Data Protection Notice
Looking4Beautiful™ Ltd — Last updated: May 2026
1. Who We Are
Looking4Beautiful™ is a UK-based social enterprise providing peer support, training, consultancy, and advocacy services to lived-experienced professionals in health, social care, and the third sector.
- Data Controller: Looking4Beautiful™ Ltd
- Registered office: 66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA
- Email: info@looking4beautiful.org.uk
2. What Data We Collect
We collect personal data to deliver our services, which may include:
- personal identifiers (name, contact details, date of birth);
- employment information (role, organisation, sector);
- health and wellbeing information (to tailor support);
- professional background and relevant history.
3. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data under Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR (Consent) and Article 9(2)(a) UK GDPR (where processing special category data with explicit consent). We comply with the UK Data Protection Act 2018.
You must provide explicit, informed consent before we process your data. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us in writing.
4. Data Sharing
We share your data only where necessary and with your consent, including with:
- partner organisations (referral bodies, commissioning agencies);
- other peer support providers (where you consent to each specific sharing);
- service evaluators (anonymised data only, unless you consent otherwise);
- legal authorities (where required by law).
5. Data Retention
We retain your data for the duration of service provision plus 6 years for legal and safeguarding purposes, unless:
- you request deletion (where legally permissible);
- a longer retention period is required by law;
- we anonymise the data for evaluation and research.
6. Your Rights
Under UK data protection law (UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018), you have the right to:
- access your personal data (Subject Access Request);
- rectification of inaccurate data;
- erasure (right to be forgotten) where permissible;
- restrict processing;
- data portability;
- object to processing for direct marketing.
To exercise your rights, contact us at:
Email: info@looking4beautiful.org.uk
7. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including:
- encryption of sensitive data;
- secure storage on trusted cloud platforms;
- limited access on a need-to-know basis;
- regular security reviews.
8. Contact & Complaints
To exercise your rights or report a concern, contact:
- Looking4Beautiful™ Ltd
- 66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA
- Email: info@looking4beautiful.org.uk
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
- Information Commissioner’s Office
- Website: ico.org.uk
- Telephone: 0303 123 1113