1. Who we are
Developer Village is a digital and AI consultancy based in Rowhedge, Colchester, United Kingdom. We build intelligent software, automation platforms, and cloud native systems for our clients. In this policy, the words “we”, “us”, and “our” mean Developer Village.
For the personal data covered by this policy, Developer Village is the data controller. We handle your personal data in line with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, and we take your privacy seriously.
2. Information we collect
We collect the personal data you give us directly, along with some technical data that is gathered automatically when you use our website. This covers the following.
- Contact details like your name, email address, phone number, and company when you get in touch, ask for a proposal, or apply for a role.
- The content of any messages you send us and our replies to you.
- Usage and device data like your IP address, browser type, the pages you view, and the page that referred you, gathered through cookies.
- Project information you share with us during a consulting engagement, which we handle under the terms of our agreement with you.
3. How we use your information
We use your personal data to do the following.
- Reply to your enquiries and provide the services you ask for.
- Deliver, manage, and improve our consulting and software services.
- Run, secure, and improve our website.
- Send you service updates and, where you have agreed, news that is relevant to you.
- Meet our legal and regulatory obligations.
4. Our legal bases
Under the UK GDPR we rely on one of four legal bases to use your personal data. We rely on the performance of a contract with you, on our legitimate interest in running and growing our business weighed against your rights, on a legal obligation we have to meet, and on your consent where the law asks for it, such as for some marketing or non essential cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
7. How long we keep your data
We keep your personal data only for as long as we need it for the purposes set out in this policy, including any legal, accounting, or reporting needs. Once we no longer need it, we delete it securely or make it anonymous.
8. Your rights
Subject to some conditions, UK data protection law gives you a set of rights over your personal data.
- Ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Ask us to correct data that is wrong or incomplete.
- Ask us to erase your data.
- Ask us to restrict how we use your data, or object to it.
- Ask us to move your data to another provider.
- Withdraw your consent where we rely on it.
To use any of these rights, please contact us with the details below. You can also raise a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
9. Security
We use suitable technical and organisational measures to keep your personal data safe from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. No way of sending or storing data is ever completely secure, but we work to protect your data and to act quickly if anything goes wrong.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the date shown above. Please check back now and then so you know how we look after your data.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please email us at info@developer-village.com or write to Developer Village, Rowhedge, Colchester, United Kingdom.