Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Common Pursuit (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit our website or make a purchase.

Common Pursuit is the data controller responsible for your personal data. If you have any questions, you can contact us at:

📧 contact@common-pursuit.com

2. What Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Data

We may collect the following information when you:

  • Make a purchase

  • Fill in a form

  • Contact us

  • Attend one of our events

This includes:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Shipping/billing address

2.2 Payment Information

Payments are securely processed via Square. We do not store your card details ourselves.

2.3 Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Improve website functionality

  • Analyse user behaviour

  • Remember your preferences

You can manage or disable cookies via your browser settings. For more detail, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To process and fulfil your orders

  • To manage event attendance and keep attendance records

  • To respond to your enquiries

  • To send transactional emails (e.g., order confirmations)

  • To send marketing emails (only with your consent)

  • To improve our website, services, and customer experience

4. Lawful Basis for Processing

We only process your data where we have a valid legal reason. These include:

  • Contractual necessity – to process your order or manage event registration

  • Consent – for marketing communications (which you can withdraw at any time)

  • Legal obligation – for compliance with tax or financial regulations

  • Legitimate interests – for improving our services and securing our platform

5. Sharing Your Data

We only share your personal data where necessary and with trusted third parties, such as:

  • Payment processors (e.g., Square)

  • Website and email service providers

  • Event management systems

  • Couriers or delivery services

These third parties are contractually required to protect your data and may only process it on our instructions.

We may also disclose your data if required by law or in the event of a legal claim or regulatory obligation.

6. International Data Transfers

Some of our service providers may be based outside the UK. When your data is transferred internationally, we ensure:

  • The country has an adequacy decision from the UK government, or

  • We have signed Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards

7. Data Retention

We only keep your personal data for as long as necessary:

  • Order records – 6 years (for legal/tax purposes)

  • Marketing consents – until you unsubscribe or withdraw consent

  • Event attendance records – up to 1 year after the event, unless legally required to keep longer

After this, your data is securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Correct any inaccuracies

  • Delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)

  • Restrict or object to processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time (e.g., unsubscribe from emails)

  • Request data portability

  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):

    🔗 www.ico.org.uk

To exercise any of your rights, contact us at contact@common-pursuit.com

9. Data Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

However, no method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We encourage you to use strong passwords and be cautious when sharing personal information online.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the new version here and, if necessary, notify you by email.

Last updated: 04.08.2025

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

📧 contact@common-pursuit.com