Yoga teacher insurance and GDPR requirements in the UK
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This page separates legal duties that stay with you as the teacher from what My Yoga Class (myc.yoga) does in software. It is information, not legal advice — when in doubt, speak to a broker and/or ICO-aligned counsel.
New-teacher checklist (UK)
- Public liability / professional indemnity: obtain cover appropriate to teaching settings you use (studio, online, corporate). Keep certificates and renewal dates accessible.
- Qualifications & first aid: meet venue and insurer expectations; keep evidence on file.
- UK GDPR & health data: if you control student health information, understand your role as data controller for your teaching business, minimise what you collect, store securely, and honour access/erasure requests within lawful timeframes.
- Privacy information: tell students what you process and why (privacy notice / fair processing). Link to your platform privacy policy where relevant, and add your own studio notice if you process data outside the app.
- ICO registration: many sole traders must pay the data protection fee — check ICO self-assessment for your facts.
- Accident reporting & safeguarding: follow venue and UK expectations for children/vulnerable adults if you teach those groups.
How My Yoga Class supports "boring but vital" compliance work
- Digital health forms: students complete structured intake in-app; public booking links require an account and a completed form before payment flows.
- Insurance verification on the map: as stated in our FAQ, you can use the product without insurance, but only teachers with verified, in-date insurance appear in the public directory and map— so yogis see who is professionally covered for listings.
- Data portability: teachers can export yogi contact CSV where enabled for operational/GDPR portability (see dashboard tools).
- Deletion audit trail: the platform records deletion events to support compliance workflows (see our privacy policy for how we handle personal data).