UK GDPR privacy and cookie policy

About this cookie policy

This is the retained and updated version of the Cookie Policy for the Red Kite SEO website captured on 12 July 2026. It preserves the original subjects—what cookies are, how they are used, cookie categories and how preferences can be controlled—while correcting the description to match the rebuilt static website as at 16 July 2026. It also explains how Red Kite SEO handles personal information submitted through the website. The policy applies to redkiteseo.co.uk.

Who is responsible for your information?

Red Kite SEO is responsible for deciding how personal information submitted through this website is used. You can contact Red Kite SEO by telephone on 0114 242 6544 or by writing to Red Kite SEO, 15 Dene Place, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S13 9DN, United Kingdom.

Information collected through the contact form

The contact form can collect your name, email address, optional telephone number, optional business name, the service selected and the message you provide. The website also receives ordinary technical request information needed to deliver and protect the site, such as an IP address, browser information and request time through its hosting and security provider.

Why the information is used

Contact-form information is used to respond to your enquiry, discuss an online audit review or requested service, take steps you ask for before a possible contract, manage an existing working relationship and maintain appropriate business and security records. Depending on the circumstances, the lawful basis may be taking steps at your request before a contract, performing a contract, complying with a legal obligation or Red Kite SEO's legitimate interests in responding to genuine business enquiries and protecting the website.

Contact-form provider and international processing

The form is processed by Web3Forms and forwarded to Red Kite SEO. Web3Forms states that it does not retain form submissions as a stored inbox, but may keep server logs containing personal information for up to two months, and that its servers are in the United States. Do not submit special-category, highly confidential or unnecessary personal information through the form. Supplier arrangements and safeguards should be reviewed periodically.

How long information is kept

Enquiry information is kept only for as long as reasonably needed to respond, follow up, maintain a business record or meet legal, accounting and dispute-resolution requirements. Information that is no longer needed should be deleted or securely disposed of. A longer period may apply where a contract, legal obligation or active dispute requires it.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files stored on a device. UK PECR rules also cover similar methods that store information or access information already held on a device, including browser local storage, scripts and tags. Where the information is personal data, UK GDPR requirements also apply.

How do we use cookies and browser storage?

The rebuilt website uses first-party browser storage to remember the privacy choice and support essential site behaviour. It does not currently run an advertising or analytics container. If analytics or advertising is added later, it must not be activated without updating the consent controls and this policy where required.

What types of cookies and storage do we use?

Necessary storage remembers the visitor's privacy choice. Optional analytics is represented in the preference control but no analytics container is currently active. Marketing or advertising cookies are not configured by Red Kite SEO on this static website. Embedded Google Maps, privacy-enhanced YouTube and SoundCloud content is supplied by third parties and may use cookies, local storage or other request data under those providers' policies.

Storage and external services currently used

The site stores red-kite-consent-v1 in browser local storage for up to 180 days to remember the visitor's privacy choices. The site currently has no active advertising or analytics container. Google Maps, privacy-enhanced YouTube and SoundCloud content is embedded directly. When a page containing an embed loads, the provider may receive the visitor's IP address, browser information, referring page and other technical request data, and may use cookies or similar technologies under its own policy.

Necessary and optional categories

Necessary storage supports essential operation and remembers privacy choices. Optional analytics may be used only if a measurement service is configured and the required consent or other applicable condition is satisfied. Marketing or advertising cookies are not currently configured by Red Kite SEO. Third-party map, video and audio embeds load as part of the relevant page rather than through the cookie preference control.

How to control your choices

Use Cookie settings in the footer to accept, reject or change optional analytics preferences. You can block or delete cookies, local storage and third-party content through your browser settings or privacy extensions. Blocking third-party content may prevent maps, video or audio from appearing. Withdrawing an analytics choice does not undo processing that occurred before withdrawal, but it prevents future optional analytics loading if analytics is configured.

Your data-protection rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to ask for access to your personal information, correction, erasure, restriction, portability or to object to particular processing. You may also withdraw consent where consent is the basis relied on. Identity may need to be confirmed before a request is completed.

Complaints and policy updates

Please contact Red Kite SEO first if you have a privacy concern. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office. The ICO can be contacted through ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. This notice should be reviewed whenever the website's forms, analytics, advertising, hosting or embedded services change.