Privacy Policy
Stratstone Publishing Ltd
Last updated: 20 October 2026
Stratstone Publishing Ltd respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal data lawfully, fairly, transparently and securely.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect personal data when you visit https://stratstonepublishing.com, contact us, make a publishing or commercial enquiry, subscribe to communications or otherwise interact with us in connection with our corporate website.
It also explains your rights under applicable UK data protection law and how you can exercise them.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
1. Who We Are
Stratstone Publishing Ltd is the data controller responsible for the personal data described in this Privacy Policy.
Company: Stratstone Publishing Ltd
Company Registration Number: 13814093
Registered in: England and Wales
Registered Office:
The Old Farmhouse
Low Crompton Road
Manchester
England
OL2 6YP
United Kingdom
Privacy Contact: Stratstone Publishing Ltd
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 (0)161 627 4061
You can contact us using these details if you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data protection rights or want to raise a concern about how your personal data is handled.
2. What This Privacy Policy Covers
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data collected through our corporate website at stratstonepublishing.com and through direct interactions connected with that website.
These interactions may include:
- General enquiries and correspondence.
- Publishing and commercial partnership enquiries.
- Contact forms, applications and assessments.
- Requests for information about our company or services.
- Email subscriptions and marketing communications.
- Website analytics, security and permitted advertising measurement.
Stratstone Publishing Ltd also operates other websites, brands, products and services.
Where a separate website, product, membership or service has its own privacy policy, that policy may apply to personal data collected through the relevant service.
This Privacy Policy should therefore not be treated as a substitute for any separate privacy notice applicable to a particular product, membership or customer relationship.
Our website may also link to independent third-party websites. Those websites operate under their own privacy practices, which we do not control.
3. What Is Personal Data?
Personal data means information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include:
- Your name and contact details.
- Your email address and telephone number.
- Your business or professional information. Information you provide in an enquiry or application.
- Your IP address and certain online identifiers.
- Website usage and technical information.
- Your communication preferences and interactions with our emails.
Information relating solely to a company is not always personal data. However, business contact information may constitute personal data where it identifies an individual.
We process personal data in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and, where relevant, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), as amended.
4. Personal Data We May Collect
The personal data we collect depends on how you interact with Stratstone Publishing Ltd.
Identity and contact information
This may include your name, email address, telephone number, business name, role and any other contact information you voluntarily provide.
Enquiry and correspondence information
This may include the contents of contact forms, emails, messages, requests, applications and other communications you send to us.
Publishing and commercial partnership information
Where you enquire about a potential publishing, licensing, distribution or commercial arrangement, we may collect information about your business, professional experience, proposed product or content, commercial objectives and other information relevant to assessing the opportunity.
Marketing and communication information
Where applicable, we may hold records of your communication preferences, subscription status, relevant permissions, unsubscribe requests and interactions with emails we send.
Technical and website usage information
This may include IP addresses, browser and device information, operating systems, approximate location derived from technical information, pages visited, referral sources, website interactions, access times and diagnostic data.
Analytics and advertising information
Where permitted, we may process information about website visits, advertising interactions, conversions, referral sources and campaign performance.
Security and operational information
We may collect technical logs and related information necessary to operate, maintain, troubleshoot and protect our website and business systems.
We do not ask visitors to provide sensitive personal information, such as information concerning health, religion or other special categories of personal data, unless there is a genuine and lawful reason to do so.
Please avoid including unnecessary sensitive information in website forms or correspondence.
5. How We Collect Personal Data
We may collect personal data through the following methods.
Information you provide directly
For example, when you:
- Complete a contact or partnership enquiry form.
- Contact us by email or telephone.
- Request information about our services.
- Apply to discuss a publishing opportunity.
- Sign up to receive eligible email communications.
Information collected through website technology
Certain technical information may be collected automatically when you access Our Site.
This may involve essential website functionality, security systems, server logs, cookies or similar technologies.
Non-essential analytics and advertising technologies are subject to applicable consent requirements.
Information provided through service providers
We may receive relevant information from the platforms and service providers that help us operate our website, manage enquiries, deliver communications and measure performance.
Information obtained from legitimate business sources
Where relevant to a genuine commercial enquiry or proposed business relationship, we may obtain limited professional or business-related information from publicly available sources or other lawful sources.
Public availability alone does not make personal data unrestricted in how it may be used.
Where we obtain personal data from another source, we provide appropriate privacy information as required by law.
For more information about cookies and similar technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.
6. How and Why We Use Personal Data
We only process personal data where we have an appropriate lawful basis under applicable data protection law.
The purposes and lawful bases may include the following.
A. Operating, maintaining and securing our website
We may process technical and operational information to:
- Provide access to Our Site.
