Last Updated: 25 March 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our astrology website and membership services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with all applicable data protection laws, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

By registering as a member and using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

We are a UK-based astrology website operator. References to "we", "us", or "our" in this policy refer to the site operator. If you have questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at the details provided at the end of this document.

2. Data We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide When Registering

When you create a member account, we collect the following personal data:

• Email address (required) — used to manage your account and communicate with you
• Date of birth (required) — used to generate your astrological readings and horoscopes
• Birth location (optional) — used to enhance the accuracy of your astrological chart
• Birth time (optional) — used to enhance the accuracy of your astrological chart

2.2 Payment Information

We do not collect or store payment card details directly. All payment processing is handled securely by GoCardless, our third-party payment provider. GoCardless acts as a data controller for the payment data they hold. Please refer to GoCardless's own privacy policy for details on how they process and store your financial information:

https://gocardless.com/privacy

2.3 Technical Data

We may also collect limited technical data automatically when you visit our site, such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This is used solely for site security and analytics purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

• To create and manage your membership account
• To generate personalised astrological readings and horoscopes based on your birth details
• To send you account-related communications (e.g. password resets, billing notices)
• To send you horoscopes, forecasts, and other astrological content you have subscribed to
• To comply with our legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process your data on the following legal bases:

• Contract performance — processing necessary to provide our membership services to you
• Consent — where you have chosen to provide optional birth details (location and time)
• Legitimate interests — for site security, fraud prevention, and service improvement
• Legal obligation — where required by law

5. Your Rights Regarding Optional Data

Birth location and birth time are provided entirely at your discretion. You have the right to remove this optional data from your account at any time by visiting your account settings. Removing this data may reduce the specificity of your astrological readings but will not affect your core membership.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account remains active, and for a reasonable period thereafter to comply with legal obligations (such as financial record-keeping requirements). If you delete your account, we will remove or anonymise your personal data within 30 days, except where we are legally required to retain certain records.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third parties only where necessary to provide our services, including:

• GoCardless — for payment processing
• Hosting and infrastructure providers — to operate our website and databases
• Legal and regulatory bodies — if required by law

All third parties are contractually required to handle your data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

8. International Data Transfers

Our site is operated from the United Kingdom and primarily stores data within the UK and/or European Economic Area. If your data is transferred outside these regions (for example, via a service provider), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.

9. Your Rights

As a data subject under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing — to request we limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to withdraw consent — for any processing based on consent (e.g. optional birth details)
• Right to object — to certain types of processing, including direct marketing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details at the end of this policy. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

10. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to maintain your session and improve your experience. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. For full details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

11. Security

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect it against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Children

Our services are not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Where changes are significant, we will notify you by email or by a prominent notice on our website. The date at the top of this document indicates when it was last revised.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

The Astral Life

info.theastrallife@gmail.com

8 Addison Avenue, London W11 4QR

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk if you are unhappy with how we have handled your data.