Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy

Website Use

This website is owned and maintained by:

Kinsman Design Limited (“Kinsman Design”)
Registered Office at:
Millwood House
Coed Aben Road
Wrexham Industrial Estate
Wrexham, LL13 9UH

Welcome

Welcome to Kinsman Design. We value your privacy and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Policy, as well as our Cookie Policy, describes our policies and practices regarding its use of information collected on this website and sets out your privacy rights.

By using this website and consenting to the Cookie Policy, you agree that Kinsman Design can place cookies as we describe below, and you agree to the collection, sharing, and use of your Personal Data for the personalization of advertising and other services.

Privacy Policy

How we get the personal information and why we have it

The personal information we process is provided by you so that we can handle enquiries sent via the contact page on the website.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the lawful basis we rely on for processing this information is: Your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting info@kinsmandesign.co.uk

How we store your personal information

Information gathered via this site is securely stored in 2 places:
• The Kirby CMS panel of our website for 1 month after which it is deleted
• Password-protected Kirby CMS panel – hosted on GoDaddy server (UK/EU data centre).
• Private Google Gmail account (Google Workspace) with:
• Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
• Security sandboxing
• Enhanced malware & phishing protection
• Data loss prevention
• Pre-delivery message scanning

We have signed Google’s Data Processing Agreement (DPA).

Security & Encryption

In transit:
Encrypted via HTTPS (SSL Certificate)
• Issued: 18 October 2025
• Expires: 16 January 2026
• Valid for: webdisk.kinsmandesign.co.uk

At rest:
Protected by password access and Google’s enterprise-grade security.

How long we keep it

• 12 months from your last message.
• We will delete from Kirby CMS and from Gmail if no project is commissioned.
• Active client projects: kept for 6 years (legal/tax requirements), then securely deleted.

Who sees your data?

• Only 1-2 people in our company
• It is never sold, or shared with third parties.

Your Rights

Under data protection law, you have rights, including:

Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information.

Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.

Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.

You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have 1 month to respond to you.

Please contact us at info@kinsmandesign.co.uk if you wish to make a request.

Unsubscribing

Email us at info@kinsmandesign.co.uk with the subject line 'unsubscribe' to be removed from any future communication from us.

For further questions
Contact our data lead at: info@kinsmandesign.co.uk
ICO Registration: ZB837404
Last updated: 08 Nov 2025

Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on our website, and how you can manage their use. This policy adheres to the following UK laws and regulations: Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Data Protection Act 2018.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or device when you visit our website. These cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user's device and store some information about the user's.

Read Google’s document on privacy and safeguarding data here:
https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245

How We Use Cookies?

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience by providing you with a more personalised service and remembering your preferences. Cookies help us understand how you use our site and where we can improve your experience. We use cookies for several purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies:
These cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.

• Performance Cookies:
These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is anonymous. It is only used to improve our website.

• Functionality Cookies:
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, they can be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customise. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for.

Managing Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may not be accessed or function properly.

Web browsers allow control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org

Third-Party Cookies
Our website may also use third-party cookies from services such as Google Analytics to track and measure usage of our site. These cookies are placed by the third-party service providers and are not under our control. These third parties have their own privacy policies and may use their cookies to collect information about your browsing activities across different websites.

Changes to the Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data collection practices. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Cookie Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites,
visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies and other terms outlined in this Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. If you have any questions about the policies, please contact us at info@kinsmandesign.co.uk

Last updated 10 November 2025

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