Effective date: September 2026
1. Who I am
This website is operated by Ahmed Omar, trading as Ahmed Omar Studio.
Ahmed Omar Studio is an independent branding and website design studio based in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
For data protection purposes, Ahmed Omar is the controller of the personal information described in this Privacy Policy.
Website: https://www.ahmedomar.studio
Email: hello@ahmedomar.studio
2. What this policy covers
This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit this website, submit an enquiry, communicate with me or work with Ahmed Omar Studio.
3. Information I may collect
Information you provide
I may collect:
- Your name
- Your work email address
- Your company name or website, where provided
- Information included in a project enquiry
- Emails, documents and other correspondence you send
- Project, contractual and billing information if we work together
- Any other information you choose to provide
Please do not submit confidential information or sensitive personal information through the website contact form unless it is necessary and has been agreed in advance.
Information collected automatically
When you use the website, limited technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- Your Internet Protocol address
- Browser and device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited and approximate visit times
- Referring website
- Cookie preferences
- Information required to protect the website from spam, fraud and misuse
Information from other sources
In some cases, I may receive relevant business contact information from:
- The organisation you represent
- A professional referral
- A project partner
- Publicly available professional sources
4. How I use your information
I may use personal information to:
- Review and respond to project enquiries
- Understand your business and project requirements
- Prepare proposals, estimates and project agreements
- Deliver agreed services
- Manage client communication
- Issue invoices and maintain financial records
- Provide project support
- Protect the website and prevent spam or misuse
- Maintain and improve the website
- Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
- Meet legal, tax and regulatory obligations
I do not use information submitted through the contact form for unrelated marketing unless you separately choose to receive that communication.
I do not sell or rent personal information.
5. Lawful bases
Depending on the situation, I rely on one or more of the following lawful bases.
Contract
When processing is necessary to take steps at your request before entering into a contract, or to perform an agreement with you.
Legitimate interests
When processing is necessary to respond to business enquiries, manage professional relationships, operate the studio, maintain records, improve the website or protect it from misuse.
I consider whether these interests are proportionate and whether they could unfairly affect your rights.
Legal obligation
When information must be processed or retained to meet legal, accounting, tax or regulatory requirements.
Consent
When you have actively agreed to optional processing, such as nonessential cookies or future marketing communication. You may withdraw your consent at any time.
6. Cookies and similar technologies
The website may use essential cookies and similar technologies to:
- Operate correctly
- Remember privacy preferences
- Process forms
- Maintain security
- Prevent automated spam and abuse
The website is built and hosted using Webflow. Security services such as Cloudflare Turnstile may process technical information to determine whether a form submission is legitimate.
Embedded content, including videos hosted by YouTube or another provider, may receive technical information and place cookies when the content loads or when you interact with it.
Optional analytics, embedded media or other nonessential technologies will be used only with consent where required. You can accept, reject or change your preferences through the website’s cookie controls.
Your browser may also allow you to block or delete cookies. Some website functions may not work correctly if essential cookies are blocked.
7. Who receives your information
Personal information may be processed by trusted providers that support the operation of the studio and website, including:
- Webflow, for website hosting, content delivery and form processing
- Email, cloud storage and document management providers
- Security and spam prevention providers
- Video or embedded content providers
- Analytics providers, if analytics are enabled
- Accountants, legal advisers and other professional advisers
- Government bodies, regulators or law enforcement where legally required
These providers may process information only as required to provide their services or meet their own legal obligations.
8. International transfers
Some service providers, including Webflow, may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where required, transfers are protected through a recognised adequacy decision, approved contractual safeguards or another lawful transfer mechanism.
You may contact me at hello@ahmedomar.studio if you would like further information about the safeguards relevant to your information.
9. How long information is kept
I retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary.
Typical retention periods are:
- Enquiries that do not become projects: up to 24 months after the last meaningful communication
- Client correspondence, project records and agreements: up to 6 years after the project or relationship ends
- Invoices and financial records: for the period required by tax and accounting law
- Security and technical records: according to operational requirements and provider settings
- Cookie consent records: for as long as needed to demonstrate and respect your preferences
Information may be deleted sooner when it is no longer required. It may be retained for longer where necessary to meet a legal obligation or manage a legal claim.
10. How information is protected
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, loss or misuse.
However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your data protection rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Ask for inaccurate information to be corrected
- Ask for your information to be deleted
- Ask for processing to be restricted
- Receive certain information in a portable format
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Complain about how your information is being used
These rights are not absolute and may depend on the lawful basis and circumstances of the processing.
To exercise a right, email hello@ahmedomar.studio. I may need to verify your identity before completing the request.
12. Your right to object
You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
You also have an absolute right to object to the use of your personal information for direct marketing.
To object, email hello@ahmedomar.studio.
13. Complaints
Please contact me first if you have a concern about how your information has been handled.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office, the United Kingdom’s data protection regulator.
Website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
14. Automated decision making
I do not use personal information to make decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
15. Children
This website and its services are intended for businesses and professional users. They are not directed at children under the age of 16.
16. External websites
This website may contain links to websites operated by other organisations. I am not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Please review the privacy information provided by those websites.
17. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, services, providers or legal requirements change.
The effective date at the top of this page will be updated whenever material changes are made.
18. Contact
For privacy questions or requests, contact:
Ahmed Omar
Ahmed Omar Studio
Email: hello@ahmedomar.studio
Website: https://www.ahmedomar.studio
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom