Privacy Policy
I, Ali Monaghan, RM, IBCLC/ Ali Monaghan, RM, IBCLC Midwifery & Lactation Services, am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This Policy explains when and why I collect personal information about my clients and people who visit my website, how I use this information, the conditions under which I may disclose it to others, and how I keep it secure.
I may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using my website, you are agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
Any questions regarding this Policy and my privacy practices should be sent by email to ali.monaghan.cnm@gmail.com.
Who Am I?
I am an Independent midwife and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
I trade under the business name Ali Monaghan, RM, IBCLC Midwifery & Lactation Services. I am self-employed, and not registered as a Limited Company.
Independent midwives are regulated and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery council (NMC). They are accountable for their actions as autonomous practitioners and are regularly assessed as competent and fit for practice by the NMC. Midwives have an identification PIN, which you will need if you wish to contact the NMC. My PIN is 20B1668E (Elicia Monaghan).
Clinical Information & Confidentiality
I strongly advise all my clients to register with their local hospital, so that any problems arising during pregnancy or birth that require hospital input can be managed without undue delay.
For clients who are starting care with me later in the pregnancy, you will most likely have already received care from the NHS or another healthcare provider, and it’s important to share details of that care with me so that I can provide you with safe and appropriate care moving forward.
In some circumstances, if a problem arises during birth at home, I may record what is happening and verbalise my care to you. This is so I am able to focus 100% on providing you with the best possible care, whilst also maintaining an accurate record of events. Afterwards, this recording will be transcribed within 24hrs and form part of your clinical record. It will then be deleted.
I, Ali Monaghan, RM, IBCLC, respect your confidentiality, and I will not share information about you other than in the following circumstances:
Another provider (for example a hospital or your GP) is involved in your care and I need to share information with them, for the safety and well-being of you and your baby;
I have a legal requirement to share information—for example, when there are safeguarding concerns;
As part of an investigation into your care from me, another health provider or an external regulatory body, which may need to see your clinical notes;
f you raise concerns to me or another provider about your care, I may share information as part of the ensuing investigation into those concerns.
By signing your contract of care with me, you are agreeing to the above.
How Do I Collect Information About You?
The personal information I collect might include your name, address, telephone number, email address, IP address, and information regarding what website pages are accessed and when.
How Is Your Information Used?
I may use your information to:
Carry out my obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and Me;
Seek your views, feedback or comments on the services I provide;
Notify you of changes to my services;
Send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you;
I am legally required to hold some types of information to fulfil my statutory obligations. I will hold your personal information on my systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with me.
Who Has Access to Your Information?
I will NEVER sell or rent your information to third parties.
I will NEVER share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
I may transfer your personal information to a third party in order to comply with any legal obligation. However, I will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected, should this occur.
Your Choices
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from me. If you do not want to receive any information from me please let me know.
How Can You Access and Update Your Information?
The accuracy of your information is important to me. If you change email address, or any of the other information I hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email me at ali.monaghan.cnm@gmail.com
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information I hold about you.
I have security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information
When you give me personal information, I take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while I strive to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to me, and you do so at your own risk.
Once I receive your information, I make our best effort to ensure its security on my system.
Contact And Communication With Me
Users contacting with me through this website do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use.
Use of “Cookies”
Like many other websites, this website uses cookies. 'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns and do not identify you as an individual. This helps me to improve my website and deliver a better, more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. Turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using the website.
Links to Other Websites
My website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to my website‚ so I encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from my website.
In addition, if you linked to my website from a third party site, I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.
Downloads and Media Files
Any downloadable documents, files or media made available on this website are provided to users at their own risk. While all precautions have been undertaken to ensure only genuine downloads are available, users are advised to verify their authenticity using third party anti-virus software or similar applications.
I accept no responsibility for third party downloads and downloads provided by external third party websites and advise users to verify their authenticity using third party anti-virus software or similar applications.
Social Media Policy and Usage
I adopt a Social Media Policy to ensure myself and my business conduct themselves accordingly online. While I may have official profiles on social media platforms, users are advised to verify authenticity of such profiles before engaging with, or sharing information with such profiles. I will never ask for user passwords or personal details on social media platforms. Users are advised to conduct themselves appropriately when engaging with me on social media.
There may be instances where our website features social sharing buttons, which help share web content directly from web pages to the respective social media platforms. You use social sharing buttons at your own discretion and accept that doing so may publish content to your social media profile feed or page.
Security and Data Protection
I am registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and follow their guidance on security and storage of notes, including compliance with Data Protection Law falling under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
I also follow the NMC Code of Conduct with regards to Privacy and Confidentiality, as well as their Information Governance policies.
Review of This Policy
I keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in September 2025.