Privacy Policy

Effective date: 2 May 2026

Paul Ford is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use and protect personal information when you visit paulford.com or contact me through the website.

paulford.com is a personal website. Unless clearly stated otherwise, it does not take orders, process payments, operate an online shop, manage customer accounts, or provide paid online services.

If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact me at info@paulford.com.

1. Data controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Paul Ford
Email: info@paulford.com

2. Information I may collect

I may collect and process the following types of personal data:

Contact information
This may include your name, email address, telephone number, or any other information you choose to send me through a contact form, email, enquiry, comment, or other communication.

Website usage data
This may include technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, approximate location, referral source, and information about how you use the website.

Email preferences
If I offer email updates, newsletters, downloads, or similar non-commercial communications, I may process your preferences and consent choices.

Information you choose to provide
If you send me a message, enquiry, document, comment, or request, I may process the information you include in that communication.

3. How I use your information

I may use your personal data to:

Respond to enquiries or requests.
Operate, maintain and improve the website.
Understand how visitors use the website.
Provide information, updates, downloads or material you have requested.
Keep basic records of communication.
Comply with legal, regulatory or security obligations.
Protect the website from misuse, spam, fraud or unauthorised access.

4. Legal basis for processing

I process personal data only where I have a lawful basis to do so. This may include:

Consent
For example, where you choose to subscribe to updates or agree to non-essential cookies.

Legitimate interests
For example, to respond to enquiries, maintain the website, understand basic website usage, improve content, and protect the website.

Legal obligations
For example, where I need to keep records or respond to lawful requests.

I do not sell your personal data.

I may share limited personal data with trusted third-party tools or providers that help operate the website. This may include website hosting, analytics, email, security, form handling or technical support.

I may also share information where required by law, regulation, legal process, or where necessary to protect my rights, safety, website or users.

6. Third-party tools and links

The website may include links to third-party websites, embedded content, social media links, videos, maps, analytics tools or other external tools.

Third-party websites and tools have their own privacy policies. I am responsible for this website, but I am not responsible for how third parties collect, use or protect your information.

7. Data retention

I keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected.

For example, enquiry emails may be kept for as long as needed to respond, keep appropriate records, or comply with legal obligations.

When personal data is no longer needed, I will delete it or anonymise it where practical.

8. Your data rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

Access the personal data I have about you.
Ask for inaccurate data to be corrected.
Ask for your data to be deleted.
Object to certain types of processing.
Ask for processing to be restricted.
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Ask for a copy of your data in a portable format, where applicable.
Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK data protection regulator.

To exercise your rights, contact me at:

info@paulford.com

9. Cookies

The website may use cookies or similar technologies. Some cookies are necessary for the website to work. Others may be used for analytics, embedded content, preferences or other website functions.

Where required by law, I will ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies.

For more information, please see my Cookie Policy.

10. Security

I take reasonable steps to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure.

You should avoid sending sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email unless necessary.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

12. Contact me

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact: