Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 1st May 2025

What This Privacy Policy Covers

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit https://garypine.com.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Gary Pine. For the purpose of data protection law, we are the ‘data controller’ responsible for your personal information.

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, contact:
hello@garypine.com

2. What Data We Collect

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

  • Identity & Contact Information – e.g. name, email address (if you contact us)

  • Technical Data – e.g. IP address, browser type, operating system

  • Usage Data – e.g. pages visited, time on site, interaction patterns

  • Communication Data – e.g. correspondence if you email or message us

We do not knowingly collect data from children or sensitive personal data.

3. How We Use Your Information

We only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Common purposes include:

  • To operate and improve the website

  • To respond to enquiries or messages

  • To analyse traffic and usage patterns (via analytics tools)

  • To comply with legal or regulatory obligations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

We process your personal data on the following lawful bases:

  • Consent – where you’ve actively given permission (e.g. contact form)

  • Legitimate Interests – for basic analytics, site improvement, and security

  • Legal Obligation – where required by law (e.g. to cooperate with regulators)

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your data.
We may share data with:

  • Trusted third-party service providers (e.g. hosting, analytics)

  • Legal or regulatory bodies if required by law

All third parties are subject to strict data protection obligations.

6. How We Protect Your Data

We use appropriate security measures to protect your data, including:

  • SSL encryption

  • Regular updates and access controls

  • Limiting access to personal data to only those who need it

Despite our efforts, no system is ever completely secure.

7. International Transfers

If we use third-party services (such as Google), your data may be transferred outside the UK. In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (such as standard contractual clauses).

8. Data Retention

We only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including any legal or reporting requirements.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have rights including:

  • Access to your data

  • Correction of inaccurate data

  • Erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)

  • Objection to or restriction of processing

  • Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@garypine.com.

10. Cookies

For information about how we use cookies, see our Cookie Policy.

11. Complaints

If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, you can lodge a complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at www.ico.org.uk.