Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 18/07/2026

Welcome to HannahBryce.com ("I", "my"). I provide SEO consulting services in the UK and I am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy explains how I collect, use, and look after your personal data when you visit my website hannahbryce,com ("my site") and tells you about your privacy rights under the UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and Data Protection Act 2018.

1. Important Information and Who I am

Data Controller

Hannah Bryce is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Contact Details

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data protection practices, please contact us:

  • Full name of legal entity: Hannah Bryce

  • Email address: hannah@hannahbryce.com

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). I would, however, appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO, so please contact me first.

2. The Data I Collect About You

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. I may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which I have grouped together as follows:

  • Identity Data: Includes first name, last name, title.

  • Contact Data: Includes email address, telephone number, and business address.

  • Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

  • Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, products, and services (e.g., pages viewed, time spent on site, SEO query tools used).

I do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race, religion, health, or political opinions).

3. How Your Personal Data Is Collected

I use different methods to collect data from and about you, including through:

  • Direct Interactions: You may give me your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms on our site (such as a "Contact Us" or "Request an SEO Audit" form) or by corresponding with me by post, phone, or email.

  • Automated Technologies or Interactions: As you interact with my website, I may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. I collect this personal data by using cookies and other similar technologies. Please see Section 8 (Cookie Policy) below for further details.

4. How I Use Your Personal Data

I will only use your personal data when the law allows me to. Most commonly, I will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • To perform a contract: Where I need to perform the contract I am about to enter into or have entered into with you for SEO consulting services.

  • Legitimate Interests: Where it is necessary for my legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests (e.g., to analyze how visitors use my site to improve our SEO services).

  • Consent: Generally, I do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal data other than in relation to sending third-party direct marketing communications via email or placing non-essential cookies on your device. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

Purposes for which I will use your personal data:

  • To register you as a new client.

  • To deliver my SEO consulting services and process payments.

  • To manage my relationship with you (e.g. asking for feedback or notifying you of changes to my terms).

  • To use data analytics to improve my website, services, marketing and client experiences.

5. Data Security

I have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, I limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

6. Data Retention

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

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 (commonly known as a "data subject access request").

  • Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you.

  • Request erasure of your personal data.

  • Object to processing of your personal data where I am relying on a legitimate interest.

  • Request restriction of processing of your personal data.

  • Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party.

  • Withdraw consent at any time where I am relying on consent to process your personal data.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact me at hannah@hannahbryce.com

8. Cookie Policy (PECR Compliant)

My website uses cookies and similar storage technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps me to provide you with a good experience when you browse my website and also allows me to improve our site.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

Your Choices: My Cookie Banner

I operate a consent-based cookie banner that gives you full control over your privacy. When you first visit my site, you are presented with three options:

  1. Accept All: By clicking this, you consent to me placing all cookies (including non-essential performance, analytics, and marketing cookies) on your device.

  2. Decline All: By clicking this, I will only deploy "Strictly Necessary" cookies. All analytics, tracking, and marketing cookies will remain completely blocked.

  3. Manage Cookies: This allows you to view cookie categories and turn specific types of non-essential cookies (such as Google Analytics) on or off individually before confirming your choices.

The Types of Cookies I Use

I categorise our cookies into the following groups:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, secure areas of the website, and remembering your cookie preference signal. The website cannot function optimally without these cookies. These do not require your prior consent.

2. Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow me to count visits and traffic sources so I can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help me know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.

  • Note: I use these to analyze organic search traffic, user behavior and to test the effectiveness of my own SEO strategies.

  • Examples: Google Analytics, Squarespace Analytics.

  • Status: Blocked by default. These are only activated if you choose "Accept All" or enable them via "Manage Cookies".

How to Change Your Mind

You can change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking ‘Manage Cookies’ on the cookies banner or clicking ‘Cookie Preferences in the bottom left-hand corner of our website. Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.