Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

This website is operated by The Fitness Circle Group Ltd, trading as Manchester Fitness Circle (also referred to as "MCR Fitness Circle", "we", "us", or "our"). We are the data controller responsible for the personal data you provide through this site. For any privacy-related questions, contact us at info@manchesterfitnesscircle.com.

2. What data we collect

We collect only the information you voluntarily submit through forms on this site, which may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your company or brand (where applicable)
• Your message or topic of interest

This data is collected through our The Inner Circle waitlist, brand / partnership enquiry form, and newsletter signup.

3. How we use your data

We use the information you provide to:

• Respond to your enquiry or brand partnership request
• Add you to the The Inner Circle waitlist and contact you about upcoming sessions
• Send you newsletter updates about events, workshops, and community news (only if you subscribed)

The legal basis for processing this data is your consent (submitting the form) and, where relevant, our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries about our services.

4. How we store your data

Submissions are stored securely in our backend database, hosted on Supabase (a GDPR-compliant infrastructure provider). Access is restricted to authorised team members only.

5. Sharing your data

We do not sell your personal data to third parties. We do not share it with third parties except where necessary to operate this website (e.g. our hosting and database providers acting as data processors on our behalf), or where required by law.

6. Retention

We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, or as required by law. You can request deletion at any time.

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

• Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure: ask us to delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restrict processing: ask us to limit how we use your data
• Object: object to our processing of your data
• Data portability: receive your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent: at any time, where processing is based on consent
• Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, email info@manchesterfitnesscircle.com.

8. Cookies & analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This may set cookies to collect anonymous usage information. No personal data is used for advertising purposes.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

10. Contact

Questions or data requests: info@manchesterfitnesscircle.com