Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Ground Up Consulting ("we," "us," "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect through this website, why we collect it, and what rights you have over it.
Who we are
Ground Up Consulting provides consultancy services to the affordable housing and public sector markets, and a separate AI training programme. This website is groundupconsulting.co.uk.
What data we collect
Contact form submissions. When you get in touch through our Contact page, we collect your name, email address, and any message content you provide.
Website usage data. We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. This includes information such as pages visited, time spent on the site, approximate location (country or city level), device type, and how you arrived at the site. This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
Cookies. This site uses cookies, including those set by Google Analytics, to collect the usage data described above. See our Cookie Policy for full details on the cookies we use and how to manage your preferences.
Why we collect this data
To respond to enquiries made through the Contact page
To understand how the website is used, so we can improve it
To meet our own legitimate business interests in operating and promoting our consultancy services
Who we share data with
We use the following third-party services to operate this website, each of which processes data on our behalf:
Google Analytics, for website usage analysis
Squarespace, our website hosting and content management platform
Microsoft 365, for email correspondence if you contact us directly
We do not sell or rent your personal data to any third party.
International data transfers
Google Analytics may process data on servers located outside the UK, including in the United States. Google provides appropriate safeguards for this under UK data protection law.
How long we keep data
Contact form enquiries are retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and follow up on your enquiry. Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's standard retention settings.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
Access the personal data we hold about you
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict how we use your data
Request a copy of your data in a portable format
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at ola.onabajo@groundupconsulting.co.uk or fiona.astin@groundupconsulting.co.uk.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, contact us at ola.onabajo@groundupconsulting.co.uk or fiona.astin@groundupconsulting.co.uk.