Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 2026

Welcome to Emillime Design. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website or use our services, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

1. The Data Controller

Liam Lowe trading as Emillime Design is the Data Controller and is responsible for your personal data.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your legal rights, please contact us at: liam@emillimedesign.co.uk.

2. The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data: includes first name, last name, or similar identifier.
• Contact Data: includes email address, billing address, and telephone numbers.
• Financial Data: is collected securely and directly by our payment processor, Stripe. We do not store your credit card details on our servers.
• Technical Website Data: includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system and platform.
• Software & Licensing Data (Emilcast): If you utilize our Digital Signage platform, our local software securely collects cryptographic Hardware Identifiers (HWID), local IP configurations to establish your private dashboard access, and automated license telemetry pings to verify subscription validity against our DRM servers.

3. Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

Under UK data protection law, we rely on the following legal bases to process your data:

• Performance of Contract: Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you (e.g., providing web development services or Emilcast software licenses).
• Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for our legitimate business interests (such as software DRM verification and security) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
• Legal Obligation: Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation (such as HMRC tax reporting).

4. Third-Party Data Processors

To operate our business effectively, we share your data with trusted third-party "Data Processors." We only share the minimum data necessary for them to perform their functions:

• Stripe: All subscription billing and payment transactions are processed securely through Stripe. You can view their Privacy Policy at stripe.com/gb/privacy.
• Netlify: Our website and web development client projects are hosted on Netlify's secure infrastructure.

International Data Transfers: Some of our third-party partners (such as Google or Netlify) may process data outside of the UK/EEA. We ensure they provide equivalent protections through standard contractual clauses.

5. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

By law, we have to keep basic information about our clients (including Contact, Identity, Financial, and Transaction Data) for 6 years after they stop being clients for UK tax and HMRC purposes.

6. Cookie Consent

We use essential cookies strictly necessary for the website to function properly. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under UK data protection laws, you have rights in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.
• Request erasure of your personal data (the "right to be forgotten").
• Object to processing or request restriction of processing of your personal data.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at liam@emillimedesign.co.uk.