Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 19, 2026

This policy explains how magikman.co.uk collects and uses personal information when you visit this website or get in touch about a booking.

Who we are

Magikman is the trading name of David Linacre, a close-up magician based in Sheffield, United Kingdom. David Linacre is the data controller for the information described in this policy.

You can contact us at david@magikman.co.uk or on 07979 234 124.

What we collect

We only collect what you choose to give us. That is normally:

your name
your email address and phone number
details about your event, such as the date, venue, type of occasion and number of guests
anything else you include in your message to us

If you book, we also keep records of the fee agreed, invoices and payments.

We do not ask for special category data (such as health or religious beliefs), and there is no account or login on this website.

The contact form on this site does not store anything. It simply sends your message to our email inbox, where it is kept until it is no longer needed.

We also collect limited technical information about visits to the site through analytics and advertising cookies, but only if you agree to them. See the cookies section below.

Why we use it, and our lawful basis

What we use it for	Lawful basis
Replying to your enquiry and discussing your event	Steps taken at your request before entering into a contract
Providing the performance you have booked, and dealing with arrangements on the day	Performance of a contract
Issuing invoices and keeping accounting records	Legal obligation
Inviting you to leave a review after your event	Legitimate interests, namely developing our reputation as a small business
Understanding how the website is used so we can improve it	Consent, given through the cookie banner
Measuring how well our Google search adverts work	Consent, given through the cookie banner

You can object to the review invitation at any time and we will stop.

We do not sell, rent or trade your information, and we do not send marketing emails or newsletters.

Who we share it with

We use a small number of trusted suppliers who process information on our behalf:

our website host and email provider
Google, for website analytics and for advertising through Google Ads
Trustpilot, when we invite you to review a booking, which involves sharing your name and email address
our accountant and HMRC, for tax and accounting records

Some of these suppliers are based outside the United Kingdom, including in the United States. Where that happens, transfers are protected by the safeguards allowed under UK data protection law, such as the UK addendum to the standard contractual clauses.

We will also disclose information if the law requires it.

How long we keep it

Enquiries that do not lead to a booking: up to 12 months in our email inbox, then deleted
Booking records and correspondence: 12 months after the event
Invoices and accounting records: 6 years plus the current tax year, as tax law requires

Cookies

Cookies are small files placed on your device when you visit a website.

Essential cookies are set to make the site work, for example to keep your session running or remember your cookie choices. These do not need your consent.

Non-essential cookies are only set if you accept them through the banner shown when you first arrive. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the cookie settings link in the footer, or by clearing cookies in your browser.

Cookie	Type	Purpose	Expires
Cookie consent cookie set by our banner	Essential, first party	Remembers your cookie choices	[CHECK PLUGIN]
PHPSESSID	Essential, first party	Keeps your browsing session working	When you close your browser
_ga	Analytics, Google	Distinguishes visitors so we can count them	2 years
_ga_[CONTAINER ID]	Analytics, Google	Keeps track of the visit for Google Analytics 4	2 years
_gcl_au	Advertising, Google	Measures whether a Google advert led to an enquiry	90 days

Google Analytics tells us things like how many people visit, which pages they read and roughly where in the country they are. It does not tell us who you are.

We also advertise on Google search results. If you accept advertising cookies, Google can tell us how many enquiries our adverts have produced. We do not use advertising cookies to follow you around other websites or to show you adverts after you leave this site.

Refusing analytics or advertising cookies will not affect your use of the site.

Links to other websites

This site links to other websites, including Trustpilot, The Magic Circle, Facebook and Instagram. Once you follow a link and leave this site, we have no control over that website and we are not responsible for how it handles your information. Please read the privacy policy of any site you visit.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to:

ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you
ask us to correct anything that is wrong or incomplete
ask us to delete your information
ask us to restrict how we use it, or object to us using it
ask us to transfer it to another provider, where that applies
withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent

There is no charge for any of these, and we will reply within one month. Just email david@magikman.co.uk.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk, or on 0303 123 1113.

Security

We keep your information on password protected devices and accounts, and only David Linacre has access to it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this page from time to time. The date at the top shows when it was last changed.

For those who believe, no explanation is necessary.