Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 October 2026
This policy explains what personal data SearchPermit collects through searchpermit.com, why we collect it, and your rights under UK data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018).
Who we are
SearchPermit, 1420 Harborview Boulevard, Suite 400, San Jose, CA 95110, USA, is the controller of your personal data. Contact us at hello@searchpermit.com.
What we collect and why
| Contact form | Your name, email address and message, plus the technical details below. We use them to reply to your enquiry. Lawful basis: taking steps at your request before entering a contract, and our legitimate interest in running our business. |
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| Technical details | IP address, browser and device type (user agent), page address, referring site, screen size, language, time zone, and the date and time of your visit or message. We use them to prevent spam and abuse and to understand how the site is used. Lawful basis: legitimate interests. |
| Visit alerts | Once per browser session, the site sends us a short notice that a page was visited, containing the technical details above. Automated traffic (bots) is filtered out. We do not build profiles of individual visitors. |
You do not have to give us any of this, but without your name, email and message we cannot respond to an enquiry.
Cookies and browser storage
We do not use advertising or analytics cookies. To avoid counting the same visit twice, the site stores a small flag in your browser’s session storage, which is cleared when you close the tab. Our hosting provider may use strictly necessary security cookies to protect the site.
Who we share data with
We do not sell your data. We use these providers to run the site, and they process data on our behalf:
- Cloudflare – hosting, DNS and security.
- Amazon Web Services – receives form submissions and visit notices (London region).
- Slack – delivers form submissions and visit alerts to our team.
- Zoho – our email provider, used when we correspond with you.
Some of these providers are based outside the UK, including in the United States. Where that happens, transfers are protected by safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or the UK–US data bridge.
How long we keep it
- Enquiries: while we deal with your enquiry, and up to 24 months after our last contact.
- Visit alerts: up to 90 days.
Your rights
You can ask us to access, correct or delete your personal data, restrict or object to how we use it, or give you a copy of it. To do so, email hello@searchpermit.com. We will respond within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We would appreciate the chance to put things right first.
Changes to this policy
If we change how we use personal data, we will update this page and the date at the top.