Privacy Notice

Who we are

Cheap as Chips Websites is the trading name of Kieran Lewis, based in Manchester and working with businesses across the UK. Questions about this notice or how personal information is handled can be sent to hello@cheapaschipswebsites.com.

What information may be collected

Name, business name, email address, and any optional phone or website details sent through the enquiry form.
Project notes, files, logos, photos, and other materials supplied during an enquiry or project.
Basic technical information needed to run and protect the site, such as server logs and browser data.
Anonymous or pseudonymous usage data through Google Analytics 4, but only if analytics cookies are accepted.

How information is used

To reply to enquiries and discuss possible work.
To quote for, deliver, launch, and support website projects.
To keep sensible records for project management, invoicing, and tax or accounting duties.
To protect the site from abuse, spam, and dodgy behaviour.
To understand broad site performance through analytics, but only after consent.

Lawful bases

Contract: when information is needed to quote for or deliver work.
Legitimate interests: to run the business, keep records, and protect the site from misuse.
Consent: for optional analytics cookies.
Legal obligation: where records need to be kept for tax, accounting, or similar legal reasons.

Enquiry forms and email

The website includes a server-side enquiry form. When that form is sent, the information is delivered to the Cheap as Chips inbox and used to respond to the enquiry. Email is handled through Microsoft 365 mail services for the domain inbox.

Information sent by email or form should not include anything unusually sensitive unless genuinely necessary.

Analytics and cookies

This site uses Google Analytics 4 only after a clear opt-in through the cookie banner. If analytics are rejected, analytics stay off.

Google may process information such as page views, approximate location, device type, and broad engagement data. That helps assess whether the site is useful and where it can be improved.

Who information may be shared with

Hosting and domain providers where necessary to operate the site.
Microsoft 365 for the domain email inbox handling enquiries.
Google, but only if analytics cookies are accepted.
Accountants, payment providers, or legal advisers where genuinely necessary.

Information is not sold to anyone.

International transfers

Some providers used by the business, including Microsoft and Google, may process information outside the UK. Where that happens, the aim is to rely on services and safeguards intended to support lawful international transfers.

How long information is kept

General enquiries are kept only for as long as reasonably needed to reply and follow up.
Project and invoice records may be kept for up to 6 years for tax and accounting reasons.
Analytics data depends on Google settings and only exists where consent was given.
Cookie preference storage stays until it is changed, cleared, or replaced.

Your rights

You can ask to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of personal information where the law allows. You can also withdraw analytics consent at any time.

To do that, email hello@cheapaschipswebsites.com.

Complaints

If there is a concern, please get in touch first so it can be put right if possible. If that does not resolve things, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.

Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Website: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint