Use of private information policy (GDPR)
Last updated: [12 Aug 2024]
Summary:
I respect the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and this policy explains how I collect and treat any information you give me through this website. You won’t find any complicated legal terms or long passages of unreadable text. I’ve no desire to trick you into agreeing to something you might later regret.
Why I value your privacy
I value your privacy as much as I do my own, so I'm committed to keeping your personal and business information safe. I'm uncomfortable with the information companies, governments, and other organisations keep on file, so I ask for only the bare minimum from my website customers. I’ll never use your personal information for any reason other than why you gave it, and I’ll never give anyone access to it unless I'm forced to by law.
How I collect information
I ask for contact information including your name and email address on this website so that I can reply to your enquiry.
Google Analytics is used purely for website metrics to track post traffic.
Google Ads are used to help support the website.
What information I hold
When you contact me by email or through this website, I collect your name and email address. This information is only used by my email program and is not stored on any server for later retrieval. This information is removed after 6 months.
If you decide to sign up to receive information from my website, I will only ever send you new content as it's published. Your email will never be used for marketing purposes by third parties.
What I use your information for
The information supplied is used to contact you in relation to the query you included in your original communication to me.
Who’s responsible for your information
Richard Reddy, is responsible for the security of your information. You can contact me by email using my contact form if you have any concerns about the information I'm storing.
Who has access to information about you
As this is a personal blog, I'm the only person who has access to the information supplied by you. This information is not passed onto any other party.
The steps I take to keep your information private
Any information supplied to me will be kept on my Outlook email program for 6months. During this time, your information will not be supplied to another third party. After this time the information will be automatically deleted.
How to complain
I take complaints very seriously. If you’ve any reason to complain about the ways I've handled your privacy, please contact me by email using my contact form.
Changes to the policy
If I change the contents of this policy, those changes will become effective the moment I publish them on this website.