Privacy Policy

eulogywriter.com is operated by Martin McGlown of 43 Richmond Road, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. CO2 7FJ.

I currently collect and process the following information:

Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics (for example, name, home address, telephone number, email address, paypal email address, as well as personal information of a sensitive nature regarding a deceased person and their family members)

Most of the personal information I process is provided to us directly by you for the following reason:

The writing of a eulogy for a deceased person, which may also make reference to living people, with their knowledge and informed consent.

I use the information you have provided in order to share stories about the deceased person which include details of their personal and professional life, for example the deceased person's relationships with family and friends, their work, their living arrangements, their religious and political beliefs, leisure activities, interests and personality traits.

In sharing the pre-approved eulogy I have been contracted to write, you will share personal information with people attending the funeral and/or memorial service for the deceased person.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases I rely on for processing this information are:

(a) Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting Martin McGlown, 43 Richmond Road, Colchester CO2 7FJ or by email: martin@eulogywriting.com

(b) I have a contractual obligation.

Your information is securely stored digitally in protected files at 43 Richmond Road, Colchester, Essex. CO2 7FJ. I keep your questionnaire, briefing notes and finished eulogy for three months following the approval of a final draft. I will then dispose of your information by permanently deleting all these files. No paper copies of research notes or the final draft of the eulogy are made or stored.

The eulogy is the responsibility of the person who commissioned its writing. eulogywriting.com writes eulogies in good faith based upon the information provided.

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

Your right of access - You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.

Your right to rectification - You have the right to ask me to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask me to complete information you think is incomplete.

Your right to erasure - You have the right to ask me to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing - You have the right to ask me to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to object to processing - You have the the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that I transfer the personal information you gave me to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, I have one month to respond to you.

Please contact me at 43 Richmond Road, Colchester, Essex. CO2 7FJ or by email: martin@eulogywriting.com you wish to make a request.

How to complain

If you have any concerns about my use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us at 43 Richmond Road, Colchester, Essex. CO2 7FJ or by email: martin@eulogywriting.com

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

Client reviews

Catherine Myers, London

"Martin has a unique gift for writing eulogies that perfectly capture the essence of a person's life - their passions, achievements, challenges and values. But above all, he finds the right words to convey love and help funeralgoers celebrate the glorious splendour of time spent on earth. I cannot thank him enough for the sensitivity he showed ahead of my father's funeral."

Michael Manning, Dundee, Scotland

"Without Martin's support, I don't know how I would have coped after my younger brother suddenly passed away. I had so much to contend with in terms of arranging the funeral and I simply didn't know where to start with my eulogy. Martin took away all of the anxiety and his gentle interviewing technique allowed me to share everything that mattered to me about my bro. The resulting eulogy was just beautiful."

Edith Coleman, Dallas, Texas

"I can't thank Martin enough for composing the perfect eulogy to celebrate my late father's life. If I'd tried to write it myself, I wouldn't have known where to start as dad packed so much into his 87 years. Martin took great care in constructing a tribute that touched the hearts of all who attended the funeral. There was barely a dry eye in the church."

Alison Adams, Leicester, England

"Even though I consider myself to be a string writer, I was just too overcome with grief following the loss of my partner - I couldn't bring myself to write his eulogy. I searched the web for help and found Martin. Thank goodness I did. He took all of the stress and strain away and produced the most incredible eulogy that perfectly captured the essence of my partner's all-too-short life."

Robert Callaghan, Dublin, Ireland

"What I really loved about Martin's service was that he really went above and beyond to ensure I had a eulogy that was written in my tone of voice. Not only that, he actually sent me a voice recording of him reading out the eulogy which was incredibly helpful as it guided me on pacing and how to emphasise particular words."