Important Information
Data and Privacy
When I collect information about you and family members or friends, I do so specifically for the purposes of producing an appropriate ceremony for you. By entering into an agreement with me to lead the ceremony you are giving me permission to use the information for that purpose.
I do not use your data for any other purposes without your explicit permission, and I do not pass it to third parties.
The information you give me, including contact details, is kept on a password-protected computer; paper copies are shredded. After six years your data will be deleted. If you would like me to delete it before that, please let me know. Please contact me if you have any questions about the personal details that I hold, or how I use your data.
Copyright for the ceremony content is retained by Paul Herbert as its author.
Training and accreditation
Being accredited by Humanists UK requires me to abide by their code of conduct, to attend regular CPD training sessions and to be peer reviewed every three years. The organisation also provides insurance cover for me and a complaints procedure for you, should either ever be needed.
The local celebrant networks are self-support groups. We maintain close contact with each other, so it is usually possible to find another celebrant to step in at short notice if, for any reason, your chosen celebrant is unable to conduct a ceremony.
Like other Humanists UK funeral celebrants, I have adopted the Funeral Celebrant Accord, which defines the attributes and skills required of an excellent funeral celebrant and is intended to set the standards by which all celebrants offering funeral services should be measured. In a nutshell is says an excellent funeral celebrant:
- Is professional
- Cares for their clients
- Is calm and shows natural leadership
- Writes personalised ceremonies
- Cares about their self-development