Privacy Policy

I’m required by law to inform you about how your personal information is used. This personal website is designed to share updates on my professional activities and topics you may find valuable or relevant.

I will only use your personal information:

When you have actively requested or consented to contact,

Or when I’m legally required to share information I hold about you.

This privacy notice outlines what you can expect from me when it comes to handling your data—transparently, respectfully, and in line with applicable data protection laws.

Contact details 

Email  james@jamesbadcock.com 

What information I collect, use, and why 

I collect or use the following personal information for information updates or marketing purposes: 

  • Names and contact details 

  • Marketing preferences 

Lawful bases and data protection rights 

Under UK data protection law, I must have a “lawful basis” for collecting and using your personal information. There is a list of possible lawful bases in the UK GDPR. You can find out more about lawful bases on the ICO’s website. 

Which lawful basis I rely on may affect your data protection rights which are in brief set out below. You can find out more about your data protection rights and the exemptions which may apply on the ICO’s website: 

  • Your right of access - You have the right to ask me for copies of your personal information. You can request other information such as details about where I get personal information from and who I share personal information with. There are some exemptions which means you may not receive all the information you ask for. You can read more about this right here. 

If you make a request, I must respond to you without undue delay and in any event within one month. 

To make a data protection rights request, please contact me using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

My lawful bases for the collection and use of your data 

My lawful bases for collecting or using personal information for information updates or marketing purposes are: 

  • Consent - I have permission from you after I gave you all the relevant information. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to object. To be clear, you do have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. 

  • Legal obligation – I have to collect or use your information so we can comply with the law. All of your data protection rights may apply, except the right to erasure, the right to object and the right to data portability. 

Where I get personal information from 

  • Directly from you 

  • Publicly available sources 

  • Previous employment 

How long I keep information 

I will keep your information for as long as I require it to contact you, unless you ask me to delete it. 

Who I share information with 

Others I share personal information with 

  • Organisations I’m legally obliged to share personal information with 

How to complain 

If you have any concerns about my use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to me using the contact details at the top of this privacy notice. 

If you remain unhappy with how I’ve used your data after raising a complaint with me, you can also complain to the ICO. 

The ICO’s address:            

Information Commissioner’s Office 
Wycliffe House 
Water Lane 
Wilmslow 
Cheshire 
SK9 5AF 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113 

Website: https://www.ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint 

Last updated 19 May 2025