Who we are
This website is operated by Sam Monaghan. Our website address is: https://www.sam-monaghan.com.
This privacy policy explains how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit this website, contact us, or interact with our content.
What personal data we collect
We may collect personal information that you choose to provide through this website, including your name, email address, phone number and any message or enquiry details submitted through a contact form.
We may also collect basic technical information when you visit the website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and the time and date of your visit. This helps us maintain the security, performance and functionality of the website.
How we use your information
We use the information you provide to respond to enquiries, discuss potential projects, provide requested information, manage communication, improve the website, and protect the website from spam, misuse or security threats.
We do not sell your personal information.
Contact forms
When you submit a contact form on this website, the information you enter is sent to us so we can respond to your enquiry. This may include your name, email address, phone number and message.
Contact form submissions may also be checked by spam prevention tools to help protect the website from unwanted or malicious submissions.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, improve performance, remember preferences, measure website usage and help keep the site secure.
Some cookies are essential for the website to work properly. Where non-essential cookies are used, such as analytics or marketing cookies, these should only be set with your consent through the cookie banner or preference controls.
You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie settings available on the website, where provided. You can also control cookies through your browser settings.
Analytics
This website may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site. Analytics data may include information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, device type, browser type and general location data. This information helps us improve the website and user experience.
Where required, analytics cookies will only be used after consent has been given.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, social media posts or other third-party content. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website directly.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, especially if you are logged into an account with that third-party service.
Who we share your data with
We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers who help operate this website, such as website hosting providers, email services, analytics providers, spam protection services and security tools.
These providers only process information where necessary to provide their services, maintain the website, respond to enquiries, or comply with legal and security requirements.
How long we retain your data
We only keep personal information for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected. Enquiry information may be retained for as long as needed to respond to your message, manage an ongoing project or relationship, keep business records, resolve disputes, or meet legal and administrative requirements.
Technical and security-related data may be kept for a limited period to help maintain website security and performance.
Your rights
Depending on your location and applicable data protection law, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the use of your data, and the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct inaccurate information, or ask us to delete your personal information where we are not required to keep it for legal, administrative or security reasons.
Where your data is sent
Information submitted through this website may be processed by website hosting, email, analytics, spam protection or security providers. Some providers may process data outside the UK or European Economic Area. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards should be used where required by law.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information submitted through this website. However, no website or online transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or would like to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us using the contact form on this website.
Updates to this policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, legal requirements or how personal information is handled. The latest version will always be available on this page.