Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how James Merriman ("we", "us" or "our") collects, uses and protects your personal data when you visit jamesmerriman.co.uk. We are committed to ensuring your privacy is protected and compliant with UK data protection laws.

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Contact Information: If you use the contact form on our website we will collect your name, email address and the contents of your message. This information is not stored on the website database but is sent directly to us as a standard email.
  • Usage Data: When you visit the site we automatically collect information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. This includes your IP address, browser type, operating system and the pages you view.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries and communicate with you.
  • To present our website content effectively.
  • To analyse website traffic and improve user experience.

Cookies and Analytics

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide a good experience when you browse the site and allows us to improve our platform. We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyse web traffic. Google Analytics uses cookies to track user behaviour such as the time spent on pages and the links clicked. You can at any time via our cookie consent banner.

Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. Because your contact form submission is sent directly via email, it is not processed or stored by third party website plugins. We only share anonymised usage data with Google for our website analytics.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for. Emails received via the contact form are kept only as long as required for our ongoing correspondence or until your enquiry is fully resolved. Analytics data is retained according to the standard retention periods set within our Google Analytics account.

Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection law you have specific rights regarding your personal information. These include the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of incomplete or inaccurate data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to or restrict the processing of your data.
  • Request the transfer of your personal data to another party.

To exercise any of these rights please get in touch via the contact form on this website.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.