Last updated: July 2026

Forest Salud respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information with care, transparency, and discretion.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit www.forestsalud.com, submit an enquiry, communicate with Samuel Weeks Finnigan, or otherwise engage with Forest Salud.

1. Who We Are

Forest Salud is a private hospitality and lifestyle practice founded by Samuel Weeks Finnigan.

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, Forest Salud is the controller of the personal information described in this policy.

Contact details

Forest Salud
Samuel Weeks Finnigan
Email: samuel@forestsalud.com
Phone: +1 518 226 5662

Questions about this Privacy Policy or the use of your personal information may be sent to the email address above.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you provide directly when you:

• submit an enquiry through the website;

• contact us by email, telephone, or WhatsApp;

• discuss a private chef engagement, yacht placement, retreat, residency, gathering, or collaboration;

• become a client or supplier;

• subscribe to communications, where offered; or

• otherwise correspond with Forest Salud.

This information may include:

• your name;

• email address;

• telephone or WhatsApp number;

• location;

• preferred dates and travel details;

• information about an event, residence, yacht, retreat, or project;

• guest numbers;

• dietary requirements, allergies, or accessibility needs;

• budget or project scope;

• billing and payment information;

• correspondence and feedback; and

• any other information you choose to provide.

Please avoid submitting information that is not relevant to your enquiry.

3. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by Squarespace and related website services.

This may include:

• your IP address;

• browser and device type;

• operating system;

• pages visited;

• referring website;

• approximate location;

• time spent on the site; and

• interactions with website features.

This information is generally used to operate the website, maintain security, understand site performance, and improve the visitor experience.

Squarespace uses essential cookies to operate and secure its platform and may use analytics or performance cookies to measure how visitors interact with a website. (Squarespace Help)

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

• receive, review, and respond to enquiries;

• assess availability and suitability for a proposed engagement;

• prepare proposals, menus, estimates, agreements, or invoices;

• plan and deliver private chef and Forest Salud experiences;

• communicate about bookings, travel, dietary needs, logistics, and payments;

• manage client, supplier, and professional relationships;

• comply with legal, accounting, tax, insurance, and regulatory obligations;

• maintain the safety and security of the website and business;

• improve the website, services, and client experience; and

• send marketing communications where you have consented or where otherwise permitted by law.

Information will not be used for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this policy.

5. Lawful Bases for Processing

Under UK data protection law, we rely on one or more of the following lawful bases:

Contract

We use personal information when it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to perform an agreement with you. This includes responding to booking enquiries, preparing proposals, arranging an experience, and managing payment.

Legitimate Interests

We may use personal information where it is reasonably necessary to operate and improve Forest Salud, manage professional relationships, protect the business, and respond to genuine enquiries.

When relying on legitimate interests, we consider whether those interests are balanced against your privacy rights.

Legal Obligation

We may process and retain information where required by law, including for accounting, taxation, insurance, fraud prevention, or regulatory purposes.

Consent

We rely on consent where required, including for certain marketing communications, non-essential cookies, or the voluntary use of sensitive information.

You may withdraw consent at any time, although this will not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

6. Dietary, Allergy, and Health-Related Information

An enquiry or booking may require you to provide information about allergies, intolerances, dietary requirements, accessibility, or other health-related needs.

This information may qualify as special-category personal data under applicable law. We use it only where necessary to understand and accommodate the requirements of you or your guests, and ordinarily on the basis of explicit consent.

Please provide only the information needed for the safe and appropriate delivery of the experience.

Where relevant, necessary information may be shared discreetly with chefs, hospitality staff, venues, yacht crew, retreat organisers, or other service providers directly involved in delivering the experience.

7. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent personal information.

Information may be shared only where reasonably necessary with trusted third parties, including:

• Squarespace, which hosts and operates the website;

• email, cloud-storage, communications, and administrative providers;

• payment processors, accountants, insurers, and professional advisers;

• chefs, assistants, contractors, yacht crew, venues, retreat leaders, suppliers, or collaborators involved in a confirmed project;

• government bodies, regulators, courts, or law-enforcement authorities where legally required; and

• a successor business owner in connection with a legitimate sale, restructuring, or transfer of the business.

Third parties are expected to use personal information only for the relevant purpose and to handle it securely.

8. International Data Transfers

Forest Salud may work internationally, and some service providers may process or store information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as an adequacy regulation, recognised contractual protections, or another lawful transfer mechanism.

Squarespace and other digital providers may operate infrastructure in multiple countries. Their own privacy policies provide further information about how they process and transfer data.

9. How Long We Keep Information

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

As a general guide:

• unsuccessful or preliminary enquiries may be kept for up to 24 months after the last communication;

• client, booking, agreement, and project records may be kept for up to seven years after the end of the relevant financial year, where needed for legal, tax, insurance, or accounting purposes;

• dietary, allergy, and health-related information will be deleted or anonymised when it is no longer needed for the relevant experience, unless there is a legal reason to retain it;

• marketing information will be retained until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent; and

• website analytics may be retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant analytics provider.

These periods may be adjusted where a longer or shorter period is reasonably required.

10. Cookies

The website uses cookies and similar technologies to support essential functionality, maintain security, remember preferences, and understand how visitors use the site.

Cookies may include:

• essential cookies, which are required for the website to function;

• functional cookies, which support website features and preferences;

• analytics cookies, which help measure website traffic and performance; and

• marketing cookies, if advertising or tracking tools are added in the future.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies should not be placed until a visitor has given valid consent. The ICO states that consent must be freely given, specific, informed, and indicated through a clear positive action. (ICO)

You may manage cookie preferences through the website’s cookie banner or through your browser settings. Restricting certain cookies may affect how the website functions.

11. Marketing Communications

We will not add you to a marketing list merely because you submitted an enquiry.

Where email updates or other marketing communications are offered, they will be sent only where there is an appropriate lawful basis. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the link provided in the communication or by contacting us directly.

UK rules place specific restrictions on unsolicited electronic marketing and generally require clear consent when marketing to individuals, subject to limited exceptions. (ICO)

12. Data Security

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

These measures may include password protection, access controls, reputable service providers, secure devices, and limiting access to people who need the information for legitimate business purposes.

No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You share information online at your own risk.

13. Your Rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:

• request access to the personal information held about you;

• ask for inaccurate or incomplete information to be corrected;

• request deletion of your information;

• request restriction of its use;

• object to certain processing;

• receive certain information in a portable format;

• withdraw consent at any time; and

• complain about how your information has been handled.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.

To exercise a right, contact samuel@forestsalud.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

14. Complaints

Please contact Forest Salud first so that any concern can be reviewed and addressed directly.

You also have the right to raise a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.

The Information Commissioner’s Office provides independent guidance and handles complaints relating to data protection in the United Kingdom. (ICO)

15. Third-Party Links

The website may contain links to third-party websites, social platforms, booking services, or other online resources.

Forest Salud is not responsible for the privacy, security, or content of third-party websites. You should review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

16. Children’s Privacy

The website and services are not directed toward children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children through the website.

Information relating to children may occasionally be provided by a parent, guardian, or organiser when reasonably necessary for dietary, allergy, accessibility, or guest-planning purposes.

17. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in the website, services, technology, or legal obligations.

The latest version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.