This policy explains what personal data simon-dodd.com collects, why, and how it is handled. Your privacy matters — no data is ever sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.

1. Who Is Responsible for Your Data

Data Controller: Simon Dodd
Website: simon-dodd.com
Location: Midlands, UK
Contact: hello@simon-dodd.com

2. What Data We Collect

Via the contact form:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Any message content you submit

Via Google Analytics (where consent is given):

  • Anonymised IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Pages visited and time spent on site
  • Referring website
  • Device type

We do not collect payment details, sensitive personal data, or data from anyone under the age of 16.

3. Why We Collect It (Lawful Basis)

  • Contact form data — processed on the basis of legitimate interest to respond to your enquiry.
  • Analytics data — processed only with your explicit consent via the cookie banner on first visit.

4. How We Use Your Data

  • To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
  • To understand site usage and improve content (analytics only)
  • We will never use your data for unsolicited marketing without your explicit agreement

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

  • Contact form submissions: retained for up to 12 months, then deleted
  • Analytics data: retained by Google Analytics for up to 26 months by default

6. Third Parties

We use Google Analytics (operated by Google LLC, USA) to analyse site traffic. Google may process your data on servers outside the UK/EEA under their standard contractual clauses. For full details, see the Google Privacy Policy.

No other third parties receive your personal data.

7. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure — request deletion of your data
  • Restrict processing — ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest
  • Withdraw consent — for any consent-based processing (e.g. analytics cookies) at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@simon-dodd.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Complaints

If you believe your data has been mishandled, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection regulator:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
ico.org.uk  |  0303 123 1113

9. Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes are published constitutes acceptance.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy, please get in touch:

Simon Dodd Web Design
Email: hello@simon-dodd.com
Website: simon-dodd.com