Legal
Privacy Policy
Last updated: [TODO: Insert date before launch]
TODO (Pre-launch): This privacy policy has been drafted based on the site's known data processing activities. It should be reviewed by a qualified UK data protection solicitor before the site goes live. Contact details, registered address, and ICO registration number must be inserted before publication. Remove this notice once legal review is complete.
1. Who We Are
Vita Marketing is a UK marketing agency specialising in health, care, and wellness. We provide marketing services to businesses and professionals operating in the UK health, care, and wellness sectors.
Company name: [TODO: Insert registered company name]
Registered address: [TODO: Insert registered address]
Email: hello@vitamarketing.co.uk
Website: www.vitamarketing.co.uk
ICO registration number: [TODO: Insert ICO number — register at ico.org.uk if not yet done]
For questions about this policy or your personal data, contact us at hello@vitamarketing.co.uk.
2. What Data We Collect
Contact Form
When you submit the contact form on our website, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message and any additional information you choose to provide
- Timestamp of submission
Lead Magnet and Newsletter Subscriptions
When you request a free resource or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect:
- Your email address
- The resource you requested
- Timestamp of submission
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website. This collects: pages visited and time spent; approximate geographic location (country/region level); device type, browser, and operating system; traffic source (how you found us). [TODO: Confirm GA4 is live before making this claim — currently in placeholder state. If GA4 is not active at launch, replace this section with: "We do not currently use analytics on this website."] Google Analytics uses cookies. See our Cookie Policy for details.
Cookies
We use cookies on this website. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
Data We Do Not Collect
We do not collect payment card information, sensitive personal data, or special category data through this website. We do not use advertising trackers or sell your data to third parties.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries submitted via our contact form
- To deliver the free resource you requested (via email through Resend)
- To send the monthly Health & Wellness Marketing Digest (if you subscribed)
- To understand how our website is used and improve it (analytics)
- To comply with legal obligations
Legal Basis (UK GDPR)
We process your personal data under the following legal bases as defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR):
- Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)) — responding to contact form enquiries and understanding website usage through analytics
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) — email subscriptions for resources and newsletter. You can withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us.
- Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)) — where required by law
4. Who We Share Your Data With
We use a small number of trusted third-party services to operate this website. We do not sell your data.
Resend
We use Resend (resend.com) to send transactional emails — including resource delivery emails and newsletter issues. Your email address is processed by Resend solely for this purpose. Resend is a US-based service operating under Standard Contractual Clauses for UK data transfers.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (Google LLC) to analyse website usage. Data is processed under Google's data processing terms. Google may transfer data outside the UK. [TODO: Confirm GA4 status before launch — see note above.]
Vercel
Our website is hosted by Vercel Inc. Contact form and subscription data passes through Vercel's infrastructure on the way to our email API. Vercel is a US-based service operating under Standard Contractual Clauses for UK data transfers.
Legal Requirements
We may share your data if required to do so by law, regulation, or court order.
5. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Contact form enquiries: retained for up to 3 years from the date of enquiry, or until the end of any resulting client relationship, whichever is longer
- Email subscriber data: retained for as long as you remain subscribed, plus 12 months after unsubscribing
- Analytics data: Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months (Google's default retention period)
6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal data
- Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
- Restrict or object to certain processing of your data
- Data portability (receive your data in a machine-readable format)
- Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@vitamarketing.co.uk. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's supervisory authority: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF. Website: ico.org.uk. Helpline: 0303 123 1113.
7. Cookies
We use cookies on this website. For full details of the cookies we use, how they work, and how to manage them, see our Cookie Policy.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data:
Email: hello@vitamarketing.co.uk
Post: [TODO: Insert registered address]
We aim to respond to all privacy queries within 5 working days.
Questions about how we handle your data?
Get in touch at hello@vitamarketing.co.uk