1. INTRODUCTION
This Privacy Policy explains how Jumpstarters Podcast (“we,” “our,” or “us”) collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal data. This policy applies to information we collect from:
• Guests who appear on our podcast.
• Visitors to our website, https://jumpstarterspodcast.com.
• Subscribers to our newsletter or other marketing communications.
By providing your personal data to us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
2. DATA CONTROLLER
For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the data controller is:
Antonia Okeke
3. THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
WE COLLECT DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES:
PODCAST GUESTS:
• Types of Data: Full name, email address, professional background/biographical information, voice recording, video recording.
• Purpose: To produce, publish, distribute, and promote the podcast episode and related content (e.g., social media clips, transcripts).
• Legal Basis: Performance of a Contract (the Guest Release Agreement) and Legitimate Interests (for marketing the podcast).
WEBSITE VISITORS:
• Types of Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and data collected via cookies and similar technologies.
• Purpose: To analyse website traffic, improve user experience, and ensure website security.
• Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests (to maintain and improve our website) and Consent (for non-essential cookies).
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS:
• Types of Data: Email address, name (optional).
• Purpose: To send you newsletters, updates, and marketing communications about the podcast.
• Legal Basis: Consent (which you can withdraw at any time by unsubscribing).
4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We will not sell your personal data. We may share your data with the following third-party service providers who assist in our operations:
• Hosting & Recording Platforms: (e.g., Riverside.fm, Zoom, Buzzsprout, Acast) to record and distribute the podcast.
• Email Marketing Services: (e.g., Mailchimp, ConvertKit) to manage our newsletter list.
• Social Media Platforms: (e.g., Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn) to promote podcast episodes and clips.
• Cloud Storage & Analytics: (e.g., Google Drive, Google Analytics) to store data and analyse website traffic.
All our third-party providers are required to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.
5. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some of our third-party service providers may be based outside the UK. Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the UK, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:
• We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data.
• We use specific contracts approved for use in the UK which give personal data the same protection it has in the UK.
6. DATA RETENTION
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.
• Guest Data: We will retain the recordings and associated data indefinitely, as necessary to exercise our rights under the perpetual licence granted in the Guest Release Agreement.
• Newsletter Subscriber Data: We will retain your data until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it.
• Website Analytics Data: We retain this data for the period set by our analytics provider.
7. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
Under UK data protection law, you have rights including:
• Your right of access – You have the right to ask us for copies of your personal data.
• Your right to rectification – You have the right to ask us to rectify personal data you think is inaccurate.
• Your right to erasure – You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Your right to restriction of processing – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Your right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Your right to data portability – You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal data you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
You are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us at info@jumpstarterspodcast.com to make a data subject request.
8. HOW WE PROTECT YOUR DATA
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal data to those who have a genuine business need to know it.
9. COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, but this may impair the functionality of the website.
10. HOW TO COMPLAIN
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us at info@jumpstarterspodcast.com with the subject line “personal data”.
You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.
The ICO’s address:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline number: 0303 123 1113
ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk