Privacy Policy

What we collect

Interest registration form

When you register your interest on our website, we collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Whether you are starting a CIC or already run one

We use this information to let you know when CICWorks launches and to send you occasional updates about the platform. We will not share your email address with anyone else or use it for any other purpose.

Legal basis: Consent. You choose to submit the form, and you can withdraw at any time.

Website analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how people use our website. This collects:

• Pages you visit
• How you arrived at the site (e.g. search engine, social media, direct)
• Your approximate location (country/region level, not precise)
• Device and browser type
• Time spent on the site

Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to distinguish between visitors. No advertising cookies are used. We do not use this data to identify you personally.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest. We use analytics to understand how well the website is working and to improve it.

Where your data is stored

• Interest registration data is stored on a server hosted by DigitalOcean in their London (LON1) data centre, located in the United Kingdom.
• Analytics data is processed by Google under their standard data processing terms. Google stores this data in EU/UK data centres.

Who has access to your data

Only PMFRE Ltd staff have access to interest registration data. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.

Our data processors are:

How long we keep your data

• Interest registration data is kept until you ask us to remove it, or until 12 months after the last email we send you, whichever comes first.
• Analytics data is retained by Google Analytics for 14 months, after which it is automatically deleted.

Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the data we hold about you
• Correct any inaccurate data
• Delete your data (including unsubscribing from our mailing list)
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Withdraw consent at any time for data collected under consent

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been mishandled.

Cookies

This site uses the following cookies:

No advertising, tracking, or third-party cookies are used. We do not use cookies for personalisation or retargeting.

Changes to this policy

We will update this policy when we add new features to CICWorks (such as user accounts, payment processing, or email notifications). The "last updated" date at the top will always reflect the most recent version.

Contact

If you have any questions about this policy or your data, contact:

PMFRE Ltd
[email protected]