Privacy Policy
1. Who We Are
Braloven Almanac is an independent editorial publication based at 54 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1N 3QS, London, United Kingdom. We operate the website at braloven.info and are responsible for the personal data described in this policy.
For data enquiries, contact us at [email protected] or by post to our London address above.
2. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how Braloven Almanac collects, uses, stores, and shares personal data when you visit braloven.info or contact the editorial office. It applies to all visitors and readers of the publication.
We are committed to handling personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
3. Data We Collect
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Contact form data: When you submit the contact form on this site, we collect your name, email address, the subject you select, and the message content you provide. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
Usage data: When you visit braloven.info, our hosting infrastructure automatically logs certain technical information, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time of visit, and referring URL. This data is used to maintain the security and performance of the site and is not linked to identifiable individuals.
Cookie data: We use cookies to support the functioning of the site and, where you consent, to analyse how content is used. See our Cookie Policy for full details.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process personal data under the following legal bases as defined in the UK GDPR:
Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): We process usage and technical data to ensure the security, stability, and performance of the site. This is a legitimate interest that we have assessed as not overriding the interests of individual visitors.
Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Where we use non-essential cookies or analytics tools, we do so only with your explicit consent, which you can provide or withdraw via the cookie consent banner.
Contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b)): When you contact us via the contact form, we process your data to respond to your enquiry. This is necessary to fulfil our obligation to provide a response.
5. How We Use Your Data
Contact form submissions are used exclusively to respond to the enquiry submitted. We do not use contact data for marketing, do not add it to mailing lists, and do not share it with third parties except where legally required.
Usage data is used to monitor site performance and security. It is not used to build individual profiles or to deliver targeted content to specific visitors.
We do not use personal data to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
6. Data Retention
Contact form data is retained for a period of twelve months from the date of the enquiry, after which it is deleted. If correspondence leads to an ongoing relationship with the publication (for example, a corrections process or contribution discussion), relevant data may be retained for the duration of that engagement and for up to twelve months after its conclusion.
Technical log data is retained for a maximum of ninety days, after which it is automatically overwritten or deleted by our hosting provider.
7. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer personal data to third parties for commercial purposes. We may share data with:
Hosting and infrastructure providers: Our website is hosted by third-party providers who may have access to technical log data in the course of providing their services. These providers are required by contract to handle data in accordance with applicable data protection law.
Legal obligations: We may disclose personal data if required to do so by applicable law, court order, or regulatory authority.
8. Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to rectification: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete data we hold about you is corrected.
Right to erasure: You may request that we delete personal data we hold about you, subject to any legal obligations that require us to retain it.
Right to restrict processing: You may request that we restrict how we use your data in certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent or contractual necessity, you may request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month.
9. Complaints
If you believe we have handled your personal data unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom.
ICO contact details: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Website: ico.org.uk. Telephone: 0303 123 1113.
10. Cookies
For full information on how we use cookies, including how to manage your preferences, please read our Cookie Policy.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Material changes will be noted on the site. Continued use of braloven.info after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, contact the editorial office:
Braloven Almanac
54 Lamb's Conduit Street
WC1N 3QS London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7183 6452