Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
This policy explains what personal information MapBoost4U collects through this website and when you contact us, why we collect it, and your rights. We keep it short and in plain English.
Who we are
MapBoost4U is a small local marketing business based in Bury, Greater Manchester. We are responsible for the personal information described here. You can contact us about privacy at any time:
What we collect
- Enquiry details you choose to give us through our website forms, WhatsApp, phone or email: your name, business name and town, phone number, email address and anything you tell us about your business.
- Account access you grant us as a client, such as manager access to your Facebook page or Google Business Profile. We never ask for your passwords.
- Basic technical information that any website receives, such as your IP address and browser type, which our hosting provider and font provider (Google Fonts) may process to deliver the site.
We do not use advertising or tracking cookies on this website, so you won't see a cookie banner.
Visitor statistics: we use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits and see which pages are popular. It does not use cookies, does not store anything on your device and does not track you across other websites. It records only general information such as the page visited, the referring website, country and device type.
How our enquiry forms work
When you send an enquiry through our website, your details (name, business, email, phone number, what you need and your message) are saved securely on our website hosting account (Hostinger, UK/EU) and a copy is emailed to us so we can reply. If enabled, you'll also receive a short confirmation email. Only MapBoost4U can access stored enquiries, using a password-protected page.
To stop spam, we briefly keep a scrambled (one-way encrypted) code made from your connection, for up to one hour. It can't be used to identify you and isn't linked to your enquiry.
If you contact us on WhatsApp instead, your message is handled by WhatsApp (Meta) under WhatsApp's own privacy policy.
Why we use your information
- To reply to your enquiry and give you a quote. (Legal basis: taking steps at your request before entering a contract.)
- To provide the services you've agreed to, such as managing your pages or building your website. (Legal basis: performing our contract with you.)
- To keep basic business and accounting records. (Legal basis: legal obligation.)
- To show finished work in our portfolio, only with your permission. (Legal basis: consent, which you can withdraw at any time.)
We will never sell your information or use it for unrelated marketing.
Who we share it with
Only the services we need to run the business, such as our website host (Hostinger), Cloudflare (visitor statistics), our email provider, WhatsApp, and the platforms you ask us to work on (Meta/Facebook, Instagram, Google). Some of these companies may process data outside the UK under their own legal safeguards.
How long we keep it
Enquiries that don't become work are deleted within 12 months. Client records are kept for as long as we work together, and invoices and accounting records for 6 years, as UK law requires.
Your rights
You can ask to see the information we hold about you, have it corrected or deleted, restrict or object to how we use it, or withdraw consent. Just contact us using the details above. We'll respond within one month.
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk, though we'd appreciate the chance to put it right first.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page.