Privacy Policy.
Last updated: 26 May 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how we, Thought Provoked, collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website (thoughtprovoked.co.uk), in accordance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who we are
Data Controller: Rob May
Address: Compton House, The Guildway Campus, Old Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU3 1LR
Information we collect
We collect technical data, including IP addresses and browser information, via analytics tools, as well as any data you voluntarily submit through forms on our website.
How we use your data
We process your data to monitor website usage, respond to your enquiries, tailor our services, and maintain our business operations. We do not sell or rent your data to third parties.
Legal basis for processing
We rely on the following legal bases: your consent; our legitimate interests (for example, website analytics); and compliance with our legal obligations.
Cookies and tracking technologies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device by your browser when you visit a website. We use a small number of analytics tools to understand how this site is used — pages visited, time spent and general usage patterns — so we can improve it:
- Cloudflare Web Analytics — privacy-first and cookieless. It sets no cookies and collects no personal data, so it runs for all visitors.
- Google Analytics 4 — this does use cookies, so we only load it after you accept cookies using the banner shown on your first visit. If you decline, Google Analytics is never loaded.
If you use our contact form, a cookie may be set to remember your details for future correspondence.
Your choices: when you first visit, a banner lets you accept or decline cookies — declining means no analytics cookies are set. You can also refuse or delete cookies through your browser settings (this may affect how some features work), and you can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Data sharing
We may share your data with service providers who help us operate the website, with legal bodies where required by law, and with a prospective buyer in the event of a business sale.
Data storage and security
Your data is stored on secure servers located in the UK, with appropriate safeguards in place. Please note that no method of internet transmission is entirely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, and port your personal data, as well as the right to withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, email rob.may@thoughtprovoked.co.uk. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk.
Third-party websites
Our website may include links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these sites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted here with a revised effective date.