Martial Arts
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
Protect against legal liability
Business Transfers: If Morton Martial Arts is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your Personal Data for any other purpose with your consent.
1.5 International Data Transfers
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United Kingdom and process it there.
Morton Martial Arts will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
1.6 Data Security
The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your Personal Data from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
1.7 Your Data Protection Rights under UK GDPR
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your Personal Data:
The right to be informed: You have the right to be informed about how we collect and use your Personal Data.
The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your Personal Data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You have the right to request that we erase your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
The right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
1.8 Right to Complain to the ICO
If you are unhappy with how we have used your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.
1.9 Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
1.10 Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: hello@mortonmartialarts.com
By visiting this page on our website: mortonmartialarts.com
