Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2/6/2026


1. Who We Are

Funky Fridays is a crew catering company specialising in film, TV, HETV and live event catering across the UK.

Data Controller: Funky Fridays 14 Primrose Drive Ripon, North Yorkshire England, HG4 1EY

Contact: Email: hello@funkyfridays.co.uk Website: www.funkyfridays.co.uk

If you have any questions about how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the details above.


2. What This Policy Covers

This policy explains how Funky Fridays collects, uses, and protects personal data when you visit our website (www.funkyfridays.co.uk), contact us directly, or interact with our services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.


3. Data We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

We may collect personal data that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Complete an enquiry or contact form on our website
  • Email or call us directly
  • Engage with us regarding catering services or bookings

This may include your name, email address, phone number, company name, and any other information you choose to share.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain data is collected automatically through cookies and similar tracking technologies. This includes your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on the site, and referring URLs. Please see Section 7 (Cookie Policy) for full details.


4. How We Use Your Data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

  • To respond to enquiries – to answer questions and follow up on service requests
  • To fulfil contracts – to manage bookings and deliver our catering services
  • To improve our website – to analyse how visitors use our site and improve user experience
  • To advertise our services – to show relevant adverts on Facebook and Google platforms to people who have previously visited our website
  • To comply with legal obligations – where we are required to process data by law

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following lawful bases:

Purpose Legal Basis
Responding to enquiries and service requests Legitimate interests / Contract
Delivering booked catering services Contract
Website analytics Legitimate interests
Advertising / remarketing Legitimate interests
Legal compliance Legal obligation

Where we rely on legitimate interests, we have balanced our interests against your rights and are satisfied that our use of your data is proportionate and does not override your interests or fundamental rights.


6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in running our website and business, including:

  • Google – for website analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google Tag Manager)
  • Meta (Facebook) – for advertising and remarketing services
  • Krystal – for website hosting

These providers process data on our behalf and are bound by data processing agreements. They are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.

We may also disclose your data if required to do so by law or to protect our legal rights.


7. Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to help it function properly and to help us understand how people use it. This section explains what cookies we use, why, and how you can control them.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your browser and remember certain information.

Cookie Categories We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.

Cookie Duration Description
elementor Never (session) Used by the Elementor WordPress theme. Allows the website owner to implement or change website content in real-time.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Cookie Duration Description
_ga 1 year, 1 month, 4 days Set by Google Analytics. Calculates visitor, session and campaign data and tracks site usage for analytics reporting. Stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors.
ga* 1 year, 1 month, 4 days Set by Google Analytics. Stores and counts page views.

Marketing & Advertising Cookies

These cookies are set by third-party advertising platforms to show you relevant adverts on other sites after you have visited ours.

Cookie Duration Description
_fbp 3 months Set by Facebook. Used to display advertisements on Facebook and on platforms powered by Facebook advertising to users who have visited our website.
_gcl_au 3 months Set by Google Tag Manager. Used to measure and improve the effectiveness of advertising on websites using Google’s advertising services.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit our website, you will be asked to consent to the use of non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time within your web browser’s Settings or Preferences 

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our website. For guidance on managing cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

To opt out of Facebook advertising cookies, visit Facebook’s Ad Preferences.


8. Data Retention

We will only keep your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

  • Enquiry and contact data – retained for [12 months / as appropriate] after last contact
  • Client and booking records – retained for 6 years in line with HMRC requirements
  • Analytics and cookie data – retained for the durations listed in the cookie table above

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Right of access – you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right to rectification – you can ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
  • Right to erasure – you can ask us to delete your data in certain circumstances
  • Right to restrict processing – you can ask us to limit how we use your data
  • Right to data portability – you can request your data in a machine-readable format
  • Right to object – you can object to our processing where we rely on legitimate interests
  • Rights related to automated decision-making – we do not use automated decision-making or profiling

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@funkyfridays.co.uk.

We will respond to all valid requests within one month. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.


10. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection:

Information Commissioner’s Office Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF Tel: 0303 123 1113 Website: www.ico.org.uk

We would, however, appreciate the chance to address your concerns before you contact the ICO, so please reach out to us first.


11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.


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