— Privacy Policy —

Effective date: 15 March 2026
Provider: Ben Newton (“BN Freelance”, “we”, “us”, “our”)
Location: United Kingdom
Contact: ben@bnewton.co.uk

This Privacy Policy explains how BN Freelance collects, uses, and protects personal data when you use this website, contact us, or engage our services.

1. Who We Are

BN Freelance is operated by Ben Newton, a freelance web developer and software developer based in the United Kingdom.

Services provided may include:

• Website design and development
• WordPress development and plugin development
• Software development
• Consultancy and technical services
• Website maintenance and support

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how personal data is handled, you may contact:

Email: ben@bnewton.co.uk

2. Information We Collect

We may collect personal data in the following ways.

Information You Provide

You may provide information when:

• contacting us by email
• requesting a quotation
• commissioning development work
• purchasing or licensing software
• leaving comments on the website
• creating an account (where applicable)

This information may include:

• name
• email address
• business or organisation name
• billing details
• project information
• communications relating to services

Technical Data

When you visit this website, certain technical data may be collected automatically, such as:

• IP address
• browser type and version
• device type
• pages visited
• referring website
• approximate location data

This information is typically used for security, analytics, and website functionality.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use personal data for purposes including:

• responding to enquiries
• providing freelance services
• managing client projects
• processing payments and invoices
• communicating about services or support
• improving website functionality and security
• preventing spam or abuse

We only collect and process personal data where reasonably necessary to provide services or operate this website.

4. Payments and Third-Party Platforms

Some services or software may involve third-party platforms.

Freemius

Software products such as the JiffyTrade™ plugin may be licensed or sold via the Freemius platform.

Where payments or licensing occur through Freemius:

• payment processing is handled directly by Freemius
• BN Freelance does not store credit card or payment details
• Freemius may collect customer information required for billing, licensing, and software delivery

Freemius operates under its own privacy policy and data practices.

You can review their privacy policy here:

Other Third-Party Services

Projects or services may involve third-party platforms such as:

• hosting providers
• payment gateways
• analytics platforms
• third-party plugins or libraries
• external APIs or services

These services operate independently and under their own privacy policies.

BN Freelance is not responsible for how third-party platforms collect or process personal data.

5. Affiliate & Referral Links

We may include affiliate or referral links on this website. This means that if you click a link and take an action (such as making a purchase), we may receive a small commission. This comes at no additional cost to you.

Some of these links may use basic tracking methods (such as cookies or unique referral IDs) to let the third party know that you came from our website. This helps ensure that any commission is correctly attributed.

We do not control how third-party websites or services collect or process your data. If you follow an external link, you should review their own privacy policy for further information.

6. Client Project Data

When providing development services, clients may supply information necessary to complete a project.

This may include:

• website content
• business information
• branding assets
• configuration details
• hosting access credentials
• integration settings for third-party services

This information is used only for the purpose of delivering the agreed services.

Clients remain responsible for ensuring that any personal data provided as part of a project complies with applicable laws and regulations.

7. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymised string created from your email address (also known as a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it.

The Gravatar privacy policy is available here.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

8. Cookies

This website uses cookies to support functionality and improve the user experience.

Cookies may be used for purposes such as:

• remembering comment form information
• managing login sessions
• maintaining website preferences
• supporting security and spam prevention systems

Users may control or disable cookies through their browser settings.

For more information on how we handle cookies, and the types of cookies we set, please read our Cookie Policy.

9. Embedded Content

Articles or pages on this website may include embedded content from other websites (for example videos, images, or articles).

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the third-party website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking technologies, and monitor interactions with their content.

10. Analytics and Usage Data

We may use analytics tools to better understand how visitors use this website and to improve its performance, content, and usability.

Analytics services may collect information such as:

• pages visited
• time spent on pages
• referring websites
• approximate geographic location
• device type and browser information

This information is typically collected in aggregated or anonymised form.

Analytics services that may be used include tools such as:

• Google Analytics
• privacy-focused analytics platforms
• server-side analytics tools

These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect usage data.

Users can control cookie usage through their browser settings.

11. Email Communications

If you contact BN Freelance by email or provide your email address in connection with a project or enquiry, we may use your email address to:

• respond to enquiries
• communicate about ongoing projects
• provide technical support
• send invoices or payment information
• provide important service-related updates

BN Freelance does not send unsolicited marketing emails and does not sell personal data to third parties.

Email communications may be retained as part of project records or support history where necessary to provide services or meet administrative requirements.

12. Infrastructure and Security Services

To help operate and secure this website, we may use third-party infrastructure or security services.

These may include:

• hosting providers
• content delivery networks (CDNs)
• website security services
• traffic filtering and anti-abuse systems

These services may process technical information such as:

• IP addresses
• network information
• browser data
• request logs

For example, services such as Cloudflare may be used to improve website performance, security, or protection against malicious traffic.

Where such services are used, they operate under their own privacy policies and may process data as part of providing those services.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to provide services and meet legal or administrative requirements.

Examples include:

• project communications
• invoices and financial records
• support or maintenance requests

Comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised and approved automatically.

14. Your Rights

Depending on applicable data protection laws, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

• request access to your personal data
• request correction of inaccurate information
• request deletion of personal data where applicable
• request a copy of the data held about you

Requests may be made by contacting:

ben@bnewton.co.uk

Certain information may need to be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your personal data has been handled improperly.

15. Data Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to help protect personal data from unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

16. Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time.

The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent changes were made.

Continued use of this website or our services following updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

17. Contact

For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how personal data is handled, contact:

Ben Newton
BN Freelance
Email: ben@bnewton.co.uk
Payments: pay@bnewton.co.uk