Privacy policy.

Effective Date: 17.07.2025

At E3 Sports Events (trading as Laine8 Events) ("we", "us", or "our"), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share personal data when you visit or interact with our website www.laine8events.co.uk.

 

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following types of personal data:

  • Personal identifiers: name, email address (submitted via contact forms or newsletter sign-ups)

  • Usage data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent (collected through cookies and analytics tools like Google Analytics)

2. How We Collect Your Data

We collect your data through:

  • Contact forms on our website

  • Newsletter subscription forms

  • Cookies and tracking technologies, including Google Analytics

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries and provide customer service

  • To send marketing emails (only if you’ve opted in)

  • To improve our website and services through analytics

  • To comply with legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data under the following legal bases:

  • Consent – when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit personal data voluntarily

  • Legitimate interests – such as responding to enquiries or improving our website

  • Legal obligation – when required to retain records or comply with UK law

5. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

  • Google Analytics, to understand website usage patterns (data is anonymised)

  • Service providers who help us operate our website or manage email communications, under data processing agreements

6. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

7. Your Data Rights (UK GDPR)

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate data

  • Request erasure of your data (“right to be forgotten”)

  • Object to or restrict our processing

  • Withdraw your consent at any time (if processing was based on consent)

  • Lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

To exercise these rights, contact us at: info@laine8events.co.uk

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience and analyse website performance. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more, see our [Cookie Policy].

9. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or your data, contact:

E3 Sports Events (t/a Laine8 Events)
Email: info@laine8events.co.uk
Website: www.laine8events.co.uk
Registered in the UK

12. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.”