Privacy Policy

Gareth J Collinge Web Services ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and safeguard your information when you visit our website and contact us.

This policy is written in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Our lawful bases for processing are set out in each section below.

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Gareth J Collinge Web Services

Email: Hello@garethjcollingeweb.services

Jurisdiction: England and Wales

Information you provide directly:

• Name, email address, phone number and message content when you submit a contact form
• Files, documents and images you attach to contact form submissions

Information collected automatically:

• Technical data such as IP address, browser type and version, time zone, browser plug-in types and versions, and operating system (collected via server logs)
• Usage data such as pages visited, time spent on pages and navigation paths (where analytics tools are in use)

We do not collect:

• Payment card information (we do not process payments directly on this website)
• Sensitive personal data (as defined under UK GDPR Article 9)

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide the services you have requested (lawful basis: performance of a contract / legitimate interests)
• Improve, maintain and administer our website (lawful basis: legitimate interests)
• Comply with legal obligations (lawful basis: legal obligation)

We will never sell, rent or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

Your data is stored securely using Supabase (a cloud database platform with servers in the EU/US). We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

File attachments submitted via our contact form are stored in cloud storage with access controls. Only authorised personnel can access submitted data.

We retain contact form submissions and associated files for a maximum of 24 months from the date of submission, unless a longer retention period is required by law or legitimate business need. You may request earlier deletion at any time (see Section 8).

We may use the following third-party services which may process your data:

• Supabase (database and file storage) — supabase.com/privacy
• Web hosting and CDN providers

Each third party is bound by their own privacy policies and, where applicable, data processing agreements with us.

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Hello@garethjcollingeweb.services. We will respond within one calendar month.

If you are unhappy with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:

Gareth J Collinge Web Services

Email: Hello@garethjcollingeweb.services