Privacy Policy – Relaxed Golf & Simply Relaxed Golf CIC

Last updated: 11 March 2026

1. Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.relaxedgolf.co.uk

Relaxed Golf is managed by Philippa Hodgson. Some services and programmes are delivered through Simply Relaxed Golf CIC.

Contact: hello@relaxedgolf.co.uk

 2. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible publicly in the context of your comment.

 3. Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract any location data from images.

 4. Cookies

Our website uses functional cookies to make the site work and to process payments:

• Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.

• Login cookies: When you visit the login page or log in, cookies are set to manage login sessions, screen preferences, and “Remember Me” functionality.

  • Session cookies: discarded when browser closes

  • Remember Me: lasts two weeks

  • Screen options: last one year

• Payment cookies: Stripe (Relaxed Golf) and PayPal (Simply Relaxed Golf CIC) may set cookies essential to process payments. These are always active.

No analytics or marketing cookies are currently active.

 5. Embedded content from other websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interactions.

 6. Who we share your data with

• Payment data is shared only with Stripe (Relaxed Golf) or PayPal (Simply Relaxed Golf CIC) for processing.

• Password reset requests include your IP address in the reset email.

• Comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

 7. How long we retain your data

• Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to automatically recognize follow-ups.

• Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except username). Website administrators can also manage this information.

 8. Your rights

If you have an account or have left comments, you may request:

• A copy of the personal data we hold about you

• Deletion of your personal data

This does not include data we are required to retain for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

 9. Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Payment information is sent securely to Stripe or PayPal.

 10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. Updates will be reflected on this page with the “Last updated” date.