Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28th November 2025

1. Who we are

This website is operated by M C Racing 53 (Max Chambers) (“we”, “us”, “our”). 

We promote and manage motorbike racing sponsorship opportunities for businesses to sponsor Max to advertise their brand.

We are the “data controller” of the personal information we collect via this website.

Contact details:

• Name: Max Chambers (M C Racing 53)
  
  

• Email: maxchambers53@gmail.com
  
  

• Phone: 07562355601
  
  

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we use your personal data, you can contact us using the details above.

If you are in the UK, you also have the right to raise concerns with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection regulator. Information Commissioner's Office

2. Personal data we collect

We only collect personal information that we need in connection with racing sponsorship enquiries and managing our relationship with sponsors.

2.1 Information you provide directly

When you contact us (for example via a contact form, email or social media), we may collect:

• Name
  
  

• Email address
  
  

• Telephone number
  
  

• Company/organisation (if applicable)
  
  

• Details of your enquiry (e.g. your interest in sponsorship, budget, preferred package)
  
  

• Any other information you choose to provide
  
  

2.2 Website and technical data

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address
  
  

• Browser type and version
  
  

• Device type and operating system
  
  

• Pages visited, time and date of visit, time spent on pages
  
  

• Referring website (if applicable)
  
  

We may also use cookies or similar technologies to help the site work properly and to understand how visitors use it. See Section 7 (Cookies) below.

3. How we use your personal data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

1. Responding to enquiries
   
   

   • To read, respond to and manage any messages you send us.
     
     

2. Providing sponsorship information
   
   

   • To send you information about our racing sponsorship packages and discuss potential sponsorship arrangements.
     
     

3. Managing sponsor relationships
   
   

   • To set up and manage sponsorship relationships (e.g. invoicing, recording sponsorship details, arranging logo placements).
     
     

4. Website operation and improvement
   
   

   • To operate, maintain and improve our website, including troubleshooting and analytics.
     
     

5. Legal and regulatory obligations
   
   

   • To comply with legal or regulatory requirements (for example, tax and accounting rules, responding to lawful requests from authorities).
     
     

6. Protecting our rights
   
   

   • To protect or defend our legal rights, property and safety, and those of others.
     
     

We do not sell your personal data.

4. Our legal bases for using your data (UK & EU visitors)

If you are in the UK or the European Economic Area, we must have a lawful basis to use your personal data under the UK GDPR / EU GDPR - LegalVision UK We rely on:

• Legitimate interests – for:
  
  

  • Responding to your enquiries
    
    

  • Promoting and managing sponsorships
    
    

  • Operating and protecting our website and business
    We only rely on this where our interests are not overridden by your rights.
    
    

• Contract or steps before entering a contract – for:
  
  

  • Discussing, agreeing and managing sponsorship agreements where you or your company are a sponsor or potential sponsor.
    
    

• Legal obligations – for:
  
  

  • Keeping records required by law (e.g. tax and accounting records).
    
    

• Consent – for:
  
  

  • Optional activities where we ask for your clear permission (for example, if we ever send marketing communications you did not specifically request, or non-essential cookies where required).
    You can withdraw your consent at any time (see Section 9).
    
    

5. Who we share your personal data with

We may share your personal data with:

1. Service providers
   
   

   • Google – our website is hosted on Google Sites, which is provided by Google. Google acts as our service provider (sometimes called a “processor”) and may process data such as IP addresses and basic technical information to deliver and secure the website.
     
     

   • Email and IT service providers – for sending and receiving emails and storing data securely.
     
     

2. Professional advisers
   
   

   • Accountants, lawyers or other professional advisers where necessary, for example to comply with our legal obligations or to manage sponsorship agreements.
     
     

3. Authorities and regulators
   
   

   • Law enforcement, courts, regulators or other public authorities if we are required to do so by law or to protect our rights or those of others.
     
     

We do not allow our service providers to use your personal data for their own marketing.

6. How long we keep your data

We keep your personal data only for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes described in this policy, including for legal, accounting or reporting requirements. In particular:

• Enquiry data: typically kept for up to [12–24 months] after our last contact with you, unless a sponsorship arrangement is agreed.
  
  

• Sponsor relationship data: kept for the duration of the sponsorship and for at least [6–7 years] afterwards, as required by tax and accounting rules.
  
  

• Technical and analytics data: kept for shorter periods as necessary for security, troubleshooting and analytics, in line with our service providers’ retention policies.
  
  

We may keep data for longer if there is a dispute, investigation or legal claim that requires it.

7. Cookies and similar technologies

Our website may use cookies (small text files placed on your device) and similar technologies to:

• Make the site work correctly and securely
  
  

• Remember some of your preferences
  
  

• Understand how visitors use our website (for example, page views and time spent on pages)
  
  

On a simple Google Sites page, many cookies will be “strictly necessary” for the site to function. If we use any non-essential cookies (for example, for detailed analytics or advertising), we will:

• Provide clear information about those cookies; and
  
  

• Ask for your consent where required by law before placing them.
  
  

You can usually disable cookies through your browser settings, but some features of the site may not work properly if you do.

8. How we protect your data

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data, including:

• Using reputable service providers (such as Google) for hosting and email
  
  

• Using passwords and access controls to limit who can access your data
  
  

• Keeping software up to date where possible
  
  

• Only keeping personal data for as long as necessary
  
  

No system can be 100% secure, but we work to protect your information and will act promptly if we become aware of any suspected security issue.

9. Your data protection rights

If you are in the UK or EEA, you have the following rights under data protection law:

• Right of access – to ask for a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  
  

• Right to rectification – to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected.
  
  

• Right to erasure – to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
  
  

• Right to restriction – to ask us to restrict how we use your data in certain circumstances.
  
  

• Right to object – to object to our processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests, including direct marketing.
  
  

• Right to data portability – to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and/or ask us to transfer it to another organisation (where applicable).
  
  

• Right to withdraw consent – where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. This will not affect any use of your data before you withdrew your consent.
  
  

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 1.

You also have the right to complain to the ICO (or your local data protection authority) if you are unhappy with how we use your data.

10. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to other websites (for example, social media profiles, race series or sponsors’ sites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

12. Changes to this privacy policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.

If the changes are significant, we may also highlight them more clearly on the website.