Privacy Policy
Effective date: 19 December 2025
1) Who we are and how to contact us
- Controller: Reuben Digital
- Website: www.reubendigital.co.uk
- Email: support@reubendigital.co.uk (use this for privacy questions or to exercise your rights, including the right to be forgotten)
2) Personal data we collect
Newsletter sign-up:
- Data collected: Email address (and, if you choose to provide it, your name).
- Source: Directly from you via our website form.
3) Why we use your data (purposes) and our lawful bases
- Newsletter subscription – Purpose: To send our own news, updates, and marketing about Reuben Digital – Lawful basis: Consent (you opt in and can withdraw any time)
- Managing subscriptions and preferences – Purpose: To add/remove you from our mailing list; handle unsubscribe requests – Lawful basis: Legal compliance under PECR and consent management
- Handling privacy requests – Purpose: To respond to your UK GDPR rights requests – Lawful basis: Legal obligation
4) Direct marketing, consent and PECR
- We use your newsletter sign-up consent to send marketing emails about Reuben Digital only.
- You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email or by emailing support@reubendigital.co.uk.
- We do not share your newsletter data with third parties for their marketing.
5) Data retention
- We keep newsletter subscriber data for 5 years from your last interaction or until you unsubscribe—whichever is sooner—unless required longer by law.
6) Who we share data with
- We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing.
- We may use trusted service providers (data processors) solely to operate our newsletter and website.
7) International transfers
- If any processor stores or accesses data outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards (UK IDTA or adequacy decisions).
8) Security
- We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.
9) Your rights (UK GDPR)
- Right to be informed, Right of access, Right to rectification, Right to erasure (right to be forgotten), Right to restrict processing, Right to data portability, Right to object, Rights related to automated decision-making (we do not conduct automated decisions).
10) How to withdraw consent or request erasure
- Unsubscribe: Use the link in our emails or contact support@reubendigital.co.uk.
- Erase my data: Email support@reubendigital.co.uk with 'Right to erasure' in the subject. We respond within one month.
11) Children
- Our newsletter and website are aimed at adults. We do not knowingly collect data from children.
12) Complaints
- If unhappy with how we use your data, contact support@reubendigital.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the ICO: ico.org.uk or 0303 123 1113.
13) Changes to this policy
- We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will post the latest version on this page.
Cookies
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file which is placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit a website. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the site owners, such as which pages you find useful or not. A web browser normally deletes session cookies when it quits. A cookie does not give us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. Cookies are used on this site to maintain functionality as you move between pages.
How we use cookies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience and analyse site performance. Types of cookies we use:
- Essential cookies: Required for the site to function (e.g., security, session management).
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site (e.g., page views, traffic sources).
- Preference cookies: Remember your settings and choices.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Category | Duration | Company | Consent Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and collect site usage statistics. | Analytics | 2 years | Yes (Analytics) | Set only when user accepts analytics cookies. | |
_ga_<property-id> |
Used by Google Analytics to persist session and measurement details. | Analytics | 2 years | Yes (Analytics) | Automatically generated per Analytics property; not manually configured. | |
.AspNet.Consent |
Records whether the user has accepted or declined cookie usage via the site consent control. | Essential / Functional | 1 year | Reuben Digital | No | Managed by ASP.NET Core cookie consent. Required for remembering consent selection. |
r-cp |
Stores the user’s selected cookie consent categories (for example 1 = Necessary, 3 = Analytics, 4 = Marketing). | Functional / Consent | 1 year | Reuben Digital | No | Additional cookie for storing the users cookie consent. |
r-cpd |
Records the date and time when the user’s consent was last updated. | Functional / Consent | 1 year | Reuben Digital | No | Used for consent auditing and validation. |
Cookies labelled “Analytics” are only set if the visitor accepts Analytics or Marketing cookies. Essential cookies are required for the site to function and are always active.
Reuben Digital does not control the dissemination of third party cookies and you should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
We have a LinkedIn account, which uses cookie technology. For more information, please see the LinkedIn Cookie Policy and Privacy Policy.
How to manage your cookies
Your cookie preferences for this site can be managed by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in the bottom footer of any page.
Cookies are sent to your browser by a website and then stored in the cookies directory of your device. To check and update your cookies settings, you will need to know what browser you are using and what version of it you have. You can usually find this out by opening the browser (just as if you were going to use the internet) and then clicking on 'Help' and then 'About'.
To find out how to allow, block, delete and manage the cookies on all standard web browsers, go to www.allaboutcookies.org and select the browser and version you are using. You'll also find information about how to delete cookies from your computer.
If you choose to have your browsers refuse cookies, this may prevent you from taking full advantage of this website.
For more information on cookies and your rights, visit https://ico.org.uk.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites.
Last updated: January 2026