Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Indrave Almanac is an independent editorial publication operated from 41 Old Compton Street, W1D 4TH London, United Kingdom. We publish long-form editorial content on diet and nutrition, healthy eating habits, and everyday nourishment practices. For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, Indrave Almanac is the data controller in respect of personal data collected through this website.

You can contact us regarding data protection matters at: [email protected] or by post to the address stated above.

2. Personal data we collect

We collect personal data in the following circumstances:

Contact form submissions. When you use the contact form on our website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry.

Technical data. Like most websites, our server logs automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the website you visited before ours. This information is collected in aggregate and is not used to identify individual visitors.

Cookies. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in our Cookie Policy. You can manage your cookie preferences using the cookie settings control available on this website.

3. How we use your personal data

We use the personal data we collect for the following purposes:

To respond to your enquiries. If you contact us via the contact form, we use your name and email address to reply to your message. We do not add contact form submissions to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

To operate and improve our website. Technical data is used to monitor the performance of the website, identify errors, and understand how visitors use our content. This processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in maintaining a functional and secure website.

To comply with legal obligations. We may process or retain personal data where required to do so by applicable law or in response to a lawful request from a competent authority.

4. Legal bases for processing

We process personal data on the following legal bases under UK GDPR:

Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f)): for technical data collection used to operate and improve the website, where our interests are not overridden by your rights.

Consent (Article 6(1)(a)): for non-essential cookies, where you have given your consent through our cookie consent mechanism. You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your cookie settings.

Contract performance (Article 6(1)(b)): for processing contact form data so as to respond to your enquiry.

Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)): where processing is required by applicable law.

5. Retention of personal data

Contact form correspondence is retained for up to 24 months from the date of the original message, after which it is securely deleted unless there is a legal or contractual reason to retain it for longer. Technical log data is retained for a maximum of 12 months. Cookie data is retained in accordance with the periods specified in our Cookie Policy.

6. Disclosure of personal data

We do not sell, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share personal data with the following categories of recipients:

Service providers. We use third-party services to operate the website, including hosting providers and analytics services. These providers process data on our behalf and are bound by data processing agreements that restrict their use of your data.

Legal authorities. We may disclose personal data to law enforcement or other competent authorities where required by law or in response to a lawful request.

7. International transfers

Some of our third-party service providers may process personal data outside the United Kingdom. Where this occurs, we take steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, including standard contractual clauses approved under applicable data protection legislation or adequacy decisions made by the UK Information Commissioner.

8. Your rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data held by us:

Right of access. You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Right to rectification. You may request that inaccurate or incomplete personal data be corrected.

Right to erasure. You may request that we delete personal data we hold about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.

Right to restriction. You may request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.

Right to data portability. Where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means, you may request that your data be provided in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

Right to object. You may object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests. We will cease processing unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override your rights.

Right to withdraw consent. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing 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. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

9. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental loss, unauthorised access, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include encrypted data transmission over HTTPS and restricted access to contact form data. However, no transmission of data over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to our website.

10. Third-party links

Our website may contain links to external publications, sources, and other websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to indrave.info. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting any personal data to them.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be noted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to remain informed of how we handle personal data.

12. Contact

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Indrave Almanac
41 Old Compton Street
W1D 4TH London
United Kingdom
[email protected]