Privacy

A plain-English privacy notice for this site and incoming enquiries.

This notice is a reference summary of the personal data Plainstep may receive through the website, email enquiries, and the linked scheduling service.

  • Website visitors
  • Email enquiries
  • No marketing analytics or advertising trackers

Controller

Plainstep Ltd

8 St George's Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 1AH

Contact: peter@plainstep.net

Who this notice is for

This notice applies to people who visit the Plainstep website, people who contact Plainstep by email, and people who use the linked scheduling service to book time with Plainstep.

What data this site may collect

  • If you email Plainstep, Plainstep may receive your name, email address, organisation, message, attachments, and any information you choose to include.
  • If you use the linked scheduling service, that service may collect your name, email address, availability, and any information you choose to provide as part of booking the call. Plainstep receives the booking details needed to arrange the meeting.
  • Hosting and server infrastructure may process basic technical data such as IP address, browser details, requested pages, and timestamps to deliver and secure the site.
  • No marketing analytics or advertising trackers are used in the shipped site code.

Why Plainstep may use that data

  • To respond to your enquiry and decide whether a review or engagement is a fit.
  • To arrange and manage scheduled calls.
  • To operate, secure, and troubleshoot the website.
  • To keep a record of business communications and follow-up actions.

Legal bases

  • Legitimate interests where Plainstep needs to respond to business enquiries and run the site securely.
  • Steps at your request before entering into a contract where you contact Plainstep about services.
  • Compliance with legal obligations where that is required.

Third-party services used on this site

  • Calendly is used for booking conversations.
  • Cloudflare is used to host and deliver the website.
  • Email and related communications may be handled through Plainstep's email provider.

Sharing, transfers, and retention

  • Plainstep does not sell personal data. Data may be processed by service providers that host or support the website, communications, or scheduling workflow.
  • If a service provider processes data outside the Isle of Man or UK, appropriate safeguards are used for that transfer.
  • Enquiry data is kept only for as long as it is needed to respond, assess a potential engagement, or maintain relevant business records.

Your rights

Depending on the circumstances, you may have rights to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, or portability of your personal data.

You can raise a concern with Plainstep first using peter@plainstep.net. You may also complain to the Isle of Man Information Commissioner via inforights.im.