Privacy Policy

Last modified 21st May 2021

Introduction

The safeguarding of your personal data is important. 

This Privacy Policy outlines my data collection, processing and usage practices. It also explains the ways in which this website handles your data with respect to data protection laws and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  

If you have any questions about this policy or the ways in which your data is managed, please contact me by email at brian@brianwelsh.co.uk.

In this policy, the terms “me” and “I” refers to me (Brian Welsh) acting as the data controller.            

According to GDPR, personal data held must be:

  • Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner

  • Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes

  • Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary

  • Accurate and, where necessary, kept up-to-date

  • Retained only for as long as necessary

  • Processed in an appropriate manner to maintain security.

What information is collected

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

  • Your geographic location

Squarespace needs this data to be able to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyses the data in a de-personalised form.

This website also collects data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, operating system, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address and

  • Your geographic location

 This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal Links

  • Pages Visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

  • Length of visit

  • Website navigation

This data is shared with Squarespace and Google Analytics (our website analytics providers), to learn about site traffic and activity. This enables me to be able to monitor traffic and improve the experience of my website. 

Personal Information

Contact Form

When you complete my online contact form, the website will collect and store the information you voluntarily provide to me. I collect this information for the legitimate purpose of contacting you in response to your enquiry. 

The data you provide in this instance may include your name, e-mail address and phone number.  

Data submitted through my online contact form will not be added to a mailing list unless you have given me explicit permission to do so.

Mailing List

If you choose to sign up to my mailing list, this website will collect and store the information you voluntarily provide to me for the legitimate purpose of sending you marketing emails. The data you provide in this instance may include your name and your e-mail address. 

This data is shared with Mailchimp, my email provider, for the legitimate purpose of sending marketing emails, news and updates from brianwelsh.co.uk. 

I will not - without your express consent - provide your personal data to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing. 

And I will never sell your personal data to any third party.

Information About Children

This website has not been designed for (and is not intended for) children under the age of 16. 

If you believe that this website has unintentionally collected information about a child under the age of 16, please contact me at brian@brianwelsh.co.uk so that I can delete the information immediately. 

This website does not intentionally or knowingly gather information about children under the age of 16.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text, that are downloaded to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. 

For information about viewing the cookies downloaded to your device, please visit About the Cookies Squarespace Uses.   

Marketing Emails

If you choose to opt-in to my newsletter, I may occasionally send you marketing emails about brianwelsh.co.uk. 

You can unsubscribe from these e-mails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

You may also unsubscribe by contacting me directly at brian@brianwelsh.co.uk or by phone on 07808 898 075.

Fonts

This website uses font files from Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. 

To format and display this site properly to you, the servers where font files are stored may receive personal information about you, including: 

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Your IP address

External Websites

My website provides links to other websites which are beyond my control (and are outside of the scope of this Privacy Policy). 

This means that I am not responsible for the content or practices of these websites, and you are advised to review the Privacy Policy of the linked site before you proceed.   

Data Security and Protection

I have taken reasonable precautions and steps to prevent the loss, misuse or inadvertent alteration of your personal data. 

I have also implemented reasonable practices to store all of the personal data you provide to me in secure servers and systems. 

Retention of Data

Your data will only be retained for as long as it is necessary for me to be able to perform the legitimate purposes set out in this policy. 

In the case of information provided to us for marketing purposes, your data will only be kept for as long as you are subscribed to the service (or I stop providing the service). 

In either case, your data will be deleted. 

How to access and control your data

 You have the following data protection rights as set out by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation:

  • The right to be informed

  • The right of access

  • The right to rectification

  • The right to erasure

  • The right to restrict processing

  • The right to data portability

  • The right to object

  • Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling

  • The right to withdraw consent

  • The right to complain to a supervisory authority

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact me at brian@brianwelsh.co.uk or by phone on 07808 898 075.

As required, under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, we will respond to your request to change, correct or delete your information within a reasonable timeframe. I will also notify you of the action I have taken.     

Disclosures

I will not share your data with third parties unless I am required to do so by law (or to deliver the services you have requested of me).         

Amendments

I may update this policy by publishing a new version on this website. The date in which the policy was last updated can be seen at the top of this page.

Our Details

This website is owned and operated by Brian Welsh.

You can contact me: 

More Information about Data Protection

Further information about data protection and your rights can be accessed at the Information Commissioners Website.