Privacy Policy

Last updated: 15 June 2025

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

  • Company name: Bennett Anderson
  • Registered address: 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
  • Contact email: info@bennettanderson.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data through the following means:

Contact Form

Fields collected: name, email address, and message.

This data is forwarded via email to the site owner and is not stored in a database. The purpose of collection is to respond to your enquiry.

Partner Signup Form

Fields collected: email address and consent timestamp.

This data is stored in Sanity CMS. The purpose of collection is partner recruitment communications.

Analytics Cookies

If you accept cookies, Google Analytics collects anonymised usage data (pages visited, session duration, approximate location). See our Cookie Declaration for full details.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

  • Contact Form: Legitimate interest — responding to your enquiry (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Partner Signup Form: Explicit consent — you provide consent via a checkbox before submitting (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).
  • Analytics Cookies: Consent — cookies are only set after you accept via the cookie banner (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR).

4. How We Use Your Data

  • To respond to contact enquiries submitted through the website.
  • To send partner recruitment communications to individuals who have opted in.
  • To understand how visitors use our website and improve our content and services (via Google Analytics, only with consent).

5. Data Retention Periods

  • Contact Form submissions: Not stored in a database. Email correspondence is retained for up to 12 months, then deleted.
  • Partner Signup data: Retained in Sanity CMS until you withdraw consent or request erasure.
  • Analytics data: Google Analytics retains data for 14 months by default.
  • Cookie consent preference: Stored for 365 days in a first-party cookie.

6. Third-Party Data Sharing

We share personal data with the following third parties only as described:

  • Google Analytics: Anonymised website usage data (only when you consent to analytics cookies).
  • Sanity CMS: Partner signup email addresses and consent timestamps are stored in our content management system.

We do not sell personal data to any third party.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
  • Right to restriction of processing: You can request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability: You can request your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Contact Information for Privacy Enquiries

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact us at:

  • Email: info@bennettanderson.com
  • Address: 71-75 Shelton Street, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been handled incorrectly.