Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Home Office Edit ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit homeofficeedit.co.uk. We are committed to protecting your privacy in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Home Office Edit is a curated home office and desk setup guide website. For the purposes of data protection law, we are the data controller for information collected through this website. Our contact details are available on our Contact page.

What data we collect

Data you provide to us

• Contact form: When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message content.
• Newsletter signup: When you sign up for email updates (if this feature is active), we collect your email address.

Data collected automatically

• Analytics: We may use analytics software (such as Google Analytics or a privacy-respecting alternative) to understand how visitors use our website. This may collect your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. We will update this policy with the specific tool used once configured.
• Cookies: Our website may use cookies for basic functionality and analytics. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Third-party data collection

When you click an affiliate link to Amazon UK, Amazon may collect data about your visit according to their own privacy policy. We encourage you to review Amazon's Privacy Notice.

How we use your data

• To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
• To send email updates if you have subscribed (with your explicit consent)
• To understand how our website is used and improve our content
• To comply with legal obligations

Legal basis for processing

• Consent: For newsletter subscriptions and non-essential cookies
• Legitimate interests: For website analytics that help us improve our content
• Contract: For responding to contact form submissions

How we store and protect your data

Data submitted through our contact form is stored securely and accessed only by Home Office Edit. We do not sell, share, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

We retain contact form data for up to 12 months, after which it is deleted unless ongoing correspondence requires longer retention.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate personal data
• Request deletion of your personal data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability (receive your data in a machine-readable format)
• Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the legal basis)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond within one month.

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

Cookies

Our website may use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website (requires your consent)

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

Third-party links

Our website contains links to Amazon UK and may contain links to other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated date. For significant changes, we will notify email subscribers if the newsletter feature is active.

Contact

For any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please contact us.