Alliance Bridge ("Alliance Bridge", "we", "us") respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you use https://alliancebridge.agency or apply to work with us, why we collect it, and your rights under the UK GDPR, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
1. Who we are
The data controller is Alliance Bridge, registered in England and Wales under company number [number], with its registered office at 16 The Pasture, Crawley RH10 7AN, United Kingdom. You can contact us about privacy at contact@alliancebridge.agency. [If applicable: our Data Protection Officer / EU representative is [name, contact].]
2. Data we collect
- Brand applications: name, work email, company, website, industry, ad budget range, profit margin range (optional), platforms, target markets, challenges, goals and referral source.
- Expert applications: name, email, country, experience, platforms, spend managed, niches, portfolio links, availability and your acceptance of our compensation model.
- Contact messages: name, email and the content of your message.
- Engagement data: contracts, account access records, performance reports and payment details needed to deliver our services.
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through essential cookies and, only with your consent, analytics cookies.
3. How and why we use it
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Reviewing applications and responding to enquiries | Steps prior to entering a contract; legitimate interests |
| Vetting experts and matching them with brands | Legitimate interests; performance of a contract |
| Managing contracts, reporting, invoicing and payouts | Performance of a contract; legal obligation |
| Website analytics | Consent |
| Marketing emails (where you opt in) | Consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
4. Sharing your data
We never sell your data. We share it only:
- Between matched brands and experts, limited to what is needed to evaluate and run an engagement, and under NDA;
- With service providers who help us operate (for example hosting, email, CRM, our payment processor Stripe), under data processing agreements;
- Where required by law or to protect our legal rights.
5. International transfers
Where data is transferred outside the UK or EEA, we rely on adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses (and the UK Addendum) to keep it protected.
6. How long we keep it
Unsuccessful applications are kept for up to [12 months] and then deleted. Engagement and financial records are kept for [6 years] to meet legal and tax obligations. Enquiries are kept for up to [24 months].
7. Your rights
You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict or object to the processing of your data, to data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, email contact@alliancebridge.agency. You also have the right to complain to your data protection authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk).
8. Security
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encryption in transit, access controls and least-privilege account access, to protect your data.
9. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above shows when it last changed.