Legal - Privacy Policy

This website is operated by 1AM Development, a web development studio based in Essex, UK. When I refer to "I", "me", or "my" in this policy, I mean 1AM Development.

Contact Form Submissions: When you submit a contact form, I collect your name, email address, company name (if provided), phone number (if provided), and your message. This information is sent directly to me via email and is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Analytics Data: If you consent to cookies, I use Google Analytics to collect anonymous data about how visitors use this site. This includes pages visited, time spent on site, and general location (country/city level). This data helps me understand what content is useful and improve the site.

reCAPTCHA: I use Google reCAPTCHA v3 to protect contact forms from spam. This service may collect hardware and software information, such as device and application data, and send it to Google for analysis. See Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

I use the information I collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide quotes
• Understand how visitors use this site (with your consent)
• Protect the site from spam and abuse
• Improve the website based on usage patterns

I will never sell your personal information to third parties or use it for marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

This site uses cookies only if you consent to them. When you first visit, you'll see a cookie banner asking for your preference.

Analytics Cookies: If you accept, Google Analytics cookies are set to help me understand how visitors use the site. These cookies collect anonymous data only.

Preference Cookie: I store your cookie consent choice in your browser's local storage so I don't keep asking you.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage and refreshing the page.

Contact form submissions are retained in my email inbox for as long as needed to respond to your enquiry and for my business records. If you'd like me to delete your information, just ask.

Analytics data is retained for 14 months, after which it's automatically deleted by Google.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data I hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to processing of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, email me at team@1amdev.co.uk.

This site uses the following third-party services:

• Google Analytics: For anonymous site usage statistics (with consent)
• Google reCAPTCHA: For spam protection on forms
• Resend: For sending contact form submissions to my inbox
• Cloudflare: For hosting and security

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how I handle your data, please contact me at team@1amdev.co.uk.