Privacy policy
How we collect and use personal information when you use this website.
Draft notice: this text is a starting template and has not been reviewed by a solicitor. Items in square brackets need confirming before launch.
Who we are
This website is operated by [Registered company name – to be confirmed] (company number [company number – to be confirmed]), trading as Techpedia. We are the data controller for the information described here. ICO registration: [ICO registration number – to be confirmed]. You can contact us about privacy at hello@techpedia.co.uk.
What we collect
When you send us an enquiry we collect the details you enter, which can include your name, work email, company, website and message, and anything else you choose to tell us. We also record the page you sent it from, a one-way hash of your IP address and your browser type. These help us to prevent spam and abuse.
Why we use it, and our lawful basis
- To reply to your enquiry and discuss work with you: our legitimate interests in responding to you, or steps you’ve asked for before entering a contract.
- To keep the site secure and prevent spam: our legitimate interests.
- To meet legal obligations, where these apply.
We won’t add you to marketing lists on the basis of an enquiry.
Who we share it with
We use service providers for website hosting and email delivery, and they process data for us under contract: [list your hosting and email providers]. We don’t sell your data. We may disclose it if the law requires us to.
International transfers
If a provider processes data outside the UK, we make sure appropriate safeguards are in place. [Confirm whether any providers are outside the UK.]
How long we keep it
We keep enquiries that don’t lead to work for [24 months – confirm], then delete them. If you become a client, we keep records for as long as we need for the contract and for legal and accounting purposes.
Your rights
You have rights under UK data protection law, including to access your data, correct it, have it deleted, restrict or object to its use, and to data portability. Email hello@techpedia.co.uk to use them. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk, though we’d appreciate the chance to put things right first.
Cookies
See our cookie policy.
Changes
We’ll post any changes to this policy on this page.