This website is operated by Jonathan Griffiths, an award-winning, UK-based keynote speaker trading as a sole trader. The website address is jonathangriffiths.co.uk. Jonathan Griffiths is the data controller for any personal data processed through this site.
If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact hello@jonathangriffiths.co.uk.
This is a personal business website. It does not sell products, run advertising, or share data with third parties for marketing purposes. Personal data collected is used only to respond to enquiries and to improve the site.
Enquiry form submissions. When you use the enquiry form on the Book Jonathan page, you provide information such as your name, email address, organisation, event details, and any notes you choose to include. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. The legal basis for processing this data is legitimate interests — specifically, the mutual interest you and Jonathan Griffiths have in discussing a potential speaking engagement. It is never used for unsolicited marketing.
Email correspondence. If you contact Jonathan directly by email at hello@jonathangriffiths.co.uk, the content of that correspondence and your contact details will be retained in order to manage the conversation and any resulting booking. The legal basis is legitimate interests.
Analytics data. The site may collect anonymised, aggregate data about how visitors use the site — such as which pages are visited and in what order. This data does not identify you personally. The legal basis is legitimate interests in improving the site's content and usability.
Cookies. The site uses a small number of cookies. Full details are in the Cookie Policy.
This site does not collect payment information, run a newsletter or mailing list, create user accounts, use advertising networks, or employ social media tracking pixels. No data is sold to third parties.
Enquiry and email correspondence data is retained for as long as is reasonably necessary to manage the relationship — typically for the duration of any booking and for a reasonable period thereafter in case of follow-up. If an enquiry does not result in a booking, data is deleted within 12 months. Analytics data is anonymised and does not identify individuals.
You may request deletion of your data at any time — see Your Rights below.
Personal data is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. Data may be processed by the following categories of service provider, each of whom is bound by their own data processing terms:
If Jonathan Griffiths is ever legally required to disclose personal data — for example, by a court order — he will comply with that legal obligation.
Some service providers (such as email or analytics platforms) may process data outside the United Kingdom. Where this is the case, Jonathan Griffiths takes reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, in line with UK GDPR requirements.
Under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the following rights regarding any personal data held about you:
Access
You can request a copy of the personal data held about you.
Rectification
You can ask for inaccurate data to be corrected.
Erasure
You can ask for your data to be deleted, subject to any legal obligations to retain it.
Restriction
You can ask for processing to be restricted in certain circumstances.
Objection
You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
Portability
You can request your data in a structured, commonly used format.
To exercise any of these rights, contact hello@jonathangriffiths.co.uk. Requests will be responded to within one month. No fee is charged for reasonable requests.
If you believe your data has been handled unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — the UK's independent data protection authority. You can do this at ico.org.uk or by calling 0303 123 1113. Jonathan Griffiths would, however, always welcome the opportunity to address any concern directly before a complaint is made to the ICO.
This site may contain links to third-party websites — for example, LinkedIn or YouTube. Jonathan Griffiths is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and recommends reading their privacy policies before submitting personal data to them.
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last reviewed. Where changes are significant, reasonable steps will be taken to communicate them.
All privacy-related queries can be directed to hello@jonathangriffiths.co.uk.