Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Data Controller: James Lewis, trading as James Lewis Consultancy

Email: info@jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk

Website: www.jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk

James Lewis Consultancy is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website.

2. What personal data we collect

We may collect the following personal data when you use our website or contact us:

• Contact information — your name, email address, and school or organisation name when you submit our contact form
• Message content — the content of any message you send us through the contact form
• Usage data — if analytics are enabled, we may collect anonymised data about how visitors use our website. No personally identifiable information is collected for this purpose.

We do not collect sensitive personal data through this website.

3. How we use your data

• To respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form
• To provide consultancy services where you have engaged us to do so
• To fulfil any contractual obligations between us
• To comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

We will never use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Legal basis for processing

• Legitimate interests — responding to enquiries and providing the services you have requested
• Contract — where processing is necessary to fulfil a contract with you
• Legal obligation — where we are required to process data to comply with a legal requirement
• Consent — where you have explicitly given consent

5. How we store and protect your data

Your personal data is stored securely. Contact form submissions are sent directly to our email address and are not stored in a third-party database. We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss or destruction.

We retain contact information only for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and fulfil any resulting contractual obligations. Generally this means we retain correspondence for up to 6 years for tax and contractual purposes.

6. Sharing your data

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share data with:

• Email service providers — to deliver our email communications
• Legal and professional advisors — where necessary to comply with legal obligations
• Public authorities — if required to do so by law

7. Cookies

Our website may use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

8. Your rights under UK GDPR

• Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances
• Right to restrict processing — you can ask us to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — you can object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at info@jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Complaints

If you believe we have not handled your personal data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

• Website: ico.org.uk
• Telephone: 0303 123 1113

We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO. Please contact us first at info@jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk.

10. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact us

Email: info@jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk
Website: www.jameslewisconsultancy.co.uk