Privacy & cookies policy

I respect your privacy and I am committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how I collect and process the data you give me, and how I use cookies on this website.

Privacy policy

Contact details

I’m Ali Swanton and I am the data controller for this website.

Name: Ali Swanton

Email: hello@aliswanton.com

Location: Bristol, UK

ICO Registration Number: ZA305259

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your dealings with my website, please email me or submit the form on my Contact page.

The type of information I collect

  • Personal identification data: This includes your first and last name, email address, phone number(s) and postal address.

  • Transaction data: This includes details of products and services you have purchased from me.

  • Technical data: This includes your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and any other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

  • Profile data: This includes your preferences, interests, feedback and survey responses.

  • Marketing and communications data: This includes your preferences in receiving marketing from me and any third parties, and your communication preferences.

I do not gather your sensitive personal information, such as ethnicity, health metrics, political associations, race or religion.

Where I need to collect personal data by law, or under the terms of a contract I have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, I may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with products or services). In this case, I may have to cancel a product or service but I will notify you if this is the case at the time.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser.

Third-party links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. I do not control these third-party websites and therefore am not responsible for their privacy statements.

How I collect your data

Most of the personal information I process is provided to me directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • Direct interactions from using this website, filling in forms or corresponding and communicating directly with me by email, phone, post, in person or otherwise.

  • Automated technologies or interaction – when you interact with me, I may automatically collect usage data and technical data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns.

  • I use the information you have given me in order to:

    • Respond to your enquiries.

    • Provide you with website design, digital marketing and other related services.

    • Improve the user experience on my website.

    • Send you marketing communications.

Under the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable legislation, the lawful bases I use for processing this information are:

  • Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting: hello@aliswanton.com.

  • I have a contractual obligation.

  • I have a legal obligation.

  • I have a legitimate interest.

How I store the information you give me

Your information is securely stored and treated as confidential. My collection is limited to what is necessary and kept only for as long as required for the purpose for which the information was collected. I have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed.

Your rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data:

  • Right to be informed

  • Right of access

  • Right to rectification

  • Right to object

  • Right to restriction of processing

  • Right to erasure or to be forgotten

  • Right to data portability

  • Right not to be subject to automated processing.

If you wish to access the personal information I hold about you or ask that the information be corrected, contact me via email.

You can withdraw your consent to my collection or processing of your personal information. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please email me.

Cookies policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files that your web browser uses to record settings and behaviour information about the websites you visit.. When you visit my website, I may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. They help me to recognise you and your device and store information about your preferences or past actions.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, note that some parts of my website may become inaccessible or malfunction.

Nearly all websites use cookies and do not harm your system.

I may use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential to allow you to use the website effectively and cannot be turned off. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you have been on the Internet.

  • Performance/analytical cookies. These cookies allow me to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around my site; this helps me to improve how my site works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.

  • Functionality cookies. These cookies recognise you when you return to my site; this allows me to personalise my content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences, for example, your region or choice of language.

  • Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to my site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. I use this information to make my site and its advertising more relevant to your interests.

Consent to use cookies

I will ask for your permission to place cookies on your device, except where they are essential for me to provide you with the service that you have requested.

You can withdraw your consent at any time. See your browser settings to change what types of cookies you accept.

Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, please email me or submit the form on my Contact page.