Under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), we must have a "lawful basis" for processing your data. We rely on the following:
Consent: When you sign up for our newsletter or enter details into a contact form.
Legitimate Interests: To improve our Site, ensure security, and analyse how users interact with our content (e.g., reviews of albums like 'Geography').
Legal Obligation: If we are required by UK law to retain or disclose certain records.
A. Information You Provide Directly
We collect information you voluntarily submit, including:
Name, email address, and contact details via forms or newsletter sign-ups.
Messages or inquiries sent through our contact page.
B. Automatically Collected InformationWhen you visit the Site, we automatically collect:
IP address, browser type, device type, and operating system.
Pages viewed and time spent on pages.
Cookies and pixels (e.g., Facebook Pixel) for analytics and advertising.
The Site uses cookies to operate essential functions and analyse performance.
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the site to load.
Analytics/Marketing Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel to measure how you interact with our features, such as 'The Friday Spin'.
Management: You can manage preferences via our cookie banner or your browser settings.
We use your information to:
Operate & Improve: Maintain the Site and user experience.
Communicate: Respond to your inquiries.
Marketing: Send newsletters or promotional offers (only where you have opted in).
Targeted Advertising: Measure the performance of our content and serve relevant ads on third-party platforms.
We do not sell your personal information.
To provide our services, we use third-party tools (like Google or Meta) that may store or process your data outside of the UK, primarily in the United States. We ensure these transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or other UK-approved adequacy frameworks to ensure your data remains secure.
Retention: We keep your data only as long as necessary (e.g., as long as you are subscribed to our mailing list).
Security: We implement technical measures to prevent unauthorised access. However, no digital transmission is 100% secure.
As a UK resident, you have the following rights:
Right to Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
Right to Erasure: Ask us to delete your data ("Right to be Forgotten").
Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data.
Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: Object to marketing or processing based on legitimate interests.
To exercise these rights, please contact us via our Site’s contact page. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect information from minors.
If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact us through the form on our website.
If you believe we have not handled your data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s supervisory authority for data protection.
Website: https://ico.org.uk
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
We may update this policy periodically. The version published on this page is the version currently in effect. Continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of these terms.