Privacy Policy

Bodkin Studio (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit www.bodkin.studio.

This website is operated by Bodkin Design Ltd.

If you have any questions about this policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at: info@bodkin.studio

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you interact with our website.

Information you provide directly

If you contact us through our website or by email, we may collect:

• Name
• Email address
• Company name
• Message or project details you choose to provide

This information is used only to respond to enquiries or discuss potential work.

Automatically collected information

When you visit our website, we collect limited anonymised usage data through Vercel Analytics. This may include:

• Pages visited
• Referring website
• Country-level location data
• Device type
• Browser type

This data is aggregated and anonymised and cannot be used to identify individual visitors.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

• Respond to enquiries and communicate with you
• Understand how visitors use our website
• Improve the performance and content of our website
• Maintain the security and reliability of our services

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, we rely on the following lawful bases:

Legitimate interest

To respond to enquiries, operate our website, and understand how it is used.

Consent

Where you voluntarily provide information to us via contact forms or email.

4. Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to collect anonymous website usage statistics. This service:

• Does not use cookies
• Does not track individuals across websites
• Does not collect personally identifiable information

The information collected is aggregated and used only to understand overall website usage.

5. Cookies

Our website does not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking.

If this changes in the future, this policy will be updated accordingly.

6. Data Sharing

We only share data with trusted service providers necessary to operate our website, such as:

• Vercel – hosting and analytics infrastructure

These providers process data on our behalf and are required to protect it in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

We do not share personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to:

• Respond to enquiries
• Maintain business records
• Comply with legal obligations

If you contact us but do not become a client, your enquiry information is typically retained for up to 12 months.

8. Your Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to certain types of data processing
• Request restriction of processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@bodkin.studio.

9. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, misuse, or unauthorised access.

However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. Once you leave our website, we are not responsible for how those sites handle your data.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

If you have any questions about this policy or your personal data, please contact:

Bodkin Design Ltd.
info@bodkin.studio