Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Coastal IQ ("we", "us") handles personal data when you use our website and demand-forecasting service for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who we are
Coastal IQ is a free local demand-forecasting service operated by Invest BCP. For any privacy questions, or to exercise your data rights, contact us at hello@investbcp.co.uk.
2. What data we collect
- Email address — only if you choose to sign up for the free weekly briefing or email alerts.
- Basic technical data — standard server logs (such as IP address and browser type) generated automatically when you visit, used to keep the service secure and reliable.
You can browse the dashboard, forecast, weather, events, actions and alerts without providing any personal data or creating an account.
3. How we use your data
- To send the weekly briefing or alerts you have requested.
- To operate, secure and improve the service.
- To respond to enquiries you send us.
We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for third-party advertising.
4. Legal basis
Where you sign up for emails, our legal basis is your consent, which you can withdraw at any time. Where we keep basic logs to run the service securely, our legal basis is our legitimate interests.
5. Sharing and processors
We use trusted service providers to host the site and deliver email (for example, our hosting provider and email delivery provider). These providers process data only on our instructions. We may share data where required by law.
6. Data retention
We keep email subscription data only for as long as you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email, or by contacting us.
7. Your rights
Under UK data protection law you have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the use of your personal data, and to object to processing or withdraw consent. To exercise any of these rights, email hello@investbcp.co.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
8. Cookies
We use only essential cookies. For full details, see our Cookie Policy.
9. Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above shows when it was last changed.