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Privacy Policy

Taoide Nutrition

Last updated: 3 November 2026
 

1. About Taoide Nutrition

This Privacy Policy explains how Taoide Nutrition collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information when you visit the website, submit an enquiry or use nutrition services.

Taoide Nutrition is operated by Jane Francis, trading as Taoide Nutrition, based in Ireland.

Contact email: hello.taoidenutrition@gmail.com

For the purposes of data protection legislation, Jane Francis is the data controller responsible for the personal information collected through Taoide Nutrition.
 

2. Personal Information We Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with Taoide Nutrition.

Website enquiries

When you submit an enquiry or request a discovery call, we may collect:

  • Your name

  • Email address

  • Information about what you are looking for support with

  • Your nutrition goals and reasons for getting in touch

  • Any additional information you choose to provide

Please avoid including detailed medical or sensitive health information in initial website enquiries.

Nutrition consultations

If you proceed with a nutrition consultation, we may collect additional information relevant to providing appropriate nutrition support, including:

  • Personal and contact details

  • Dietary habits, preferences and lifestyle information

  • Nutrition goals and food diaries

  • Relevant medical conditions or diagnoses

  • Food allergies and intolerances

  • Medication and supplements

  • Relevant digestive symptoms

  • Relevant measurements, where appropriate

  • Menstrual or hormonal health information, where relevant

  • Information about your relationship with food or relevant mental health concerns, where necessary to assess whether the service is appropriate for you

  • Consultation notes and information relating to follow-up support

You will only be asked to provide information relevant to your individual circumstances and the nutrition service being provided.
 

3. How We Use Your Information

Your personal information may be used to:

  • Respond to enquiries and arrange discovery calls

  • Assess whether nutrition services are appropriate for your needs

  • Understand your dietary habits, lifestyle and nutrition goals

  • Prepare for and provide personalised nutrition consultations

  • Review food diaries and relevant questionnaires

  • Communicate with you about appointments and nutrition support

  • Arrange follow-up consultations

  • Maintain appropriate client records

  • Process payments and meet relevant legal or administrative obligations

Your information will not be sold or used for unrelated marketing purposes.
 

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

Personal information is processed under the lawful bases applicable to the purpose, which may include:

  • Pre-contractual steps and contract: To respond to enquiries, arrange consultations and provide agreed services.

  • Legitimate interests: To manage enquiries, maintain business records, communicate with clients and operate Taoide Nutrition, where these interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

  • Legal obligations: Where processing is necessary to meet applicable legal, financial or tax requirements.

  • Explicit consent: Where required for processing special category personal data, including health information.

Health information is treated as sensitive personal data under GDPR. Where explicit consent is relied upon, you will be asked to provide it separately and clearly before the relevant information is collected and processed.

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting hello.taoidenutrition@gmail.com. Withdrawal does not affect processing already carried out lawfully. However, if the information is necessary to provide appropriate nutrition support, it may not be possible to continue providing the service.
 

5. How Your Information Is Stored and Protected

Taoide Nutrition uses digital services to manage website enquiries, communications and business records.

These may include:

  • Wix: Website hosting and website enquiry information.

  • Google: Email communications, Google Forms, Google Drive and related business documents.

  • Apple iCloud: Backup and storage of relevant business files.

  • Password-protected files: Stored on an encrypted personal computer.

Access to client information is restricted to Jane Francis.

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.

Where third-party service providers process personal information, their relevant data protection arrangements and safeguards will be considered.
 

6. Sharing Your Information

Your personal information will not be sold, rented or shared for marketing purposes.

Information may be processed by service providers where necessary to operate the website, manage communications, store records or provide business services.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Taoide Nutrition does not routinely share identifiable client information with other nutrition professionals or healthcare providers. If a referral or disclosure is considered appropriate, this will be discussed with you and handled in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
 

7. International Data Transfers

Some third-party providers used by Taoide Nutrition may store or process information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal information is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards will be required in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

Further information about relevant safeguards can be requested by contacting hello.taoidenutrition@gmail.com.
 

8. How Long We Keep Your Information

Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, taking account of applicable legal, professional, insurance and administrative requirements.

In general:

  • Unsuccessful enquiries: Information may be retained for up to six months after the last contact, unless there is a reason to retain it longer.

  • Client records: Retention periods will be determined by applicable professional, legal and insurance requirements.

  • Food diaries and questionnaires: These will be retained only for as long as necessary for the provision of nutrition support and any justified record-keeping requirements.

  • Financial records: Relevant financial records will be retained for the periods required under Irish tax and financial record-keeping obligations.

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or destroyed.
 

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have rights in relation to your personal information, subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.

These include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal information.

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.

  • Request erasure of your personal information.

  • Request restriction of processing.

  • Object to certain types of processing.

  • Request data portability where applicable.

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, contact:

hello.taoidenutrition@gmail.com

You also have the right to make a complaint to the Irish Data Protection Commission.

Website: https://www.dataprotection.ie/
 

10. Cookies

The Taoide Nutrition website is hosted through Wix, which may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, security and performance.

Additional cookies may be used for analytics or other purposes depending on the website settings and services enabled.

You can manage your cookie preferences through the website's cookie settings, where available, and through your browser settings.
 

11. Third-Party Websites

The Taoide Nutrition website may contain links to external websites or services.

Taoide Nutrition is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites. You should review their privacy policies separately.
 

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to business practices, services or applicable data protection requirements.

The latest version will always be available on the Taoide Nutrition website, with the date of the most recent update displayed at the top.
 

13. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please contact:

Jane Francis
Taoide Nutrition
Ireland
hello.taoidenutrition@gmail.com

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