Privacy policy

Who we are

Ministry of Search (“we”, “us” or “our”) is a UK digital marketing agency and part of the Attache Digital Group. We operate the website atministryofsearch.com.

For privacy enquiries, please use our contact form or write to us at:

Ministry of Search
Gatcombe House
Copnor Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5EJ
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 23 8241 0160

What this policy covers

This privacy policy applies to personal data we process when you visit our website, submit an enquiry, book a call, or otherwise contact us about our services. It does not cover client delivery work under a separate contract, which may be governed by additional terms and processing arrangements.

The data we collect

Information you provide

When you use our enquiry forms or contact us directly, we may collect:

• Name
• Work email address
• Company name
• Website URL
• Phone number (if you choose to provide one)
• Service interest
• Details of your enquiry or challenge
• Your confirmation that we may store your details to respond

We also record which page you submitted from, so we can understand how people find us and reply in context.

Information collected automatically

We use Rybbit, a cookieless analytics service, to understand how the website is used. Rybbit does not set cookies and is designed not to collect personal data that directly identifies you. Typical metrics include page views, referral sources, device and browser type, and approximate location at a coarse level (for example country or region).

We do not use Google Analytics (GA4) or similar cookie-based advertising trackers on this website.

Our hosting and delivery infrastructure (including Vercel) may process technical request data such as IP address, user agent and timestamps in server logs for security, reliability and abuse prevention.

How we use your data

We use personal data to:

• Respond to enquiries and arrange introductory calls
• Provide information about our services where you have asked for it
• Operate, secure and improve the website
• Understand aggregate website performance through cookieless analytics
• Comply with legal obligations where applicable

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use enquiry data for unrelated marketing lists without a lawful basis and, where required, your consent.

Lawful bases

Under the UK GDPR, we typically rely on:

• Legitimate interests — responding to business enquiries, operating a secure website, and understanding aggregate site usage in a privacy-preserving way
• Consent — where you tick the form confirmation that we may store your details to reply, or where consent is otherwise required
• Contract — where processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering a contract, or to perform a contract with you
• Legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose information to meet a legal requirement

Who we share data with

We use trusted service providers to run the website and handle communications. Depending on how you interact with us, this may include:

• Resend — to deliver enquiry notification emails to our team
• Vercel — website hosting and related infrastructure
• Rybbit — cookieless website analytics
• Google — Maps embeds on our location pages only (loaded when you visit those pages)

These providers process data on our behalf or as independent controllers for their own services, subject to their own privacy terms. We only share what is needed for the relevant purpose.

How long we keep data

Enquiry submissions are kept for as long as needed to respond and manage the conversation, and for a reasonable period afterwards for business records and follow-up, unless a longer retention period is required by law or you ask us to delete the data sooner where we have no overriding reason to keep it.

Analytics data is retained according to our Rybbit configuration and is used in aggregate form for site performance insight.

International transfers

Some providers may process data outside the United Kingdom. Where that happens, we take steps appropriate under UK data protection law, such as using providers that offer suitable safeguards (for example standard contractual clauses) or operate under an adequacy decision.

Your rights

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

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request erasure in certain circumstances
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Data portability, where applicable
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise these rights, contact us via the contact form. You also have the right to complain to theInformation Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Children

Our website and services are aimed at businesses and professional contacts. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of the page shows when it was last revised. Significant changes will be reflected on this page.

Related policies

See also our cookie policy andwebsite terms.