Privacy Policy

Honesty Works Ltd
Last updated: 12 October 2026

The short version

Your ideas are yours. Your information is yours. I'll treat both with respect.

Honesty Works is about having honest, independent conversations, not collecting information unnecessarily.

This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we protect it and what happens to it.

1. Who we are

Honesty Works is operated by Honesty Works Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.

Company number: 16811233
Registered office: Over Farm, Over, Gloucester, GL2 8DB
Website: honestyworks.co

Honesty Works Ltd is the data controller responsible for personal information collected through the service.

2. Information we collect

When you contact Honesty Works, we may collect:

• Your name and email address.
• Information you include in your enquiry.
• Details you voluntarily share during conversations.
• Correspondence and notes relating to our discussions.
• Call recordings, where you have agreed to being recorded.
• Basic technical information required to operate and protect the website.

If you make a donation, Stripe processes your payment. We may receive transaction details, but we don't directly collect or store your full payment card information.

Please avoid sharing passwords, unnecessary sensitive personal information or confidential business documents.

3. How we use your information

We use your information to:

• Respond to enquiries and arrange conversations.
• Provide the Honesty Works service.
• Keep relevant notes and recordings for reference.
• Process donations and maintain financial records.
• Maintain the security and operation of the website.
• Meet our legal obligations.

Our lawful bases for processing personal information include:

• Contract: Providing the service you've requested or taking steps at your request before providing it.
• Legitimate interests: Managing enquiries, maintaining records and operating the service effectively.
• Legal obligations: Maintaining records or providing information where required by law.
• Consent: Recording conversations where you have agreed to this.

We don't use your enquiries for unsolicited marketing or sell your personal information.

4. Recording conversations

With your agreement, Honesty Works may record conversations for internal reference and to help improve the service.

Recordings are made using a mobile device and may be stored securely in a private Google Drive account accessible only to Honesty Works.

You'll be informed before recording begins and asked for your permission.

You can decline to be recorded without affecting your ability to use the service.

Recordings are retained for up to 12 months unless deleted sooner.

Future podcasts and public content

Honesty Works may eventually produce podcasts or other content based on conversations.

Permission to record a private conversation does not give us permission to publish it.

If we'd like to use any part of your conversation publicly, we'll explain the proposed use and request separate, explicit permission beforehand.

Nothing will be published without that permission, unless disclosure is required by law.

5. How long we keep information

We aim to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary.

• Enquiries and correspondence: Up to 12 months after the last contact.
• Conversation notes: Up to 12 months after the last conversation.
• Call recordings: Up to 12 months after the recording.
• Donation and financial records: As long as required by applicable accounting and tax laws.

Information may be retained longer where necessary to comply with legal obligations or establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

You can request deletion of your information at any time, subject to applicable legal exceptions.

6. Confidentiality and security

Honesty Works is built around open, honest conversations.

We won't publish your identity, business ideas or details of your conversations without your permission, except where legally required.

We take reasonable measures to protect your information, including using password-protected accounts, restricting access and keeping recordings in private storage.

Although we take security seriously, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.

7. Third-party services

We use external providers to operate Honesty Works:

• ChatGPT Sites and Cloudflare: Website hosting, delivery and security.
• Hostinger: Domain registration and management.
• Resend: Delivering website enquiries to our email inbox.
• Google: Email correspondence and potential storage of call recordings.
• Stripe: Processing voluntary donations through a separate payment page.

These providers may process information outside the UK.

Where international transfers require safeguards under UK data protection law, we rely on applicable adequacy arrangements or other recognised transfer mechanisms.

We don't sell personal information to third parties.

8. Cookies

Honesty Works does not currently use website analytics, advertising pixels or marketing tracking scripts.

Our hosting infrastructure uses a Cloudflare security cookie called __cf_bm, which helps protect the website against automated traffic and malicious activity.

This cookie is used for website security rather than advertising or marketing. It expires after approximately 30 minutes of inactivity.

As a strictly necessary security cookie, it does not require separate cookie consent.

If you choose to make a donation, you'll be directed to a separate Stripe payment page, which operates under its own privacy and cookie practices.

9. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of your personal information.
• Restrict or object to certain processing.
• Request transfer of your information where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.

You can exercise these rights by contacting Honesty Works using the details below.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Website: www.ico.org.uk

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Honesty Works develops or our practices change.

The latest version will always be available on our website.

11. Contact and data protection enquiries

For questions about this policy, requests to access or delete your information, or other privacy-related matters, contact:

Honesty Works Ltd
Over Farm, Over, Gloucester, GL2 8DB
Company number: 16811233

Email: matt@honestyworks.co

Website: honestyworks.co