Roger Gracie Academy Buckingham
Last Updated: 24/03/2025
At Roger Gracie Academy Buckingham (“we,” “our,” “us”), your privacy matters. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (rgabuckingham.com), contact us, or participate in our classes and services.
Roger Gracie Academy Buckingham is a martial arts academy offering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, No-Gi, MMA, wrestling, and kids’ and women’s-only sessions in Buckingham, UK.
We may collect and process the following types of personal data:
Identity Data: Name, date of birth (especially for children’s classes), and gender.
Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and mailing address.
Payment Data: Payment details via secure third-party processors.
Health & Emergency Data: Relevant medical conditions or injury history, and emergency contact details for safe training.
Technical Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and general usage data when interacting with our website.
Marketing Preferences: Your preferences for receiving updates, promotions, or newsletters.
We use your data to:
Register and manage your classes, memberships, and trials
Communicate class schedules, cancellations, and updates
Ensure student safety during training (e.g., knowing about injuries or allergies)
Send occasional promotions, newsletters, or event info (only if you’ve opted in)
Improve our website, programs, and member experience
Comply with safeguarding, health, and legal obligations
Under the UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases to process your data:
Contractual obligation – to provide services you sign up for
Legal obligation – where required for health, safety, or safeguarding
Consent – for optional communications and marketing
Legitimate interest – to run and improve our academy
We do not sell or rent your data. We may share your information with:
Trusted third parties for essential operations:
Payment processors (e.g., Stripe, GoCardless)
Email communication platforms (e.g., Mailchimp)
Legal authorities where required to meet a legal or safeguarding obligation
All third-party partners are GDPR-compliant and only process your data as needed.
We only keep your data for as long as necessary:
For active members: during your membership period
After cancellation: up to 6 years for legal or tax purposes
Emergency/health data: deleted when no longer relevant
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access. While we use secure systems, no internet-based platform is 100% risk-free.
Our website may use cookies to:
Improve user experience
Track anonymous usage analytics
Remember your preferences
You can disable cookies in your browser at any time.
You have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Request deletion of your data (when legally possible)
Withdraw consent (e.g., from marketing emails)
Object to or restrict how your data is used
Lodge a complaint with the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office)
To exercise your rights, email us at: info@rgabuckingham.com
We may update this policy to reflect changes in the law or our services. Updates will be posted on our website with the revised date.
Roger Gracie Academy Buckingham
📍 Buckingham, UK
📧 info@rgabuckingham.com
📞 07528 637687
🌐 www.rgabuckingham.com
By using our website, services, or submitting your information, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
