1. Who We Are
This website is operated by Matt Garman Ltd (company registration 09182029) ("we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data transparently.
2. Data We Collect
We may collect the following information:
- Contact form submissions: Your name, email address, and any message you send via our contact form.
- Analytics data: Anonymous usage data such as pages visited, time on site, and device type, collected to improve the website experience.
- Cookies: Small text files stored on your device to enable site functionality and analytics (see Section 5).
3. How We Use Your Data
- To respond to your enquiries submitted through the contact form.
- To understand how visitors use the site and improve its content and functionality.
- To protect the site from spam and abuse via bot-detection services.
4. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services:
- Lovable Analytics: To collect anonymous website usage data.
- hCaptcha: To protect our contact form from spam. hCaptcha may set cookies and collect device data. See the hCaptcha Privacy Policy.
- Brevo: To deliver contact form emails. Your name and email are shared with Brevo solely for this purpose.
5. Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function (e.g. cookie consent preferences).
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the site and device type. These are only set if you accept cookies.
- Third-party cookies: hCaptcha may set cookies for bot-detection purposes.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and revisiting the site.
6. Data Retention
Contact form data is retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Analytics data is anonymised and retained in aggregate form.
7. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Request correction or deletion of your data.
- Object to or restrict processing of your data.
- Withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at matt@mattgarman.com.
8. Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please email matt@mattgarman.com.