Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

This policy explains how Nick Warn Consulting ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit nickwarnconsulting.com or contact us through this website.

1. Who We Are

Data controller: Nick Warn Consulting
Contact: nick@nickwarnconsulting.com
Website: nickwarnconsulting.com

We are not required to appoint a Data Protection Officer, but you can contact us directly with any data protection queries using the email above.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us:

Contact form: your name, email address, the subject of your enquiry, and any message content you include.
Book interest form: your name and email address if you register interest in our publication.
Booking/payments: if you book a service, payment is processed by Stripe. We do not store your card details. Stripe may collect your name, email, and billing information directly.

We do not currently use analytics tools or tracking cookies. If this changes, this policy will be updated accordingly.

3. How and Why We Use Your Data

We use a clear link between each type of data we hold, why we use it, and our lawful basis under UK GDPR Article 6 :

Purpose	Data used	Lawful basis
Responding to your contact form enquiry	Name, email, message	Legitimate interests (to respond to business enquiries)
Notifying you about book availability	Name, email	Consent (you opted in via the form)
Processing a service booking and payment	Name, email (via Stripe)	Performance of a contract

We will never sell your personal data, or use it for unsolicited marketing without your prior consent.

4. Who We Share Your Data With

Netlify Inc. (USA) — our website hosting platform, which receives and stores contact form submissions. Netlify operates under a Data Processing Agreement and uses Standard Contractual Clauses for international transfers. See Netlify's GDPR information.
Stripe Inc. (USA) — payment processing for service bookings. See Stripe's Privacy Policy.

We do not share your data with any other third parties unless required to do so by law.

5. How Long We Keep Your Data

Contact and book interest enquiries: we retain these for up to 12 months from the date of your enquiry, or until the matter is resolved, whichever is sooner.
Booking/payment records: retained for 7 years in accordance with UK financial record-keeping obligations.

6. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data :

Right of access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Right to erasure — ask us to delete your data (subject to legal obligations).
Right to restriction — ask us to pause processing of your data.
Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time by emailing us.

To exercise any of these rights, please email nick@nickwarnconsulting.com. We will respond within one calendar month.

7. Right to Complain

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113

8. Cookies

This website does not currently use any cookies or tracking technologies. If we introduce analytics or other cookies in the future, we will update this policy and provide appropriate consent controls.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will always reflect the latest version. We encourage you to review it periodically.