Privacy Notice

1. Who we are

NorthStar Foundry Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales (company number: 17246532), with its registered office at Coach House, Little Common, TN39 3UD. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

You can contact us at: hello@northstarfoundry.co.uk

2. What personal data we collect

This is a simple static informational website. We do not operate user accounts, collect payment details, or run marketing campaigns. The personal data we may receive is limited to:

• Email enquiries: if you contact us at hello@northstarfoundry.co.uk, we will receive your email address and any information you include in your message.
• Hosting and security logs: our hosting provider and Cloudflare (our security and performance service) may automatically log technical data such as IP addresses, browser type, pages visited, and timestamps for security, performance, and site delivery purposes. We do not use this data to identify you personally.

3. How we use your data

• Email enquiries: to respond to your message and, if relevant, to follow up on any ongoing matter.
• Hosting and security logs: to maintain the security and proper functioning of this website. These are processed by Cloudflare and our hosting provider on our behalf.

4. Lawful bases

• Email enquiries: legitimate interests — responding to a message you have chosen to send us.
• Hosting and security logs: legitimate interests — maintaining the security and performance of the website.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We use the following service providers who may process data on our behalf:

• Cloudflare: security, performance, and content delivery. Cloudflare may process IP addresses and other technical data to protect and deliver the site.
• Our hosting provider: for website hosting and infrastructure.

Both operate under appropriate data processing agreements.

6. How long we keep your data

• Email correspondence: we retain email enquiries for as long as necessary to respond and for a reasonable period thereafter, generally no longer than 2 years unless an ongoing matter requires longer retention.
• Hosting and security logs: retained according to our hosting provider's and Cloudflare's standard policies, typically 30–90 days.

7. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate data;
• request erasure of your data (where applicable);
• object to or restrict processing;
• lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@northstarfoundry.co.uk.

8. Changes to this notice

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised.