Privacy notice

Effective 1 October 2026.

Which notice applies to what. Automation Agency Directory is one of three services run by the same operator, and they handle data differently, so they have separate notices rather than one that would have to be vague about all three. This notice covers this directory only: what is published from the public register, what this site stores in your browser, and how to have an entry removed. The abi. platform at app.ouridea.ai is a signed-in product with its own privacy policy, terms, cookie policy and a data processing agreement for customers; nothing you do on this directory creates an account there. The Cube at app.ouridea.ai/cube runs under the platform's notices.

Who is responsible

OurIdea.ai is the data controller for this site. OurIdea.ai is the trading name of a sole trader based in the United Kingdom. The operator is an individual and is the data controller; their name is not published here, and is provided on request to any individual whose data is processed, or to the Information Commissioner's Office, by emailing privacy@ouridea.ai.

OurIdea.ai. Email privacy@ouridea.ai.

The short version

This site sets no cookies at all. It counts visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which sets no cookies and does not identify you. There are no accounts and no sign-up. There is one form, for claiming or removing an entry, and it only asks for what is needed to confirm who you are. Your shortlist and theme choice are saved in your own browser and never reach us. The only third party a page loads, besides our host Netlify, is that analytics script.

Information about listed companies

Most records here concern companies, and information about a company is not personal data. But a company name that includes a person's name, and a registered office at someone's home, can be personal data about that individual, particularly for sole-director companies. We treat it that way.

What we publish

Company name, company number, status, incorporation date, registered office locality, region and postcode district, and registered SIC codes. All of it from the public register. We do not publish full street addresses, officer names, dates of birth, or any officer details.

Where it comes from

The Companies House public register, through its official API. We do not scrape or copy any third-party directory, and we buy no data from anyone.

Why we are allowed to

Legitimate interests, under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR: publishing a searchable, accurately sourced index of companies in a sector helps people find suppliers and helps those companies be found. The data is already published by the state for public inspection, we republish only a subset, we add no inferences or ratings, and anyone can be removed on request. We consider that a fair balance. If you disagree in your case, say so and we will remove you rather than argue the point.

How long

For as long as the company is active on the register. Dissolved companies drop out automatically at the next refresh. Removal requests are permanent.

Your rights

You can ask for access, correction, erasure, or restriction, and you can object to the processing. Email privacy@ouridea.ai. Removal is actioned on the next build, normally within a day, and needs no justification.

Corrections to the register itself must be made at Companies House; they reach this site automatically at the next refresh.

Information about you as a visitor

Stored in your browser

Your shortlist and your light or dark preference are kept in your browser's local storage. They stay on your device, are readable only by this site, are never transmitted, and we cannot see them. Clearing your browser data removes them.

Server logs

The site is hosted on Netlify, which processes requests and keeps operational logs including IP addresses for security and abuse prevention. Netlify acts as our processor. See Netlify's privacy policy.

Fonts

This site is set in the typefaces already on your device. No font is downloaded from this site or from anyone else, so loading a page sends nothing to Google or to any other font service.

Analytics

The site counts visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics. It sets no cookies, uses no fingerprinting and does not identify you: we see totals, such as how many people looked at a page and roughly which country they were in, never who they were. Cloudflare processes that on our behalf. There are no tracking pixels, no advertising tags and no social widgets, and there is no cookie banner because there is nothing to consent to. We hold nothing that identifies a visitor.

The claim form

The form at /claim/ asks for a company number and name, your name and role, an email address on the company's own domain, and optionally a website and, for a paid Profile, a description, list of tools, specialism, link and logo. The email address is the point of the exercise: a company number is public, so it is the domain address that establishes you speak for the company.

Submissions are handled by Netlify, our host, acting as our processor, and reach us by email. They are not sent anywhere else and are not passed to any third party. Your email address is never published. Your name is published only if you tick the box asking us to; leave it unticked and the entry simply says the statement came from the company. Otherwise only the description, website and tools you supply appear on the site, marked as your own statement with the date.

The lawful basis is legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR: you contacted us asking for something to be changed, and we need to confirm it is you before changing it. We keep the correspondence so we can show what was actioned and defend a complaint if one is made. You are not added to any list and we send no marketing. Ask us to delete the correspondence and we will, once the request it relates to is settled.

Payments

Payments for a Profile or a Featured slot are taken by Stripe, which processes the payment itself as an independent controller. Your card details go to Stripe and never reach us. We receive the company number, the name and email address given at checkout, the amount and the date, and use them to fulfil the order, send a receipt and keep the accounting records the law requires, for six years.

What you send for a Profile (logo, description, link, tools and specialism) is published on your entry while it is paid for and the company is listed, and is taken down on request.

If you email us

We keep the correspondence so we can act on it and show what was actioned, and to defend a complaint if one is made. We do not add you to any list and we send no marketing.

Who we share with

Nobody, beyond the processors named above and Stripe for payments. We do not sell data, share it with advertisers, or pass it to anyone for their own purposes.

Complaints

Please come to us first, at privacy@ouridea.ai. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.

Changes

If this notice changes materially the effective date above changes with it.