- Maintain website functionality.
- Identify and resolve technical problems.
- Prevent unauthorised access, fraud or misuse.
- Protect our website, systems and business information.
Lawful basis: Our legitimate interests in operating a secure and effective website and, where applicable, compliance with legal obligations.
B. Responding to enquiries
When you contact us, we may use your contact details and the contents of your enquiry to respond, provide requested information and manage subsequent correspondence.
Lawful basis: Our legitimate interests in responding to legitimate enquiries, or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract where applicable.
C. Assessing publishing and partnership opportunities
When you enquire about a potential publishing, licensing, distribution, collaboration or other commercial relationship, we may process information you provide to:
- Understand your proposal.
- Assess suitability and commercial relevance.
- Communicate about the opportunity.
- Conduct appropriate checks.
- Discuss possible terms or arrangements.
- Maintain relevant records of the enquiry.
Lawful basis: Our legitimate interests in assessing and developing commercial relationships, or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract where applicable.
Submitting an enquiry does not automatically establish a commercial relationship, nor does it automatically authorise unrelated marketing communications.
D. Sending requested information and email communications
Where you have requested information or subscribed to receive communications, we may use your contact details to provide relevant emails.
These communications may include introductory information about Stratstone Publishing, educational content, explanations of our publishing model, relevant commercial opportunities and related follow-up messages.
We may use automated email sequences to deliver these communications in an organised manner.
Some emails may contain promotional content or invitations to explore our services or commercial opportunities.
Lawful basis: Consent where required, or another lawful basis permitted under applicable data protection and electronic marketing rules.
For marketing to corporate subscribers, we may rely on legitimate interests where appropriate and subject to an assessment of the individual's rights and expectations.
Marketing emails to individual subscribers, including sole traders and certain partnerships, will only be sent where we have the required consent or another applicable permission under PECR.
Submitting a general contact form or partnership enquiry does not, by itself, mean that you have agreed to receive an ongoing marketing sequence.
You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe facility provided in the message or by contacting us directly.
E. Managing communication preferences
We may process information about subscriptions, consent, withdrawals, objections and unsubscribe requests to ensure that communications are sent appropriately.
We may retain limited records to respect an unsubscribe or objection and avoid contacting someone for marketing purposes against their wishes.
Lawful basis: Compliance with legal obligations and our legitimate interests in maintaining accurate communication records.
F. Website analytics and improvement
Where legally permitted, and after obtaining consent where required, we may use analytics information to understand:
- How visitors arrive at Our Site.
- Which pages are viewed.
- How visitors interact with website content.
- How our website performs.
- Which improvements may benefit visitors.
Lawful basis: Consent where required for the relevant analytics technology and processing. Other limited operational measurements may rely on a different lawful basis where permitted.
G. Advertising measurement and attribution
Where enabled and legally permitted, we may use advertising and measurement technologies to understand the performance of campaigns, referrals and website conversions.
Such processing may involve online identifiers and event information.
Where consent is required for the relevant technology or processing, we will seek it before that activity takes place.
Lawful basis: Consent where required and, for any distinct processing lawfully carried out without consent, an appropriate basis determined by the nature and purpose of that processing.
H. Complying with legal requirements and protecting our rights
We may process personal data to:
- Comply with applicable laws and regulatory obligations.
- Respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
- Maintain necessary business records.
- Investigate and respond to data protection concerns.
- Establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Lawful basis: Compliance with legal obligations or our legitimate interests in protecting our legal rights, as applicable.
We will not use personal data for a materially different purpose without first considering whether the new purpose is lawful, compatible with the original purpose and requires further information or consent
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support its operation and, where enabled, to understand website usage or advertising performance.
These technologies may include:
- Essential cookies used for security and functionality.
- Preference technologies that remember relevant settings.
- Analytics technologies used to measure website activity.
- Advertising and attribution technologies used to evaluate campaign performance.
- Similar browser or device technologies that perform related functions.
Some technologies are essential for operating the website and may not require consent under applicable law.
Other technologies may require your consent before they are used.
Where consent is required, we will provide an appropriate means of making a choice before activating the relevant non-essential technologies.
Where available through our website's consent controls, you can accept, reject or manage non-essential technologies and revisit your choices later.
Withdrawing consent will not affect processing that was lawful before the withdrawal.
Certain measurement systems may use server-side infrastructure rather than operating exclusively through browser cookies. The use of server-side technology does not automatically remove applicable privacy or consent obligations.
For more information, please read our
8. Service Providers and Other Recipients
We use selected third-party providers to support our website, communications, infrastructure, automation and business operations.
