Privacy Policy

Earned on the Side is a trading name of Startup Deals Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 16455426. Registered office: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE.

For data protection purposes, Startup Deals Ltd is the controller of personal data processed through earnedontheside.co.uk and related contact channels (including hello@startupdeals.co.uk).

If you have questions about this notice or how we handle your data, contact us using the details in section 11.

This Privacy Policy explains how we process personal data when you:

• Visit or browse this website
• Submit the contact form or email us
• Set cookie or theme preferences in your browser
• Follow referral or affiliate links from this site to third-party providers

It does not cover third-party websites you reach from our links. Those providers process data under their own privacy notices.

Information you give us

When you use the contact form (or email us), we typically receive:

• Name
• Email address
• Subject or topic
• Message content
• Any other details you choose to include
• Confirmation that you consent to us processing the message to reply (where shown on the form)

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, our hosting environment may process technical data needed to deliver pages securely, such as IP address, browser type, device type, approximate location derived from IP, pages requested, and timestamps. Where optional analytics cookies are enabled only after consent, we may also process aggregated usage metrics.

Preferences stored on your device

We may store limited preference data in your browser (for example cookie consent choices, and light/dark theme if you allow functionality storage). See our Cookie Policy for detail.

We do not operate user accounts, customer logins, or a marketing newsletter on this site unless clearly introduced and disclosed later.

We process personal data only where UK GDPR allows it. The main purposes and bases are:

• Responding to enquiries and corrections - legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)), and where you contact us about a contract or potential relationship, steps prior to a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)).
• Operating and securing the website - legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).
• Remembering essential cookie choices and running the site - legitimate interests and, where applicable, compliance with PECR for storage/access that is strictly necessary.
• Optional analytics, functionality and marketing/affiliate cookies - consent (Art. 6(1)(a) UK GDPR and PECR). You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.
• Complying with legal obligations (for example responding to lawful requests or keeping records where required) - legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)).
• Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims - legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)).

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use contact-form submissions for unrelated marketing without a separate lawful basis and clear notice.

Some links on this site are referral or affiliate links. If you use one, Startup Deals Ltd may receive a commission or other benefit. That commercial relationship is described in our Affiliate Disclosure.

Clicking a referral link typically takes you to a third-party provider. That provider may set its own cookies and process your data under its privacy notice. We do not control those practices. We do not pass your contact-form personal data to providers as part of ordinary browsing.

We share personal data only where needed, including with:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers that process data on our instructions to run the website and store form submissions
• Email delivery infrastructure used to forward or receive messages sent to our contact address
• Professional advisers (legal, accounting) where reasonably required
• Authorities or claimants where required by law or to protect rights, safety or property

Processors act under contracts that require appropriate security and use of data only on documented instructions, except where law requires otherwise.

Our primary operations are in the United Kingdom. Some infrastructure or support providers may process data outside the UK. Where that happens, we take steps required by UK GDPR, such as transferring on the basis of adequacy regulations or using appropriate safeguards (for example the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or Addendum to the EU SCCs), unless an exception applies.

We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes above, including:

• Contact messages - while correspondence is active or reasonably needed, then deleted or anonymised unless a longer period is required (for example a dispute or legal hold)
• Cookie consent records stored in your browser - up to 12 months, after which you will be asked again
• Server and security logs - for a limited operational period consistent with security and troubleshooting needs

You can ask us to delete a message sooner where UK GDPR gives you that right and no exemption applies.

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; if we become aware of a personal data breach that must be notified, we will do so as required by law.

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

• Access your personal data
• Rectify inaccurate data
• Erase data in certain circumstances
• Restrict processing in certain circumstances
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests
• Data portability for data you provided where processing is based on consent or contract and is automated
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)

To exercise these rights, contact us using section 11. We may need to verify your identity. You can complain to the ICO at ico.org.uk. We would appreciate the chance to resolve concerns first.

Email: hello@startupdeals.co.uk

Postal: Startup Deals Ltd, 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, England, EC2A 4NE.

You can also use the site contact form and select the Privacy topic where available.

This site is aimed at adults interested in side income and related topics. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us and we will delete it where appropriate.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" line at the top will change when we do. Material changes will be reflected on this page. Continued use of the site after an update means you should review the revised notice.