Privacy Notice

1. Who We Are

Olive Branch Design Ltd ("we", "us", "our") provides freelance website development, graphic design, branding, and digital content services. We also operate:

• tomattwood.me
• Neuro News
• CrossShaped.com

We are the data controller for all personal data collected through our websites and services.

Contact: admin@tomattwood.me

2. Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

Identity Data

Name, username, profile information.

Contact Data

Email address, phone number, billing address (future purchases).

Technical Data

IP address, browser type, device information, cookies, analytics identifiers.

Usage Data

Pages visited, time on site, interactions, referring URLs.

Communication Data

Emails, form submissions, social media messages.

Newsletter & Subscription Data

Email address, consent records, subscription preferences.

Client Project Data

Design briefs, assets, reference materials, project notes.

Payment Data (Future Stripe Purchases)

Transaction IDs, billing details. We never store full card numbers.

Comment Data (If Enabled)

Name, email, comment content.

3. How We Collect Data

• Website forms (Svelte + Vercel)
• Newsletter sign-ups
• Blog subscription widgets
• Social media messages
• Stripe checkout (future)
• Cookies and analytics tools
• Email enquiries

4. Why We Use Your Data (Lawful Bases)

Contract

• To provide design services
• To process payments
• To respond to enquiries

Consent

• Newsletters
• Blog updates
• Marketing communications
• Social media advertising audiences
• Non-essential cookies

Legitimate Interests

• Website security
• Analytics (with consent)
• Comment moderation
• Portfolio case studies (anonymised unless agreed otherwise)

Legal Obligation

• Accounting
• Tax
• Compliance

5. Sharing Your Data

We share data only with trusted providers:

• Vercel (hosting)
• Railway (backend)
• Stripe (payments)
• Email marketing provider
• Analytics providers
• Social media platforms

We never sell your data.

6. International Transfers

Some providers may store data outside the UK. We ensure safeguards such as:

• UK Addendum to Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Adequacy decisions

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

See the full Data Retention Policy.

8. Your Rights

You may request:

• Access to your data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of your data
• Restriction of processing
• Portability of your data
• Withdrawal of consent
• Objection to marketing

Contact: admin@tomattwood.me

9. Complaints

You may contact us or the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) directly. See our Complaints Process.

10. Cookies

See our Cookie Policy.

11. Updates

We update this notice when laws or systems change.