AUTON is operated by Hannah Rye trading as AUTON, a marketing and creative business based in North Yorkshire.

I take your privacy seriously and only collect and use personal information where it is necessary to run the website, respond to enquiries and provide my services.

Information I collect

When you contact AUTON through this website or by email, I may collect information such as: your name your email address your business name the information you include in your enquiry or message The website may also collect technical information about how you use it, such as your browser, device, IP address, pages visited and how you arrived at the site. Squarespace collects some of this information to provide website functionality and analytics.

How I use your information

I may use your information to: respond to enquiries discuss or provide marketing services manage an ongoing client relationship maintain and improve the website understand how visitors use the website meet legal, accounting or regulatory obligations Where appropriate, I process personal information because it is necessary to take steps before entering into a contract, to provide services under a contract, because I have a legitimate business interest in responding to enquiries and running AUTON, or because you have given consent.

Who your information may be shared with

I do not sell your personal information. I may use trusted service providers to help operate AUTON, including Squarespace, which hosts this website and provides website analytics, and other business systems used for email, administration and record keeping. Some service providers may process information outside the UK. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with applicable data-protection law. Squarespace states that it uses recognised international-transfer safeguards for UK data, including the UK Extension to the Data Privacy Framework and contractual safeguards where required.

Cookies and analytics

This website uses cookies that are necessary for the website to function. It may also use analytics and performance cookies to help me understand how visitors use the website. These should only be used where you have given the appropriate consent through the website's cookie controls. You can accept, decline or manage non-essential cookies through the cookie banner. Squarespace provides controls that allow non-essential cookies to be restricted until a visitor chooses to accept them.

How long I keep your information

only keep personal information for as long as it is reasonably needed for the purpose it was collected for. Enquiry information that does not lead to work may be deleted once it is no longer useful. Client information may be retained for longer where necessary for contractual, accounting, tax or legal purposes.

Your rights

Under UK data-protection law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to request access, correction or deletion of your information, and in some circumstances to restrict or object to its use. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, contact:

Hannah Rye
AUTON
hannah@autonmarketing.co.uk

You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner's Office if you are unhappy with how your personal information has been handled.

Changes to this policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time as AUTON's website, services or use of third-party platforms changes.