1. Introduction
This privacy policy explains how Paul Suggitt ("I", "me", or "my") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit this website. I am committed to ensuring your privacy is protected in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Your data is not shared with any Third Party whatsoever.
2. Data Controller
Paul Suggitt is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how I handle your data, please contact me at paul@paulsuggitt.com.
3. Information Collected
Contact Form Submissions: When you use the contact form on this website, the information you provide is collected, including your name, email address, and message content. This information is necessary to respond to your enquiry.
Analytics Data: This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymised information about how visitors use the site. This includes information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and general geographic location (country/city level only). This data helps understand how to improve the website experience.
4. Cookies
This website does not use cookies to track your behaviour or for marketing purposes. Google Analytics may use first-party cookies solely to distinguish unique users and sessions. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Your personal data is processed under the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you submit the contact form, you consent to processing your data to respond to your enquiry.
- Legitimate Interests: Analytics data is used to understand and improve website performance.
6. How Your Information is used
Your personal information is used to:
- Respond to enquiries submitted through the contact form
- Understand how visitors interact with the website to make improvements
- Communicate with you about potential projects or collaborations
7. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for any subsequent correspondence. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics' data retention policies.
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data held about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request limitation of how your data is used.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request transfer of your data.
- Right to Object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact paul@paulsuggitt.com.
9. Third-Party Services
Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics to analyse website traffic. Google Analytics collects data anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. For more information on Google's privacy practices, visit Google's Privacy Policy.
10. Data Security
Appropriate security measures are taken to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
11. Changes to This Policy
This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.