Privacy Policy

Tools of Tech is a UK-based strategic technology advisory firm. For the purposes of data protection law, Tools of Tech is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at: [email protected]

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Contact information: name, email address, organisation name, and job title — provided when you submit an enquiry via our contact form.
• Communication data: the content of messages you send us through our website or by email.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, operating system, and other technology identifiers collected automatically when you visit our website.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website, including pages visited and time spent.

We do not collect special category data (such as health, political, or biometric data) through this website.

We collect personal data through the following means:

• Direct interactions: when you complete and submit our contact form, or contact us by email.
• Automated technologies: as you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical and usage data. See our Cookie Policy for further details.

We use your personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Enquiry data submitted via our contact form is retained for up to 24 months from the date of last contact, unless a longer retention period is required by law or by the nature of an ongoing engagement.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with:

• Service providers: trusted third-party suppliers who assist us in operating our website and delivering our services (for example, hosting providers), acting as data processors on our behalf under appropriate contractual safeguards.
• Professional advisers: lawyers, accountants, and insurers where necessary in the course of professional services they provide to us.
• Regulatory authorities: where we are required to do so by law or by a competent authority.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with applicable data protection law.

We do not routinely transfer your personal data outside the United Kingdom. Where any transfer outside the UK is necessary, we will ensure it is subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with UK GDPR, such as the use of UK International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) or equivalent mechanisms.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Access to your personal data is restricted to those who have a legitimate business need to process it.

In the event of a personal data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and, where required, affected individuals, in accordance with our obligations under UK GDPR.

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Right to restriction: to request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to object: to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: where processing is based on consent, to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one month of receiving your request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. For full details of the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal data.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or our data protection practices, please contact us at: