The short version
Nothing on this site tracks you unless you say yes. If you accept the banner, we use Google Analytics to see which pages and which Google ads bring people here. If you say no, or ignore it, nothing from Google loads and no cookie is set. Beyond that, the only personal information we hold is what you type into one of our two forms, or give when you book a call, on purpose.
Who we are
Forvr Studios is the trading name of Rory Wilkie, an individual sole trader working from Reading, England. Forvr Studios is the data controller for the information described on this page.
You can reach us about anything on this page at hello@forvr.org.
What we collect
Information you send us
There are two forms on this site and a booking calendar. Everything they collect is information you choose to give.
- The contact form. Your name, your email address, your brand name if you give one, a budget range if you pick one, and your message.
- The booking calendar. On the book a call page, Calendly collects your name, your email address, the time you pick and your answers to its questions, so the call can go in both our diaries.
- The free trial form. What your brand sells, your name, your email address, your brand name, your brand's Instagram handle, the product you want the work built around, what product photography you already have, and any timing you mention.
Both forms carry a hidden field that automated spam bots fill in and people do not. We use it only to throw away spam.
Information collected automatically
Only if you accept the banner, Google Analytics records which pages you view, roughly where you are, what device you use, which ad or search brought you here, and whether you sent a form or booked a call. We use it to see which pages and ads work. Personalised advertising is switched off, so it is not used to follow you around with ads. Our hosting provider sees your IP address and browser details in its server logs, as any web server does. We host our own fonts and scripts, and the book a call page loads Calendly so you can pick a time.
Cookies and browser storage
If you accept, Google Analytics sets its own cookies (named _ga) to recognise a returning visitor. If you do not, we set none. Your choice itself is stored in your browser as forvrConsent so we do not ask again, and the book a call page loads Calendly, which sets cookies it needs to run the calendar. A few older pages also store a value named forvrPass in session storage so the page transition animation knows to play; it contains nothing about you and disappears when you close the tab.
Who else sees your information
| Service | What it does | What it sees |
|---|---|---|
| Formspree | Receives our form submissions and emails them to us | Everything you typed into the form, plus your IP address |
| Google Analytics | Measures visits and which ads work, only if you accept | The pages you view, your device and rough location, and how you arrived |
| Calendly | Runs the booking calendar | Your name, email, the time you book and your answers |
| Vercel | Hosts the site | Your IP address and browser details, as server logs |
| Our email provider | Hosts hello@forvr.org | Any enquiry once it reaches our inbox |
We do not sell your information, we do not share it with advertisers, and we do not add you to any marketing list you did not ask for.
Why we are allowed to hold it
Under UK GDPR we rely on two lawful bases. When you send an enquiry we process it to take steps at your request before entering into a contract. Beyond that we rely on legitimate interests, specifically running a small studio, answering the people who contact it, and keeping records of the work we have quoted for. We think that is what you would reasonably expect when you fill in a form asking us to get in touch. Analytics is different: it runs only on your consent, which you can withdraw at any time with the link above.
How long we keep it
- Enquiries that do not become projects. Deleted within 24 months.
- Enquiries that do become projects. Kept for the life of the project and then for six years afterwards, because UK tax and accounting rules require us to keep business records for that long.
- Spam. Deleted immediately.
Information leaving the UK
Formspree, Calendly and Google are based in the United States, so anything you send through a form or a booking, and analytics data if you accept it, is processed there. That transfer relies on the UK’s approved safeguards, which for US providers usually means the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses. If you never submit a form, never book, and do not accept analytics, nothing about you leaves the UK.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you have the right to ask us for a copy of what we hold about you, to have it corrected, to have it deleted, to restrict or object to how we use it, and to receive it in a portable format. Email hello@forvr.org and we will answer within one month.
If you are not happy with how we have handled it, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We would rather you told us first so we can fix it.
Children
This site is aimed at brands and the people who run them. It is not directed at anyone under 18 and we do not knowingly collect information about children.
Changes
If we change how any of this works, we will change this page and update the date at the top. If the change is significant and we hold your details, we will tell you directly.
Contact
Forvr Studios, Reading, England
hello@forvr.org
This policy describes how forvr.org actually behaves today, checked against the site's own code. It is written in plain English rather than legal language, and it is not legal advice. If Forvr Studios later incorporates as a limited company, this page will be updated with the registered company details.