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Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you sign up to receive our updates, newsletters, and content via email. We are committed to complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, and to respecting your privacy rights.

 

Data Controller
For the purpose of data protection laws, we are the data controller. If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, you can contact us at:

 

Information We Collect
When you sign up for our email subscription, we only collect the information you provide to us, which is:

  • Your email address

  • Optional information you choose to share (e.g. your name, if you provide it)

 

We do not collect any other personal data, such as your location, payment details, or browsing history, through this sign-up process.

How We Use Your Information

 

We use your information only for the purposes stated at the time of collection, namely:

  1. To send you the newsletters, updates, content, or information you have requested

  2. To manage your subscription, including sending necessary service messages (e.g. confirmation of sign-up, updates to our policies, or notifications about changes to our service)

  3. To analyse how our emails are used and improve our content and communication (using aggregated, non-identifiable data only)

 

We will never use your email address for:

  • Marketing communications you have not agreed to receive

  • Sharing, selling, or renting your data to any third party for commercial purposes

  • Automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or significant effects on you

 

Legal Basis for Processing
Under data protection laws, we rely on the following legal basis to process your information:

  • Consent: You have actively agreed to receive our emails by entering your address and confirming your subscription. You may withdraw this consent at any time.

How We Store and Protect Your Data

  • We store your data securely on servers located within the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area (EEA), in compliance with data protection laws.

  • We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration.

  • We retain your data only for as long as you remain subscribed. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your details from our mailing list within [e.g. 30 days] and keep only limited records where required by law, securely and separately.

 

Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may share your data only with trusted service providers who help us deliver our email communications (e.g. email delivery platforms). These providers are bound by strict data protection agreements, can only process your data on our instructions, and cannot use it for their own purposes.
We may also disclose your information if required by law, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or others.

 

Your Rights
You have the following rights under data protection laws:

  1. Right to access: You can ask for a copy of the information we hold about you.

  2. Right to correction: You can ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.

  3. Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your data (the "right to be forgotten").

  4. Right to withdraw consent: You can stop receiving our emails at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email, or by contacting us directly.

  5. Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.

  6. Right to data portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

  7. Right to complain: You can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you are unhappy with how we handle your data — see https://ico.org.uk for details.

 

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details above.
Changes to This Policy

 

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email.

 

Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at:

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