Privacy Notice

Last updated: August 2026

Antonio Cardoso respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Notice explains how your personal information may be collected, used and protected when you visit antoniocardoso.co.uk or contact me about my services.

1. Who I am

This website is operated by Antonio Cardoso, an independent marketing and brand consultant based in the United Kingdom, providing services to clients in the UK, Spain and other markets.

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, I am the data controller responsible for personal information collected through this website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or how your personal information is handled, you can contact me at:

Email: hello@antoniocardoso.co.uk

2. Information I may collect

Depending on how you interact with this website, I may collect:

• Contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number and company or organisation.

• Enquiry information, including any information you choose to provide when contacting me about a project or service.

• Technical information, such as your IP address, browser type, device type and information about how you interact with the website.

• Analytics information, including information about pages visited, traffic sources and general website usage, where you have provided the necessary consent.

Please avoid submitting sensitive personal information through the website unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

3. How I collect your information

Personal information may be collected when you:

• contact me through the website;

• contact me by email or telephone;

• interact with the website;

• consent to analytics or other non-essential cookies.

Some technical and analytics information may also be collected through cookies and similar technologies. For more information, please see the Cookie Policy.

4. How I use your information

I may use your personal information to:

• respond to enquiries;

• discuss potential projects or services;

• provide requested information;

• communicate with prospective and existing clients;

• operate, maintain and improve the website;

• understand how visitors use the website;

• maintain the security and performance of the website;

• comply with legal or regulatory obligations.

I will not sell your personal information.

5. Legal bases for processing

Where applicable, I process personal information on one or more of the following legal bases:

Consent – where you have given permission for a specific type of processing, such as certain analytics or marketing cookies.

Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary to operate my business, respond to enquiries, maintain the website or understand and improve my services, provided those interests do not override your rights.

Contract or steps before entering into a contract – where you contact me about potentially working together or where processing is necessary to provide agreed services.

Legal obligation – where I am required to process or retain information to comply with applicable law.

6. Cookies and analytics

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Where required, non-essential cookies are only activated after you have provided your consent through the website’s cookie consent system.

I use Cookiebot by Usercentrics to manage cookie consent and preferences.

The website may also use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to help understand how visitors interact with the website. Analytics technologies requiring consent will only be used where the appropriate consent has been provided.

You can change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time through Cookie Preferences on the website.

Further information is available in the Cookie Policy.

7. Sharing your information

I may use trusted third-party service providers to operate the website and my business. These may include providers of:

• website hosting and infrastructure;

• website analytics;

• cookie consent management;

• email and communications;

• website forms and security;

• other technology required to provide or manage my services.

These providers may process personal information on my behalf where necessary to provide their services.

I may also disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

8. International data transfers

Some technology providers used by this website may process or store information outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.

Where applicable, I take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers of personal information in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

9. How long I keep your information

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to enquiries, maintaining business records and complying with legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and my relationship with you.

10. Your data protection rights

Depending on your location and the applicable legislation, you may have rights including:

• the right to access your personal information;

• the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;

• the right to request deletion of your information;

• the right to restrict certain processing;

• the right to object to certain processing;

• the right to data portability where applicable;

• the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, contact:

hello@antoniocardoso.co.uk

You may also have the right to make a complaint to the relevant data protection authority.

In the United Kingdom, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

If EU data protection legislation applies to the processing of your personal information, you may also have the right to contact the relevant supervisory authority in your country.

11. Third-party links

This website may contain links to third-party websites or platforms, including social media platforms.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. You should review their privacy information when visiting those services.

12. Changes to this Privacy Notice

I may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services I use or applicable legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page with the date of the most recent update.