Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
Attitude Martial Arts & Self-Defence ("we," "us," "our") is based at 36th Ipswich Scout Hall, 220 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0RG. This policy explains what personal information we collect through our website and classes, why we collect it, and how we look after it.
If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at martialartsattitude@gmail.com.
What information we collect
When you contact us or book a trial:
Name, email address, and phone number submitted through our Contact page or booking process
When you or your child join as a student:
Name, date of birth, and address
Parent/guardian name and contact details, for students under 18
Emergency contact details
Relevant medical or health information you choose to share with us, so we can train safely with you
British Combat Association licence and insurance registration details
If you become an instructor:
DBS (criminal record) check results
Safeguarding training records
Other information required for insurance and accreditation purposes
When you browse our website:
Basic technical information such as your browser type and pages visited, collected automatically through standard website analytics
Cookies — see the Cookies section below
Why we collect it, and our legal basis
We collect this information to:
Respond to enquiries and arrange trial classes
Register and manage your (or your child's) membership, licence, and insurance
Run classes safely, including being aware of any relevant medical information
Meet our safeguarding obligations to students, particularly children
Meet our legal obligations around instructor vetting (DBS checks)
Our legal basis for most of this is that it's necessary to provide our services to you (contract), and in the case of safeguarding and instructor checks, to meet our legal obligations. Where we ask for medical information, we do so with your explicit consent.
Children's data
We teach students from age 8. Where a student is under 13, we collect and process their information based on consent given by a parent or guardian at the time of registration. Parents or guardians can contact us at any time to review, update, or ask us to delete their child's information, subject to our safeguarding and insurance record-keeping obligations.
Instructor and DBS data
DBS check results and safeguarding training records are held securely and used solely to meet our safeguarding responsibilities and insurance/accreditation requirements through the British Combat Association. This information is not shared beyond what's required for these purposes.
Who we share your information with
The British Combat Association, for the purposes of your annual licence and insurance registration
Squarespace, our website hosting provider, who processes website form submissions and basic analytics on our behalf
We do not sell or share your personal information with any other third party for marketing purposes
How long we keep your information
We keep membership and registration records for as long as you're an active student, and for a reasonable period afterwards to meet our insurance and safeguarding record-keeping obligations. Contact form enquiries that don't lead to membership are kept for a shorter period and then deleted.
Cookies
Our website, hosted on Squarespace, uses cookies to help it function properly and to understand how visitors use the site. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
Ask what personal information we hold about you
Ask us to correct inaccurate information
Ask us to delete your information, where we're not required to keep it for legal or safeguarding reasons
Object to how we use your information
Withdraw consent at any time, where consent is our basis for processing
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at martialartsattitude@gmail.com.
Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information, including limiting access to those who need it to run the club safely, and storing sensitive records such as DBS checks securely.
How to complain
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your personal information, please contact us first at martialartsattitude@gmail.com so we can try to put it right — we'll acknowledge your complaint within 30 days. You also have the right to complain directly to the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk.
Contact us
Attitude Martial Arts & Self-Defence 36th Ipswich Scout Hall, 220 Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0RG martialartsattitude@gmail.com