Privacy Policy

Psyberwise Effective date: 16/08/2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Psyberwise ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit or interact with our website, psyberwise.com (the "Site"), and when you engage us for services. We are committed to handling your data safely, transparently, and in line with UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018).

1. Contact Details

We are a sole trader, operating under the name Psyberwise.

Dr. John Blythe Email: hello@psyberwise.com

If you have any questions about this privacy notice or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us using the details above.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal information when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. You can read more about how Squarespace uses your data (site usage information of end users) for its own purposes in their Privacy Policy.

3. Analytics

This website collects personal information to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We provide this information to Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

4. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

These necessary and required cookies are always used, which allow Squarespace, our hosting platform, to securely serve this website to you.

These analytics and performance cookies are used on this website, as described below, only when you acknowledge our cookie banner. This website uses analytics and performance cookies to view site traffic, activity, and other data.

5. Service Agreements

When you contact us or agree to a service, we collect information necessary to negotiate, draft, and execute the service agreement.

This information may include your:

  • Business details (for example, project scope)

  • Email address

  • Name

  • Phone number

This information is processed and stored securely through our use of the Squarespace platform.

6. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal information to:

  • Deliver the consultancy and advisory services you have requested

  • Manage enquiries, proposals, and service agreements

  • Send information updates or marketing communications (where you've opted in)

  • Respond to enquiries and feedback

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site

  • Comply with legal obligations and maintain business records

We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.

7. Lawful Bases for Processing

We rely on one or more of the following lawful bases for using your personal information:

Providing consultancy, advisory, or training services (Lawful basis: Contract – to perform the contract with you or take steps before entering one)

Sending newsletters or marketing communications (Lawful basis: Consent – you can withdraw consent at any time)

Website analytics and cookies Lawful basis: (Consent (through the cookie banner))

Maintaining business records, accounting, or legal compliance Lawful basis: (Legal obligation / Legitimate interests)

You can learn more about lawful bases on the ICO website.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:

  • Access – to ask for copies of your personal data

  • Rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Erasure – to request deletion of your personal data

  • Restriction – to limit how we use your data

  • Objection – to object to processing based on legitimate interests

  • Data portability – to ask for your data to be transferred to another organisation or to you

  • Withdraw consent – where consent is our lawful basis

If you make a request, we must respond within one month. To exercise your rights, contact us at hello@psyberwise.com. You can learn more about your rights on the ICO website.

9. Data Retention

We keep personally identifiable information for 10 years to meet legal, insurance, and professional record-keeping requirements. Anonymous or aggregated information may be retained indefinitely for research or analysis.

10. Who We Share Information With

We only share your information with trusted service providers who help us run our business securely and effectively. They act as data processors under our instruction.

Squarespace

We use Squarespace to host our website and support site analytics, as described above.

123 Reg

We use 123 Reg as our email provider to send and manage email correspondence, including responses to enquiries and service-related communications.

Google LLC

We use Google Meet for video conferencing with clients. Google's servers are located in the EU and USA. Transfers outside the UK are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework and UK Addendum to Standard Contractual Clauses. More information is available at: Google Privacy Policy.

We do not share personal data with other third parties unless required by law, necessary for service delivery, or with your explicit consent.

11. International Data Transfers

Where necessary, we may transfer personal information outside the UK, as data processors we use may hold data servers in other countries. We rely on our data processors' contractual and organisational safeguards to protect your personal data when it is transferred or processed outside the UK, for example:

  • Adequacy decisions

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

  • Data Privacy Framework participation

12. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, or unauthorised access. This includes the use of password protection, encryption, secure cloud services, and limited access to personal data only where necessary.

13. How to Complain

If you have concerns about our use of your personal data, please contact us first at hello@psyberwise.com.

If you remain unhappy after raising a concern with us, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF Helpline: 0303 123 1113 Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated effective date.