Privacy notice.

Who is responsible?

Matthew Coleman operates Media-Pal as a sole trader and is responsible for the personal information described in this notice. The website targets customers in the United Kingdom and is based around work in Crawley. If you are elsewhere, local privacy rules may also give you rights.

Business address: 13 St. Peter’s Road, West Green, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7BE, United Kingdom.

Contact info@media-pal.co.uk with privacy questions or requests, or write to Matthew Coleman at the business address above.

The owner reports that the ICO fee self-assessment concluded no fee is payable based on the answers supplied; this does not establish an exemption from other data-protection obligations.

Information handled

When you visit

The website itself is a small static portfolio and does not create visitor accounts or collect form submissions. To deliver and protect the pages, our hosting provider Replit may process connection and request details such as an IP address, browser or device information, page or resource requested, response status and request timing. The website's own Python server does not write visitor IP addresses or URL query strings to its access log.

If you choose Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics 4 is optional and is not loaded unless you select “Allow analytics”. If allowed, the site sends visit and technical information to Google through its Analytics tag. This implementation disables Google advertising signals and ad personalisation. Google may receive technical request information, including your IP address, when serving or processing the Analytics tag.

If you email

The website has email links for project and privacy enquiries. Following one opens your email application; the information in a message is provided by you and is not submitted through a Media-Pal website form. Please avoid sending sensitive personal information that is not needed for your enquiry.

Why information is used

• To deliver the requested pages and help keep the site available and secure. Replit may process technical request data for hosting, routing, service operation and security.
• To respond to an email you choose to send and, where relevant, discuss a quote or requested service. This is normally necessary to respond to your request or based on our legitimate interests in handling enquiries.
• To measure site visits with Google Analytics 4 only if you have given optional analytics consent. The basis for this optional tracking is your consent. You can withdraw it at any time using “Cookie settings” in the site footer.

The website does not accept orders or payments. Etsy, Pic-Time and other linked sites are separate services; using them is subject to their own terms and privacy information.

Who receives information

• Replit hosts the website and may process service and request information. Its platform-level visitor analytics can be enabled or disabled separately by the site owner when publishing; that setting is not controlled by this site's cookie banner. Essential platform routing may continue when optional analytics is off. See Replit’s privacy policy.
• Google receives Analytics information only if you allow GA4. Google’s processing and any international transfers depend on the current Google service and account settings. See Google’s privacy policy.
• If you follow a link to Pic-Time, Etsy, Crawley Events, PrintCostCalc or another external website, that site may receive information through your browser. Its own privacy notice then applies.
• IONOS is the email provider identified by the owner and processes messages to deliver and store email enquiries. Your own email provider also handles any message you decide to send. Opening an email link does not give this website access to your mailbox or password.

Replit or Google may process information in countries outside the UK. The applicable service terms and transfer safeguards are set by those providers; the owner should verify their current arrangements before enabling platform analytics or GA4.

IONOS processing locations, retention and any applicable international-transfer safeguards depend on the email service and account arrangements; these details remain to be verified. Naming the provider does not mean email processing is necessarily limited to the UK.

How long information is kept

The site’s preference cookie lasts for up to 180 days. GA4 cookies are configured for up to 180 days, although a browser may remove them sooner. The separate retention of Analytics event data depends on the setting in the Google Analytics property.

Enquiry messages and client records are normally deleted two years after the last email contact. Records no longer needed may be deleted sooner. Records that must be retained to meet an applicable legal obligation are kept only for as long as that obligation requires. Hosting and platform records follow Replit’s service settings and terms.

Your choices and rights

You can reject optional analytics, change your preference, or withdraw consent using the “Cookie settings” control in the footer or the cookie policy. Withdrawal stops future GA4 collection in this browser and clears the Analytics cookies set on this site. It cannot recall information already sent to Google.

Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you the right to request access to, correction or deletion of personal information, restrict or object to some processing, request a portable copy, or withdraw consent. Email info@media-pal.co.uk. You may also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

This notice may be updated if the site’s information use changes. The date at the top shows when it was last reviewed.

Other websites

Links to galleries, shops and project websites take you away from Media-Pal. Media-Pal does not control how those sites collect or use information. Check their privacy and cookie notices before sharing information or placing an order there.

Contact

For a privacy question or request, contact Matthew Coleman at info@media-pal.co.uk.