Privacy & Discretion: How You Are Protected

Privacy is the most common concern I hear from women considering a booking — not whether the experience will be good, but whether their privacy will be protected. It's a completely reasonable concern, and one I take more seriously than almost anything else about how I operate.

Here's an honest account of how I handle client information, from first enquiry through to payment.

What Information I Ask For

Almost nothing. A first name and a way to contact you — email or phone. That's all I need to arrange a booking. I don't need your surname, your workplace, your home address, or anything else that would identify you beyond what's necessary to communicate with you.

If we meet in person, I still don't collect any additional personal information. I'm not running a database. I'm running a private, independent practice.

How Communications Are Handled

All enquiries come through either this website's contact form (processed through Formspree, which does not store submissions indefinitely) or directly to my encrypted ProtonMail address: williamhayes101@pm.me.

ProtonMail is end-to-end encrypted, meaning your messages cannot be read by anyone except the intended recipient — including the email provider itself. If privacy is a concern, using ProtonMail on your end as well adds another layer of protection.

I do not communicate via social media DMs for booking enquiries. I do not save conversations to the cloud. I do not share your contact details with anyone.

Payments and Your Bank Statement

This is something many women specifically ask about. The answer is: no transaction will reference the nature of our arrangement on your bank statement.

Payment methods I accept — PayID, EFT, Beem It and cryptocurrency — can all be structured in a way that is entirely neutral. If you have any specific concerns about how a payment might appear, mention it when you enquire and we'll find the most appropriate method for your situation.

Cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, USDC) offers the highest level of financial privacy for those who require it.

Discretion in Person

I operate under a professional name. I do not advertise in ways that could connect my companion work to my business life. I do not take photographs during visits. I do not discuss clients with other clients.

In social or public settings — dinners, events, hotel lobbies — I follow your lead entirely. If you'd prefer I introduce myself simply as a friend or colleague, that's what I am. If you'd rather avoid running into anyone you know, I'll adapt accordingly.

What Happens After a Booking

I follow up briefly after a first visit — a short message checking you're well. Beyond that, I don't initiate contact unless you do first. Some clients prefer ongoing regular communication; some prefer clean, completely separate interactions. Both are absolutely fine. You set the terms.

A Note on Trust

Privacy between a companion and a client is, ultimately, built on trust rather than paperwork. What I can tell you is that my own privacy is as important to me as yours — my business life and my companion work are entirely separate, and I have significant personal incentive to maintain absolute discretion in both directions.

If you're ready to make an enquiry, the most private way to do so is by emailing williamhayes101@pm.me directly from a ProtonMail account. The next most private is the enquiry form on this site.