Otaleven Dispatch is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday nutrition practices and weight awareness. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.
This Privacy Policy describes how Otaleven Dispatch ("we", "our", "us") collects, uses, and stores personal data when you visit otaleven.info (the "Site"). By using the Site, you acknowledge the practices described herein.
We are committed to protecting your personal data and processing it responsibly in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Data We Collect
We collect data in the following circumstances:
- — Contact form submissions: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to respond to your enquiry.
- — Browser and usage data: Anonymised data such as your browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and time spent on the Site may be collected via analytics tools to help us understand how readers engage with editorial content.
- — Cookies: We use functional and analytical cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.
- — IP address: Server logs may record your IP address for security and fraud prevention purposes. This data is not used for profiling.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:
- — Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): Where you have provided explicit consent, such as accepting non-essential cookies.
- — Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): We process certain usage data based on our legitimate interest in maintaining and improving the editorial quality of the Site, provided that interest is not overridden by your rights.
- — Contract performance (Article 6(1)(b)): When you submit a contact form, processing is necessary to respond to your enquiry.
How We Use Your Data
Personal data collected through the Site is used exclusively for the following purposes:
- —Responding to contact form submissions and reader enquiries.
- —Analysing anonymous Site usage to improve editorial structure and content organisation.
- —Maintaining Site security and identifying unusual access patterns.
- —Complying with applicable legal obligations.
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.
Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:
- —Contact form data is retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, after which it is securely deleted.
- —Anonymised analytical data may be retained for up to 26 months in aggregated form.
- —Server log data is retained for up to 90 days for security purposes.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, 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 correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- —Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
- —Right to restrict processing: You may request that we limit how we use 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, you may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, write to us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.
Third-Party Services
The Site may load resources from third-party providers including Google Fonts, font delivery services (Fontshare), and content delivery networks (jsDelivr, unpkg, cdnjs). These providers may process your IP address as part of their standard delivery infrastructure. We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies:
- —Google: policies.google.com/privacy
- —Fontshare by Indian Type Foundry: fontshare.com/privacy
We do not integrate advertising networks or social media tracking pixels on this Site.
Security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. The Site is served over HTTPS. Contact form data is transmitted via encrypted channels. No method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure; we cannot provide an absolute assurance of security, but we apply industry-standard practices to safeguard information in our care.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page whenever you visit the Site. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated policy.
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Write to us at [email protected] or visit our Contact page.