Aesthetica respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your information when you visit our website or contact us about our aesthetic treatments and services.
Aesthetica is a premium aesthetics clinic based in Leeds.
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect information such as:
We only request information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it is collected.
We may use your personal information to:
We will not use your personal information for unrelated purposes without a lawful basis to do so.
Under UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, we process personal information where there is a lawful basis to do so.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
Where we process special category health information, we will rely on an appropriate additional legal condition under applicable data protection law.
Aesthetic treatments may require us to collect information relating to your health, medical history, allergies, medications or previous treatments.
This information may constitute special category personal data. We take additional care when handling this information and only collect and process it where necessary for appropriate purposes, such as assessing treatment suitability, providing safe treatment, maintaining treatment records or complying with legal and professional requirements.
Please do not submit unnecessary medical or sensitive information through general website contact forms.
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should therefore avoid sending highly sensitive information through unsecured communication channels.
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We may share information with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our business, website or services. These providers may include website hosting providers, IT service providers, communication platforms, appointment or booking systems and professional advisers.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, court order or where necessary to protect our legal rights, clients or others.
Where third parties process personal information on our behalf, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate privacy and security arrangements are in place.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, understand website usage and enhance your experience.
Some cookies may be essential for the website to function, while others may be used for analytics or other purposes.
Where required by law, we will ask for your consent before placing non essential cookies on your device.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
Our website may contain links to third party websites or services.
Aesthetica is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third party website you visit.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including fulfilling legal, regulatory, accounting and record keeping requirements.
The retention period may vary depending on the type and nature of the information.
Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details below.
If you have provided consent to receive marketing communications, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
You can also ask us to stop sending marketing communications by contacting us directly.
Our website and services are not intended to collect personal information from children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through our website. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements or privacy practices.
Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve your concern.
You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), where applicable.
ICO Website: https://ico.org.uk/
