PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy explains how Painter & Partners Ltd ("we", "us", "our") collects and uses information when you visit painterandpartners.co.uk.

Who we are

Painter & Partners Ltd is a strategic consultancy operated by Michael Painter, based in the UK. You can contact us at info@painterandpartners.co.uk.

What data we collect

We collect two types of data on this website:

• Analytics data — via Google Analytics, we collect anonymised information about how visitors use the site. This includes pages visited, time spent on the site, the device and browser you use, and the general geographic region you are in (country/city level). We do not collect your name or email address through analytics.
• Contact form submissions — if you fill in our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the message you send. This data is processed by Formspree and used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Cookies

This site uses cookies set by Google Analytics to understand how visitors use it. The cookies used are:

• _ga — distinguishes users. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid — distinguishes users. Expires after 24 hours.
• _ga_XXXXXXX — maintains session state. Expires after 2 years.

No other cookies are set by this website.

Legal basis for processing

We process analytics data on the basis of legitimate interests — understanding how our site is used so we can improve it. We process contact form data on the basis of your consent in submitting the form, in order to respond to your enquiry.

Third parties

We use the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics (Google LLC, USA) — website analytics. Google processes data in accordance with its privacy policy and standard contractual clauses for international data transfers.
• Formspree — contact form processing. Data submitted via the contact form is handled by Formspree in accordance with their privacy policy.

Data retention

Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default. Contact form submissions are retained only as long as needed to respond to your enquiry.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of any personal data we hold about you. You also have the right to object to processing or request restriction. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@painterandpartners.co.uk.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) at ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.