Privacy & Cookie Policy — Salvage & Selvedge

A trading name of For Different Ltd

Salvage & Selvedge is a brand operated by For Different Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”), the controller responsible for your personal data. We are committed to protecting your personal information in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For Different Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 11399318.
Registered office: Ross House, The Square, Stow On The Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AF, United Kingdom.
VAT Number: 296775533.
To contact us, please email studio@fordifferent.com.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit the Salvage & Selvedge website, make an enquiry or sign up for updates, we may collect:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Location (if provided)

  • Profile data

  • Usage data (e.g. browsing activity, device information)

  • Marketing and communications preferences

  • Message content (e.g. enquiry details)

  • Newsletter sign-up details (email address only)

Squarespace may also collect limited technical and analytics data automatically, such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device type

  • Page views and time on page

  • Site performance metrics

This is standard behaviour for Squarespace-hosted sites.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data to:

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Manage our business relationship with you

  • Maintain secure business records (via email and Google Drive)

  • Manage newsletter subscriptions (you may unsubscribe at any time)

  • Improve our website, services and customer experience

  • Analyse site performance and user behaviour (via Squarespace analytics or anonymised cookie data)

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following lawful grounds:

  • Legitimate Interests — responding to enquiries, maintaining records, improving our website and customer relationships.

  • Consent — managing newsletter sign-ups and marketing preferences (you may withdraw consent at any time).

4. Storage and Third-Party Services

Your personal data may be stored or processed using trusted third-party providers, including:

  • Google (email and Drive storage)

  • Squarespace (website hosting and analytics)

  • Email marketing platforms such as Mailchimp (if used in future)

Where third-party providers operate outside the UK, appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place.

We do not permit third parties to use your data for their own purposes.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy or to meet legal, tax or reporting requirements.

6. Your Rights Under UK GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccuracies

  • Request erasure (subject to legal obligations)

  • Restrict or object to certain processing

  • Request data portability

  • Withdraw consent at any time (for marketing)

  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office: www.ico.org.uk

To exercise any of these rights, please contact studio@fordifferent.com.

7. Children’s Data

Our website and services are not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Policy from time to time.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current — please let us know if your information changes during your relationship with us.

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may include links to third-party sites or applications.
We are not responsible for their privacy policies and encourage you to review them when leaving our site.

10. Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small files placed on your device to help the website function and to enhance your browsing experience.

Cookies Used on This Site

The Salvage & Selvedge website is hosted on Squarespace, which uses essential and functional cookies to:

  • Enable core site functionality

  • Maintain security

  • Monitor site performance

  • Provide basic analytics

These essential cookies cannot be disabled and do not store identifiable personal information.

We may also use:

Analytical Cookies

These allow us to:

  • Recognise and count visitors

  • Understand how users navigate the site

  • Improve usability and content

Squarespace analytics uses anonymised aggregated data unless you have consented to marketing cookies elsewhere.

Optional Cookies (if enabled in future)

If we introduce a newsletter tool or additional analytics integrations, further cookies may be used — and we will update this policy accordingly.

Managing Cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or delete them.
However, blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the site from functioning correctly.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy & Cookie Policy, please contact:
studio@fordifferent.com