Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
Who we are
SearchMaven is a Google Ads management agency based in Gloucestershire, UK. We operate the website at searchmaven.co.uk.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, SearchMaven is the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
You can contact us at any time at enquiries@searchmaven.co.uk.
What information we collect
We collect personal information in the following ways:
Information you give us
When you fill in our contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Your company name
- Your website address (optional)
- Your monthly Google Ads budget range
- The content of your message
We do not collect payment information through this website.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on the site. This may occur through cookies and similar tracking technologies — see our Cookie Policy for full details.
How we use your information
We use the information you provide through our contact form to:
- Respond to your enquiry
- Carry out a free Google Ads account review where requested
- Follow up with you about our services where you have indicated interest
We use automatically collected information to:
- Understand how visitors use our website
- Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
- Improve our website and the services we offer
Legal basis for processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Legitimate interests — to respond to enquiries and follow up with prospective clients who have contacted us. We have considered that this does not override your interests or rights.
- Consent — for analytics and marketing cookies, where you have accepted these through our cookie consent tool.
How long we keep your information
Enquiry information is retained for up to two years from the date of your last contact with us, unless you ask us to delete it sooner or we enter into a client relationship with you, in which case separate retention terms apply.
Analytics data collected via cookies is retained in accordance with the settings of the relevant third-party tool (typically 14 months for Google Analytics).
Who we share your information with
We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with the following third parties where necessary to operate our services:
- Resend — our email delivery provider, which processes contact form submissions to deliver enquiries to us. Resend processes data in accordance with its own privacy policy.
- Google LLC — where you have consented to analytics and advertising cookies, data may be shared with Google via Google Analytics and Google Ads tags. Google may process this data outside the UK.
- Vercel Inc. — our website hosting provider, which processes technical data (including IP addresses) as part of delivering the website.
Where personal data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — you can ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — you can ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restriction — you can ask us to restrict how we process your data.
- Right to object — you can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to data portability — you can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at enquiries@searchmaven.co.uk. We will respond within one month.
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection.
Cookies
This website uses cookies. For full details of the cookies we use and how to control them, please read our Cookie Policy.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of the website after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
SearchMaven
Gloucestershire, UK
enquiries@searchmaven.co.uk