PRIVACY POLICY
This policy explains what personal data system174.co.uk may process, why it is used, and what choices and rights visitors have.
Controller
Who is responsible
Andy K trading as SYSTEM 174 is responsible for this website and the personal data processed through it.
Privacy contact: mgmt@umsl.co.uk
Last updated: 31 March 2026
Site Scope
What the site does not do
This site does not provide user accounts, comment areas, checkout, or on-site contact forms.
The main personal data processing comes from technical website delivery, optional analytics, and any emails you choose to send to the published contact addresses.
Your Controls
Consent and choices
Optional analytics is off by default and only switches on if you opt in through the cookie banner.
You can reopen Cookie settings from the footer at any time.
Data We Process
Technical data and logs
When you visit the site, our hosting and infrastructure providers may process routine technical data such as IP address, device and browser details, request URLs, timestamps, referrer information, and security or error logs.
We use this information to deliver the website, keep it secure, troubleshoot faults, and protect the service from abuse.
Legal basis: legitimate interests in operating, securing, and improving the site.
Data We Process
Consent cookie
We use one necessary cookie named system174_cookie_consent to store whether you accepted or rejected optional analytics cookies.
Retention: up to 180 days.
Legal basis: legitimate interests in remembering and respecting your cookie choice.
Optional Analytics
Google Analytics 4
If you opt in, this site uses Google Analytics 4 with measurement ID G-0EDDDZ0WGG to understand traffic levels, pages viewed, approximate location, device/browser trends, and how visitors move through the site.
This may involve online identifiers and analytics cookies such as _ga and _ga_* .
Legal basis: consent. If you reject or withdraw consent, analytics storage remains off.
Contacting Us
Email correspondence
If you choose to email the published contact addresses, we will process your name, email address, message content, and any other information you include so we can respond and manage the enquiry.
Email correspondence is handled through our email service providers.
Legal basis: legitimate interests in handling enquiries and managing bookings, press, and business communications.
Third Parties
External services and embeds
This site links to external platforms including SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Instagram. If you follow those links, those services process personal data under their own terms and privacy policies.
If you play SoundCloud content through embedded or widget-based players, your browser will connect to SoundCloud and related services, which may receive technical data such as your IP address, browser details, and device information.
Recipients and Transfers
Who may receive data
Depending on how you use the site, recipients may include our hosting and infrastructure providers, Google Analytics for optional site analytics, and our email service providers used to receive business enquiries.
Some of these providers may process data outside the UK. Where that happens, data is transferred under the provider’s own safeguards and legal arrangements.
Retention
How long data is kept
Technical logs are kept for as long as reasonably necessary for security, stability, and troubleshooting.
Email correspondence is kept for as long as needed to deal with the enquiry and maintain relevant business records.
Google Analytics data is retained within Google Analytics according to the property retention settings configured for this website.
Your Rights
Rights and complaints
Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and data portability, and to withdraw consent for analytics at any time.
If you have a privacy concern, contact mgmt@umsl.co.uk first.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint .
Related Notice
Cookies and analytics choices
For cookie-specific information, including the consent banner and analytics controls, see the cookie notice .