Privacy & GDPR policy
Inspired Digital Publishing
Last updated: 5 September 2026
Inspired Digital Publishing respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy & GDPR Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, use our online services, sign up to receive information, or purchase or enquire about our products and services.
This policy applies to Inspired Digital Publishing websites, landing pages, sales funnels, forms and other online services operated by us.
1. Who We Are
Inspired Digital Publishing is a UK-based business operated by Paul Sheriff as a sole trader, trading as Inspired Digital Publishing.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, Paul Sheriff trading as Inspired Digital Publishing is responsible for the personal information covered by this policy.
You can contact us about privacy or data protection matters at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: inspired-digitalpublishing.com
2. Information We May Collect
The personal information we collect depends on how you interact with us.
It may include:
Your name.
Your email address.
Information you provide when contacting us or completing a form.
Information you provide when signing up for a newsletter, guide, resource or other communication.
Information relating to products or services you purchase from us.
Records of communications between you and Inspired Digital Publishing.
Technical information relating to your use of our websites or online services, such as device, browser, IP address and website usage information where this is collected by the technology we use.
Your marketing preferences and records of any consent you have given or withdrawn.
We only seek to collect information that is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.
3. How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information when you:
Contact us through a website or contact form.
Send us an email.
Request information or support.
Sign up to receive a guide, resource, newsletter or other content.
Purchase or enquire about one of our products or services.
Complete a form on one of our websites, landing pages or sales funnels.
Subscribe to marketing communications where offered.
Interact with our websites and online services.
Some technical information may also be collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies. Further information about cookies is provided below.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use personal information to:
Respond to enquiries and messages.
Provide information, products, resources or services you have requested.
Process and administer purchases.
Provide customer service and support.
Maintain appropriate business and transaction records.
Operate, maintain and improve our websites and online services.
Protect our websites, systems and business against misuse, fraud or security threats.
Meet our legal, accounting and regulatory obligations.
Send marketing communications where we have an appropriate legal basis to do so.
We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with those described in this policy unless permitted or required by law.
5. Our Lawful Bases for Using Personal Information
UK data protection law requires us to have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
Contract – where processing is necessary to provide a product or service you have purchased or requested, or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legitimate interests – where processing is reasonably necessary for the operation and administration of our business and those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. This may include responding to enquiries, maintaining appropriate business records, improving our services and protecting our business and systems.
Legal obligation – where we need to process information to comply with a legal requirement.
Consent – where you have specifically agreed to a particular use of your information, such as certain forms of email marketing. Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time.
The lawful basis used will depend on why we are processing the particular information.
6. Contact Forms and Enquiries
When you contact Inspired Digital Publishing through a contact form or by email, we use the information you provide to deal with your enquiry and communicate with you about it.
Providing your contact details for an enquiry does not automatically mean that you have agreed to receive marketing emails from us.
We may retain an appropriate record of enquiries and correspondence for customer service, administrative, legal or business-record purposes.
7. Purchases and Customer Information
If you purchase a product or service from Inspired Digital Publishing, we may collect and use information necessary to process and administer your purchase, provide the product or service, offer customer support and maintain appropriate transaction records.
Payments may be processed by third-party payment providers. Where this is the case, payment information is handled in accordance with the payment provider's own privacy and security arrangements.
Inspired Digital Publishing does not need to receive or store your complete payment-card details where payments are handled directly by the payment provider.
8. Email Marketing
Where we offer newsletters, updates, offers or other promotional emails, we will only send electronic marketing communications where we have an appropriate basis for doing so.
Where consent is required, it will be requested separately and will require a positive action from you.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe facility provided in the email or by contacting us at:
Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent us from sending essential non-marketing communications relating to a purchase, enquiry or service you have requested.
This distinction is important. Current ICO guidance says marketing consent should be specific and involve a positive action; it should not simply be bundled into terms and conditions. The rules also provide a limited “soft opt-in” for marketing similar products/services to qualifying existing customers, subject to specific conditions and an opportunity to opt out.
9. Sharing Personal Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share personal information with trusted organisations that provide services necessary for us to operate our business. Depending on the services we use, these may include providers of:
Website and funnel hosting.
Email and communication services.
Customer relationship management systems.
Payment processing.
Digital product delivery.
Analytics and website functionality.
Professional, technical or administrative services.
These organisations may process personal information on our behalf or, in some circumstances, act as separate controllers of information they receive.
We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, legal proceedings or a lawful request from an appropriate authority.
10. International Processing
Some of the technology and service providers we use may process or store personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure that an appropriate lawful mechanism or safeguard applies where required by UK data protection law.
The ICO requires organisations to provide information about relevant international transfers and safeguards where applicable.
11. How Long We Keep Personal Information
We do not intend to keep personal information for longer than reasonably necessary.
The appropriate retention period depends on the type of information and why we hold it. In determining how long information should be retained, we may consider:
The purpose for which it was collected.
Whether it is still needed to provide a product or service.
Customer service and support requirements.
Legal, tax and accounting obligations.
The need to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
Security and fraud-prevention requirements.
When personal information is no longer reasonably required, it may be deleted, anonymised or securely disposed of as appropriate.
Using retention criteria rather than inventing a single period for every category is acceptable provided people are told how retention is determined.
12. Keeping Your Information Secure
We take reasonable organisational and technical measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
However, no internet-based service or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our websites, landing pages and online services may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes such as providing essential website functionality, remembering preferences, understanding website usage and measuring performance.
Some third-party services incorporated into our websites or funnels may also use cookies or similar technologies.
Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies or similar technologies, we will use an appropriate consent mechanism.
Information about cookies may also be provided through a cookie notice or consent tool displayed on the relevant website.
Important: this section of the Privacy Policy doesn't itself make a website's cookies compliant. We'll configure the appropriate HighLevel cookie mechanism separately when we get to that stage.
14. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on the circumstances and the lawful basis on which your information is processed, UK data protection law may give you rights including the right to:
Ask for access to personal information we hold about you.
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
Ask us to erase personal information in certain circumstances.
Ask us to restrict the processing of personal information in certain circumstances.
Object to certain processing of your personal information.
Request the transfer of certain information in a portable format where applicable.
Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
These rights are not absolute and whether a particular right applies can depend on the circumstances and the lawful basis for processing. The ICO specifically notes that individual rights differ according to the lawful basis being relied upon.
To make a request relating to your personal information, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.
15. Your Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
You have an absolute right to object to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.
If you ask us to stop using your personal information for direct marketing, we will do so.
The ICO specifically requires the right to object to be brought to people's attention clearly and separately, which is why I've made this section prominent.
16. Complaints
If you have a concern about the way Inspired Digital Publishing handles your personal information, please contact us first so that we have an opportunity to investigate and address the matter.
Email: [email protected]
You also have the right to raise a concern with the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
Information Commissioner's Office
17. Third-Party Websites
Our websites, sales pages or communications may contain links to websites or services operated by third parties.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites. You should review the privacy information provided by those organisations when supplying personal information to them.
18. Children's Privacy
Our products and services are intended for adults and are not directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through our services.
19. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & GDPR Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our business, services, technology or legal and regulatory requirements.
The latest version will be made available through our website or other appropriate online location, and the “Last updated” date at the top of this policy will be amended accordingly.
20. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy & GDPR Policy or the way Inspired Digital Publishing handles personal information, please contact:
Paul Sheriff
Trading as Inspired Digital Publishing
Email: [email protected]
Website: inspired-digitalpublishing.com