Last updated: 26 August 2026
Vanguard Coaching (Erik Alex Balogh, sole trader, United Kingdom) is the data controller for the personal information collected through this website.
When you submit the application form, we collect: your full name, email address, your written answer describing your goal, and your selected training-day availability. We do not collect payment details through this site — no payment is taken at application stage.
This information is used solely to review your coaching application, contact you about it, and — if we proceed — to deliver the coaching programme (personalising your training plan, nutrition plan and check-ins).
We process this data on the basis of your consent (submitting the form) and, if you become a client, to perform our coaching contract with you.
If your application is not accepted, we delete your application data within 90 days. If you become a client, we keep your records for the duration of coaching plus 6 years, in line with standard UK record-keeping practice for health and fitness services.
We do not sell or rent your data. We may share it with service providers strictly necessary to run this business (e.g. email delivery, our coaching app, hosting) under confidentiality obligations. We do not share it with any third party for marketing purposes.
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your data, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email below.
For any question about this policy or your data: erik@thevanguardcoaching.com
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.