1. Who we are
Tarleno Dispatch is an independent editorial publication operated from 44 Pickard Street, London EC1V 3PE, United Kingdomdomdom. For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, Tarleno Dispatch is the data controller in respect of personal data collected through this website.
You may contact us about data protection matters at: [email protected] or by post to the address above.
2. What personal data we collect and why
We collect personal data only when you actively provide it to us or when it is generated automatically as a result of your use of our website. The categories of data we may collect are as follows.
When you submit a message via the contact form on contact.php, we collect your name, email address, the enquiry type you have selected, the subject line you provide, and the content of your message. This data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. The lawful basis for processing is our legitimate interest in responding to correspondence addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR).
Our web hosting provider may automatically record server log data including your IP address, the browser and device type you are using, the pages you access on this website, the date and time of access, and the HTTP status code of each request. This data is retained for security and monitoring purposes and is not used for marketing or profiling. The lawful basis for processing is our legitimate interest in maintaining a secure and functional website (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR).
We use cookies and similar technologies on this website. Please read our Cookie Policy for full details of what cookies we set, why we set them, and how you can manage your preferences.
3. How we use your data
We use personal data for the following purposes only:
- Responding to enquiries submitted via the contact form
- Maintaining the security, performance, and technical functioning of our website
- Complying with applicable legal obligations
We do not use personal data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not use personal data for marketing purposes. We do not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer personal data to third parties for commercial purposes.
4. How long we keep your data
Contact form data is retained for no longer than twelve months from the date of the enquiry, after which it is deleted. Where an ongoing correspondence or contractual relationship arises from an initial enquiry, data associated with that relationship is retained for the duration of the relationship and for six years thereafter, in accordance with UK limitation periods for civil claims.
Server log data is retained for up to ninety days, after which it is automatically deleted by our hosting provider.
5. Third-party services and data processors
This website uses a number of third-party services which may process data on our behalf or independently when you access our site. These include:
- FontShare (Fontshare.com) — Provides the Clash Display and Satoshi typefaces via a CDN. Your IP address and browser data may be transmitted to FontShare servers when the fonts are requested.
- jsDelivr CDN — Delivers CSS and JavaScript library files. Your IP address and request data may be logged by jsDelivr.
- jQuery CDN (code.jquery.com) — Delivers the jQuery library. Operated by the jQuery Foundation / OpenJS Foundation.
- Cloudflare CDN — Delivers GSAP, CountUp.js, and other script libraries.
- unpkg.com — Delivers AOS and Typed.js libraries.
These third-party services operate under their own privacy policies and terms of service. We do not control the data practices of these services and encourage you to review their policies if you have concerns. By using this website you acknowledge that these services may process your IP address and request data as described above.
We do not use Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, or any other user-tracking or advertising analytics service on this website.
6. Your rights under UK GDPR
If you are based in the United Kingdom, you have the following rights in respect of personal data that we hold about you:
- 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 or incomplete personal data.
- Right to erasure. You have the right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restriction of processing. You have the right to request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
- Right to object. You have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- 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.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within one month. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe we have failed to comply with applicable data protection law.
7. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS. Contact form submissions are transmitted to the editorial team by email over encrypted connections. We do not store contact form data in a database; submissions are processed and then removed from the server.
8. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. Material changes will be noted at the top of this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal data, please contact us: