The Foundry — a brand of The Togethr Project Ltd
Last updated: January 2026
This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use the website (wearethefoundry.io) or engage our services.
We're committed to protecting your privacy. We only collect what we need, we're transparent about how we use it, and we don't sell your data to anyone.
Contact: hello@wearethefoundry.io
The Foundry is a brand of The Togethr Project Ltd. We are the data controller for the personal information we collect through our website and services.
Company number: 13246480
Registered address: 4 Frederick Terrace, Frederick Place, Brighton BN1 1AX, UK
Business address: 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL, UK
Contact: hello@wearethefoundry.io
When you contact us or engage our services, we may collect:
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
| Purpose | Legal basis (UK GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Responding to your enquiries | Legitimate interest |
| Providing our services | Performance of a contract |
| Sending relevant communications about our services | Legitimate interest |
| Improving our website and services | Legitimate interest |
| Complying with legal obligations | Legal obligation |
Where we rely on legitimate interest, we've assessed that the processing is necessary for our business purposes and doesn't unfairly impact your rights. You can object to processing based on legitimate interest — see "Your rights" below.
We don't sell your personal information. Ever.
We may share your information with:
We choose providers that offer appropriate data protection safeguards.
Some of our service providers may process data outside the UK or European Economic Area (EEA).
Where this happens, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
We keep your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes we collected it.
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions | 2 years from submission, unless we enter into a service agreement |
| Client service records | 7 years after the end of our engagement (for legal and accounting purposes) |
| Website analytics data | 26 months (anonymised) |
After these periods, we securely delete or anonymise your data.
Our website uses cookies to:
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
Note that blocking some cookies may affect your experience on our website.
We don't use cookies for advertising or tracking across other websites.
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights:
| Right | What it means |
|---|---|
| Access | Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you |
| Rectification | Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information |
| Erasure | Ask us to delete your personal information (in certain circumstances) |
| Restriction | Ask us to limit how we use your information |
| Portability | Request your data in a structured, commonly used format |
| Objection | Object to processing based on legitimate interest |
| Withdraw consent | Where we rely on consent, withdraw it at any time |
Contact us at hello@wearethefoundry.io with your request.
We'll respond within one month. If your request is complex, we may extend this by up to two months — we'll let you know if that's the case.
There's no fee for most requests. If a request is clearly unfounded or excessive, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act.
If you're unhappy with how we've handled your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):
We'd appreciate the chance to address your concerns first — please contact us at hello@wearethefoundry.io.
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information, including:
No system is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your data.
Our website and services are not directed at children under 18. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children.
If you believe we've collected information from a child, please contact us immediately at hello@wearethefoundry.io.
We may update this policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:
Email: hello@wearethefoundry.io
Business address: 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL, UK
We aim to respond to all enquiries within 5 working days.
This policy is effective as of January 2026.