Depending on the services used and how you interact with us, these may include:
- Groove / GrooveDigital: Website, funnel, digital-platform, form and related infrastructure.
- AWeber: Email subscriber management, marketing communications, automation and communication preferences.
- Google: Website analytics, tag management and related measurement technologies, including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager where enabled.
- Meta: Advertising measurement, attribution and related marketing technologies where enabled.
- Stape: Server-side tracking and measurement infrastructure where enabled.
- Cloudflare: DNS, website infrastructure, performance and security services.
- Make (Make.com): Workflow automation and integrations between business systems, including the handling of relevant enquiries, customer information, operational records and communications where applicable.
- Namecheap / PrivateEmail: Domain, business email and related technical infrastructure.
Not every provider necessarily receives information about every visitor.
The personal data shared with a provider will depend on the relevant activity, system configuration and purpose.
Where a service provider processes personal data on our behalf, we seek to use appropriate contractual, technical and organisational safeguards as required by applicable law.
We may also share personal data where reasonably necessary with:Professional advisers, such as accountants, solicitors or other relevant advisers.
Regulators, public authorities or law enforcement bodies where legally required.
Parties involved in the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Relevant parties in connection with a genuine business restructuring, merger, acquisition or transfer, subject to applicable legal safeguards.
We do not sell personal data to advertisers.
We do not disclose personal data to unrelated organisations for their independent marketing merely because someone has contacted Stratstone Publishing Ltd.
8. Service Providers and Other Recipients
We use selected third-party providers to support our website, communications, infrastructure, automation and business operations.
Depending on the services used and how you interact with us, these may include:
- Groove / GrooveDigital: Website, funnel, digital-platform, form and related infrastructure.
- AWeber: Email subscriber management, marketing communications, automation and communication preferences.
- Google: Website analytics, tag management and related measurement technologies, including Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager where enabled.
- Meta: Advertising measurement, attribution and related marketing technologies where enabled.
- Stape: Server-side tracking and measurement infrastructure where enabled.
- Cloudflare: DNS, website infrastructure, performance and security services.
- Make (Make.com): Workflow automation and integrations between business systems, including the handling of relevant enquiries, customer information, operational records and communications where applicable.
- Namecheap / PrivateEmail: Domain, business email and related technical infrastructure.
Not every provider necessarily receives information about every visitor.
The personal data shared with a provider will depend on the relevant activity, system configuration and purpose.
Where a service provider processes personal data on our behalf, we seek to use appropriate contractual, technical and organisational safeguards as required by applicable law.
We may also share personal data where reasonably necessary with:Professional advisers, such as accountants, solicitors or other relevant advisers.
Regulators, public authorities or law enforcement bodies where legally required.
Parties involved in the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Relevant parties in connection with a genuine business restructuring, merger, acquisition or transfer, subject to applicable legal safeguards.
We do not sell personal data to advertisers.
We do not disclose personal data to unrelated organisations for their independent marketing merely because someone has contacted Stratstone Publishing Ltd.
9. International Transfers of Personal Data
Some of the service providers we use may operate internationally or process personal data outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer complies with applicable UK data protection requirements.
Depending on the destination, provider and processing arrangement, these safeguards may include:
- Applicable UK adequacy regulations.
- The UK International Data Transfer Agreement.
- The UK Addendum to the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.
- Another lawful international transfer mechanism permitted under applicable legislation.
Where required, we also consider the level of protection available in the destination country and whether additional safeguards are necessary.
You may contact us at [email protected] to request further information about the safeguards used for relevant international transfers.
10. How Long We Keep Personal Data
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, operational and evidential requirements.
The applicable retention period depends on the type of information and the circumstances.
Enquiries and correspondence
We retain enquiry records for the period reasonably necessary to respond, manage any relevant follow-up, maintain appropriate business records and address potential disputes or legal obligations.
Publishing and commercial opportunity information
We may retain information relating to potential or existing commercial relationships while an enquiry or relationship remains active and, afterwards, for an appropriate period where justified by business-record requirements, legal obligations or potential claims.
Email marketing and subscriber information
We generally retain relevant subscriber information while the person remains subscribed and we have a lawful reason to hold it.
Where someone unsubscribes or objects to direct marketing, we may retain a limited suppression record to ensure their preference is respected.
Website analytics and technical information
Retention depends on the technology, configured retention settings, operational requirements and applicable consent or legal requirements.
Legal and compliance records
Information necessary for compliance, complaints, legal claims or regulatory matters may be retained for the period required or reasonably justified by the circumstances.
We periodically review the personal data we hold and aim to delete, anonymise or securely dispose of information that is no longer necessary.
You may contact us for further information about the retention criteria applicable to particular personal data.
