Your privacy, plainly.
We keep this simple and honest, because that's how we'd want it. Here's exactly what we collect, why, and what's yours to control.
Who we are
OBANOIR is a UK web design studio, working with brands across the UK and around the world. We are the "data controller" for the information on this page, which is a formal way of saying we're the ones responsible for looking after it. For anything at all about your data, email [email protected] and a real person will reply. We don't publish a street address, but we're happy to give you one on request.
What we collect, and why
If you fill in our contact form, we collect what you choose to tell us: your name, your email, and your project details, plus anything optional you add like your company, budget, timeline, how you found us, or a few links. We use this for one reason only: to reply to you and understand your project properly. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in answering a business enquiry you've started with us, and taking the first steps toward possibly working together. Only a few fields are required, everything else is yours to skip. We never add you to a mailing list, and we never sell your details. If we ever start a newsletter, we'll ask for your clear, separate permission first, and you'd have to opt in yourself.
Cookies, and why there's no annoying banner
We use privacy-friendly analytics that don't store or read anything on your device and don't identify you personally. Because nothing is stored on your device, the law doesn't require a cookie banner, so we don't clutter the site with one. We use no advertising cookies and no cross-site tracking, ever.
How we understand the site
To make the site better, we use anonymised analytics and anonymised screen recordings that show how people move through the pages, where they pause, and where they leave. Everything you type, including the entire contact form, is automatically hidden before it ever reaches us, so we never see your name, email or project details in a recording. It's movement and patterns we learn from, never your personal information.
The trusted services that help us run things
- Formspree delivers your contact-form message to us and keeps a copy in our account. Formspree is based in the United States, and this is covered by the UK extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (the "UK-US data bridge"), with standard contractual clauses as a further safeguard.
- Cloudflare hosts the site, serves it quickly and securely around the world, and routes our email. It's covered by a data processing agreement and standard contractual clauses.
- PostHog provides our anonymised analytics and masked recordings, on its EU cloud, so that data stays in the EU.
- Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools show us anonymous, aggregated search data. These don't receive your personal details.
When you get in touch, you'll hear back from us at [email protected], and you may get a short automatic note confirming we've received your message. That's it. No marketing, no spam.
How long we keep things
We keep enquiries for around 12 to 24 months, then delete them, unless we end up working together, in which case we keep what the project needs for as long as it's needed. Analytics and recordings are kept only for the minimum useful window and then cleared.
Keeping it safe
The site runs over a secure connection (HTTPS) everywhere. We use reputable providers, we never sell or share your details for marketing, and access is limited to the studio.
Who this is for
Our work is for businesses and for adults (18 and over). The site isn't aimed at children, and we don't collect any special-category data (things like health or beliefs).
Your rights
Your data is yours. You can ask us at any time to show you what we hold, correct it, delete it, restrict how we use it, object to us using it, or send it to you in a portable form. Just email [email protected] and we'll respond within one month. If you're ever unhappy with how we've handled your data, you have the right to complain to the ICO, the UK's data protection regulator, at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113, though we'd love the chance to put things right first.
Changes
If any of this ever changes, we'll update this page. Last updated: July 2026.