Who we are
Get Pub Gigs is run by Darkspark Consulting [company number], registered address [registered address]. We decide how your personal data is used, which makes us the "controller" under UK data protection law.
Questions about your data? Email [privacy@getpubgigs.co.uk] and a real person will reply.
What we collect and why
We only collect what we need. Here's everything, and the reason for each.
| WHEN | WHAT WE COLLECT | WHY | LEGAL BASIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| You register interest | Your email address, your band's name if you give it, and a referral code (plus who referred you, if anyone) | To email you when there's a place for your band, and to credit referrals | Your consent |
| You use the contact form | Your name, email, what best describes you, your organisation if you give it, and your message | To read and reply to your message | Our legitimate interest in answering you |
| You submit a form | Your IP address, scrambled so it can't be read, for about 20 minutes | To stop spam and repeated sign-ups | Our legitimate interest in keeping the site safe |
| You browse the site | Cookies needed to run the site, and anonymous visit counts that you can turn off | To keep the site working and see which pages help people | Needed cookies: necessary. Visit counts: our legitimate interest in improving the site |
When the full service opens, we'll update this notice before we collect anything else, like your band profile or your messages with pubs.
If we've emailed your pub
Get Pub Gigs introduces bands to pubs that book live music. To do that we keep business contact details for pubs: the pub's name, the booking contact's name and work email, and notes on what kind of music they book.
- We get these from public sources such as the pub's own website, and from bands who have played there.
- We use them only to introduce suitable bands, and we keep a record of replies so we don't email you when you've asked us not to.
- Want us to stop? Reply "no thanks" to any of our emails or write to [privacy@getpubgigs.co.uk]. We'll keep a short do-not-contact note so it stays that way.
Legal basis: our legitimate interest in connecting pubs with bands. [To confirm with legal advice before launch]
How long we keep it
- Register interest: until you join or ask us to remove you, and no longer than [24 months].
- Contact form messages: [12 months] after we've replied.
- Scrambled IP addresses: about 20 minutes.
- Do-not-contact notes for pubs: for as long as we run the service, so we keep respecting them.
Your rights
You can ask us to:
- Show you the data we hold about you
- Correct anything that's wrong
- Delete your data
- Stop using your data, or object to how we use it
- Give you your data in a format you can take elsewhere
If you gave consent, you can take it back at any time. Every email we send has a link to unsubscribe. To use any of these rights, email [privacy@getpubgigs.co.uk]. We'll reply within one month.
Not happy with how we've handled your data? You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk. We'd appreciate the chance to put it right first.
Changes to this notice
If we change how we use your data, we'll update this page and the date at the top. If it's a big change, we'll tell you by email first.