11. How We Protect Personal Data
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, accidental loss, unlawful disclosure, misuse or alteration.
Depending on the relevant systems and risks, these measures may include:
- Restricting access to authorised persons.
- Using appropriate authentication and account controls.
- Managing access permissions.
- Selecting established service providers.
- Applying security measures to website and communication systems.
- Reviewing relevant operational and security practices.
- Taking appropriate action when potential security incidents are identified.
We also take steps to assess and respond to suspected personal data breaches in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
No internet-based service or electronic storage method can be guaranteed to be entirely secure.
We therefore encourage visitors to take reasonable precautions when sharing information online and to avoid sending unnecessary sensitive personal data through general enquiry forms.
12. Automated Processing and Profiling
We may use automated systems to support website analytics, communications, subscriber management and business operations.
For example, automation may help us:
- Deliver requested introductory or follow-up emails.
- Organise contacts according to their expressed interests or interactions.
- Manage communication preferences.
- Understand website and email engagement.
- Route enquiries to the appropriate business process.
Some of these activities may involve limited segmentation or profiling.
We do not currently use solely automated decision-making that produces legal effects, or similarly significant effects, on individuals in connection with the activities described in this Privacy Policy.
If our practices change in a way that requires additional information or safeguards, we will update our privacy information as appropriate.
13. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right to be informed: To receive appropriate information about how your personal data is used.
- Right of access: To request confirmation of whether we process your personal data and obtain access to it.
- Right to rectification: To request correction of inaccurate information or completion of incomplete information.
- Right to erasure: To request deletion of personal data where the relevant legal conditions apply.
- Right to restriction: To request that processing be restricted in certain circumstances.
- Right to data portability: To receive certain personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, where applicable.
- Right to withdraw consent: To withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
- Rights concerning automated decision-making: To receive relevant protections where applicable to qualifying automated decisions.
These rights are subject to legal conditions and exceptions and do not apply identically in every situation.
Your Right to Object to Direct Marketing
You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling related to direct marketing.
Where you make such an objection, we will stop processing your personal data for those direct marketing purposes.
You can also unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link provided in the relevant message.
Your Right to Object to Other Processing
Where we rely on legitimate interests, you may also have the right to object to processing based on circumstances relating to your particular situation.
We will consider such objections in accordance with applicable law.
Exercising Your Rights
To exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Email: [email protected]
We may ask for information reasonably necessary to verify your identity or confirm your authority to act on someone's behalf.
There is normally no fee for exercising your rights, although the law allows limited exceptions.
We will respond within the timescales required by applicable data protection law.
14. Data Protection Complaints
If you believe that Stratstone Publishing Ltd has not handled your personal data appropriately or has failed to comply with applicable data protection requirements, you can make a complaint directly to us.
How to make a complaint
You may contact us using:
Email: [email protected]
Post:
Stratstone Publishing Ltd
The Old Farmhouse
Low Crompton Road
Manchester
England
OL2 6YP
United Kingdom
Please explain the nature of your concern and provide enough information for us to understand and investigate it. You should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information.
How we handle complaints
We will:
1. Acknowledge receipt of your data protection complaint within 30 days, in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
2. Take appropriate steps to investigate the matter fairly and without undue delay.
3. Keep you reasonably informed of the progress of the investigation.
4. Communicate the outcome of our investigation without undue delay and explain any relevant action taken.
Where additional information is required, we may contact you to clarify your concern or verify your identity.
We maintain appropriate records of complaints and their handling to support accountability and improvements to our processes.
Complaining to the Information Commissioner's Office
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the United Kingdom's independent data protection regulator.
Information about the ICO and how to raise a concern is available at:
We welcome the opportunity to resolve concerns directly, but nothing in this Privacy Policy prevents you from exercising your right to contact the ICO.
15. Third-Party Websites and External Links
Our website may include links to external websites, platforms and services operated by independent organisations.
These organisations may collect or process personal data under their own privacy policies.
Stratstone Publishing Ltd does not control independent third-party websites and is not responsible for their privacy notices, security arrangements or data handling practices.
We recommend reviewing the privacy information provided by any external website before submitting personal information.
Where a link takes you to another website operated by Stratstone Publishing Ltd, that website may have a separate privacy notice appropriate to its activities.
16. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
- Our business operations or website.
- The personal data we collect or process.
- Our services and communications.
- The technology and providers we use.
- Applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page, together with an updated revision date.
Where changes materially affect how personal data is processed, we will take appropriate steps to notify affected individuals or obtain further consent where required by applicable law.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Stratstone Publishing Ltd
Registered in England and WalesCompany Registration Number: 13814093
Privacy enquiries: [email protected]
Last updated: 20 October 2026