Committed to protecting and respecting your privacy

This Policy explains when and why I collect personal information about people who visit my website, how I use it, the conditions under which I may disclose it to others and how I keep it secure. I may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes. By using my website, you are agreeing to be bound by this Policy.Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to leo@dropdeaddesign.co.uk or by writing to me at 108 B Cotham Brow, Cotham, Bristol BS66AP UK. Alternatively, you can telephone me +44 (0) 7545 260 356.

Who I am

My name is Leo Cave and I am a Website, User Experience, Identity and Graphic designer with 20+ years experience. I am the owner and creator of ‘Drop Dead Design’ which trades under Caveware LTD, a registered company limited by guarantee (no. 07055805). My registered address is 108 B Cotham Brow, Cotham, Bristol BS66AP UK.

How do I collect information from you?

I obtain information about you when you use my website, for example, when you make an enquiry to hire me for a job or to contact me about my work.

What type of information is collected from you?

The personal information I collect will include your name, email address and telephone number.

How is your information used?

I may use your information to:

• process a general enquiry about a job that you have submitted to me;
• carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into by you and me;
• notify you of changes to my services;

I review the retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. I will hold your personal information on my systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant contract you hold with me.

Who has access to your information?

I will not sell or rent your information to any third parties. I will not share your information with any third parties for marketing purposes.

Third Party Service Providers working on my behalf: I may pass your information to our third party service providers, agents subcontractors and other associated organisations for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on my behalf. However, when I use third party service providers, I disclose only the personal information that is necessary to deliver the service and I have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure and not to use it for their own direct marketing purposes. Please be reassured that I will not release your information to third parties for them to use for their own direct marketing purposes, unless you have requested me to do so, or I am required to do so by law, for example, by a court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime.

Your choices

You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from me.

I will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or text message unless you have given your prior consent. I will not contact you for marketing purposes by post if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting me by email: leo@dropdeaddesign.co.uk or telephone on +44 (0) 7545 260 356.

How you can access and update your information

The accuracy of your information is important to me. I am always working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that I hold about you. In the meantime, if you change email address, or any of the other information I hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email me at: leo@dropdeaddesign.co.uk, or write to me at: 108 B Cotham Brow, Cotham, Bristol BS66AP UK. Alternatively, you can telephone me +44 (0) 7545 260 356.

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information I hold about you (I may charge £10 for information requests) to cover our costs in providing you with details of the information I hold about you.

Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information

When you give me personal information, I take steps to ensure that its treated securely. Any sensitive / personal information is encrypted and protected with 128 Bit encryption software on SSL. SSL means that the web pages on my site that are served up securely using ‘https://’. When you are on a secure page, a lock icon will appear on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, or the words “Secure” will appear next to the address bar in a web browser such as Google Chrome.

Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are sometimes transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while I strive to protect your personal information, I cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to me, and you do so at your own risk. Once I receive your information, I make the very best effort to ensure its security on my systems.

Links to other websites

My website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to my website, so I encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from my website.

In addition, if you linked to my website from a third party site, I cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.

16 or Under

I am concerned to protect the privacy of children aged 16 or under. If you are aged 16 or under please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide me with personal information.

Transferring your information outside of Europe

As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to me may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you are agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If I transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, I will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.

If you use my services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

Review of this Policy

I keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in August 2021.