Data Collection and Use
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and to complying with the United Kingdom's General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). In the course of providing our services, we may collect certain personally identifiable information from you, such as your name, email address, and postal address. This data is primarily collected to provide you with the best possible user experience, including optimizing our services to meet your needs and to create a personalized interaction with our platform. We also use this data to communicate with you directly, answer your inquiries, and keep you informed about changes to our services. Additionally, this information helps us improve our services and ensure the security and integrity of our website. We are guided by principles of transparency, lawfulness, and fairness in processing your data, and we ensure that the data collected is adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purposes stated.
To protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, we use appropriate physical, technical, and administrative security measures. Access to your personal data is strictly limited to personnel who have a legitimate need to know. We may also collect non-personal information such as demographic data to enhance the user experience and for statistical analysis. All data collected is handled responsibly and in accordance with the relevant legal obligations.
Your Rights Under GDPR
Under the GDPR, individuals have a number of key rights regarding their personal data, which we fully support and have integrated into our operations. Firstly, you have the right to be informed about who is collecting your data and for what purpose. Secondly, you have the right to access your personal data at any time, and upon request, we will provide you with a copy of your personal data that we hold. Thirdly, you have the right to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data. If you believe that any information we hold about you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us and we will promptly rectify it.
Furthermore, you have the right to erasure, otherwise known as the right to be forgotten. If you wish for us to delete your personal data, we will comply with the request in a timely manner, except where retention is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. You also have the right to restrict processing of your data and the right to data portability, which allows you to obtain and reuse your personal data across different services. Lastly, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data under certain conditions. Should you wish to exercise any of these rights, you can contact us at [email protected].
Data Sharing and Transfer
Your personal data is not shared with third parties except where necessary to provide our services or as required by law. We ensure that any third-party service providers engaged to assist with our operations are bound by legal contracts and compliant with the GDPR, safeguarding your personal data. When data transfer to jurisdictions outside of the EU/EEA is necessary, we ensure equivalent protection of personal data by complying with the GDPR guidelines on international data transfers. This includes entering data transfer agreements using a recognized legal mechanism, such as standard contractual clauses.
It is our policy to keep your personal data confidential and only disclose such data when mandated by law or when it is necessary to uphold your interests, our rights, or our company's interests. We independently verify the compliance commitments of third-party processors and only work with those who align with our privacy values and standards. We maintain records of all processing operations in accordance with Article 30 of the GDPR, ensuring accountability and transparency in all our dealings.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to help us provide a better user experience. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They can be used to collect information about your device, browsing actions, and patterns. These cookies help us understand how users interact with our site, enabling us to improve and personalize your experience. We ensure that the use of cookies is conducted in compliance with GDPR requirements and that you are given the opportunity to choose whether to allow or reject non-essential cookies through our cookie consent mechanism.
Types of cookies we may use include session cookies which are temporary and deleted from your device when your browser is closed, and persistent cookies which remain on your device for a set period or until deleted manually. While session cookies are used to maintain the state of the application, persistent cookies help us remember your preferences and settings on repeat visits. Your consent for cookies can be withdrawn at any time, and you can manage cookie settings via browser preferences.
Data Retention and Security
We have implemented data retention policies to ensure personal data is not kept for longer than necessary. Data is retained in line with our operational requirements, legal obligations, and for the duration of your relationship with us. Once the purpose for which your data was collected has been fulfilled, or if you have opted for data deletion, we will securely dispose of it. Data destruction processes are carried out in a manner that ensures the data cannot be reconstructed or accessed.
Our data security policies are designed to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data. We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage to personal data. These measures include encryption, firewall protections, access controls, regular security assessments, and internal data protection audits. For more detailed information about our data retention and security practices, feel free to contact us at [email protected].
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by Felix Stone