Privacy Policy

This website is operated by Andrew Scott, trading as applestalk.

I provide website design, development and support services for businesses, organisations and individuals throughout the UK.

The only personal information you are asked to provide on this website is through my contact form.

This consists of:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Any information you choose to include in your message

Your enquiry is sent directly to my email inbox and is not stored within this website.

I use this information solely to respond to your enquiry and provide the information or services you have requested.

I do not sell, rent or share your personal information for marketing purposes.

If you decide to use my services, I may retain information that is necessary to provide those services, maintain ongoing support, produce invoices and comply with legal or accounting obligations.

This information is kept securely and only for as long as necessary.

This website uses Google Analytics 4 to help me understand how visitors use the site and to improve its performance.

Analytics information may include pages visited, time spent on the website, device type, browser type and approximate geographical location. This information is aggregated and is not used by me to identify individual visitors.

Analytics are only enabled if you choose to accept Statistics cookies through the Privacy Settings.

This website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the website functions correctly and, if you choose to allow them, to help improve the website through anonymous usage statistics.

Some features, such as embedded maps provided by OpenStreetMap, may also require cookies or similar technologies.

You can choose which optional cookies to accept using the Privacy Settings displayed when you first visit the website. Your preferences can be changed at any time.

To help protect this website from spam and automated abuse, our contact forms are protected by hCaptcha.

When you submit a form, hCaptcha may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser information and other data necessary to determine whether the visitor is a person rather than an automated system. This information is processed by hCaptcha solely for security and spam prevention purposes.

When you contact me through this website, I process your personal information so that I can respond to your enquiry.

If you become a customer, I may also process your information in order to provide my services and meet legal or accounting obligations.

Website analytics are only processed where you have given your consent through the Privacy Settings.

If you contact me but do not become a customer, I normally delete your email immediately.

If you become a customer, I may retain relevant information for as long as necessary to provide my services and to meet legal or accounting requirements.

Under UK data protection legislation, you have the right to:

• Request a copy of any personal information I hold about you.
• Request that inaccurate information is corrected.
• Request that your personal information is deleted where appropriate.
• Object to certain types of data processing.
• Withdraw your consent to optional cookies at any time through the Privacy Settings.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please get in touch using the contact details on this website.

This website currently uses:

• Google Analytics 4 – for anonymous website analytics (subject to your consent).
• OpenStreetMap – for interactive maps where applicable.
• hCaptcha – to help protect our contact forms from spam and automated abuse.

These services are only used to improve the functionality and usability of the website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please get in touch using the Contact page.