Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026. This policy is a draft and should be reviewed by a qualified adviser before launch.

Eastbourne Markets (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it and the rights you have under UK data protection law including the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

Eastbourne Markets operates the markets held in Eastbourne town centre and this website at eastbournemarkets.co.uk. For any privacy queries you can contact us at info@edeal.org.uk or on 01323 671660.

Information we collect

We may collect and process the following information:

Details you provide when you contact us or apply to become a trader, such as your name, email address, telephone number and business details. Information you give us when you complete a form on this website. Technical information such as your IP address, browser type and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics.

How we use your information

We use your information to respond to your enquiries, to process trader applications, to manage and improve the markets and this website and to send you information you have requested. We will only use your information for the purposes for which it was provided.

Legal basis for processing

We rely on your consent, our legitimate interests in running the markets and the performance of any agreement we have with you as the lawful bases for processing your personal information.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with the partner organisations who help run the markets including Your Eastbourne BID, Edeal and Eastbourne ECO Action Network, and with service providers who support this website, only where necessary and under appropriate safeguards.

Cookies

This website uses cookies to help it function and to understand how visitors use it. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how the website works.

Data retention

We keep your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy or as required by law.

Your rights

You have the right to access your personal information, to ask us to correct or delete it, to object to or restrict our use of it and to request that we transfer it. To exercise any of these rights please contact us at info@edeal.org.uk. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.