PRIVACY
POLICY.

Overview

Byte Size Studio is an independent web development and graphic design studio based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Byte Size Studio is responsible for personal information collected through this website and through direct project enquiries.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected, why it is collected and how it is handled.

Information collected

The information collected depends on how you interact with Byte Size Studio.

Information you provide

When you submit the contact form or contact Byte Size Studio directly, information may include:

• your name;
• your email address;
• your business name, if provided;
• your current website, if provided;
• the service or package you are interested in;
• project requirements;
• information included within your message; and
• any information you later provide during project discussions.

Technical information

Like most websites, hosting and security providers may process limited technical information when the website is accessed. This may include information such as an IP address, browser type, device information, request logs and timestamps.

How information is used

Personal information may be used to:

• respond to enquiries;
• understand your project requirements;
• prepare quotations and proposals;
• communicate with you before, during and after a project;
• provide website, redesign or graphic design services;
• manage invoices, payments and business records;
• operate, maintain and secure the website;
• meet legal, tax or accounting obligations; and
• establish, exercise or defend legal claims where necessary.

Personal information is not sold to third parties.

Legal basis for processing

Under UK data protection law, personal information must be processed using an appropriate lawful basis.

Depending on the circumstances, Byte Size Studio may rely on:

Contract

Information may be processed where it is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract or to provide services under an existing contract.

Legitimate interests

Information may be processed where reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries, operate the business, maintain client relationships and protect the website and business, where those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.

Legal obligation

Certain information may need to be retained or processed to comply with legal, accounting or tax requirements.

Consent

Where consent is specifically requested, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

Sharing and service providers

Personal information may be processed by trusted third-party services used to operate Byte Size Studio.

These currently include services used for:

• website hosting, including Vercel;
• contact form processing, including Formspree;
• business email and communication, including Google Workspace;
• payment, accounting or administrative services where required; and
• professional advisers or authorities where disclosure is legally required.

These providers may process information on Byte Size Studio's behalf or under their own applicable privacy terms.

Some service providers may process or store information outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, appropriate data protection safeguards are relied upon where required by law.

How long information is kept

Personal information is kept only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

The exact period may depend on whether you become a client, whether information is needed for an ongoing project and whether records must be retained for legal, tax or accounting purposes.

Enquiries that do not become active projects may be deleted when they are no longer reasonably required. Records relating to completed paid work may be kept for longer where required for business, accounting, contractual or legal reasons.

Cookies and similar technologies

Byte Size Studio does not currently use advertising or behavioural marketing cookies through this website.

Hosting, security or third-party services may use technical mechanisms that are necessary to deliver, protect or operate their services.

If optional analytics, advertising or other non-essential cookie technologies are added in the future, this policy and any required cookie controls will be updated accordingly.

Your data protection rights

Depending on the circumstances and the lawful basis being used, UK data protection law may give you rights relating to your personal information.

These can include the right to:

• request access to personal information held about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• request deletion of personal information in certain circumstances;
• request restriction of processing in certain circumstances;
• object to certain processing;
• request data portability where applicable; and
• withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

If you wish to exercise a data protection right, contact Byte Size Studio using the details at the end of this policy.

You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's data protection regulator.

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Security

Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal information against accidental loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no website, email service or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, technology or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page with the date of the most recent update shown above.

Contact

If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, how your information is handled or would like to exercise a data protection right, contact: