Privacy Policy

Alobar Studio is a web design agency run by Oliver Mansell, based in Brighton, UK. We provide professional website design and development services for small businesses.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, Alobar Studio is the data controller for personal information we collect through this website. You can contact us at hello@alobarstudio.com.

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

• Contact form: name, email address, and the content of your message when you submit an enquiry.
• Payment: payment transactions are processed by Stripe. We do not store your card details. Stripe may collect billing name and email address as part of the checkout process — please refer to Stripe's Privacy Policy.
• Website usage: we may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our website. This data is aggregated and not linked to individuals.

We use the personal data we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide the services you have requested.
• Process payments for our services.
• Fulfil our contractual obligations to you.
• Improve our website and services.

We will not use your data for unsolicited marketing without your consent.

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

• Contract: processing necessary to fulfil a contract with you, or to take steps at your request before entering a contract.
• Legitimate interests: to respond to enquiries and improve our services, where this is not overridden by your rights.

We retain enquiry data (contact form submissions) for up to 2 years, after which it is securely deleted. Payment records are retained for 7 years in line with HMRC requirements.

We share data with the following third-party services to operate our business:

• Resend — used to send and receive email. Data processed in the EU/UK.
• Stripe — used to process payments securely. Please see Stripe's privacy policy for details.
• Vercel — our website is hosted on Vercel. Server logs may be retained for a short period for security and debugging.

We do not sell your data to third parties.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request erasure of your data (the "right to be forgotten").
• Object to or restrict how we process your data.
• Lodge a complaint with the ICO (ico.org.uk).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@alobarstudio.com.

Our website uses minimal cookies required for site functionality. If we introduce analytics that use cookies, we will update this policy and request your consent where required.

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of this website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance.