PRIVACY POLICY

RebeccaMonique.com

Last updated: 13 October 2026

1. About this notice

RebeccaMonique.com is the personal website and creative archive of Rebecca-Monique, featuring essays, philosophical questions, reflections and other published work.

This Privacy Notice explains how personal information is collected, used and protected when you visit this website or get in touch through its contact form.

The website is operated by rbccmnq Limited, trading as rbccmnq, who is responsible for the personal information described in this notice.

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact legal@rebeccamonique.com.

2. Information collected

This website collects limited personal information.

Information you provide

When you complete the contact form, you may be asked for:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Your reason for getting in touch

  • Your message

This information is used to review and respond to your enquiry, and to manage any necessary follow-up correspondence.

Please avoid including sensitive personal, medical or confidential information in your message unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

Technical information

When you visit this website, certain technical information may be processed through Squarespace, our website hosting provider. This may include your IP address, browser information, device details and information about how the website is accessed.

Cookies and similar technologies may also be used, as explained below.

3. How your information is used

Personal information submitted through the contact form is used to:

  • Respond to enquiries and correspondence

  • Manage relevant follow-up communications

  • Maintain the security and functionality of the website

  • Comply with applicable legal obligations where necessary

The lawful basis for responding to general enquiries is normally legitimate interests, specifically the interest in receiving, managing and responding to correspondence.

Where an enquiry concerns entering into a contract, processing may instead be necessary to take steps at your request before entering into that contract.

Technical information necessary for website security and operation may also be processed on the basis of legitimate interests. Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, this will be requested separately.

Information submitted through the contact form is not automatically added to a marketing mailing list.

4. Newsletter, digital products and external websites

RebeccaMonique.com contains links to services and platforms operated by third parties.

These include:

  • Kit, for newsletter subscriptions and guided journaling products

  • YouTube, for video content and philosophical reflections

  • Instagram, for social media content

  • Bookshop.org, for reading recommendations

  • External podcast platforms

  • rbccmnq.com, the separate professional website for coaching, supervision and related services

When you follow an external link, you leave RebeccaMonique.com.

Information you submit directly to an external platform, including newsletter registration or payment details, is processed through that platform and under the privacy arrangements applicable to that service.

Where an external service processes information on behalf of rbccmnq, that processing may also be governed by our agreements with the service provider.

Please consult the relevant privacy notices before providing personal information.

5. Cookies, analytics and embedded content

This website is hosted by Squarespace, which may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security and analytics.

Some cookies are essential to the operation of the website. Non-essential cookies will be managed in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

Visitors can manage their cookie preferences using the cookie controls provided on the website.

Where videos or other third-party content are embedded directly into a page, the external provider may process technical information or use cookies when the content is loaded or played.

Further information about Squarespace's use of cookies is available through its cookie and privacy documentation.

6. How information is stored and shared

Personal information is handled through the services necessary to operate the website and respond to enquiries. These may include Squarespace and Gmail.

Information is not sold to third parties.

Personal information may be shared with service providers where necessary for website operation, secure storage, correspondence or compliance with legal obligations.

Some service providers may process personal information outside the United Kingdom. Where this happens, transfers will be made in accordance with applicable UK data protection law, using an appropriate lawful transfer mechanism where required. Further information about the safeguards used by relevant service providers is available in their privacy and data-processing documentation.

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are taken to protect personal information from unauthorised access, loss or misuse.

7. How long information is retained

Contact form enquiries and related correspondence are normally retained for up to 24 months after the last substantive contact, unless a longer period is reasonably necessary for legal, contractual or record-keeping purposes

Information may be retained for longer where reasonably necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

When information is no longer required, it is deleted or securely disposed of, subject to any applicable legal retention requirements.

8. Your data protection rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to personal information held about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

  • Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances

  • Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances

  • Object to processing based on legitimate interests

  • Request transfer of certain personal information where applicable

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exemptions.

You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests. You may contact us to exercise this right or any other applicable data protection right.

To make a request, please use legal@rebeccamonique.com.

If you have concerns about how your information is handled, you can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):

Website: www.ico.org.uk

9. Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes to the website, the services used or applicable legal requirements.

The date at the top of this page will be updated whenever material changes are made.