Who we are

Alley By Harpist is a professional harpist providing live music for weddings, events and private performances across Yorkshire, the Pennines and the Midlands.
This website – www.alleybyharpist.com – is operated by Alley By Harpist (sole trader).

For privacy-related enquiries, please contact:
Email: info@alleybyharpist.com

What this policy covers

This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use this website, why we collect it, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).

What personal data we collect

Information you provide

• Contact form submissions: When you fill out the contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number (if given) and any details you include in your message.

Information collected automatically

• Analytics data: We use website analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site. This may include your IP address, device type, browser, and pages visited.
• Cookies: Cookies are small files stored on your device to help improve your browsing experience and collect anonymous usage data. You can disable cookies in your browser if you prefer.
• Embedded media: Pages containing embedded YouTube videos may allow Google to set cookies and collect usage information when you interact with the player.

How we use your information

We use your personal data to:

• Respond to your enquiries or quote requests
• Provide and improve our services
• Analyse site usage to improve performance and usability
• Maintain website security and functionality

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Legal basis for processing

We process personal data under one or more of the following lawful bases:

• Consent – where you’ve submitted details via a form or accepted optional cookies
• Legitimate interests – for analytics, site performance and security
• Contract – when responding to an enquiry or providing a quote or booking

Data storage and retention

We keep contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and manage any resulting booking.
Analytics data may be retained by Google for up to 26 months in anonymised form.
All data is stored securely and accessed only by Alley By Harpist.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request a copy of your personal data
• Ask us to correct or delete your data
• Withdraw consent (where processing is based on consent)
• Object to certain types of processing
• Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been mishandled.

You can exercise these rights by emailing info@alleybyharpist.com.

Third-party services

This website may contain links to other websites (for example, social media pages or video content). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always appear on this page with the date of the last update.

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