Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Keldova Almanac (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit keldova.info (the “Site”).

This policy is written in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Please read it carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please discontinue your use of the Site.

2. Who We Are

The data controller for the purposes of applicable data protection law is:

3. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of data:

• — Contact and enquiry data: name, email address, telephone number, and message content submitted via our contact form.
• — Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, pages visited, time and duration of visits, collected via cookies and server logs.
• — Usage data: information about how you use our Site, including the pages you visit and how you interact with content.
• — Cookie data: as described in our Cookie Policy.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

• — To respond to enquiries and correspondence submitted through the contact form.
• — To improve the usability and content of the Site through analysis of anonymised usage data.
• — To monitor and maintain the security and technical performance of the Site.
• — To comply with our legal obligations under applicable UK law.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases for processing your personal data:

• — Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR): operating and improving the Site, responding to editorial correspondence.
• — Consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR): for non-essential cookies where you have provided your explicit consent via the cookie banner.
• — Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) UK GDPR): where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

6. Data Retention

Contact enquiry data is retained for up to 24 months from the date of receipt. Technical and usage data derived from server logs is retained for up to 12 months. Cookie data is retained in accordance with the retention periods specified in our Cookie Policy. Data is deleted securely once the relevant retention period has elapsed.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• —The right of access to your personal data.
• —The right to rectification of inaccurate personal data.
• —The right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in certain circumstances.
• —The right to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• —The right to data portability where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.
• —The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• —The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please write to us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Third-Party Services

The Site may use third-party services including analytics providers and embedded map services (such as Google Maps). These services may collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with through this Site. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices of those third parties.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot ensure absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [email protected] or by post at the address given in Section 2.