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Collected
Only what you send me: your name, email and what you tell me when you book a call or write to me. Analytics only if you press Accept.
Never
Sold, rented or used for advertising. No tracking before you choose.
Deleted
On request, within one month. Email privacy@coullworks.com. No account is needed to ask.

Last updated 27 September 2026

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  1. 01Who we are
  2. 02The personal data we collect
  3. 03How we collect it
  4. 04Why we use it, and our lawful basis
  5. 05Who we share it with
  6. 06International transfers
  7. 07How long we keep it
  8. 08Your rights
  9. 09Automated decision-making
  10. 10Do you have to give us your data?
  11. 11Cookies
  12. 12How to complain
  13. 13Changes to this notice

01Who we are

This privacy notice explains how COULLWORKS collects and uses personal data through coullworks.com. COULLWORKS is the trading name of DC, a sole trader based in North Wales, United Kingdom. DC is the data controller for the personal data described here.

Contact for anything in this notice: privacy@coullworks.com. There is no data protection officer; as a sole trader, DC handles privacy requests personally.

02The personal data we collect

  • Identity and contact data: your name and email address
  • Enquiry data: what you tell us about your business or project when you book a call or send a message
  • Booking data: the date and time of a call and the answers you give in the booking form
  • Usage data: pages viewed, approximate location by country, device and browser type, and how you arrived, only if you accept analytics
  • Technical data: IP address, browser and time of request, kept briefly in server logs

We do not collect special category data (such as health or ethnicity) and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

03How we collect it

  • Directly from you: when you book a call, use a contact form or email us
  • Automatically: through server logs, and through Google Analytics cookies only after you accept them
  • From third parties: from Calendly when you book a call through it

04Why we use it, and our lawful basis

PurposeLawful basis (UK GDPR Article 6)
Replying to enquiries and arranging a callLegitimate interests: responding to people who contact the business; or steps you ask us to take before entering a contract
Providing services you hire us for, and invoicingPerformance of a contract
Keeping records for tax and accountsLegal obligation
Measuring how the site is used (Google Analytics)Consent, which you can withdraw at any time
Keeping the site secure and workingLegitimate interests: operating a safe website

05Who we share it with

We share personal data only with the service providers who run the site and bookings on our behalf, under contracts that require them to protect it:

RecipientWhat for
Vercel Inc.Hosting the website and its server logs
Calendly LLCTaking call bookings
Google LLCAnalytics, only if you accept
Our email providerReceiving and replying to messages

We do not sell personal data or share it with anyone for their own marketing.

06International transfers

Some of these providers process data outside the UK, including in the United States. Where they do, the transfer is protected by UK adequacy regulations (including the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework for certified companies) or by the International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU standard contractual clauses.

07How long we keep it

DataRetention
Enquiries that do not become workUp to 12 months, then deleted
Client and invoicing recordsSix years after the end of the financial year they relate to, as UK tax law requires
Analytics dataAccording to the retention period set in Google Analytics
Server logsShort-lived, as set by the hosting provider

08Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

  • Be informed: about how your data is used, which is what this notice does
  • Access: a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Rectification: have inaccurate data corrected
  • Erasure: have your data deleted where there is no reason to keep it
  • Restrict processing: ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Data portability: receive data you gave us in a common format
  • Object: to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Withdraw consent: for analytics at any time, using Cookie settings at the foot of every page

To use any of these rights, email privacy@coullworks.com. We will respond within one month, and there is no charge in most cases. We may ask you to confirm your identity first.

09Automated decision-making

We do not make decisions about you by automated means, and we do not profile you.

10Do you have to give us your data?

No. You can read the site without giving any personal data. If you want to book a call or send a message, we need your name and email to reply.

11Cookies

The site sets one optional analytics cookie, only after you accept it. The full detail is in the cookie policy at /cookies.

12How to complain

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data, please tell us first at privacy@coullworks.com so we can put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint, or 0303 123 1113.

13Changes to this notice

We review this notice when the way we use personal data changes. The date at the top of the page shows when it was last updated.

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