Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Ibron Field Notes ("we", "us", "our") operates the website ibron.info and is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals who interact with our publication. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

We are the data controller for personal data processed in connection with this website. Our postal address is 63 Boundary Street, E2 7JQ, London, United Kingdom. You may contact us at [email protected] or by telephone at +44 20 3847 9265.

2. Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

• —Contact data: Name and email address provided when you use the contact form on our website.
• —Usage data: Information about how you interact with our website, collected through cookies and analytics tools, including IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages.
• —Technical data: Device information, operating system, and network data collected automatically when you access our website.
• —Correspondence data: The content of any messages or submissions sent to us via email or the contact form.

3. How We Use Your Data

We process personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

• —To respond to correspondence (legal basis: legitimate interests). When you contact us via the contact form or email, we use your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.
• —To operate and improve the website (legal basis: legitimate interests). We use technical and usage data to understand how our website is used and to maintain its performance.
• —To comply with legal obligations (legal basis: legal obligation). We may retain and share data where required by applicable law or by the directive of a competent authority.
• —Analytics (legal basis: consent, where required). We use anonymised analytics data to understand readership patterns. Where analytics cookies are used, your consent is obtained via our cookie consent mechanism.

4. Cookies

We use cookies on this website. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help us operate the website and understand how it is used. For full details of the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

You may manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer of any page on this website.

5. Data Sharing and Transfers

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share data in the following limited circumstances:

• —Service providers: We engage third-party service providers who process data on our behalf, including web hosting, analytics, and email services. These providers are bound by data processing agreements and are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.
• —Legal requirements: We may share data when required by law, court directive, or the request of a competent regulatory authority.

Where personal data is transferred outside the United Kingdom, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place in accordance with UK GDPR requirements, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the Information Commissioner's Office.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Contact form submissions are retained for up to twelve months unless the correspondence requires a longer retention period. Analytics data is retained in anonymised form for up to twenty-four months. Upon expiry of the relevant retention period, personal data is securely deleted or anonymised.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, 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 we correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• —Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• —Right to restrict processing: You may request that we restrict our processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• —Right to object: You may object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• —Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent or contract, you may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• —Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected] or write to us at our postal address. We will respond within one calendar month of receiving your request.

8. Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk or by telephone on 0303 123 1113.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These include the use of HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted to and from our website, restricted access to personal data within our organisation, and regular review of our data handling practices.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data handling practices or applicable law. The date of the most recent revision is displayed at the top of this page. Continued use of the website following any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us: