Privacy Policy

1:1 Coaching

Effective Date: 18 June 2026

1. Overview

Sarah Wood Coaching ("we", "us", "Sarah Wood") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and securely store your personal and health information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and the Health Information Privacy Code 2020.

2. Information We Collect

To give you the best possible support during The PERI Revolution, we collect the following details on your intake form and during our 1:1 coaching sessions:

  • Your Basic Details: Your name, email, contact information, and date of birth.

  • Your Body Metrics: Your current weight and body measurements (waist and hip measurements).

  • Your Habits & Lifestyle: Your daily movement and exercise history, how much time you spend sitting (sedentary behaviour), your sleep patterns, your stress levels, and your alcohol intake.

  • Your Nutrition: Your eating behaviours, including what you eat in a day (24-hour food recall) and ongoing meal tracking via apps like Cronometer.

  • Your Midlife Health: Your perimenopause or menopause symptoms, your pelvic floor function, and your personal goals regarding your health, wellbeing, weight, or body size.

3. Purpose of Collection

We collect these details for one reason only: to safely and accurately deliver The PERI Revolution. This data allows us to design custom exercise programming , guide your lifestyle habits, support your desired behaviour changes, and give you relevant midlife health education.

4. Storage and Security

Because your information contains personal health details, we treat it with strict confidentiality.

  • Security: Your details are stored safely on secure, password-protected cloud platforms. We will never share or sell your information to third parties without your clear written permission.

  • Retention (10-Year Rule): Under New Zealand health privacy laws, we are legally required to securely keep your health files (including your PAR-Q and intake data) for 10 years after your final coaching session. After this time, they will be permanently and securely destroyed.

5. Your Rights

You own your data. You have the right to ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you at any time, and you can ask us to correct it if something is wrong. To do so, please contact Sarah Wood at:  sarah@sarahwoodcoaching.com