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Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 2026
The Development Kitchen respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
The Development Kitchen is a trading name of Liam Kellard, sole trader.
1. Who we are
The Development Kitchen provides food innovation, product development and operational consultancy services.
Contact details
The Development Kitchen
Unit 2, Nene Court, The Embankment
Wellingborough
NN8 1LD
Email: liam@the-development-kitchen.com
Telephone: 07393 426017
2. Information we may collect
We may collect personal information including:
Your name
Business or company name
Job title
Email address
Telephone number
Business address
Information you provide through our website or enquiry forms
Information you provide during calls, meetings or projects
Correspondence between you and The Development Kitchen
Information necessary for quotations, contracts, invoicing and payment
Basic technical or website usage information where applicable
We only collect information that is reasonably necessary for operating the business and providing our services.
3. How we use your information
We may use your information to:
Respond to enquiries
Arrange meetings and discovery calls
Prepare proposals and quotations
Provide consultancy and development services
Manage client projects
Communicate with clients and prospective clients
Issue invoices and maintain financial records
Improve our services and website
Meet legal, tax and regulatory obligations
Protect our legitimate business interests
4. Our lawful basis
Depending on the circumstances, we process personal information because:
It is necessary to take steps before entering into a contract;
It is necessary to perform a contract with you;
We have a legitimate business interest in communicating with clients, prospective clients and business contacts;
We need to comply with a legal obligation; or
You have provided consent where consent is required.
5. Marketing
We may occasionally contact existing clients or appropriate business contacts about relevant services or developments where permitted by law.
Where consent is required, we will obtain it.
You can ask us to stop sending marketing communications at any time by contacting:
liam@the-development-kitchen.com
6. Sharing your information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the business, including providers of:
Website hosting
Cloud storage
Customer relationship management systems
Accounting or bookkeeping services
Payment and banking services
Professional advisers
We may also disclose information where required by law.
We expect third-party providers handling personal information on our behalf to protect it appropriately.
7. International transfers
Some technology and cloud service providers may process information outside the UK.
Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place as required by applicable data protection law.
8. How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including meeting legal, accounting and tax requirements.
Client and transaction records may be retained for the periods required by applicable UK law.
Enquiry and prospective-client information will be periodically reviewed and deleted when it is no longer reasonably required.
9. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
10. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, UK data protection law may give you rights relating to your personal information, including rights to:
Access your information
Correct inaccurate information
Request deletion
Restrict certain processing
Object to certain processing
Request transfer of your information
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise your rights, contact:
liam@the-development-kitchen.com
11. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve them.
You also have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as the business, website or legal requirements change.
The latest version will be published on this website.