Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how 140 West George Street (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit
https://www.140wgs.co.uk/ (the “Site”).

We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and, where applicable, the EU GDPR.

  • Who we are 140 West George Street is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this Site. Contact: [TBC]
  • What data we collect Comments and contact forms — When you leave a comment or submit a contact form on the Site, we may collect your name, email address, the content of your message, and your IP address and browser user agent
    string (to help detect spam). If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Cookies — If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year. If you loin to the Site, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies, and a login cookie to keep you signed in. Analytics — We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. It uses cookies to collect anonymous usage information (pages visited, time on site, general location). Learn more at Google’s Privacy & Terms site: https://policies.google.com/privacy Embedded content — Pages may include embedded content (e.g. videos) from other websites, which behaves as if you visited that site directly and may collect data about you.
  • How we use your data To respond to enquiries, moderate and display comments, understand and improve Site usage, and detect/prevent spam or abuse.
  • Legal basis for processing Consent (for optional cookies and analytics) and legitimate interests (to respond to enquiries and keep the Site secure).
  • Who we share your data with We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with Google Analytics (usage analysis), WP Engine (our hosting provider), and any other service providers needed to operate the Site.
  • How long we retain your data Comments and metadata are kept indefinitely. Contact form submissions are kept only as long as needed to resolve your enquiry. Analytics data follows Google Analytics’ default retention settings.
  • Your rights Under UK/EU GDPR you can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data; object to or restrict processing; request a portable copy; withdraw consent; and lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk). To exercise these rights, contact us at [TBC].
  • Where your data is sent Comments may be checked by an automated spam detection service. Analytics data may be processed on servers outside the UK/EEA under Google’s standard safeguards.
  • Changes to this policy We may update this policy from time to time; changes will be posted here with a new “Last updated” date.