PRIVACY POLICY

1. Who We Are

This privacy policy explains how Ad Maximam ltd ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, stores and protects your personal information. We are a barbershop based at 10 & 11, Stone St, Gravesend DA11 0NH, United Kingdom.

If you have questions about this policy or want to exercise your data rights, contact us at contact@admaximam.com or call 020 3876 0864.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal information when you interact with us:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Any information you provide in messages sent through our contact form
• Appointment booking details

We also collect limited technical data automatically when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
• To manage appointment bookings
• To provide our barbershop services
• To improve our website and services
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

• Consent: when you submit a contact form or enquiry, you consent to us processing that information to respond to you
• Legitimate interests: to operate our business, maintain our website, and improve our services
• Contractual necessity: to fulfil appointments and services you have requested
• Legal obligation: where we are required to retain data by law

5. Cookies

Our website may use cookies -- small text files stored on your device -- to improve functionality and understand how visitors use the site. These may include:

• Essential cookies required for the website to function
• Analytics cookies that help us understand how visitors interact with our website

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

6. Third Parties

We may share data with the following third-party services in the course of operating our business:

• Website hosting providers
• Analytics services (to understand website usage)

All third-party processors are required to handle your data in accordance with UK data protection law. We do not transfer personal data outside the United Kingdom unless adequate safeguards are in place.

7. Data Retention

We keep your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Website analytics data is retained in anonymised or aggregated form.

When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification: request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: request deletion of your data where there is no compelling reason to continue processing
• Right to restrict processing: request limitation of how we use your data
• Right to data portability: request transfer of your data to another service
• Right to object: object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent: withdraw previously given consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact@admaximam.com. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

9. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction or alteration. While no method of electronic transmission is completely secure, we work to ensure your data is handled responsibly.

10. Children's Data

We provide services to children accompanied by a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you believe we have collected data from a child without appropriate consent, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection.

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF
Website: ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113

13. Contact

For any questions about this privacy policy or your personal data, contact us:

Ad Maximam ltd
10 & 11, Stone St
Gravesend DA11 0NH
Email: contact@admaximam.com
Phone: 020 3876 0864