Darlova Almanac
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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 January 2026

1. Who We Are

Darlova Almanac is an independent editorial publication operated from 58 Redchurch Street, E2 7DP London, United Kingdom. For data protection purposes, Darlova Almanac is the data controller of personal data collected through this website. You can contact us at [email protected] or by telephone on +44 20 7839 4261.

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact form data: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message. If you select a subject category, that selection is also recorded.
  • Technical data: When you visit this website, our hosting infrastructure automatically records your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and the date and time of your visit. This data is collected through server logs.
  • Cookie data: We use cookies on this website. Please refer to our Cookie Policy for a full description of the cookies we use, their purpose, and how to manage them.

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiry: Contact form submissions are used solely to respond to the message you have sent. We do not add contact form submitters to any mailing list without explicit consent.
  • To maintain website security and performance: Technical data from server logs is used to identify and address security issues, monitor site performance, and understand general usage patterns. This data is not linked to individual identities unless required for security purposes.
  • To comply with legal obligations: We may retain or share personal data where required to do so by applicable law.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR):

  • Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR): We process technical and server log data to maintain the security and performance of this website. Our legitimate interests in operating a functional, secure editorial website are balanced against your rights and are not overridden by those rights.
  • Consent (Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR): Where you submit a contact form, your submission constitutes consent to our use of the data provided to respond to your message. Where we use non-essential cookies, we rely on your consent as recorded via the cookie consent banner.
  • Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) UK GDPR): We may process data to comply with applicable legal requirements.

5. Data Retention

We retain personal data for the following periods:

  • Contact form submissions: Retained for a period of 24 months from the date of submission, after which they are securely deleted.
  • Server log data: Retained for a period of 12 months, after which it is automatically overwritten.
  • Cookie data: Retention periods for individual cookies are set out in our Cookie Policy.

6. Sharing of Personal Data

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

  • Hosting and infrastructure providers: This website is hosted by a third-party provider. Server log data is processed on their infrastructure. Our hosting provider processes this data on our behalf and is contractually bound by data processing obligations consistent with the UK GDPR.
  • Legal requirements: We may disclose personal data to law enforcement or regulatory authorities where required to do so by applicable law or court directive.

7. Cookies

This website uses cookies. For detailed information about the cookies we use, including their names, purposes, duration, and how to control them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

8. Your Rights

Under the 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 the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to erasure: You have the right to request deletion of personal data we hold about you, subject to certain conditions.
  • Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests as our legal basis.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Right to withdraw consent: Where we rely on consent as the legal basis for processing, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within one calendar month of receiving your request. Where requests are complex or numerous, we may extend this period by a further two months, in which case we will notify you.

9. Complaints

If you believe we have not handled your personal data in accordance with applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), which is the supervisory authority for data protection in the United Kingdom. The ICO can be contacted at ico.org.uk or by post at Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

We would, however, welcome the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact the ICO. Please reach out to us at [email protected] in the first instance.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our data practices or applicable law. Where we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of this website following the posting of changes constitutes your acknowledgement of those changes.

11. Contact

All data protection enquiries should be directed to:

Darlova Almanac
58 Redchurch Street
E2 7DP London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7839 4261