Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 17 December 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how arthurburt.com (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data when you use this website.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data transparently and securely, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

1. Who We Are

Website: arthurburt.com
Data Controller: Michael Anderton
Contact email: Please use our Contact Us page

For the purposes of data protection law, Michael Anderton is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact information – such as your name and email address, if you contact us via a form or email.
  • Technical data – including IP address, browser type and version, operating system, time zone setting, and device information.
  • Usage data – information about how you use our website, such as pages visited and time spent on the site.
  • Cookie data – as described in Section 7 below.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

3. How We Collect Your Data

Your data may be collected in the following ways:

  • When you voluntarily provide it by contacting us.
  • Automatically, through cookies and similar technologies when you browse the website.
  • Through basic analytics tools that measure website performance and usage.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use personal data only where we have a lawful basis to do so. These uses include:

  • Responding to enquiries or messages you send us.
  • Operating, maintaining, and improving the website.
  • Monitoring website usage and performance.
  • Ensuring the security of the website.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

5. Lawful Bases for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

  • Consent – where you have given clear consent (for example, for non-essential cookies).
  • Legitimate interests – to operate and improve the website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
  • Legal obligation – where processing is required to comply with the law.

6. Data Sharing

We may share limited data with trusted third parties who provide services necessary to operate the website, such as:

  • Website hosting providers
  • Analytics providers
  • All third parties are required to respect the security of your data and to process it in accordance with the law.

We do not transfer your personal data outside the UK unless adequate safeguards are in place.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help the site function properly and provide information about how visitors use the site.

Cookies We Use

arthurburt.com uses the following categories of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies
    These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly and cannot be switched off. They do not store personally identifiable information.
  • Analytics / performance cookies
    These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website, for example by collecting anonymous usage statistics. These cookies are only set with your consent.
  • We do not use advertising or marketing cookies.

Managing Cookies

When you first visit the website, you will be presented with a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Contact enquiries are typically retained for no longer than 12 months unless ongoing correspondence is required.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request erasure of your data
  • Restrict processing of your data
  • Object to processing
  • Request data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
  • To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.

10. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

11. Third-Party Links

This website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the “Last updated” date will be revised accordingly.

13. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint by emailing us using our contact us page.