Effective Date: 22 September 2025
Last Updated: 22 September 2025
Budge Up ("we," "our," "us") values your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, email signup form, and related services (the "Services"). This policy applies to users in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area (EEA).
a. Information You Provide
We collect the email address you provide when signing up for our newsletter, and any information you send to us through contact forms or direct communication.
b. Information We Collect Automatically
We may collect information about how you interact with our website, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited. Our hosting provider (Netlify) may also log requests for security and performance monitoring.
We use your information to provide and improve the Services, send you updates (with your consent), respond to your messages, and maintain the security and functionality of our website.
We process your personal data under the following legal bases under UK GDPR and EU GDPR:
We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with trusted service providers such as Firebase (Google LLC) for secure storage and processing, and Netlify for hosting. Data may be transferred outside the UK/EEA with appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).
When you sign up for our newsletter, you consent to receive email updates. You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us at hello@budgeup.co.uk. We will honor your request promptly.
We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide our Services or comply with legal requirements. You may request deletion of your data at any time.
If you are in the UK or EEA, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@budgeup.co.uk.
Our Services are not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, including using HTTPS, secure storage in Firebase, and access controls. However, no system is completely secure.
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside the UK/EEA, including the United States. We use appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses to protect your data.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new "Last Updated" date. Significant changes may be communicated via email.
Budge Up
Email: hello@budgeup.co.uk