Privacy Policy

DevSecreta is a web development company based in West Sussex, England. When we refer to "we", "us", or "our" throughout this policy, we mean DevSecreta. If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at contact@devsecreta.co.uk.

We keep data collection to an absolute minimum. We may collect: • Contact information — your name and email address when you get in touch with us via email. • Project details — any information you voluntarily share about your project or business needs. • Usage data — anonymous, aggregated data about how visitors interact with our website (e.g. pages visited, time on site). This data cannot identify you personally. • Device information — browser type, screen resolution, and operating system, collected automatically for performance optimisation.

We use the information we collect to: • Respond to your enquiries and provide you with information about our services. • Prepare project proposals and quotes. • Deliver and manage web development services you have engaged us for. • Improve our website and the experience we offer. • Comply with legal obligations. We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), we rely on the following lawful bases: • Legitimate interest — to respond to enquiries and improve our services. • Contractual necessity — to fulfil our obligations when you engage us for a project. • Consent — where you have explicitly given us permission, for example by emailing us. • Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

We take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information. Your data is stored securely and access is limited to those who need it to carry out their work. We do not store sensitive payment information. Any financial transactions are handled through trusted, PCI-compliant third-party payment processors. We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law.

Our website may use essential cookies that are necessary for the site to function correctly. These do not track you or collect personal information. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and seek your consent where required.

We may use trusted third-party services to help us operate our business, such as: • Hosting providers — to serve our website. • Email services — to manage correspondence. • Analytics tools — to understand website usage (anonymised data only). These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and only process it on our behalf.

Under the UK GDPR, you have the right to: • Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. • Rectification — ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data. • Erasure — request that we delete your personal data ("right to be forgotten"). • Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data. • Data portability — receive your data in a structured, commonly used format. • Objection — object to our processing of your personal data. To exercise any of these rights, please email us at contact@devsecreta.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

Our services are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us: Email: contact@devsecreta.co.uk Location: West Sussex, England