The Equestrian Little Black Book (“ELBB”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is an independent industry platform currently in development.

For the purposes of UK data protection law, we are the data controller of any personal information you provide through this website.

When you join our pre-launch list, we collect:

• Email address

We may also collect technical data automatically through Squarespace, such as IP address and browser type.

We use your information to:

• Provide updates about The Equestrian Little Black Book

• Inform you about launch developments

• Invite you to participate in shaping the platform

• Communicate about account creation when the platform launches

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

Under UK GDPR, our lawful basis for processing your data is:

Consent - you have given clear consent for us to contact you by signing up via our form.

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Your information is securely stored via:

• Squarespace (website hosting and form storage)

• Google Workspace (secondary form storage)

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to provide updates about ELBB or until you unsubscribe.

We may securely export and store subscriber information in password-protected systems (such as Google Sheets) for the purpose of managing communications related to ELBB.

Access to this data is restricted to authorised administrators only.

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data

• Request correction of inaccurate data

• Request deletion of your data

• Restrict or object to processing

• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact:

editor@equestrianlittleblackbook.co.uk

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, misuse, or disclosure.

We use trusted third-party providers (such as Squarespace and Google Workspace) to store and process data on our behalf. These providers are compliant with applicable data protection regulations.

We may update this Privacy Policy as the platform develops. The latest version will always be available on this page.