Document Type: Privacy & Cookie Notice | Policy Owner: Data Protection Lead
Last Review Date: June 2025
This Website Privacy & Cookie Policy outlines how Wholistic Fostering Ltd. (“we”, “our”, “us”) uses and protects any personal information that you provide when using our website www.wholisticfostering.co.uk. We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected, and we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and other applicable legislation.
From time to time, we may update this policy to reflect changes in legislation, technology or our services. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our current practices.
We may collect and process the following personal data when you interact with our website:
This information may be collected through direct input (e.g., form submission) or indirectly via cookies and analytics tools.
We collect this data to:
We do not sell, rent or share your information with third parties for commercial gain. Your data will only be shared where necessary for service delivery, legal obligations, or with your explicit consent.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure that your personal information is secure. This includes encrypted data transfers (TLS/SSL), secure servers, regular malware scanning, and restricted access to personal data.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Once you leave our site, we have no control over the privacy practices of those external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any linked sites.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device to enhance your browsing experience. They help our website remember your preferences, analyse traffic, and deliver tailored content.
Cookies do not give us access to your computer or collect information beyond what you voluntarily provide.
We use the following types of cookies:
These are essential for the operation of the website and include:
Used to gather anonymous statistics to improve usability and performance:
These remember your choices and preferences (e.g., location, font size, display settings).
Used for:
Cookies set by tools like VWO to test new features and improve the website experience.
Our website may use third-party tools or embedded services that also use cookies, such as:
These services may collect your data independently according to their privacy settings. You are advised to check those platforms’ own cookie and privacy policies.
On your first visit, our website presents a cookie consent banner. You can:
Your preferences are stored in a cookie for 28 days. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clearing cookies in your browser or re-accessing the cookie banner.
Most browsers allow you to:
For guidance, visit:
https://www.aboutcookies.org/
Disabling cookies may reduce website functionality.
We use Google Analytics to measure traffic and usage. This data is anonymised and used solely for performance improvement. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We use TLS encryption to protect email communications. However, we cannot guarantee security if your own email provider does not support secure transmission. We also scan emails for viruses and malicious content in line with good practice.
You have the right to:
For more information, or to exercise your rights, please email: info@wholisticfostering.co.uk
If you have any questions or concerns about this cookie policy or our data practices, please contact:
Data Protection Lead
Wholistic Fostering Ltd.
34 Brook House, Brook Street Business Centre,
Brook Street, Tipton, DY4 9DD
Email: info@wholisticfostering.co.uk
