Privacy Policy

This policy explains how OA Stride collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use this website or contact us. We are committed to handling your data lawfully, transparently, and in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Who we are

This website and the OA Stride service are operated by OA Stride Ltd (Company Registration No. 16983402), registered in England and Wales, registered office 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE. OA Stride is part of OA Holdings Group. For the purposes of data protection law, OA Stride Ltd is the data controller. You can reach us about privacy matters at hello@oastride.com.

What data we collect

When you submit an enquiry through this website, we collect the information you provide, which may include:

• Your name
• Your business or organisation name
• Your email address and, if you choose to give it, your phone number
• Your business stage, team size and any message you send us

We do not use tracking cookies or third-party advertising cookies on this website. We use Plausible Analytics, a cookieless, privacy-focused analytics service that measures visits in aggregate and does not collect personal data or track you across websites.

How and why we use it

We use the information you provide to respond to your enquiry, to arrange a call and follow up with you about your needs, and to provide the services you request. Our lawful basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries from prospective and existing clients, and, where relevant, taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.

Who we share it with

We do not sell your personal data. We use trusted service providers to operate this website and manage enquiries, including:

• Netlify, which hosts this website and processes form submissions.
• Google Workspace, which we use for email and to manage correspondence with you.
• Plausible Analytics, which provides cookieless, aggregate website statistics.
• Google Drive and Airtable, which we use to store and manage recruitment applications and CVs (see below).

These providers act as data processors on our behalf and are bound to protect your data. Some may process data outside the UK; where they do, appropriate safeguards are in place.

Recruitment and applicant data

If you apply to join our talent pool, we collect the information and documents you submit, including your name, contact details, location, experience, sectors of interest, and any CV or cover letter you upload. Our lawful basis for processing this data is your consent, which you give via the checkbox on the application form and can withdraw at any time by emailing hello@oastride.com.

Uploaded CVs and cover letters are stored in an access-controlled Google Drive folder, and applications are managed in an access-controlled applicant tracker (Airtable). Access is limited to the OA Stride team members involved in recruitment. We do not publish applicant data or share it with third parties outside the processors named above.

How long we keep it

We keep enquiry data only for as long as necessary to respond to you and, where an engagement begins, for the duration of that engagement and a reasonable period afterwards to meet our legal and business obligations. Where no engagement results, we will delete or anonymise your enquiry data when it is no longer needed.

For recruitment applications, we retain your data and documents for up to 12 months so that we can consider you for suitable opportunities, unless you ask us to delete them sooner or you join our talent pool, in which case we keep them for the duration of that relationship.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@oastride.com. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have not handled your data properly.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date.