Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

JME Technology Ltd ("we", "us", "our") is an independent IT consultancy registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 17172250). We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

Contact: james@jmetechnology.co.uk

2. What Data We Collect

Data you provide directly

• Name and contact details when you email us or complete a contact form
• Business information you share during consultations
• Any other information you choose to provide

Data collected automatically

If you accept analytics cookies, we collect:

• Pages visited and time spent on the site
• Referring websites and search terms
• Device type, browser and approximate location (country/city level)
• Interactions such as clicks and scroll depth

This data is collected via Google Analytics 4 and is only activated with your explicit consent. If you decline cookies, no analytics data is collected.

3. How We Use Your Data

• Responding to enquiries: To reply to messages you send us
• Providing services: To deliver consultancy services you engage us for
• Analytics (with consent only): To understand how the website is used and improve it
• Legal obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

4. Cookies

This website uses a consent banner to manage cookies. We only set analytics and advertising cookies if you explicitly accept them.

Cookie types

• Strictly necessary cookies: Required for the site to function. Set without consent.
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4, G-96SGSQQC3H): Used to measure website traffic and behaviour. Only set with your consent.
• Advertising cookies (Google Ads, GT-K8HBBRLP): Used to measure the effectiveness of advertising. Only set with your consent.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser's local storage for this site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear on your next visit.

Your cookie choices

When you first visit this site, you will be shown a cookie consent banner. You can accept or decline analytics and advertising cookies. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage under the key jme_cookie_consent. No analytics scripts load until you accept.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

• Contract: Processing necessary to provide services you have engaged us for
• Legitimate interests: Responding to enquiries and managing business communications
• Consent: Analytics and advertising cookies (you can withdraw consent at any time)
• Legal obligation: Where required by law

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

• Google Analytics / Google Ads: Analytics data (with consent only). Google acts as a data processor. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• Professional advisers: Accountants, lawyers: only where necessary and under confidentiality obligations
• Legal authorities: Where required by law

7. Data Retention

• Email correspondence: retained for the duration of any business relationship plus 6 years (UK limitation period)
• Analytics data: retained per Google Analytics default settings (up to 14 months)
• Cookie consent records: stored in your browser's local storage until cleared by you

8. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request erasure of your data
• Object to or restrict processing
• Withdraw consent for cookie-based analytics at any time
• Lodge a complaint with the ICO (ico.org.uk)

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at james@jmetechnology.co.uk.

9. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss or disclosure. This website is served over HTTPS. We do not store payment card data.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be noted with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.