1. Who We Are
JetPages (jetpages.com) is a UK-based online directory and community platform focused on African and Caribbean businesses, events, and cultural content across the United Kingdom.
For the purposes of UK data protection law, JetPages is the data controller responsible for your personal data.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
When you register as a site user
- Name (first name, surname, display name)
- Email address
- Username and encrypted password
- Postcode (optional)
- IP address at registration
- Date and time of registration
When you register a business
- Business name, address, telephone number
- Business category and description
- Website URL and contact email
When you use the site
- Saved events — which events you have bookmarked
- Business votes — your thumbs up / thumbs down on business listings
- Event submissions — details of any events you submit for listing
- World Cup predictions — your prediction game entries
- Log-in activity — date, time, and IP address of each login
When you subscribe to the email digest
- Email address
- Preferred city / location
- Date, time, and page of consent
Automatically collected data
- Browser type and operating system
- Pages visited, time spent, links clicked (via Google Analytics — only with your consent)
- IP address
- Cookie identifiers (see Section 6)
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
| Purpose | Data used |
|---|
| Providing and managing your account | Name, email, username, password |
| Displaying your business listing | Business name, address, telephone, description |
| Sending the weekly events digest | Email address, location preference |
| Personalising your experience (saved events, votes) | User ID, event/business IDs |
| Preventing spam and abuse (SAPTCHA) | IP address, session data |
| Improving the site (analytics) | Anonymised usage data — consent required |
| Serving relevant advertisements | Cookie identifiers — consent required |
| Responding to your enquiries and SAR requests | Name, email, request details |
| Legal compliance | Any data required by law |
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Contract — processing necessary to provide the service you signed up for (account management, business listings)
- Legitimate interests — security, fraud prevention, site improvement (where this does not override your rights)
- Consent — email marketing, analytics cookies, advertising cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legal obligation — where required by UK law
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:
- Google LLC — Google Analytics (usage statistics, with your consent) and Google AdSense (advertising, with your consent). Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
- InMobi — our consent management platform (CMP). InMobi's privacy policy: inmobi.com/privacy-policy
- Hosting provider — our web hosting company processes data to deliver the website (data stored in the UK/EEA)
- Legal authorities — if required to comply with a legal obligation
All third-party processors are bound by data processing agreements and are required to protect your data.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to make the site work and (with your consent) to measure usage and serve advertising. Please see our full Cookie Policy for details of every cookie we use, what it does, and how long it lasts.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in our footer.
7. How Long We Keep Your Data
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|
| Active user account | For as long as your account is active |
| Inactive user account | Deleted after 3 years of inactivity (you will be notified) |
| Business listing | Until the business owner requests removal |
| Email digest subscription | Until you unsubscribe |
| Event submissions | 2 years after the event date |
| Votes and saved events | Deleted when your account is deleted |
| Login logs | 90 days |
| SAR records | 3 years (legal compliance) |
8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — ask us to delete your data
- Right to restrict processing — ask us to pause how we use your data
- Right to data portability — receive your data in a portable format
- Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, use our Subject Access Request form or email info@jetpages.com. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): ico.org.uk or call 0303 123 1113.
Logged-in users can manage their data directly in the
Privacy Centre — download your data, change marketing preferences, or delete your account.
9. Children's Privacy
JetPages is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and notify registered users by email where appropriate. Continued use of JetPages after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
