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Last updated: 6 June 2026
The Business Index Sandbach, CW11 1XU Email: [email protected]
We collect the following personal information:
First and last name
Email address
Usage data (how you interact with our site)
Cookies and tracking data
Number of visitors and session statistics
Unique device identifiers for advertising purposes
Some data is provided directly by you; other data is collected automatically when you use our website.All data we request is mandatory unless we state otherwise. If you're unsure what's required, please contact us.
We take appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorised access, disclosure, or modification of your data.Your data may be accessed by our internal teams (administration, sales, marketing, legal, IT) or trusted third-party providers such as hosting companies, payment processors, and communications agencies — only where necessary.Data is processed at our operating offices and, where applicable, in other locations depending on the third-party services we use. This may include transfers outside your home country.Retention: We keep your data only for as long as needed to fulfil the purpose it was collected for.
We use your data to:
Provide and improve our service
Process payments
Analyse website traffic and user behaviour
Contact you (newsletters, enquiries)
Display content from external platforms
Comply with legal obligations
Detect and prevent fraudulent activity
Google Analytics 4 — Google Ireland Limited (processed in Ireland)
Google Analytics Advertising Reporting Features — Google Ireland Limited (processed in Ireland)
Mailing list / Newsletter — processes your email address
Contact form — processes your email address
Instagram Widget — Meta Platforms, Inc. (processed in the United States)
Stripe — Stripe Inc (processed in the United States). Payments are handled directly by Stripe; we only receive confirmation that payment was successful.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. For full details, please see our [Cookie Policy].You can opt out of interest-based advertising — see our Cookie Policy for how to do this.
If you are based in the UK or European Union, you have the right to:
Withdraw consent at any time
Object to how we process your data
Access the data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Restrict how we process your data
Request deletion of your data
Data portability — receive your data in a portable format
Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in the UK, this is the ICO)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. Requests are free of charge and will be responded to within one month.
We process your personal data on one or more of the following grounds:
You have given your consent
It is necessary to fulfil a contract with you
We have a legal obligation to do so
It is in our legitimate interests (or those of a third party)
Legal action: We may use your data in legal proceedings if required, and may be required to share it with public authorities upon request.System logs: Our website and third-party services may log interactions and IP addresses for maintenance and security purposes.Policy changes: We may update this policy at any time. We'll notify you via this page and, where possible, by email. If changes affect consent-based processing, we'll ask for your consent again.
The Business Index Sandbach, CW11 1XU Email: [email protected]