Privacy Policy

The Grooming Lounge Privacy Policy:

 

This Privacy Policy is required as a part of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), it is necessary for us to inform you of the information we keep about you and your pet, how it is used and stored and to receive permission for specific information to be stored and used.

 

In the Grooming Lounge, the following information is stored on a system called 'Savvy Pet Spa':

 

  • ​Any details you have given to us about yourself, such as your name, phone numbers, and e-mail address’.
  • Any details you have given to us about your dog, such as, his/her name, age, breed, colour, gender etc.
  • Any details of what we have done to your dog as part of the grooming process – blades, combs used, where we have scissored, nails trimmed, date of the visits etc.
  • Any traits/likes or dislikes of your dog, such as, sensitive feet etc.
  • Your dog`s temperament within the salon – good, nervous, hard, tendency to bite etc.
  • Any medical problems that either, you make us aware of, or that we find as part of the Grooming process, such as (lumps, bumps, warts, heart murmur etc.)

 

These details are kept electronically and only authorised employees of The Grooming Lounge have access to the 'Savvy Pet Spa' system. 

 

Your name, dogs name, your address, and contact numbers are entered into the form to enable me to contact you about appointments, to advise when your dog is ready, send cards, in case of emergency, etc.

 

Your name and contact number along with your dogs name are also stored on my mobile phone (only for regular clients), again to enable me to contact you for the above reasons. No other details are held on my mobile phone about you and my mobile phone is kept safe and secured by the available security settings on the device.

 

You can also ask to view your electronic file at any time.

Any non-returning customer files will be destroyed within 3 years of non-attendance to our salon.

 

​Our website:

You can browse and visit our website without providing your name and contact details. Like many websites, our server logs capture details of your operating system and browser software, IP address, URL, including the date and time of your visit. We use cookies to analyse how our site is used by visitors. If you do not wish cookies to be saved to your system, you may change your browser settings.

You might choose to provide your contact details if you do any of these things:

  • Submit a query
  • Book an appointment online

 

 We may use your personal information in the following way:

  • to respond to enquiries made by yourself
  • to send appointment reminders via email and text message
  • to send vouchers and promotions
  • to ask you for reviewing us
  • for market research purpose
  • for record keeping purpose
  • to deal with enquiries and complaints
  • to contact you in connection with your appointment, dog collection or drop off, cancellations or rescheduling

 

Occasionally pictures of your dog may be taken, both before and after, as well as sometimes during the groom, these are for business purposes, mainly social media and on our business pages. Any images taken will remain the copyright of The Grooming Lounge.

 

Consent for photos to be taken are to be accepted or declined on the Client Declaration Form when booking your appointment.

 

​We use Webador for our website and Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp as social media platforms.

 

The Grooming Lounge DOES NOT share any customer data or information with any third parties for marketing purposes.