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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 October 2026
1. Introduction
PJE Designs ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website or use our services.
PJE Designs is operated by Paul Egan, based in Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. For any data protection enquiries, you can contact us at paul@pjedesigns.co.uk.
This policy complies with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
2. Data We Collect
2.1 Contact Form Submissions
When you submit our contact form, we collect:
Your name
Your email address
Your phone number (if provided)
Your company name (if provided)
The content of your message
2.2 Newsletter Subscriptions
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:
Your email address
Your name (if provided)
The date and time of your subscription
2.3 Analytics Data
We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data, including:
Pages visited and time spent on each page
Your approximate geographic location (country/city level)
Browser type and version
Device type and operating system
Referring website or source
This data is collected using cookies and is anonymised so that it cannot be used to personally identify you.
2.4 Technical Data
When you visit our website, our servers automatically collect:
Your IP address (anonymised)
Browser type and version
Time zone setting
Operating system and platform
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
Contact form submissions: To respond to your enquiry and discuss potential projects (legal basis: legitimate interest / consent).
Newsletter: To send you articles, updates, and occasional information about our services (legal basis: consent).
Analytics: To understand how visitors use our website so we can improve the user experience (legal basis: legitimate interest).
Technical data: To ensure our website functions correctly and to maintain security (legal basis: legitimate interest).
4. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for up to 2 years after your last communication with us, then securely deleted.
Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Upon unsubscribing, your data is removed from our mailing list within 30 days.
Analytics data is retained for 26 months in Google Analytics, after which it is automatically deleted.
Technical logs are retained for up to 90 days.
5. Third Parties
We share your data with the following third-party services, each of which has their own privacy policy:
Mailchimp (The Rocket Science Group LLC). Used to manage our newsletter mailing list. Your email address and name are stored on Mailchimp's servers. Mailchimp participates in and complies with appropriate data transfer mechanisms. Mailchimp Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics (Google LLC). Used to collect anonymised website usage statistics. Google Privacy Policy.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to any other third parties.
6. Your Rights
Under the UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right of access: You can request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").
Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data.
Right to data portability: You can request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to object: You can object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interest.
Right to withdraw consent: Where we process data based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at paul@pjedesigns.co.uk. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to function properly and to collect analytics data. For full details on the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please see our Cookie Policy.
8. Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously. We use industry-standard measures to protect your information, including:
SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our website
Secure, encrypted storage for personal data
Regular software updates and security patches
Restricted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis
9. Children's Privacy
Our website and services are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
11. Contact & Complaints
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact:
Email: paul@pjedesigns.co.uk
Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
Website: ico.org.uk
Phone: 0303 123 1113