Last updated: 9 August 2026
This privacy policy explains how I collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit barrytickle.com or get in touch with me through the website.
Who I am
This website is operated by Barry Tickle, a UK-based web developer.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, I am the data controller for personal information collected directly through this website.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your information is used, you can contact me through the website’s contact form or at:
Email: barry.tickle12@gmail.com
Information I collect
Contact form submissions
If you contact me through the website, I may collect information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The contents of your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
I use this information to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you about the services or subject you have contacted me about.
My lawful basis for processing this information will normally be legitimate interests, as it is necessary for me to respond to enquiries about my work and services. Where your enquiry relates to entering into or carrying out a contract, processing may instead be necessary for that contract.
I will not use contact form information for unrelated marketing unless you have specifically agreed to this.
Analytics and website usage
I use website analytics to understand how visitors use the site and to help me improve its content, performance and usability.
Depending on your cookie preferences, analytics may collect information such as:
- Pages viewed
- Approximate location
- Device and browser information
- How you arrived at the website
- Time spent on pages
- Interactions with the website
Where analytics or similar technologies require consent, they will only be activated after you have provided that consent through the website’s cookie controls.
Analytics information is used to understand overall website usage rather than to identify individual visitors.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to function correctly. Others, such as analytics cookies, may be optional and will only be used where you have provided the required consent.
You can accept or reject optional cookies using the cookie controls provided on the website. You can also change your browser settings to remove or block cookies.
Google reCAPTCHA
This website uses Google reCAPTCHA on forms to help protect the website against spam, bots and automated abuse.
When you interact with a form protected by reCAPTCHA, information about your browser, device and interaction with the website may be processed by Google for security and fraud-prevention purposes.
Google’s handling of information is governed by its own privacy policy and terms.
How long I keep your information
I only keep personal information for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected.
Contact form enquiries will normally be retained for up to 12 months after the last communication, unless there is an ongoing business relationship, contractual requirement or legal reason for keeping the information for longer.
Analytics information is retained according to the retention settings configured within the analytics service used by this website.
Sharing your information
I do not sell your personal information.
Information may be processed by third-party services that are necessary to operate and protect the website, such as:
- Website hosting providers
- Analytics providers
- Google reCAPTCHA
- Email or contact form services
These providers may process information on my behalf or under their own privacy policies.
I may also disclose information where I am legally required to do so.
International data transfers
Some third-party services used by the website may process information outside the United Kingdom.
Where this happens, appropriate safeguards should be used in accordance with UK data protection law.
Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law gives you rights relating to your personal information, including the right to:
- Ask for a copy of the personal information I hold about you
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
- Ask for your information to be deleted in certain circumstances
- Ask me to restrict how your information is used
- Object to certain uses of your information
- Withdraw consent where processing relies on your consent
- Ask for certain information to be transferred to you or another organisation
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details above.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled.
Security
I take reasonable steps to protect information submitted through this website from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Links to other websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites.
I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of external websites. You should review their privacy policies when visiting them.
Changes to this policy
I may update this privacy policy occasionally to reflect changes to the website, the services I use or relevant legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.