Privacy Policy

CB Operating Partners (trading name of CB Consultancy Services Ltd)

Last updated: June 2026

1. Who we are

CB Operating Partners is the trading name of CB Consultancy Services Ltd, a professional services business based in Birmingham, UK. This website is operated by Chris Barber.

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at chris@cboperatingpartners.co.uk.

2. What personal data we collect

We only collect personal data when you choose to submit our contact form. The form asks for:

  • Your first name and last name

  • Your email address

  • Your phone number (optional)

  • Your message

We do not collect any other personal data. We do not run a newsletter, we do not use tracking pixels, and we do not collect payment or financial information.

Squarespace platform data

This website is hosted on Squarespace. As part of normal website operation, Squarespace may collect certain technical data automatically — such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited — for the purpose of operating and maintaining the site. This data is collected and processed by Squarespace, not by us directly. Please see Squarespace's own privacy policy for full details.

3. How we use your data

We use the information you submit through our contact form solely to respond to your enquiry. We will not use your details to send you marketing communications, and we will not share, sell, or pass your data to any other organisation for their own purposes.

4. Our legal basis for processing

Under the UK GDPR, we must have a valid legal basis for processing your personal data. When you submit an enquiry through our contact form, we rely on legitimate interests — specifically, the mutual legitimate interest in communicating about a potential business engagement that you have chosen to initiate. We have assessed that this processing is unlikely to cause you any harm, and that your interests and rights do not override our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.

5. How long we keep your data

We retain contact form enquiries for 12 months from the date of receipt, after which we delete them. We keep data for this period in case follow-up correspondence is needed. If you would like us to delete your data sooner, please contact us using the details in section 1 and we will do so promptly.

6. Third-party services

Squarespace

Our website is hosted and operated through Squarespace Inc, a US-based company. When you submit our contact form, your data is processed and stored on Squarespace's servers. Squarespace acts as a data processor on our behalf. Data may be transferred to and stored in the United States under appropriate safeguards, including standard contractual clauses. More information is available at squarespace.com/privacy.

LinkedIn

Our website contains a link to Chris Barber's LinkedIn profile. This is an outbound link only — clicking it will take you to LinkedIn's own website, which is governed by LinkedIn's privacy policy. We do not share any of your personal data with LinkedIn.

7. Your rights under UK GDPR

You have the following rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you:

  • Access — you can ask us for a copy of the data we hold about you.

  • Rectification — you can ask us to correct data that is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Erasure — you can ask us to delete your data (subject to any legal obligations we may have to retain it).

  • Restriction — you can ask us to restrict how we process your data in certain circumstances.

  • Objection — you can object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at chris@cboperatingpartners.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK's data protection regulator:

Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
ico.org.uk | 0303 123 1113

We would, however, appreciate the opportunity to address any concerns directly before you contact the ICO.

8. Cookies

Squarespace sets a small number of functional and session cookies on this website. These are strictly necessary for the site to operate correctly — for example, to remember your session as you navigate between pages. CB Operating Partners does not set any marketing, advertising, or third-party tracking cookies.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the revised version on this page and update the "last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact:

Chris Barber
CB Operating Partners (trading name of CB Consultancy Services Ltd)
Birmingham, UK
chris@cboperatingpartners.co.uk