Last Updated: January 2025 | Domain: brynyoung.co.uk
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy explains how Bryn Young ("I", "me", "my") collects, uses, and protects any information you provide when you use this website, brynyoung.co.uk (the "Website"). I am committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that your personal data is handled responsibly and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
This website is a personal editorial journal. It is a static website with no user accounts, no e-commerce, and no subscription system. Data collection is therefore minimal and limited to what is described in this policy.
2. What Information Is Collected
This website may collect the following types of information:
- Contact form submissions: If you submit the contact form on this website, your name, email address, and message content will be collected. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.
- Server log data: Like most websites, this site's hosting provider may automatically collect standard server log information, including your IP address, browser type, referring URL, and pages visited. This is collected for security and performance purposes and is not used to identify individual visitors.
- Analytics data: If analytics software is enabled on this website, anonymised usage data (such as pages visited and time on site) may be collected. No personally identifiable information is collected for analytics purposes.
3. How Your Information Is Used
Any personal information collected via this website is used only for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries submitted via the contact form
- To maintain and improve the security and performance of the website
- To understand general patterns of use in aggregate, anonymised form
I do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. I do not use your data to create user profiles, serve targeted advertising, or engage in any form of automated decision-making.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, the legal bases I rely on for processing personal data are:
- Consent: When you submit the contact form, you are voluntarily providing your contact information for the purpose of correspondence.
- Legitimate interests: Server log data is processed on the basis of legitimate interests in maintaining the security and performance of the website.
5. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to and resolve your enquiry, and are then deleted. Server log data is retained for a short period as required for security and technical purposes, typically no longer than 90 days. I do not retain personal data longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
6. Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services including:
- Web hosting providers: The hosting infrastructure processes server log data as described above. This is governed by the hosting provider's own privacy policy and data processing agreements.
- Google Fonts: This website loads fonts from Google's CDN. Google may collect limited technical data in connection with font delivery. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.
- Form handlers: If the contact form is connected to a third-party form handler (such as Formspree), that service will process submitted form data. This will be governed by the form handler's own privacy policy.
7. Cookies
This website does not use tracking cookies or advertising cookies. It may use essential technical cookies required for basic website functionality. Where analytics are in use, these may set analytics cookies; these are used in anonymised form only. You can control cookie settings through your browser settings at any time.
8. Your Rights Under UK GDPR
You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:
- Right of access: You have the right to request a copy of any personal data held about you.
- Right to rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
- Right to erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data where there is no legitimate reason to continue processing it.
- Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to object: You have the right to object to processing of your personal data where processing is based on legitimate interests.
- Right to data portability: Where processing is based on consent and carried out by automated means, you have the right to receive your data in a portable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me at hello@brynyoung.co.uk. I will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days.
9. Data Security
I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, disclosure, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is entirely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security of data transmitted to or from this website.
10. Links to Other Websites
This website contains links to external websites, including those listed in the Reading List and Blogroll sections. I have no responsibility for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. I encourage you to review the privacy policies of any website you visit via links from this site.
11. Children's Privacy
This website is not directed at or intended for use by individuals under the age of 16. I do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data via this website, please contact me and I will delete it promptly.
12. Changes to This Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. I encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how personal data is handled on this website.
13. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise any of your data rights, please contact:
Bryn Young
Email: hello@brynyoung.co.uk
Website: brynyoung.co.uk
If you are not satisfied with my response to a data concern, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.