Privacy policy

Who we are

Design Tools Spot (https://designtoolsspot.com) is operated by [Company legal name], a company registered in England and Wales (company number [number]), registered office [address]. We are the data controller for the personal data described here. Contact: [contact email].

What we collect and why

Newsletter. If you subscribe, we collect your email address and a record of your consent. We use it only to send you new articles and occasional updates about the site. Our lawful basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time using the unsubscribe link in every email.

Website visits. Our hosting provider processes technical data such as your IP address to deliver and protect the website. We do not currently use analytics or advertising cookies. If that changes, we will update this policy and ask for your consent where required.

Affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link, the company you visit may set its own cookies to record the referral. Their privacy policy applies on their site.

Who processes your data

• Email service: [MailerLite or Kit — to be confirmed], which stores subscriber emails and sends our newsletter.
• Hosting: [Cloudflare Pages or Netlify — to be confirmed].

Some of these providers may process data outside the UK. Where they do, they rely on safeguards recognised under UK data protection law.

How long we keep it

We keep your email address until you unsubscribe, then delete it from the active list. Consent records may be kept for as long as needed to show we had your permission.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you can ask to access, correct or delete your data, object to or restrict its use, and withdraw consent at any time. Contact us at [contact email]. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).