This Privacy Policy explains how Connor Lyon (“we,” “my,” or “I”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit www.connorlyon.co (“the Site”). I am committed to handling your personal data responsibly and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable UK data protection law.
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Data?
The data controller for this Site is:
Connor Lyon
www.connorlyon.co
connorlyonco@gmail.com
2. What Data I Collect and Why
I collect personal datathrough three channels:
A) Google Analytics(Analytics Cookies)
With your consent, I use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. This may collect:
• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• General geographic location (country/city level)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• How you arrived at the Site (e.g. search engine, directlink)
This data is anonymised and aggregated. I do not use it to identify individual visitors. Google Analytics cookies are only set after you accept cookies via the consent banner.
Legal basis: Consent (Article6(1)(a) GDPR)
B) Contact Form
When you use the contact form on the Site, I collect:
• Your name
• Your email address
• Any information you include in your message This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. I do not add you to any mailing list or share your details with third parties without your permission.
Legal basis: Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — to respond to communications directed to me.
C) Newsletter / Mailing List
If you choose to subscribe to my newsletter, I collect:
Your email address
Your first name (if provided)
I use this to send you updates, insights, and occasional promotional content. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link included in every email.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR)
3. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. This Site uses the following cookies:
• cookie_consent — Stores your cookie preference (accepted/declined). Expires after 365 days.
• Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _ga_*) — Only set if you accept cookies. Used to distinguish visitors and track usage. Expires after 2years.
You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies and declining when the banner reappears. Most browsers also allow you to block or delete cookies via their settings.
4. How Long I Keep Your Data
Analytics data: Retained by Google for 26 months (default GA4 setting).
Contact form enquiries: Retained for up to 2 years, then deleted.
Newsletter subscribers: Retained until you unsubscribe, after which your data is deleted within 30 days.
5. Who I Share Your Data With
I do not sell your personal data. I may share data with the following third-party services necessary to operate the Site:
• Google Analytics (Google LLC): website analytics. Google may transfer data outside the UK/EEA. See Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Email / newsletter platform: used to manage and send newsletters. Your email address is stored on their servers in accordance with their own privacy policy.
• Webflow, Inc. : the platform that hosts this Site. Webflow may process data in accordance with their privacy policy atwebflow.com/legal/privacy.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
• Right to access: Request a copy of the data I hold about you
• Right to rectification: Ask me to correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Ask me to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)
• Right to restrict processing: Ask me to limit how I use your data
• Right to data portability: Request your data in a portable format
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time To exercise any of these rights, please email hello@connorlyon.co. I will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodgea complaint with a supervisory authority. In the UK, this is the InformationCommissioner’s Office (ICO): ico.org.uk.
7. Data Security
I take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. The Site is hosted on Webflow and uses HTTPS encryption for all connections. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
8. Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to www.connorlyon.co. I am not responsible for the privacy practices of any external sites.
9. Children’s Privacy
This Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted data to me, please get in touch and I will delete it promptly.
10. Changes to This Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated“Last updated” date at the top. I encourage you to review this page periodically.
11. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how I handle your data, please contact:
Connor Lyon
connorlyonco@gmail.com
www.connorlyon.co
