Privacy policy

I (“Matt Askham”) take your privacy very seriously. I aim keep this privacy policy under regular review to the best of my abilities – it was last updated on 30 November 2023.

This privacy policy sets out how I use and protect any information that you supply when you use this website.

I am committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should I ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then please be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

What information is collected

Personally identifiable information is only collected from this website if you choose to enter it via forms or input text boxes, such as the contact form, with which you can send certain information to me directly. This might include (but is not limited to):

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your job title or company name
  • Your phone number

I collect anonymised data about this website’s traffic via Google Analytics using first party cookies. This data is used to analyse visitor statistics to help me understand how the site is used.

Google Analytics does not log or store IP addresses, or collect any other personally identifiable information. It collects anonymous data such as:

  • Number of users
  • Session statistics (i.e. how much time was spent on the website and what pages were visited)
  • Estimated geolocation (i.e. city and country)
  • Browser and device used
  • How the site was found (i.e. from a search engine)

You can find out more about Google’s EU-focused data and privacy policies here.

How the information collected is used

I use this information to understand your needs and hopefully provide you with a better service. This might include (but is not limited to):

  • Replying to your messages
  • Sending you content or information you’ve requested from me
  • Internal record keeping
  • Improving the website’s user experience
  • I may periodically send promotional emails about my services or other information which I think you may find interesting using the email address you have provided, on the grounds of legitimate interest. You will always be able to opt out of these communications.

Security

I am committed to ensuring that your information is secure and in order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, I have put in place stringent procedures to safeguard and secure the information collected.

Cookies

A cookie is a very small piece of data which lets a website remember you and your actions, if you’ve given it permission to do so.

First party cookies are created, stored and used only by the website you’re visiting directly. They allow site owners to collect customer analytics data, remember language settings, and carry out other useful functions that help provide a good user experience. Google Analytics uses these first party cookies to track data anonymously and remain compliant with regulations like GDPR. They are not shared with other parties or websites.

Third party cookies are generated and placed on a user’s device by a website other than the one the user is visiting. They’re created when a user visits a website that includes elements from other sites – for example, if there’s an embedded YouTube video on a website and it’s watched by the user, the YouTube server will set a cookie on the user’s device which could be used to suggest similar videos when they visit YouTube in the future. This site does not use any third party cookies for targeted advertising purposes.

This site does not use any third party cookies for targeted advertising purposes.

You can choose to accept or decline non-necessary cookies when you visit this site.

Please see the cookie consent options for more information and manage your preferences.

Links to other websites

This website may contain links to other websites. If you use these links to leave this site, please note that I do not have any control over those other websites. Therefore, I cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting those sites and those sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

If you wish to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by emailing matt@mattaskham.co.uk

If I have collected and processed your personal information with your consent, then you can withdraw it at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

If you have previously agreed to me using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time either by opting out from the link included in the email sent to you, or by contacting me directly.

Your personal information will never be sold, distributed or leased to third parties unless required by law to do so.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this privacy policy, the data held about you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights such as:

  • The right to access
  • The right to rectification
  • The right to erasure
  • The right to restrict processing
  • The right to object to processing
  • The right to data portability

Contact me via email: matt@mattaskham.co.uk or call: 07745 890759.