Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

​This Privacy Policy explains how I, Natalie Butler, collect, use, and protect any personal information you provide when visiting my personal website at www.natalie-butler.co.uk

​I am the “Data Controller” for the personal data collected through this website under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018.

​1. Information Collected

​Depending on how you interact with this site, the following information may be collected:

  • ​Information You Provide Voluntarily: If you contact me via a contact form, or email link, I collect your name, email address, and any details included in your message or attached files.
  • ​Technical & Usage Data: Standard server log information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, and access times may be automatically logged when you visit.
  • ​Cookies: This site uses minimal functional cookies to ensure smooth operation and basic anonymous analytics. 

​2. How Your Data Is Used & Legal Basis

​Under the UK GDPR, I rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

  • ​Legitimate Interests: To respond to professional enquiries, discuss potential work opportunities, and manage professional communications.
  • ​Consent: Where you choose to submit details through a contact form or directly via email.
  • ​Legal Obligation: If required to maintain records for legal or tax compliance.

​3. Data Retention & Storage

  • ​Personal communications (emails, messages) will be retained only as long as necessary to process your enquiry or maintain an ongoing professional relationship.
  • ​Data is stored securely and is never sold, rented, or traded to third parties for commercial or marketing purposes.

​4. Third-Party Services

​I may use trusted third-party service providers to host and run this website (for example, hosting platforms like GitHub Pages, or WordPress, and email providers like Gmail, Outlook or Thunderbird). These providers process data strictly on my behalf and in accordance with relevant UK data protection laws.

​5. Your Data Protection Rights (UK GDPR)

​Under UK data protection law, you have specific rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • ​Access: The right to request copies of the personal data held about you.
  • ​Rectification: The right to ask that inaccurate or incomplete information be updated.
  • ​Erasure: The right to ask for your personal data to be deleted (“Right to be Forgotten”).
  • ​Restriction/Objection: The right to object to or request restrictions on how your data is processed.

​If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the details below.

​6. Complaints & Contact Details

​If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please contact me:

​If you believe your data has been handled incorrectly under UK law, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK supervisory body, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), at ico.org.uk.