Privacy policy.

Who we are

Foundry Vale Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17465033.

Information we may collect

We collect only the personal information reasonably necessary to operate our website, respond to enquiries and manage our business relationships.

Depending on how you interact with us, this may include your name, email address, telephone number, company or organisation, job role, correspondence you send to us and information you choose to provide in connection with a business enquiry.

Our website and hosting systems may also process limited technical information such as IP address, browser or device information, security logs and information required to operate the website securely.

We do not intentionally collect special category personal data through the Foundry Vale website.

How we collect information

Most personal information we process is provided directly by you when you email us, contact us about one of our businesses, enter into a business relationship with us or otherwise correspond with Foundry Vale.

Limited technical information may also be generated automatically by our website, hosting, security or consent-management systems.

Why we use personal information

We may use personal information to respond to enquiries, communicate with clients, suppliers and professional contacts, consider potential commercial relationships, administer Foundry Vale and its businesses, maintain website and system security, manage contracts and comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

Our lawful bases

The lawful basis we rely on depends on why we are processing the information.

We may process personal information because it is necessary for our legitimate business interests, because it is necessary to take steps before entering into or performing a contract, because we have a legal obligation, or because you have given consent.

Where we rely on legitimate interests, those interests may include responding to genuine business enquiries, operating and developing our businesses, maintaining professional relationships and protecting our website and systems.

Sharing personal information

We may share information with trusted providers where this is reasonably necessary to operate Foundry Vale, including providers of website hosting, email, IT, security, accounting and professional services.

Where providers process personal information on our behalf, we expect them to use it only for appropriate purposes and to apply suitable security measures.

We may also disclose personal information where required by law, regulation, court order or another lawful authority.

International transfers

Some technology or service providers may process information outside the United Kingdom.

Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that an appropriate legal mechanism or safeguard applies where required by data protection law.

How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including any legal, contractual, accounting or legitimate business requirements.

Enquiries that do not develop into an ongoing relationship will normally be reviewed and deleted when they are no longer required.

Information relating to contracts, transactions or continuing business relationships may be retained for longer where there is a legitimate or legal reason to do so.

Security

We take reasonable organisational and technical measures to protect personal information against accidental loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.

No online system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we aim to use safeguards appropriate to the nature and amount of information we process.

Cookies and website technologies

The website may use cookies and similar technologies required for functions such as security, consent management and reliable website operation.

Where non-essential technologies such as analytics are introduced and consent is required, they will not be enabled until the appropriate choice has been made.

More information is available in our Cookie Policy .

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights in relation to your personal information.

These may include rights to request access to your information, ask us to correct inaccurate information, request deletion or restriction in appropriate circumstances, object to certain processing, receive certain information in a portable format and withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

These rights are not absolute and can depend on the purpose and lawful basis for processing.

To exercise a privacy right, email hello@foundryvale.co.uk .

Complaints

If you have concerns about how Foundry Vale uses personal information, please contact us so that we can try to resolve the issue.

You also have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator.

Visit ico.org.uk for further information.

Other Foundry Vale businesses

Foundry Vale creates and supports a portfolio of businesses and digital projects.

Some of those businesses operate their own websites and services and may have separate privacy notices explaining how they process personal information.

Where you deal directly with one of those businesses, you should also review the privacy information provided by that business.

Automated decision-making

Foundry Vale does not currently use personal information collected through this website to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy when our website, business activities, service providers or legal obligations change.

The latest version will always be published on this page.

Contact us

If you have a question about this privacy policy or the way Foundry Vale handles personal information, contact:

Foundry Vale Ltd
hello@foundryvale.co.uk