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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how i8hour Ltd ("i8hour", "we", "us", or "our"), registered in England and Wales, collects and processes personal data when you visit i8hour.com. It applies to all visitors to this website and is written in compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

i8hour Ltd is the data controller for personal data collected through this website. Our registered address is 1 Handel St, Sneinton, Nottingham NG3 1JE, United Kingdom. You can contact us at [email protected] or by telephone on +44 115 648 6958.

What personal data we collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Contact form submissions: When you use the contact form on this site, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
  • Email newsletter sign-ups: If you subscribe to receive email updates, we collect your email address. You may unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.
  • Analytics data: We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use this site (pages viewed, approximate location by country, device type). This does not involve tracking individual users across sites. If you decline non-essential cookies, analytics are not loaded.

Legal basis for processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): For analytics cookies and newsletter subscriptions, where you have given explicit consent.
  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): For processing contact form submissions to respond to enquiries, where our interest in responding to readers does not override your rights.

How long we retain your data

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months and then deleted. Email addresses for newsletter subscribers are retained until you unsubscribe, after which they are removed within 30 days. Analytics data, if collected, is retained in aggregated, non-identifiable form.

Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • The right to access personal data we hold about you
  • The right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") in certain circumstances
  • The right to restrict processing in certain circumstances
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month.

Third-party services

This site uses external image hosting (Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash) to serve photographs. When your browser loads these images, a connection is made to those services and your IP address may be visible to them. Please review their respective privacy policies for details.

We do not use advertising networks, retargeting pixels, or third-party social media tracking on this site.

Cookies

Our use of cookies is described in our Cookie Policy. Essential cookies are always active. Analytics and non-essential cookies are only loaded if you accept them via the cookie consent notice.

Data transfers

We do not transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area except where required by the services described above (such as image hosting). Where transfers occur, they are made to countries with adequate data protection frameworks or under appropriate safeguards.

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle 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. Details at ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page with the date of revision. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.