Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit this website. This policy is designed to comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
The data controller for this website is Doug Kilby, based in the United Kingdom.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact me at:
This website collects minimal personal data. The types of information we may collect include:
Information You Provide
If you contact me through email or any contact forms, I may collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your message.
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit this website, certain information is automatically collected, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on pages
- Referring website addresses
- Device information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- To improve the website and user experience
- To analyze website usage and traffic patterns
- To ensure the security and proper functioning of the website
- To comply with legal obligations
Under UK GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: When you provide information through contact forms or email, you consent to us processing that information to respond to your inquiry.
- Legitimate Interests: We process automatically collected data (such as analytics) based on our legitimate interest in understanding how visitors use the website and improving its functionality.
- Legal Obligation: We may process data to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
This website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website.
We may use cookies for:
- Analytics to understand website usage
- Remembering your preferences
- Ensuring website functionality
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this website.
This website may use third-party services that collect information. These services have their own privacy policies:
- Vercel Analytics: Used for website analytics. You can review Vercel's privacy policy on their website.
- Other Services: Any other third-party services used on this website will be disclosed here and are subject to their respective privacy policies.
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Contact information provided through email or contact forms will be retained until you request deletion or until it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Right to Object: You can object to processing of your data based on legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at hey@dougkilby.com. I will respond to your request within one month.
I implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Your data may be processed and stored outside the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). When this occurs, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
This website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
I may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. I encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or how your personal data is handled, please contact me: