Privacy Policy

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

3. What Data We Collect

We collect personal data only where it is necessary for the processing of this website. The categories of data we may collect include:

• Contact form data: name, email address, and message content submitted through the contact form on contact.php.
• Usage data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs, collected via server logs and analytics tools.
• Cookie data: session identifiers and preference settings stored via browser cookies. See our Cookie Policy for full details.

4. How We Use Your Data

Personal data collected by Glandero Quarterly is used for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form.
• To analyse website performance and improve editorial content based on aggregated, anonymised usage data.
• To maintain the security and integrity of the website infrastructure.
• To comply with applicable legal obligations under UK data protection law.

We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. Data submitted via the contact form is retained only as long as necessary to respond to the relevant correspondence.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, we process personal data on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests: for analytics, website security, and editorial improvement where these do not override your privacy rights.
• Consent: for non-essential cookies where you have provided explicit consent via the cookie consent banner.
• Contract performance: where you have submitted an enquiry or pitch and we are responding to it.

6. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Contact form submissions are retained for a maximum of 12 months following the last correspondence, after which they are deleted. Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely in aggregated form.

Server log data is retained for a maximum of 90 days for security and performance monitoring purposes.

7. Your Rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:

• Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to erasure: to request deletion of your personal data where no overriding legal basis applies.
• Right to object: to object to the handling of your data on legitimate interests grounds.
• Right to data portability: to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format where applicable.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days of receiving a verifiable request. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Third-Party Services

This website loads resources from third-party content delivery networks for fonts, icon libraries, and JavaScript utilities. These services may set their own cookies or collect limited technical data about your visit. The third-party providers include Google Fonts, jsDelivr, Cloudflare, and unpkg. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these providers; please consult their respective privacy policies.

The contact form, when submitted, transmits data to our server infrastructure. No data submitted via this form is shared with third-party advertising or data broker services.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. All data transmitted between your browser and our server is encrypted via HTTPS. Contact form submissions are handled server-side and are not stored in publicly accessible locations.

No data transmission over the internet can be supported completely secure. We take reasonable precautions but cannot guarantee the security of data you transmit to us.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. We recommend reviewing this page periodically. Continued use of the website after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related enquiries, please contact: [email protected] or write to us at 84 Rivington Street, EC2A 3AY London, United Kingdom.