Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how ESTATE PLANNING SEMINARS LTD ("we", "us", or "our") collects, processes, stores, and protects your personal data when you visit our website at academyconferences.info and when you register for our educational webinar series titled "Smart Home for $15–30k: What's Really Worth Buying in 2026."

ESTATE PLANNING SEMINARS LTD is the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data. We are a company registered in England and Wales under company number 13252773, with our registered office located at 26a Back Lane, Congleton, CW12 4PP, United Kingdom.

We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data and how we will collect, use, and store it.

By accessing our website or registering for the webinar, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please refrain from using our website or submitting any personal information.

We collect and process the following categories of personal data when you interact with our website and webinar registration system:

We do not collect sensitive personal data such as data concerning health, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, genetic or biometric data, sexual orientation, or criminal records.

We collect personal data through several methods, each serving a specific and limited purpose:

Registration and contact forms: When you fill out the webinar registration form on our homepage or the contact form on our contact page, you voluntarily submit your name, email address, and (on the contact form) a message. These forms use HTML5 validation to help ensure the accuracy of submitted data.

Cookies and similar technologies: Our website uses technical cookies that are necessary for the website to function properly, as well as analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our site. We only place non-essential cookies on your device after you have given your consent through our cookie consent banner. For more detailed information about the specific cookies we use, please see Section 10 of this policy and our dedicated Cookies Policy.

Server logs: Our web hosting servers automatically record certain information about each visitor request. This includes your IP address, the date and time of access, the pages you viewed, the HTTP status code, and the referring URL. This data is collected for server performance monitoring and security purposes.

Analytics tools: If you consent to analytics cookies, we may use Google Analytics to collect aggregated, anonymized data about website usage patterns. This helps us improve the user experience and understand which content is most valuable to our visitors. Google Analytics processes data according to its own privacy policy, and we have configured it to anonymize IP addresses where possible.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. The specific legal basis depends on the type of data and the purpose of processing:

When we rely on legitimate interest as the legal basis, we have conducted a balancing test to ensure that our interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms. Our legitimate interests include maintaining and improving our website, responding to inquiries, and ensuring the security of our online systems.

Where we rely on consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw it.

We use your personal data for the following specific purposes, and we do not process your data for any purpose beyond what is described here:

• Service delivery: We use your name and email address to process your webinar registration, send you confirmation details, provide you with the webinar access link, and send you reminders about the scheduled sessions.
• Communication: If you contact us through our contact form, we use your name, email, and message to respond to your inquiry. We do not send marketing emails or promotional content unless you explicitly opt in to receive them.
• Website analytics: With your consent, we use anonymized usage data to understand how visitors navigate our website, which pages are most popular, and where we can improve the user experience. This data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual users.
• Security and legal compliance: We use server log data (including IP addresses) to detect and prevent unauthorized access, fraud, or other malicious activity. We may also process data when required by law or to respond to lawful requests from public authorities.

We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. Your data will only be used to send webinar-related emails as stated at the point of registration. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third parties for marketing purposes.

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by applicable law. The specific retention periods for each category of data are as follows:

When personal data is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it so that it can no longer be linked to you. If you request deletion of your data before the retention period expires, we will honour your request unless we are legally required to retain it.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party. We may share your data only with the following limited categories of recipients, and only to the extent necessary for the purposes described in this policy:

• Hosting providers: Our website is hosted by a professional hosting service provider that stores data on secure servers. The provider processes data only on our behalf and in accordance with our instructions.
• Analytics providers: If you consent to analytics cookies, anonymized usage data may be processed by Google Analytics. No personally identifiable information is shared in this process.
• Email service providers: We may use a third-party email delivery service to send you webinar confirmation and access details. This provider processes your name and email address solely for the purpose of delivering emails on our behalf.
• Legal authorities: We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request.

All third-party service providers with whom we share data are contractually bound to process personal data only on our instructions, to maintain the confidentiality and security of that data, and to comply with applicable data protection legislation. We confirm that we do not sell personal data to any party under any circumstances.

Our company is based in the United Kingdom, and we primarily store and process your data within the UK and the European Economic Area (EEA). However, some of our third-party service providers (such as analytics or email delivery services) may process data in countries outside the UK and EEA.

When personal data is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in compliance with UK GDPR. These safeguards may include:

• Transfers to countries that have been granted an adequacy decision by the UK Secretary of State, meaning they provide an adequate level of data protection.
• The use of International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
• Binding corporate rules or other approved certification mechanisms where applicable.

If you would like more information about the specific safeguards applied to any international transfer of your data, please contact us using the details provided in Section 13.

Under the UK GDPR (Articles 15 through 22), you have the following rights in relation to your personal data. You can exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us at the email address listed in Section 13.

To exercise any of these rights, please send an email to [email protected] with the subject line "Data Rights Request." We will respond to your request within one calendar month, as required by UK GDPR. In complex cases, we may extend this period by a further two months, and we will notify you if this is the case.

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

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide essential functionality and, with your consent, to analyse website usage. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website that you visit. Below is a summary of the types of cookies we use:

We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting cookies, or any cookies that track you across other websites. You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning correctly.

For more detailed information, please visit our dedicated Cookies Policy page.

Our website and webinar series are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we will take immediate steps to delete that data from our records.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child under the age of 16 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly investigate and delete any such data.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or operational needs. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify registered users via email.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect and protect your personal data. Material changes will be communicated at least 14 days before they take effect, giving you the opportunity to review them and, if necessary, withdraw your consent or exercise your rights.

Continued use of our website after the updated policy takes effect constitutes your acknowledgment of the changes. If you disagree with any updates, you may request deletion of your data as described in Section 9.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact us using the details below:

When contacting us about a privacy matter, please include "Privacy" or "Data Rights Request" in the subject line of your email so that we can direct your inquiry to the appropriate team member and respond as quickly as possible.

If you are not satisfied with our response or handling of your complaint, you may escalate the matter to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent supervisory authority for data protection. The ICO's contact details are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, United Kingdom. Telephone: 0303 123 1113. Website: ico.org.uk.