Privacy & Cookie Policy

The Fleecers (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a band based in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, England. We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

Registered address: [Insert Business Address], England. Contact email: [Insert Contact Email].

This policy explains how we handle your personal data in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

• Contact details you submit through our contact, booking or mailing-list forms: your name, email address and phone number.
• Message content — anything you choose to write to us, such as booking or enquiry details.
• Technical data — IP address, browser type, device type and pages visited, collected only where you consent to analytical cookies.

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13, and we do not collect special category data.

We use your personal data to:

• respond to enquiries, booking requests and messages;
• send gig and release updates where you have opted in;
• understand how the website is used and improve it.

Our lawful bases are consent (mailing list, analytical cookies), legitimate interests (replying to enquiries and running our website securely) and, where a booking is agreed, performance of a contract. You may withdraw consent at any time.

A cookie is a small file stored on your device. We only place non-essential cookies with your consent, which we ask for through our cookie banner on your first visit.

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to work and to remember your cookie choice. These do not require consent.
• Analytical cookies — help us count visits and see which pages and gigs are of interest. Set only if you accept them.
• Marketing cookies — used to measure promotion of gigs and releases. Set only if you accept them.

Embedded content (for example Spotify or Instagram) may set its own cookies, governed by those providers’ policies.

You can change or withdraw your choice at any time:

You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings, though parts of the site may then not work as intended.

Personal data is stored on secure servers operated by our hosting and email providers, with access limited to band members and anyone helping us manage bookings. Where data is transferred outside the UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as UK adequacy regulations or the International Data Transfer Addendum.

We keep enquiry and booking correspondence for up to 24 months after our last contact, and mailing-list details until you unsubscribe.

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers acting on our instructions (for example website hosting, email and ticketing platforms), or where required by law.

Under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 you have the right to:

• be informed about how your data is used;
• access a copy of the data we hold about you;
• have inaccurate data corrected;
• request erasure of your data;
• restrict or object to processing;
• data portability;
• withdraw consent at any time;
• not be subject to automated decision-making (we do not carry any out).

To exercise any right, email us at [Insert Contact Email]. We will respond within one month.

Questions about this policy? Email [Insert Contact Email] or write to [Insert Business Address], England.

If you are unhappy with our response, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, or at ico.org.uk.

This policy is provided as a template and should be reviewed by a qualified adviser before publication.