Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 13 February 2026

1. Introduction Welcome to Overton Design Studio ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy.

This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website https://www.overtondesignstudio.com/ or use our services. We are the data controller of the personal data we process.

2. The Data We Collect We collect specific data to help us operate our website and communicate with you:

• Identity & Contact Data: Name and email address (for example, when you voluntarily fill out our contact form or sign up for a newsletter).

• Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system (collected automatically by Squarespace to ensure the site loads correctly).

• Usage Data: Anonymous information about how you use our website (e.g., which pages you visit and how long you stay).

3. How We Use Your Data We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Performance of Contract: Where we need to perform the service we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., designing your website or branding).

• Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

• Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

4. Sharing Your Data We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website:

• Squarespace: Our website hosting provider and analytics platform.

• Google Analytics: To help us understand how our site is being used.

• Email Marketing Providers: (Only if you have actively signed up for our newsletter).

5. International Transfers Many of our external third parties (like Squarespace) are based outside the UK. Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:

• We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.

• Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved for use in the UK which give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.

6. Data Retention We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Legal Rights Under the UK GDPR, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.

• Request correction of your personal data.

• Request erasure of your personal data.

• Object to processing of your personal data.

• Request restriction of processing your personal data.

• Request transfer of your personal data.

• Right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us.

8. Cookies Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

9. Contact Us If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Overton Design Studio

• Email: hello@overtondesignstudio.com

• Address: 39 Evelyn Avenue, Newhaven, BN9 9SQ

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact us in the first instance.