Privacy Policy

Oxleaze Barn Last updated: June 2026

Oxleaze Barn ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit our website (www.oxleazeevents.com) or contact us about an event, how we use it, and the rights you have over it.

Who we are

Oxleaze Barn is a wedding and events venue located in Lechlade, Gloucestershire.

Contact: info@oxleazeevents.com | 01367 850838

What information we collect

Information you give us directly:

  • Name, email address and phone number when you submit an enquiry form

  • Details about your event (date, type of event, guest numbers, and anything else you tell us in your message)

Information collected automatically when you use our website:

  • Technical data such as your IP address, browser type, device type and operating system

  • Usage data such as the pages you visit, how long you spend on them, and how you arrived at our site

  • This data is collected via cookies and similar technologies — see our Cookie Policy for details

How we use your information

We use your information to:

  • Respond to your enquiry and discuss your event with you

  • Manage bookings and provide our services to you

  • Understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it

  • Measure the effectiveness of our advertising

  • Comply with legal obligations

Our lawful bases for processing

Under UK data protection law, we rely on the following lawful bases:

  • Contract — processing needed to respond to your enquiry, prepare a quote, or fulfil a booking

  • Legitimate interests — running and improving our website and our business, including analytics and measuring our marketing

  • Consent — where you have accepted non-essential cookies, or asked to receive marketing from us

  • Legal obligation — keeping records we are required to keep (e.g. for tax purposes)

Who we share your information with

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with:

  • Service providers who help us run our website and business, including Squarespace (website hosting and enquiry forms), Google (analytics and advertising) and Meta (advertising). These providers process data on our behalf or as independent controllers under their own privacy policies.

  • Our catering partner, Ross & Ross Events, where necessary to plan and deliver your event

  • Professional advisers and authorities where required by law

Some of these providers (Google, Meta, Squarespace) may transfer data outside the UK. Where this happens, transfers are protected by safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Agreement or UK adequacy regulations.

How long we keep your information

  • Enquiry details: up to 2 years after our last contact with you, unless you become a customer

  • Booking and contract records: 7 years, to meet legal and accounting requirements

  • Website analytics data: retained according to the periods set in our analytics tools (typically 2-14 months)

Your rights

Under UK GDPR you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you

  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information

  • Ask us to delete your information

  • Object to or restrict our processing of your information

  • Withdraw consent at any time, where we rely on consent

  • Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@oxleazeevents.com. We will respond within one month.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you are unhappy with how we have handled your data.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. For full details of what we use and how to manage them, please see our [Cookie Policy].

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the date of last update shown above.