Privacy Policy

    Last updated: 2 September 2026

    Who I Am

    This website is operated by Half Day Thursdays Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. I'm Eliot Prince, the sole director, and eliotprince.com is my personal site. The company is the data controller for the information described below.

    CompanyHalf Day Thursdays Ltd
    Company number17376771
    Registered office11 Daniell Street, Truro, TR1 2DN, United Kingdom
    Contacthey@eliotprince.com

    This policy explains how I collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit eliotprince.com. Half Day Thursdays Ltd also operates halfdaythursdays.com, which has its own policy covering the masterclass and the paid programmes.

    What I Collect

    When you subscribe to the newsletter or download something free, I collect your email address and your first name if you give it. That is stored by Kit, my email provider, along with a record of what you opened and clicked.

    When you email me, I keep the email and your address so I can reply and pick up the thread next time.

    When you visit the site, Google Analytics collects pages visited, time on site, referring source, device type and approximate location from your IP address, but only if you have agreed to analytics cookies. This is not anonymous data. Analytics sets an identifier that links your visits together over time, which makes it personal data under UK law even though I never see your name attached to it. If you decline, none of it is collected.

    I do not buy personal data from anyone and I will never sell, rent or share your email address.

    How I Use Your Information, and My Lawful Basis

    What I doLawful basis
    Send you the weekly newsletter, AI recipes and resourcesConsent, which you can withdraw at any time
    Tell you occasionally about products or services I offerConsent
    Reply when you email meLegitimate interests
    Understand how the site is used so I can improve itConsent, given through the cookie banner
    Keep records accurate and accounts in orderLegal obligation, and legitimate interests

    I do not use analytics data for advertising and I do not share it with anyone.

    Affiliate Links

    Some pages contain affiliate links. If you click one and buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These are tools I use and recommend, and I link to them whether or not there is a commission on offer. The companies behind those links collect their own data when you visit their sites, governed by their own privacy policies rather than this one.

    Cookies

    Essential cookies keep the site working and remember your cookie choices. They do not track you.

    Analytics cookies only load if you agree. When you first visit you will see a banner. Google Analytics does not run until you accept, and you can change your mind at any time through the cookie settings link in the footer.

    CookieSet byWhat it doesHow long
    _gaGoogle AnalyticsTells one visitor apart from another2 years
    _ga_[container id]Google AnalyticsKeeps the session state2 years
    _gidGoogle AnalyticsTells one visitor apart from another24 hours
    Consent cookieThis siteRemembers what you chose on the banner12 months

    You can also block or delete cookies in your browser, and Google offers an opt-out add-on.

    Third-Party Services

    This site uses the following third-party services that may process your data:

    WhoWhat forWhere
    KitEmail marketing. kit.com/privacyUnited States
    Google AnalyticsWebsite analytics. policies.google.com/privacyUnited States
    ReplitWebsite hosting. replit.com/site/privacyUnited States

    Each only gets what it needs to do its job, and each is bound by terms that limit what it can do with your data.

    Sending Data Outside the UK

    All three companies above are based in the United States. Where your data leaves the UK it is covered either by the UK's adequacy decision for the US Data Privacy Framework, where the provider is certified, or by the International Data Transfer Agreement. Email me if you want to know which applies to a specific provider.

    Data Retention

    I keep your email address for as long as you stay subscribed. If you unsubscribe, you come off the active list and I keep a minimal suppression record so I do not email you again by accident. Emails you send me are kept for three years. Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months.

    Security

    Access to this data is limited to me. Accounts use strong unique passwords and two-factor authentication wherever the provider supports it. No system is perfectly secure, but if something happens that puts you at risk I will tell you, and the ICO, within 72 hours of finding out.

    Unsubscribing

    Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom and it works immediately. Once you unsubscribe I stop sending, and Kit may keep anonymised records for its own analytics.

    Your Rights Under UK GDPR

    Under UK data protection law you can ask me to:

    • give you a copy of the personal data I hold about you
    • correct anything that is wrong
    • delete it
    • restrict what I do with it
    • send it to you or another provider in a portable format
    • stop processing it where I am relying on legitimate interests
    • stop using it for marketing, which I will always do, no questions asked

    You can also withdraw consent at any time, for emails or for cookies, without affecting anything done before you withdrew it.

    Email hey@eliotprince.com and I will respond within one month. There is no charge unless a request is clearly excessive or repetitive.

    Complaints

    Come to me first at hey@eliotprince.com and I will try to sort it.

    Changes to This Policy

    I may update this policy from time to time. Any changes get posted here with an updated date. If a change is significant, I will tell subscribers by email.